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Hmmmm, I’m not sure how maple and bacon cookies are going to taste but they sure look good! If you make these, please let me know. I would love hear how they turn out for y’all.
Things have been crazy around here but hope to have things back to normal soon! Thanks for bearing with me [...]

This recipe comes from my mom!  She’s helping me out while I’m in Florida at SeaWorld!  Thanks Mom!
INGREDIENTS
Dough-2 pound ingredient

1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
4 Tbsp. Melted butter
4 Tbsp. water
½ box instant vanilla pudding (3.4 oz box)
4 cups Bread flour
1 Tbsp. Sugar
½ tsp. Salt
2 ½ tsp. Bread machine yeast

FILLING

½ cup butter, softened
1 Cup brown sugar
2 [...]

I love any cookies that have molasses in them and these soft, chew ginger cookies are no exception!  I don’t know why but I have been craving sweets here lately and what I love about cookies, is that you can just one or two to satisfy that craving instead of a huge piece of cake.  [...]

My middle son loves chocolate but my oldest is not so fond of it so I have always have to find a middle ground.  I found this Chocolate Bundt Cake that fits in the middle perfectly because it’s still chocolate but not as sweet as a chocolate cake.  We made this last night and it [...]

Paula Deen’s recipes are the best and this one is no exception.  My internet has been down for over a day so hopefully things will get back to normal soon!
INGREDIENTS

2 10-oz packages of frozen leaf spinach (thawed and drained)
1/2 cup or 1 stick of butter
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tbsp grated yellow onion
1/3 cup all-purpose [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

BAHAHAHHAHAHAHA…gotcha huh!  Oh….I SO crack myself up.
So my SIL read my Hershey’s post and was inspired to use some Hershey’s chocolate that she had handy in her own pantry!  You know, cookies are really easy to make, each batch usually makes a lot, and they’re always hit with everyone!
Anyways, this post here was submitted by [...]

You can’t do any baking without the help of Hershey’s…from chocolate chip cookies to swiss mousse cake using Hershey’s cocoa, I always keep several of their products handy in my kitchen.  To get you in the baking mood this holiday season, I have a delicious recipe for you, as well as a surprise!
First up, let [...]