A Working Mom's Guide to Food, Family & Fun
Print Kate’s Corn Cupcakes Ingredients1 box Yellow Cake Mix Buttercream Icing (Wilton with some tweaks) ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temp. ½ cup of solid vegetable shortening 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 cups confectioners’ sugar ½ cup (varies) of milk 5 drops of Yellow Food Die InstructionsCook cupcakes per instructions on box in [...]
Print Merle’s Apple Dumplings Ingredients2 Granny Smith Apples 2 Cans Crescent Rolls 2 sticks butter 1 ½ cups sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 8 oz (or 1 cup) Mountain Dew (not dietInstructionsPeel Apples and cut into 1/8ths Separate crescent rolls Place 1 apple slice in each triangle and roll (fold up end to seal) Put dumplings [...]
Mississippi Mud Cake Print Whitney’s (mom’s) Mississippi Mud Cake Ingredients2 cups sugar 1 cup of butter 4 eggs 3 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups sifted flour 1/3 cup cocoa 1/4 teaspoon salt can add 1 cup pecans if desired For the Icing 1/3 cup cocoa ¼ cup milk 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup butter, [...]
Print Erin’s Strawberry Butter Ingredients2 sticks Fleischmann’s margarine or Land O’ Lakes butter (Softened) – margarine will remain a soft spread after refrigerating, but butter will harden so it will need to sit out before serving to soften 1 cup confectioners’ sugar (sifted) 1 cup frozen whole strawberries, thawed (pureed) InstructionsWith an electric mixer, beat [...]
Print Erin’s Grape Salad Ingredients1 pound white grapes 1 pound red grapes 1 – 8 oz cream cheese (room temperature) 1 – 8 oz sour cream 1 cup sugar ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup chopped pecans InstructionsWash grapes and dry completely. With mixer beat the cream cheese, sour cream and sugar. Pour over grapes [...]
Print Christy’s Cauliflower Gratin: Ingredients1 Head of cauliflower florets, chopped 1/8 cup heavy cream 3/8 cup fat free half & half ½ tsp dry mustard ½ tsp brown mustard 1 tsp salt ½ cup shredded gruyere ½ cup parmesan cheese 1/3 cup breadcrumbs InstructionsPreheat oven to 350 Place cauliflower in a 2 quart baking dish. [...]
Print Jennifer’s Green Bean Salad Ingredients2 cans (14 ½ oz each.) cut green beans – any brand will do but Kroger has a version called “Veri- Green” which look nice 1 can (10 ¾ oz.) Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup 1/2 cup of milk (I used 2%) 1/8 teaspoon of black pepper 1 1/3 cup [...]
Print Paula’s 7-Layer Salad IngredientsChopped Lettuce Chopped Bell Pepper Chopped Red Onion Petite Frozen Peas (thawed and drained) Hellman’s mayo Shredded cheddar cheese Bacon Bits InstructionsLayer lettuce, bell pepper, red onions, peas. Spread layer of mayo over peas. Layer cheese over peas and top with bacon bits.Schema/Recipe SEO Data Markup by ZipList Recipe Plugin2.2http://highheelstohotwheels.com/2012/10/paulas-7-layer-salad-mz-thanksgiving/ Paula’s [...]
Janet’s Crockpot Chicken Dressing Print Janet’s Crockpot Chicken Dressing Ingredients1 stick margarine 2 cups chopped onion 2 cups celery 1 large skillet cornbread 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning 2 teaspoon sage ½ teaspoon pepper 2 eggs well beaten 1 can celery soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 ½ – 2 cups chicken broth InstructionsSaute onion [...]
Mandarin Print Dibbie’s Mandarin Orange Salad (from Junior League of Nashville’s Notably Nashville Cookbook) IngredientsFor the Salad ½ head leaf lettuce, torn ½ head romaine lettuce, chopped 2 scallions, chopped ½ cup dried cranberries 1 (8-ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained Red Wine Vinaigrette Sugared Almonds For the Red Wine Vinaigrette ¼ cup vegetable oil [...]
Welcome to my blog! I'm Amanda and I am a busy mommy! When the work day is over I drop my heels at the door, slip on my apron and kick domesticity into high gear! I love my family, I love food and I love to have fun. Join me and we can celebrate the joys of life that bring us together.
