What's in the Bowl

To answer Marie, :) The food in the bowl was a quick dessert that my mom came up with after Bear talked her into buying Cinnamon Roll Toaster Strudels. He thought Todd and I liked those, but we do not. Mom suggest that I do a version of a quick dessert we sometimes make.

Here is what I did:

I used one entire box of Cinnamon roll Toaster Strudels, a can of apple pie filling, and an 8x8 glass baking dish.

I first put the Toaster Strudels in the toaster and toasted them. :)

Second, I put the apple pie filling in the baking dish and warmed it in the microwave for 2 1/2 minutes or until warmed.

Third, I cut the toaster strudels into small bite sized pieces.

Fouth, I put those pieces on top of the warmed apple pie filling. And warmed them together for about 1 minute.

Fifth, I drizzled the toaster strudel icing on top of the warmed apple topped with the pieces of toaster strudel.

Some of us had it with Ice Cream, some did not. :)

It was very good. Todd and I were thankful that we had found a way to make those Cinnamon Roll Toaster Strudels tasty! If mom should buy these again, I plan to try this with Cherry Pie Filling.

Psalm 119:3
They also do no iniquity:
they walk in his ways

Simple Southern Snack

I am a SOUTHERN GIRL. I was born and have been raised my entire life in the South. One of the snacks I really enjoy this time of the year, is also known as the OFFICIAL SNACK FOOD OF SOUTH CAROLINA. It is BOILED PEANUTS!

A finished pot full of boiled peanuts.
Aren't these beautiful?

My mom and I, and sometimes my dad, but never my brothers,

love boiled peanuts.

SOUTHERN BOILED PEANUTS

You need:

PRESSURE COOKER

GREEN PEANUTS

(we used a little more than 4lbs of peanuts

in a 6qt pressure cooker)

1 cup of salt

enough water to cover the peanuts.

Let the peanuts soak for 30 to 45 minutes in the salt water.

Then turn the stove on HIGH.

Wait to hear the noise of the pressure cooker.

Reduce the heat to medium.

Cook for 30 minutes.

Wait for the pot to release the handle.

Grab your mom, and EAT!

We are very happy Publix has green peanuts in their produce section right now.

Psalm 119:2

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,

and that seek him with the whole heart.

Picnic Cupcakes

Today, my mom asked me to make up this cupcake recipe she found from TASTE OF HOME.

I liked how these didn't need the icing, because the filling gave them that little extra sweetness.
They were quite simple to make.

Doesn't that look really good?

My brothers are always ready for their part of my cooking and baking.

TASTE TESTING

They both really liked them.

They are very moist, and would travel nicely to any picnic.

I will be making these this fall to take to school!

PICNIC CUPCAKES

(from Taste of Home)

Ingredients

1 package ( 18-1/4 ounces) chocolate or yellow cake mix

Filling

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/3 cup sugar

1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocholate chips

(I used Ghirardelli Chips)

Directions

Mix cake according to package directions.

Spoon bater into 24 greased of

paper-lined muffin cups, filled two-thirds full.

In a bowl, beat cream cheese, egg and sugar until smooth.

Fold in the chips.

Drop by teaspoonfuls into batter.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes

or until a toothpick inserted in the cupcake comes out clean

Yield: 4 servings.

Psalm 119:1

Blessed are the undefiled in the way,

who walk in the law of the LORD.

My favorite Fast Cookie Recipe

CAKE MIX COOKIES

1 package cake mix (your choice)
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs

Add 1-2 cups of your choice of:
chocolate chips
raisins
raspberry chips
cinnamon chips
butterscotch chips
peanut butter chips
mint chips
heath bits
coconut
nuts
whatever.....

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Beat the butter and vanilla, adding the eggs;
add in the cake mix.

Mix together until smooth.

Stir in chips, raisins or nuts.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto
an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10-12 minutes or until the edges are set.

Cool 1 minutes; remove to wire rack.

Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

Why The Flaming Mitt??

We do a lot of baking here. For years we have baked brownies and cookies for our trashmen. It was during one of those baking times that I became affectionately known to my family as "THE FLAMING MITT".

I was baking cookies alone in the kitchen. My mother came in and asked me what was burning. I told her I didn't burn the cookies. But she just looked at me. In my hand was an oven mitt. My mother noticed the mitt had smoke coming from it. I was still insisting I had not burned the cookies. She asked me to open the mitt. It had a little flame going, and a hole burnt through it. I didn't burn the cookies, but I had burnt the mitt. My mother decided that when I had pulled a pan of cookies out, I must have grabbed the element in the bottom of the oven, which caught my mitt on fire. That was the reason she smelled something burning from her bedroom.

I did not BURN the cookies! :) My mother saved the mitt. I think there might be more than 1 burned mitt at our house..........