Crunchy No Bake Cookies

1 cup sugar
1 cup Karo syrup
2 cups peanut butter
4 cups corn flakes (I used Special K cinnamon pecan)
wax paper
chocolate to drizzel over the top

Bring the Karo and sugar to a boil in a small pan on the stove.
Remove from the stove and add peanut butter in a large bowl.
Add the cereal (frosted flakes or your choice) to the mixture in the bowl.
Stir well and spoon out into cookie sixed bites on the wax paper.
Cool and enjoy. Perfect for a pot luck, birthday party, family or friend gathering or an afternoon snack.

Best Sugar Cookies Ever! Cinnamon flavored and almond flavored!

I made these for my husband for Valentines Day. They were awesome!

2 drops almond flavored oil (If making cinnamon flavored icing eliminate the almond flavor from the cookie recipe.)

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup butter or shortening (I used stick butter)

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup milk

3 cups flour

Combine all dry ingredients. Mix. In a separate bowl combine all liquid ingredients. Mix. Mix dry and liquid ingredients. I love to make thick cookies so I double my recipe. Bake 375 for 10-12 minutes.

Icing

Add icing when the cookies have cooled.

1 cup confectioners sugar

2 tbsp milk (or until desired thickness)

Food Coloring (optional)

1 drop almond or cinnamon oil for flavor (also optional)

**Tip** The cinnamon flavored icing had a real similar taste to the Brock’s jelly cinnamon hearts that can only be found for Valentines day. They were amazing!

Crockpot Bean Soup Recipe

It has been rainy and I was looking for a good warm rainy day recipe. I went through my pantry and found the following ingredients made a perfect bean soup. It had great flavor and was a simple comfort food for our rainy day. It is packed with protein and super good for you!

Bean Soup Recipe

1/2 bag of mixed soup beans (rinsed and drained)
1/4 bag black eye peas (rinsed and drained)
1/2 bag of 16 oz mixed vegetables

* salt and pepper to taste and one stick of butter (optional)

Soak the mixed beans and black eye peas in water over night (salted). Add frozen vegetables. In crock pot cook on low for 8 hours. Serve with homemade fresh bread or rolls.

Four Ingredient Peanut Butter Fudge

I love love love simple recipes!

1/2 cup milk
2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup Jif
1 tsp. vanilla

In medium pan mix milk and sugar. Heat on medium heat until it boils. Boil until it reaches soft ball candy stage or just over two minutes. Stir the whole time. Take off burner and add peanut butter and vanilla. Stir and put in desired pan. The thicher the better. I suggest using a small glass baking dish.

 

Any successful business sets goals (ETSY)

I made 8 loaves of homemade banana bread. I worked on my newest project, my patchwork afghan. And, finished laundry and dirtied a whole sink of dishes while making banana bread. I have several new pieces of jewelry to list on etsy and a new children’s afghan. This weekend I found myself going in ten different directions. I always feel more productive when I begin my monday morning with a list of goals for the day and the week. Monday, today I decided I still have ten things to begin, wrap up, or work on because I have no general direction. It is important if you are running any business to set goals. I find this particularly important in my etsy business but also to accomplish regular daily life challenges.

I find it helpful to accomplish tasks by setting short-term and long-term goals. Two lists and both include everything in order from most important to least important. The short-term goals include a list of daily tasks for that day. Short term may include dishes, wash rugs and curtains, bake a cake, finish gift cards, and work on my large afghan for one hour. The long-term goals may include a list of tasks a month in advance. This list may contain a list of items I’d like to complete for my month of etsy listings or a dollar amount I would like to meet by the end of the month. Another long-term list may include a year in advance. These can include a list of bills I would like to pay off or a certain dollar amount I would like to accomplish selling on etsy.

It is important to set goals to keep from running circles on a daily basis. Also, it helps one obtain a higher standard for one’s business, and daily, monthly, or yearly accomplishments. Keep from running circles like I did this weekend because I have found I rarely get anywhere fast if I am not completing anything. I feel like I am endlessly wondering. It’s important to run any successful business by setting goals. Good luck!

Brats and Sauerkraut

My husband loves this anytime. It is perfect for football parties, a pot luck, or any gathering of family and friends.
1 can or bag of sauerkraut
1 kielbasa sausage
1 bottle or can of beer (optional and flavor your choice)

Slice the kielbasa sausage. Add the sausage, sauerkraut, and beer (optional) to your crock pot. Cook in the crock pot on high for four hours.
Note: I used one bottle of Shiner Prickly Pear. It adds a sweet flavor to the brats and sauerkraut. It was available per bottle in Hy Vee grocery store. That way you don’t have the purchase a whole 6 pack of beer if you don’t want to.

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

Perfect for tea or coffee with family and friends.

2 Cups all-purpse flour

1 Tsp. baking soda

1/4 Tsp. salt

1/2 Cup butter

3/4 Cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1/4 Cup milk

1 Cup Chocolate Chips (I used miniture chips.)

1 Tsp. cinnamon

3 mashed bananas

Combine flour, baking soda, salt in one bowl. In a second bowl combine butter, brown sugar and stir in eggs and mashed bananas. Blend all ingredients. Bbake 350 degrees for 17- 20 minutes.

Nutter Butter Peanut Butter No Bake Pie

Crust
Crushed Nutter Butter cookies (I used about two thirds of a package.)

Pie
1 Cup creamy Peanut Butter
8 oz Piladelphia cream cheese
1/2 cup powder sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Hersheys chocolate ice cream topping
miniture baking chocolate chips

Place the crushed nutter butter cookies in the bottom of your pie plate, and pour the ice cream topping over the nutter butters. Freeze. Beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, powder sugar, and vanilla. When your pie crust looks good and frozen smooth the pie filling over the crust. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over your pie. Freeze your pie so it is easy to cut for serving.
Note: If you like drizzle some chocolate over your chocolate chips.

CUTE!!

Toooo CUTE!!!!

5 Ingredient Chicken Pot Pie

I love simple recipes for a quick meal. Mostly on Wednesday nights when we have church.

1 Pillsbury pie crust
1 bag of frozen vegetables
1 can cream of chicken
1 onion sauted (I prefer the onions in my pic.)
3 Large chicken breasts (fully cooked)

In a bowl combine the mixed vegetables, chicken, onion, and cream of chicken soup. Stir and add to your pie crust. Bake 350 degrees until the pie crust is golden on top.