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These dinner rolls are one of the easiest and most delicious bread recipes I have.  I first learned how to make dinner rolls from one of our previous employer’s wife, on the Fulton Quien Sabe Ranch.  She was a great cook and made many things from scratch but boy could she make a bread recipe [...]

Just bringing you easy and affordable recipes these days huh!  To make these Apple Turnovers from scratch would be divine but since many of us don’t have the time, I found a shortcut from the coolest cookbook ever, 101 Things to Do with Canned Biscuits!  These only take a few minutes to prepare and about [...]

Here’s a last-minute delicious gift idea – Valentine’s Day Red Velvet Cake!
Make your loved one a sweet dessert without all of the calories.   This recipe from Chef Chris Malon that will make your sweetheart love you more because they can indulge on some sweetness without  packing on the pounds.
INGREDIENTS:

•1¼ cups cake flour
•¾ cup [...]

Amy has a wonderful site, MomAdvice.com, that includes everything from reviews to wonderful, inexpensive recipes.
She’s a stay at home mom, like myself, and also happens to be one of the Eleven Moms.  Not only is she a super nice person, she truly does a lot for people and her Big Give during the holidays was [...]

Many requests have been made to add gluten free recipes here and while I don’t do that sort of cooking, I am happy to oblige and bring you the first of many.  Since I’m a bread junkie, I found this one for your eating pleasure.
This recipe is done in a bread machine but I’d imagine [...]

Do you ever crave a good ol’ fashion pie?  I do and this is one of our faves!  If you have never had a Peach & Cherry pie, you don’t know what you are missing folks.  This is a cowboy fave as most pies are……oh, and I love pie plates…*ahem*
INGREDIENTS:

2 Large ripe peaches, peeled and [...]

Last week I made Lemon Bread, this week is Orange Pound Cake.  I’m sucker for pound cake anyways but wanted to try adding a little flavor to one. This was a hit to say the least and gone in about 30 seconds.  Would have been sooner but they had to pause and drink some milk [...]

Along with the holidays comes an abundance of sugary sweets and I don’t know about you but I’ve had enough.  I’m sure I gained a whopping 10lbs at the least after this Holiday’s feast and will be glad to get back to normal food.
One foodie family tradition I do welcome is the basket full of [...]

Every year my son asks for Lemon cake for his birthday and while I’m more than happy to oblige, I wanted to find a different recipe but still staying with his lemon flavor.  So, after browsing around, looking through books, I finally decided on a loaf recipe.  Lemon Bread.  I made this as a gift [...]

This guest post is from a dear friend of mine, Michelle aka White Trash Mom!  She’s one of the most funniest, real people ever and I love her.  If you haven’t read The White Trash Mom Handbook: Embrace Your Inner Trailerpark, Forget Perfection, Resist Assimilation into the PTA, Stay Sane, and Keep Your [...]