This is a recipe I stole from my mom’s recipe box before moving out. When I’m craving something sweet, this is a go-to recipe I often choose. Because I often crave something sweet.
Scotch Teas
*Recipe from Mom’s recipe box.
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups quick-cook rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
Combine butter and sugar...
This isn’t technically a “recipe”, but it’s so simple to make, kids love it and it can be somewhat of a healthy snack, so I thought I would share. Whenever I need a filler side dish for dinner, and I think enough in advance, I make Jell-O.
It can be any flavor.
You can add fruit, if...
Hurray! You saw the title of this post and still continued reading. Many, including most of my family, aren’t as brave. What I have for you today is a simple little appetizer using smoked oysters from a can. Sounds bad, tastes WONDERFUL. I could eat an entire can at once....
Too good to be true, right? Thin Mints are my favorite! Could it be that I could make them on my own whenever I want them? It turns out I can, but I don’t think anything can top the real thing. They were good. The middle “cookie” part is really...
These crackers are great for a quick appetizer or snack for any party. Growing up we made this recipe using Oyster crackers. This particular recipe from TastyKitchen.com called for Saltine crackers, so I gave it a try. Oyster crackers or Saltine crackers, they are addictive.
Seasoned Saltine Crackers
*Recipe from TastyKitchen.com
1 cup canola oil
1...
The scenario: movie night with the kids. Instead of the usual popcorn, I decided to try these soft pretzels for our movietime snack. They are made with refrigerated breadstick dough. Super simple! To my surprise, they were pretty tasty.
You could adapt them for Valentine’s Day and make the pretzels...
I remember eating these cookies at the lake when I was little. The entire family would gather at my grandparent’s lake house at Table Rock Lake for the weekend. Games of HORSE took place on the basketball court painted on the driveway. Water balloons were launched at unsuspecting family members returning from...
Once upon a time the thought of a bunch of vegetables mixed together into salsa was something I wouldn’t dream of putting into my mouth. Especially if there were chuncks in the salsa.
As I grew older I graduated to dipping my chips into the juice of the salsa - no chunks, just...
