Category Archives: Recipes

Easy Caramel Marshmallow Popcorn and a Quilt Retreat

June 15, 2015Desserts, Quilts, RecipesAmericana quilt, caramel marshmallow popcorn, caramel popcorn, easy caramel marshmallow popcorn, easy caramel popcorn, Quilted Living Book, quilting retreat, recipe for caramel marshmallow popcorn, Seasons of Home Store, Stars and Stripes quilt patternRita

I went on a quilt retreat this last week and my friend made this…to die for...Easy Caramel Marshmallow Popcorn!This recipe is so easy…and it only has 4 ingredients!

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4th of July Party Ideas

June 12, 2015Parties, Patrotic, Printables, Recipes4th of July bingo game, 4th of July Decor, 4th of July garland, 4th of July lolly garland, 4th of July party ideas, family fun, fun game ideas, game ideas for the 4th of July, how to make a fabric garland, how to make cherry limeade, how to make lollies, patriotic printable, printable 4th of July bingo game, recipe for Cherry limeadeRita

I thought that today I would do a round-up of some of my 4th of July ideas! This holiday is coming up quickly, so I figured it wouldn’t hurt to give you some ideas! I love this holiday…although last year it ended with a trip to the hospital!

I love most things Americana, so I just love all the decorations, banners, fireworks, parties and parades! With that introduction here is a round-up of a few of my favorite 4th of July things!

July 4th Lollie Garland. Continue reading →

Almost Homemade-Fruit Pizza!

June 10, 2015Cookies, Desserts, Recipesalmost homemade-fruit pizza, cookies, dessert, fruit pizza, fruit pizza cookies, how to make fruit pizza, how to make fruit pizza with store bought cookies, recipe for cream cheese frosting, recipe for sugar cookies, recipesRita

I had a Relief Society activity last week and we served fruit pizza. They were so yummy and they looked so beautiful! There were extra cookies and frosting…so I volunteered to take the plain cookies home. (I know…that was nice of me…right, hey, everyone else took the fruit cookies home!) I froze the cookies and the frosting and saved them for our Sunday dinner! Continue reading →

How to Make Fresh Strawberries Last Longer

May 28, 2015Desserts, Recipes, Saladsdressing for fruit salad, fruit salad recipe, how to keep strawberries fresh, how to make fresh strawberries last longer, orange vanilla dressing, Pioneer Woman, tip on how to keep strawberries fresh, to simply inspireRita

A couple of weeks ago my husband declared that he really did not love strawberries anymore…REALLY??? How can you not love strawberries? Well, I did not want to give up my little addition with strawberries…so I decided to see if there was anything that I could do to make my strawberries last a little longer, since I am the only one eating them. I came across this wonderful post from “To Simply Inspire” and I decided to try it out. Continue reading →

Easy Rosemary Garlic Parmesan Rolls

May 18, 2015Baking, Recipeseasy rolls, easy rosemary garlic Parmesan rolls, frozen roll dough, homemade rosemary bread, how to make rosemary bread, how to make rosemary garlic Parmesan rolls, how to make rosemary tilapia, pan fried tilapia, party rolls, recipe for frozen roll dough, recipe for rosemary bread, rolls for sandwiches, rosemary, Rosemary Bread, rosemary rollsRita

I hope that you all had a great weekend. It rained here all weekend…but that is okay because we need the water. I did not have to go out and water all of my pots, so that was a bonus! We have had two of our grandsons staying here with us and they have been so fun to have. I will give you a recap of what we have done in the next post!

Today I have a great

(recipe, if you can really call it that!)

way to make easy Rosemary Garlic Parmesan Rolls!

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Frosted Marshmallow Brownies

May 11, 2015Desserts, Recipesbrownie recipe, brownie treat, brownies, chocolate frosting recipe, dessert, FHE treat, frosted marshmallow brownies, recipe, recipe for frosted marshmallow brownies, recipe for marshmallow browniesRita

I hope that everyone had a great Mother’s Day weekend! We had rain ALL day on Saturday, (which we need, so it was great!) it was a perfect day to stay inside and work on some of my sewing projects! Then the sun came out on Sunday and it was a beautiful day!

I hope that you all got to enjoy your weekend and spend some time with those that you love!

I used to make these brownies a lot when my kids were younger and I have not made them for years now…but I thought that they would be a great treat for my “Sugar Sunday”. (I am trying to only eat sugar one day a week and it is on Sunday, so my friend and I have started calling it “Sugar Sunday!)

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S’mores Rice Krispies Treats Pinwheels

April 27, 2015Desserts, Recipeschocolate buterscotcheroos recipe, desserts, recipes, rice krispies, rice krispies treat recipes, rice krispies treats, s'mores rice krispies treats pinwheels, salted caramel rice krispie treats, snacksRita

Holy Smokes Batman!

My daughter sent me a link to a Facebook post and told me that I needed to make these for her… and my reply was that she would have to wait until Sunday… because I am trying to only eat sugar once a week. Continue reading →

Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn

April 17, 2015Desserts, Recipeskettle corn, kettle corn recipe, recipe for kettle corn, sweet and salty kettle corn, sweet and salty popcornRita

Last month when my husband and I were in Arizona at the baseball park, we bought a bag of kettle corn. It was so good with the sweet and salty and I have been craving it again. So I got online and found a recipe (I cannot remember where this recipe came from, so I cannot give credit where credit is due!) There are several recipes and they are all very similar. I was very pleasantly surprised to find out how easy it is to make and it only has 4 ingredients! All of which I have on hand!

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My Lemon Pie Flop

April 10, 2015Baking, Desserts, Recipes, UncategorizedEasy strawberry cream pie, easy strawberry cream pie recipe, lemon meringue pie recipe, my lemon pie flop, never fail pie crust, never fail pie crust recipe, pie crust recipe, recipe for lemon meringue pie, sour cream lemon pie, sour cream lemon pie recipe, what happens when you get egg yolk in your meringueRita

Last Sunday, for Easter, I decided that I would make a Lemon Meringue Pie for dessert. It was only my husband and I because we had had the whole family the week before. I am trying to be good with what I eat and I only try to have sugar one day a week. I made the whole thing from scratch and my mouth was watering, this was going to be a real treat for us!

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