I find that there are some food items I like to have in my pantry at all times. This way when I need to make a last minute quick dessert to take to someones house, I won't have to rush off to the store or have to go buy ready made desserts that can either be expensive or not very tasty. Also, if someone calls to drop buy my house without much notice I can throw together a dessert that is convenient. So here is a recipe for one of my emergency desserts is that is quick and easy. The name of the dessert will be obvious after you read the directions! Check it out!
Dump Cake
All you need is:
2 cans of cherry pie filling mix ( I like Comstock the best)
1 can of drained pineapple
1 box of white cake mix (I use more that 3/4's of the cake mix, it is up to you)
walnuts 1 cup
1 stick of margarine
square cake pan
1) Rub a little margarine or oil on bottom of cake pan
2) Dump one can of cherry pie filling mix in cake pan
3)Dump one can of drained pineapple on cherry pie filling
4)Dump 2nd can of cherry pie filling on top5)
Dump box of cake mix (DRY) over the whole thing as a crust
6)pour one stick melted butter over the white cake mix evenly
7)sprinkle nuts on top if desired
Bake a 350 for about 40 minutes until crust browns.That is it!!!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Turkey Day Recipe & Tips
Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner, I thought I might post a couple of Thanksgiving tips and a yummy recipe. The yam recipe is a recipe I got from one of my friends and it is delicioso!
Sweet Potato Casserole
3 c. cooked sweet potatoes
Topping:
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2c. flour
1/4 c. margarine or butter, melted
1 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c. milk
1/3 c. margarine or butter, melted
1 1/2 t. vanilla
Mix sweet potatoes, sugar, beaten eggs, 1/4 c. margarine, milk and vanilla together well; put into greased shallow baking dish. (Base)--Mix together brown sugar, flour, chopped pecans and 1/3 c. margarine. Sprinkle over potatoes. (Topping)--Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes. Enjoy!!
Here are a couple of tips:
Stuffing your turkey:
Put stuffing in cheese cloth, enough to fit in the turkey. Twist the end of the cheese cloth and put it in the turkey cavity. When your turkey is done, just pull out the cheese cloth that is filled with the stuffing and put in a bowl! it is quick and easy and you won't have to dig your stuffing out by the spoonfuls!
Baking your turkey:
After you place your turkey in the plastic turkey bag, place the turkey breast down in the baking pan. This keeps the turkey breast from becoming dry instead it will be nice and juicy!
That's it for now,
Have wonderful Thanksgiving!
Sweet Potato Casserole
3 c. cooked sweet potatoes
Topping:
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2c. flour
1/4 c. margarine or butter, melted
1 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c. milk
1/3 c. margarine or butter, melted
1 1/2 t. vanilla
Mix sweet potatoes, sugar, beaten eggs, 1/4 c. margarine, milk and vanilla together well; put into greased shallow baking dish. (Base)--Mix together brown sugar, flour, chopped pecans and 1/3 c. margarine. Sprinkle over potatoes. (Topping)--Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes. Enjoy!!
Here are a couple of tips:
Stuffing your turkey:
Put stuffing in cheese cloth, enough to fit in the turkey. Twist the end of the cheese cloth and put it in the turkey cavity. When your turkey is done, just pull out the cheese cloth that is filled with the stuffing and put in a bowl! it is quick and easy and you won't have to dig your stuffing out by the spoonfuls!
Baking your turkey:
After you place your turkey in the plastic turkey bag, place the turkey breast down in the baking pan. This keeps the turkey breast from becoming dry instead it will be nice and juicy!
That's it for now,
Have wonderful Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Kinda fun meme
I found this on my friends blog (Two kids a Gear Head and Me) so I decided to play! If you want to play...
Bold the things you have done and not afraid to admit!
Just as I have done.
1.Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (that is how I met my husband/he was in the band I joined)
4. Visited Hawaii ( And Jamaica)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea On the beach anyway...
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (almost 2x’s, one girl changed her mind the day we were supposed to pick up the baby/ 2nd one fell through, family came out of the wood work at the last minute)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (My husband has)
18. Grown your own vegetables(and fruit!)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France No, but…( Have seen Monet’s work in person, AWESOME!)
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run (When I married my Husband!)
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community (my cousin raised in Mennonite community just like the amish life)
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (E-Ticket Ride!)
47. Had your portrait painted (By an artist in Italy, Alfredo Tucci)
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (My husband has)
58. Taken a martial arts class ( One day, I couldn’t roll straight and got dizzy so I quit!)
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (Barbie’s and Skipper)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (My husband has)
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square (My husband has)
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book No, But I wrote and recorded a song that was played on the radio
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (5x’s/once was in front of Pres. Reagans casket)
85. Read the entire Bible (over a long period!)
86. Visited the White House (My Husband has)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (watched my dad kill a goat we ate :o( and we had pigs we ate)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life (NO, But worked in emergency room with patients)
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (Dr, James Dobson!, Mr. T( He has the softest hands! like a babies behind!), Carrie Underwood (she just walked by me & Smiled) Trace Adkins, Billy Bob Thorton, Brooks & Dunn, Dierks Bently, Luke Bryan, Stayed in Dwight Yocums Trailor, Elliot Yamin, Raven & her real dad, Rondell Sharidan (Raven’s tv dad) Kyle Massey (Raven’s tv brother) Leon Patillo from Santana, Berry McGuire ( had dinner with Berry), The Archers, 2nd chapter of acts, DC Talk’s Michael Tate- Kevin Max (both on different occasion) Bobby Golsboro, Katey Sagal (Peg Bundy) Phil Keaggy, Fred Willard, Mike Morroff
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one :o(
94. Had a baby (two!)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
Bold the things you have done and not afraid to admit!
Just as I have done.
1.Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (that is how I met my husband/he was in the band I joined)
4. Visited Hawaii ( And Jamaica)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea On the beach anyway...
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (almost 2x’s, one girl changed her mind the day we were supposed to pick up the baby/ 2nd one fell through, family came out of the wood work at the last minute)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (My husband has)
18. Grown your own vegetables(and fruit!)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France No, but…( Have seen Monet’s work in person, AWESOME!)
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run (When I married my Husband!)
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community (my cousin raised in Mennonite community just like the amish life)
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (E-Ticket Ride!)
47. Had your portrait painted (By an artist in Italy, Alfredo Tucci)
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (My husband has)
58. Taken a martial arts class ( One day, I couldn’t roll straight and got dizzy so I quit!)
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (Barbie’s and Skipper)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (My husband has)
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square (My husband has)
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book No, But I wrote and recorded a song that was played on the radio
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (5x’s/once was in front of Pres. Reagans casket)
85. Read the entire Bible (over a long period!)
86. Visited the White House (My Husband has)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (watched my dad kill a goat we ate :o( and we had pigs we ate)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life (NO, But worked in emergency room with patients)
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (Dr, James Dobson!, Mr. T( He has the softest hands! like a babies behind!), Carrie Underwood (she just walked by me & Smiled) Trace Adkins, Billy Bob Thorton, Brooks & Dunn, Dierks Bently, Luke Bryan, Stayed in Dwight Yocums Trailor, Elliot Yamin, Raven & her real dad, Rondell Sharidan (Raven’s tv dad) Kyle Massey (Raven’s tv brother) Leon Patillo from Santana, Berry McGuire ( had dinner with Berry), The Archers, 2nd chapter of acts, DC Talk’s Michael Tate- Kevin Max (both on different occasion) Bobby Golsboro, Katey Sagal (Peg Bundy) Phil Keaggy, Fred Willard, Mike Morroff
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one :o(
94. Had a baby (two!)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
Friday, March 28, 2008
Dance Before the Lord
Rejoice and dance before the Lord.
He turns our mourning to gladness
and our sorrow to JOY!
Think Outside the Bun!
Okay, so I am not a hot dog person, I have to be in the mood for a hot dog and I rarely think to put it on the menu. One day, I was in the mood for a hot dog, but without the weenie! So I went to a well known hot dog drive thru, I won't tell you which one, but I'm sure you can take an educated guess.
I pull up to the speaker at the drive thru, "Hello, may I take your order?" "yes, I reply, I would like a hot dog, but without the weenie"… silence.... then I hear, "I'm sorry, we can't do that!" all our hot dogs come with weenies." I explained I really did not care for the weenie, but really would just like the bun with all the fixings, again, I hear " NO, I'm sorry we can't do that." We make all our hot dogs with Weenies." So.... I decided to start all over... "Okay, I would like a hot dog, but before you hand it to me, just pull out the weenie!.... silence, Okay, please pull up to the window! Not that she was going to give me what I wanted; I think she finally just wanted to see the face of the nut who wanted a hot dog without a weenie!
Sometimes we get so caught up in doing things one way that we find ourselves in a rut and we loose our creativity. I love doing things out of the ordinary, like, having a picnic in my den, eating on fine china in the park, throwing “it’s not your birthday parties!” When I think back of pleasant memories, these are some of the things I think of…. Not eating a hot dog with a weenie!
Oh, by the way…. Yes, I got my hot dog… But, I had to remove the weenie myself!!!
Whew!… after a year of initiating my blog, this is my first posting!
I pull up to the speaker at the drive thru, "Hello, may I take your order?" "yes, I reply, I would like a hot dog, but without the weenie"… silence.... then I hear, "I'm sorry, we can't do that!" all our hot dogs come with weenies." I explained I really did not care for the weenie, but really would just like the bun with all the fixings, again, I hear " NO, I'm sorry we can't do that." We make all our hot dogs with Weenies." So.... I decided to start all over... "Okay, I would like a hot dog, but before you hand it to me, just pull out the weenie!.... silence, Okay, please pull up to the window! Not that she was going to give me what I wanted; I think she finally just wanted to see the face of the nut who wanted a hot dog without a weenie!
Sometimes we get so caught up in doing things one way that we find ourselves in a rut and we loose our creativity. I love doing things out of the ordinary, like, having a picnic in my den, eating on fine china in the park, throwing “it’s not your birthday parties!” When I think back of pleasant memories, these are some of the things I think of…. Not eating a hot dog with a weenie!
Oh, by the way…. Yes, I got my hot dog… But, I had to remove the weenie myself!!!
Whew!… after a year of initiating my blog, this is my first posting!
Monday, April 9, 2007
Before I was a Mom
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Before I was a mom...
Before I was a Mom I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put them down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom
Author unknown
Before I was a mom...
Before I was a Mom I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put them down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom
Author unknown
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
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