My Wooden Spoon

This is a healthy drink that is great for anytime of the year but Summer especially.  Peach Iced Tea?..YUMMY:)
INGREDIENTS:

1 1/4 qt. (5 cups) cold water
1 cup orange juice
1 tub Crystal Light Peach Flavor Low Calorie Iced Tea Mix
2 peaches, sliced
1 cup raspberries
1 cup blueberries

PREPARATION:
Stir water and juice into tea mix in large pitcher until mix [...]

This is quick, easy and a kid favorite!  Don’t buy those store ice cream sandwiches!!!  Make your own and choose your own flavors:) Change the flavor of ice cream with your favorite and use any cookie you want!
INGREDIENTS:

Butter Pecan Ice Cream or any flavor you want;)
SOFT Chewy Chips Ahoy Cookies or any flavor you want;)

PREPARATION:
Lay [...]

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When it comes to dessert, I like it simple. Some of my most favorite desserts have 5 or less ingredients in them and take almost no time to make. Desserts should be easy to make, but they should taste like you spent hours preparing them. There are a couple [...]

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Pasta is definitely one of the world’s best foods. There are so many varieties of pasta that it can be very hard to choose just one. I am a big fan of veggie spiral pasta or bowtie pasta. They both taste good and they both make you smile when [...]

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I fell in love with chilled soup at a French restaurant many, many years ago. I didn’t want to have to travel out of state every time I had a craving for it, so I started trying out my own versions. Honestly, a few of them turned out more [...]

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Most people prefer their hamburgers to be made out of beef. I don’t eat beef, so I have had to come up with alternatives (other than the veggie burgers). I made these turkey burgers for my beef eating friends and they absolutely loved them. One of them even said [...]

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I had planned on making a Texas style squash casserole but my man requested this because his mother used to make all the time.  Since she is no longer here with us so I am more than happy to keep the recipe going!
It’s super easy because I am super easy..no, not [...]

If you think brisket is hard to cook, think again.  It’s super easy and with my no fail recipe, you’ll have a tasty peice of meat to serve at the next summer party! My brother-in-law actually cooked the one below.  I just stood around taking pictures and a laughing at his sticking the garlic in [...]

Believe it or not, I’m not a big fan of peas and I can’t stand mayonnaise but I LOVE pea salad!  Weird considering 2 of the main ingredients are peas and mayonnaise.  Sometimes salads that contain lettuce and tomato get boring which makes this great for a change.  It’s cold and delish!
Super easy to make [...]

We were given a bunch of these the other day so I thought I’d share some food facts.
Did you know that Texas has two official peppers?  The Jalapeno and the Chitepin Pen.  Jalapeno, Bell, and Habanero (which happens to be 30-50 times hotter than a jalapeno) peppers are probably the most well known.
Jalapenos actually have [...]