One of my favorite homeschool blog writers posted a peanut butter cookie recipe today. I read it just as dinner was finished cooking, so I jumped up and made this quick little recipe and we had warm cookies for dessert. 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup sugar (Can sub. 1/2 c agave or raw honey) 1 egg, beaten Mix all ingredients in a bowl and roll into 1” balls and place...

These before and after shots show why Jack goes to the barber with Daddy or Poppaw. WalMart is good for cheap cereal and eggs. Hair cuts? Not so...

I have a new favorite cookie recipe. Normally, I am a chunky double chocolate chip cookie kind of girl, but this recipe I tried out Sunday is easily the best cookie recipe ever. It’s the perfect light and fluffy, cakey cookie with a yummy caramel icing. I found it on allrecipes.com: INGREDIENTS 2 cups shortening 2 cups white sugar 2 cups canned pumpkin (I...

Do you every use Pepperidge Farm’s Puff Pastry? It’s in the frozen section near the frozen desserts, etc. If you ever need to make a fancy meal or dessert you need to visit puffpastry.com. There are a million different ways to use it, and lots of the recipes are super easy. Last Sunday we had the traditional Pig-Out Easter Breakfast Smorgasbord Potluck...

I have made this chocolate cake recipe several times and it is a wonderfully rich chocolate cake. This last time, I shaved white chocolate over the top to make it pretty. I’m sure there’s a fancy tool for shaving chocolate, but I just used a vegetable peeler and it worked pretty well! The recipe is from the back of the Hershey’s Cocoa Powder...

I love shortbread, but I don’t think I had ever had it made with oatmeal.  I’ve made this twice now- it’s nice because there are only a few ingredients. This recipe is from Taste of Home‘s Quick Cooking magazine: 1 cup butter (softened) 3/4 cup sugar 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1-1/2 cups quick cooking oats 3/4 teaspoon of salt In a mixing...