Yummy Peach Pie

I stumbled upon this recipe for this simple-peach-pie- & it is really good & easy!! My kind of dessert!

Ingredients

pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie

5 cups fresh peaches, sliced
1 cup sugar
1/3-1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons sugar

Directions:

1Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. 2Stir together flour, 1 cup sugar, and cinnamon and set aside. 3Wash, peel, and slice fresh peaches. 4Mix together peaches with the combined dry ingredients. 5Turn into pastry-lined pie pan and dot with butter. 6Cover with top crust, cut slits in it, seal the edges. 7Sprinkle top with 2 tablespoons of sugar. 8Cover the edges with foil to prevent over browning; remove foil for the last 15 minutes of baking. 9Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through the slits in the crust. 10Pie may be frozen for future use.

Homemade Laundry Soap

Say What?? Homemade Laundry Soap for only 1 Cent a load? and guess what it works quite nicely!! I'm feelin a little like Laura Ingalls LoL. I found this recipe through Pinterest. Here is the recipe on the duggarfamily website. I figured if this family of 20+ uses it, it must be working well. My only issue was finding enough containers to put it in.. 10 gallons = alot of soap ;)

4 Cups - hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½ Cup Borax

- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.

-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.

-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)

-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.

-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.
-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)
-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)
*Arm & Hammer "Super Washing Soda" - in some stores or may be purchased online here (at Meijer.com). Baking Soda will not work, nor will Arm & Hammer Detergent - It must be sodium carbonate!!
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Ham & Cheese Sliders

If you are looking for a YUMMY dinner idea that is super easy, this is it! I am not big on mustard but the sauce was just right! I found the recipe here: the-girl-who-ate-everything

Ham & Cheese Sliders

24 good white dinner rolls
24 pieces good honey ham
24 small slices Swiss cheese
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup miracle whip

Poppy seed sauce (you probably could half this...I had plenty extra)

1 T poppyseeds
1 1/2 T yellow mustard
1 stick butter, melted
1 T minced onion
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise and miracle whip. Spread onto both sides of the center of each roll. Place a slice of ham and a slice of Swiss inside of each roll. Close rolls and place them into a large baking dish or heavy cookie sheet. Place very close together.

In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the poppy seed sauce ingredients. Pour evenly over all of the sandwiches. Let sit 10 minutes or until butter sets slightly. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Uncover and cook for 2 additional minutes. Serve warm.

** sandwiches can be assembled a day ahead and kept in the fridge ready to bake.

Andes Mint Chocolate Cupcakes!

Here is a recipe for Andes Mint Chocolate Cupcakes! Yum.. I totally forgot to take a picture untill my husband went to eat the last one. I promise they taste better than they look ;) I found the recipe at     sugarmonkeysweets

Cupcakes


1 box of chocolate cake mix
Mix the ingredients as stated on the box (oil and eggs)
Add 1 cup of sour cream
Add 1 cup of sugar
Add 1 cup of flour
Generous dash of salt
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

Mix everything together and pour in a prepared cupcake pan. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or the time stated on the box and depending on how your oven works. When the tops spring back when touched then you will know that the cupcakes are done. Take the cupcakes out and put them on a cooling rack to cool before icing.

Mint Frosting From strawberryswingandthings
Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter, room temperature
6-8 cups of powdered sugar ( I think I only used 6 or 7)
1/4 cup of milk
3/4 tsp peppermint extract
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
6 drops of green food dye
2 drops of yellow food dye

Directions

1. In an electric mixer, beat the butter at medium speed until creamy. Beat in milk and then peppermint and vanilla extracts.
2. Slowly add in the powdered sugar on low speed, stopping every now and then to scrape down the sides of the bowl, until light and fluffy. Taste and add more mint extract if it isn't minty enough for you, or powdered sugar if it isn't sweet enough for you.
3. Finally, add food dye for "mint" green color.

One Pot BLT Pasta

I found this delicious recipe on this site:  everydaytastes It is now one of our favorite recipes ;)

12 slices of bacon, divided
4 cups chicken broth
2-14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes
1 medium onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
12 oz uncooked linguine pasta
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup loosely packed fresh parsley, chopped
4 oz cream cheese
1 oz Parmesan cheese, grated
Halved grape tomatoes

Slice the bacon cross wise into strips. Cook in a large skillet with high sides for 8-9 minutes, or until crisp. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels. Drain skillet, leaving 1 tbsp of bacon drippings in the skillet.

Place broth and diced tomatoes in a large bowl. Microwave, covered, on high for 6-8 minutes or until hot. Return skillet to heat and add onion and red pepper flakes. Saute for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic and cook for 10-20 seconds. Add broth mixture, pasta, salt and half of the cooked bacon. Simmer covered for 9-10 minutes or until pasta is almost cooked by still firm. Stir occasionally.

Remove skillet from heat and add cubed cream cheese, grape tomatoes and parsley, reserving 1 tbsp of parsley for garnish. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until pasta is tender and sauce is thickened. Serve with remaining bacon, grated Parmesan cheese and reserved parsley.

Homemade Granola Bars!

I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and I must say these are delicious! They are Chewy & Yummy. Only problem is they don't last long around here!

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions
1.Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x13 inch pan.
2.In a large mixing bowl combine the oats, flour, baking soda, vanilla, butter or margarine, honey and brown sugar. Stir in the 2 cups assorted chocolate chips, raisins, nuts etc.
3.Lightly press mixture into the prepared pan. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes then cut into bars. Let bars cool completely in pan before removing or serving.

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Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Cake

I have to start by saying My oldest Son HATES cake... So every year I try to make something he can't resist.. lol Last year I made him a rainbow cake. lol That went over real well.. hehe being 14 last year he didn't think that was cool at all. So this year I was on a mission... I found a recipe for Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Cake from annnies-eats. He eats Reese's like there gonna quit makin them so I figured he would Love this cake... Ya right he wouldn't even try it... Blah Well everyone else loved it! The peanut butter frosting was to die for..

Homemade Hot Pockets!!

I have been searching for a good Hot Pocket recipe for awhile & this has become one of our family favorites. Best thing is that you can freeze them & they are excellent for lunches or quick meals!! I found this recipe  here at dazzledish.

2 pkg. yeast
1 cup warm water (110 degrees)
2 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup oil
1/4 cup sugar
6 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp salt
3/4 tsp soda
slices of cheese
slices of ham

Mix yeast and warm water. Let sit for five minutes. If yeast does not bubble up throw it out and start over.

In a bowl combine the buttermilk, oil and sugar. Add yeast mixture.

In a large bowl sift together 2 cups flour, baking powder, salt and soda. Mix in remaining flour. Knead until smooth. Roll out a little thinner than biscuits. Cut with a large biscuit cutter. Add ham and cheese slices. Fold over and bake at 400 degrees until golden brown. (16-20 Min)

Freezing:
After the hot pockets have cooled, place in a freezer bag. To cook, remove from the freezer and place in the microwave for 1 minute at a time until heated through.

Shamrock Sundaes

While looking through some old Taste of Home cookbooks I ran across this Recipe for Shamrock Sundaes that look Delish ;)

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/3 cup half-and-half cream
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mint ice cream
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate

Directions
In a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Add the sugar, cream and corn syrup; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla. Serve warm or cool over ice cream. Yield: about 1-2/3 cups chocolate sauce.
Picture & Recipe from http://www.tasteofhome.com/

Fresh Strawberry Bread!

This recipe for Strawberry Bread is Delicious!! I skipped the walnuts but I'm sure it would be extra good with them too.. I will be making this again very soon ;) I found the recipe here: joyofbaking.com

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter
3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated white sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups (260 grams) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup (120 ml) sour cream or plain yogurt
1/2 cup (55 grams) toasted walnuts or pecans, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups (195 grams) chopped fresh strawberries
Strawberry Bread: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place the oven rack in the middle position. Butter and flour (or spray with a non stick vegetable/flour spray) the bottom and sides of an 8-cup loaf pan (9 x 5 x 3 inch) (23 x 13 x 8 cm).


Place the walnuts (or pecans) on a baking sheet and bake for about 8 minutes or until brown and fragrant. Remove from oven and let cool completely before chopping coarsely.

In the bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the butter until softened (about 1 minute). Add the sugar and continue to beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture (in three additions) and sour cream (in two additions) alternately, starting and ending with the flour. Mix only until combined. Gently fold in the chopped strawberries and walnuts.
Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake about one hour, or until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack to cool and then remove the bread from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature. This bread can be frozen.
.Makes 1 loaf.

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This ones for the DOGS.. Literally

I found this recipe for Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits on Dukes and Duchess and my Dog's LOVE these.. I even made heart shape ones for Valentines.. I know pathetic ;)

1/2 cup water
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
3 tablespoons peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup oats

Blend wet ingredients together. Whisk dry ingredients together and blend into wet ingredients to form a ball of dough. Roll out (I rolled them to a 1/2-inch thickness) and cut. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Turn the oven off and allow biscuits to cool and harden. Store in airtight container.

Rhodes Rolls Rock!

I got this recipe for these Buttery Breadsticks from Rhodes website and they are seriously the best breadsticks. Everyone knows that I'm not the best chef, so I am always trying to find ways to make delicious meals that I can't even mess up. These were such a good addition to the Homemade Pizza I made.

Ingredients


24 Rhodes™ Dinner Rolls, thawed but still cold
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
garlic salt

Instructions

Roll each roll into a 6-inch rope. Place butter and cheese in shallow bowls. Dip each rope into butter and then into Parmesan cheese. Place breadsticks on an 11x17-inch sprayed baking sheet in 2 rows of twelve each. Sprinkle with garlic salt, if desired. Cover with plastic wrap.

Apple Dumplings

Apple Dumplings from ourbestbites

O.K. these are the most delicious Apple Dumplings.... Ever..Well these are the only ones I've ever had but they are Yummy!

2 medium Granny Smith apples
2 cans crescent rolls
2 sticks butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
cinnamon (for sprinkling)
12 oz. (1 can) Mountain Dew or Sprite. 

1-Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9x13 pan with non-stick cooking spray. Peel apples and cut into 8ths.

2-Open a can of crescent roll dough and carefully separate the dough along the perforations. Place 1/8 of an apple on one segment of dough and then roll/wrap the apple in the dough. Place in the prepared pan and repeat with remaining apples and dough. Set aside

3-In a medium saucepan, melt butter and add sugar and vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour butter/sugar mixture over the apples, then pour the can of Mountain Dew (or Sprite, although I've never actually tried it), on top of everything. Sprinkle the pan with cinnamon and bake for 40 minutes.

4-When the dumplings are done, remove from oven and serve with a ladle-ful of sauce. plan on two dumplings per person, before they go back for seconds. And then breakfast. Then second breakfast. Then a little snack. For true transcendent awesomeness, serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream