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Remember my Shrimp Stroganoff Casserole? Well, it’s in the April issue of Taste of Home! I found out a while back that it was going to be in there and was so excited! I was told it had been made in several of the Taste of Home testing kitchens and they were giving [...]

I was in NYC the last few days and had the chance to eat at a much fancier restaurant, that is normally available to me, called Thalia.
Now many of you have probably eaten at places like this many times but I have not so even ordering the food was an issue for me.  I didn’t [...]

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 [...]

Guest post by Furry Kitchen
INGREDIENTS:

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 egg yolk
1 cup icing sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt

DIRECTIONS:
* Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
* Cream together the butter and egg yolk.
* Add the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
* Mix the flour and salt together, then add it in three batches to the [...]

This is my grandmother’s recipe and I am proud to share it with you.  I make this all the time and you can actually do variations of this with pineapple, strawberry, etc.  It’s super good and is a cross between a cake and brownie.  Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS:
Cake Ingredients

1 stick butter
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. water
4 TBLS cocoa
2 c. [...]

This oatmeal cake is the best ever and this is coming from someone who not a big fan of oatmeal.  Not only that, it is very popular among the men.  This was something that I cooked for the cowboys and they would tell my husband how much they enjoyed the dessert.  I personally think it [...]

Hmmm, I hope you’re not thinking what I think your thinking!…LOL.  A great sweet to eat this is.  Easy to–the kiddos would enjoy this!
INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
3 1/2 cups powedered sugar
2 cups creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups (2 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon solid vegatable shortening (optional)

DIRECTIONS:
Combine the melted butter, powedered [...]

I’ve received a number of requests for dutch oven recipes and since I have some experience with that, I thought I would share one with you today. You can use your dutch oven in the home as well. Just bake it at 350′ until done.
INGREDIENTS:

1 (30 oz.) can fruit cocktail [...]

Make this super easy & cool Key Lime Pie for summer and let it melt in your mouth!  This recipe actually calls for 6 miniature graham cracker pie shells but since I didn’t have those, I just used a regular single graham cracker shell.  It worked out the same so no biggie.
INGREDIENTS:

2 Key Limes
1 (8-ounce) [...]

This Chocolate Trifle is to die for!!!  SOOOOOOO, delicious and such an easy recipe!  5 minutes with 5-ingredients!
INGREDIENTS:

1/2 store-bought chocolate cake
1/2 cup Kahlua (or any strong coffee)
2-3 (4-pack) packages snack size chocolate pudding
1 (12-ounce) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
1/2 (8-ounce) package Heath toffee bits

DIRECTIONS:
Break cake into chunks, and layer 1/2 into a trifle dish.  Pour [...]