Dark Chocolate Trail Mix Bites

Small dark chocolate discs topped with dried fruit, nuts and seeds

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These little chocolate bites are a bit of heaven – dark chocolate, dried fruits, nuts and seeds. They are the perfect bite when you need just a little something sweet.

This would be a great recipe to get the kids involved in. Let them create their very own Chocolate Bites. Just do all the chopping and melting of the chocolate and let them place the dried fruit and nuts on them!

There are SO many combinations to try when making these.

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Crochet Potholder

A colorful and Easy level crochet potholder

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This is an easy crochet pattern for a cute potholder or hot pad. And it’s very functional for those of us who like to cook!

This crochet pattern was inspired by a crochet book, Crochet-opedia, that was a gift from Paul. The book just showed up one day in the mail. And it was a day that I needed a little ‘happy’ in my life. He’s always been thoughtful with gifts – small or large. Continue reading “Crochet Potholder”

Restaurant-Style Salsa

Quick and easy restaurant-style salsa made with store-bought tomatoes!

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If you’re craving salsa from your favorite restaurant, give this easy recipe a try. It’s so much better than the salsa from a jar you can buy at the store. And, you can control the amount of ‘heat’ to suite you taste.

This recipe was given to me from my sister about 25 years ago. When I was thinking of posting this recipe, I dug out my old recipe file that I made and put together in my High School Home Economics Class.
We were required to write out a certain number of recipes and turn it in for a grade. My file box collected other recipes over the years. And this one was tucked inside the file box.
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1 Hour French Bread

Fresh homemade French Bread- quick!

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This French Bread can be ready and hot out of the oven in 1 hour! Yes, that’s right..fresh bread, piping hot, smeared with butter. Yummy.

Last week I was making homemade lasagna and couldn’t stop thinking about French bread to go with it. I have had homemade bread on my mind since I recently got a new French bread pan and was excited to try it out. But it was already late in the day and I wasn’t sure I had time to get the bread mixed, let it rise and cooked before I planned to served dinner. Continue reading “1 Hour French Bread”

The Wasp

So we stood there in the sweltering heat and watched for a few minutes, keeping our distance and ready to take off running should we need to. We never saw it move, not one little bit.

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One day when I was about five years old I realized something I never thought possible. I’d never seen my grandmother spank or even scold any of her grandchildren. We quickly learned that our dear little grandmother could and would, without any hesitation, deliver justice as she saw fit.

As such, my cousin, Randy, and I were the first ever recipients that we knew of anyway, of her justice in the form of both her severe scolding and even a spanking from her. Continue reading “The Wasp”