I came across some Mexican chocolate tablets that are used to make hot chocolate. I was at Dollar General looking for something completely unrelated to hot chocolate and noticed this odd, yellow, five-sided box. A grandmotherly-type face was on the box; sort of reminds me of Mrs. Doubtfire. And the words chocolate and cinnamon on…
Easy ‘Peasy’ Pea Soup With Ham: Two 16oz. bags of dried green or yellow peas 6-8 cups of water, more or less depending on how thick you want it, you can always add more as you go 2-3 cups of baby carrots, halved, more or less to your taste 1 1/2 cups chopped white onion…
How to make Cajun Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo: 1 pound raw large shrimp, shells removed and deveined (I used frozen, thawed the shrimp under running water and then pulled the tails off, a little cheat!) 3/4 of a 16oz. pkg. of fettuccine pasta, cooked al dente, drained 1 Tb. Cajun seasoning, more or less to taste…
Beef Tips With Gravy Recipe 2 pounds stew meat, cubed into bite sized pieces 1/2 stick of butter 1 large onion, chopped 1 tablespoon minced garlic, more or less to taste 8oz. container of sliced mushrooms 1 red bell pepper, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1/2 cup flour 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, or more…
Pasta with clams, aka Linguine alle Vongole The featured image with this recipe shows a portion of the pasta being saved in a microwavable container for lunch tomorrow at work! I’ve had this dish at DaVinci’s in Lewiston and it is absolutely delicious. It’s a meal that can be prepared very easily.
Another variation on the yellow cake mix with chocolate chips. This time it’s spice cake mix with both chocolate and white chocolate chips (leftover from earlier cookie making). I used the ice cream scoop and got 21 cookies. They were soft and chewy. #sogood. Served them at my family Christmas party. We had lots of…
Today I wanted to make chili. Not just regular chili, but Turkey chili! And I don’t mean ground turkey, I mean the real deal, left over Thanksgiving turkey that I froze. Mmm, I knew I’d put it to good use! As I was making the chili, I looked out the kitchen window to see 25…
Stuffed Eggs 12 eggs (don’t buy the special Omega eggs as they are difficult to peel; I use fresh large brown eggs). Mayonnaise (in my house it has to be Cains). Two stalks celery Half an onion (but I don’t use the onion when I know my guests don’t eat onions). Vinegar (this is my…
Another variation on the yellow cake mix with chocolate chips. This time it’s chocolate cake mix with peanut butter chips. I went back to using the ice cream scoop so that I got 20 cookies. They stayed chewy. And are they delicious! Wow! So good! Cake Mix Cookies Ingredients 1 package chocolate cake mix 1…
I’ve been anxious to try a variation on the white cake mix with chocolate chips and so I chose to make chocolate cake mix with white chocolate chips. It didn’t disappoint! Cake Mix Cookies Ingredients 1 package chocolate cake mix 1 cup white chocolate chips ½ cup oil or melted butter 2 eggs Preparation Combine…
