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Summertime Ice Cream Balls

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Before I get to this recipe I have some exciting news that will be coming to this blog, I am going to be adding a shopping cart so watch for some fun items that are coming soon!

This is the perfect dessert for your next BBQ, 4th of July Party or just for a fun dessert for your family!  The reason that it is perfect is that you make it ahead of time and then just take out of the freezer, add your toppings and serve!  

This is so yummy with the crunchy outside full of cinnamon and the creamy ice cream in the middle!  This resembles fried ice cream but without all the fried mess or extra calories!

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Chocolate Syrup Cake

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I remember making this cake many years ago.  It is a very rich, moist, cake…just the way I love cake to be!  It also has a cooked, ganache-type icing that is irresistable!

 I have not made it for a long time, but when I saw a post somewhere out there in blog land, it reminded me of how much I used to love it and  I decided to make  it again… and it did not disappoint!

I usually do not make cake unless I know that I will have others here to help eat it, because my husband and I cannot eat a whole cake.  But with this cake we both could not get enough and I found that we were keeping track of who had eaten a piece!  You definitely cannot eat just one piece-I dare you to try!

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Strawberry Banana Milkshake

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I hope that everyone had a great Memorial Day Weekend.  My husband and I went to our cabin for Fri and Sat. Then on Sunday, my daughter-in-law asked if we could tend the kids while they went to a funeral.  So we were very spontaneous and I ended up having a sleepover with some of the grandkids.  We made a fire in the back yard and made smores, played hide and seek, and red light…green light.  Then we made grandma’s popcorn (as one of my grandson’s calls it,) because I put  real butter on it!   We ended the night by watching “Wreck it Ralph”.  The kids were all so good and we really had a fun time.  The next morning some of the boys went with their dad and Grandpa up to scout out a hunting property with their Ranger and had a great time.  The girls went to Gardner Village shopping, then to some fabric stores to look for baby fabric for this new little one that is coming soon.  We had a picnic at a fun park and then to end the afternoon the kids went swimming.  It was a fun spontaneous day.  Sometimes those are even better than the ones that you plan out so well, don’t you think?

 I think that summer has now officially started! :)

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Sour Cream Lemon Pie

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I still had a few lemons in my fridge from when I made these  Blueberry Lemon Muffins, so I decided that I had better use them up.  (And since my fridge is still clean and organized, I can see what I have and what I need to use up, so my organizing is paying off already!)

My husband and I used to love to go to Marie Calendar’s, when they had one here locally and my favorite pie of all time was the sour cream lemon pie!  I found this recipe and it tastes very similar to the Marie Calendar one and it was pretty easy to make, so I will now be adding this recipe to my collection!

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Streusel Blueberry Lemon Muffins

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I have the yummiest muffins for you today!  I bought a big bag of lemons and a box of blueberries to make some cupcakes last week and I had leftover fruit so I decided to make these muffins!  They are so full of flavor and are so refreshing with the lemons that your taste buds are going to be dancing in your mouth!  Make some for your family this weekend and see what kinds of compliments you get!

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A Sweet Deal

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This post brought to you by Dollar General. All opinions are 100% mine.

Dollar General sells all the big brand products that we all love, at a great price. They are a very good way to stretch your dollar.

Right now they are having a nice promotion, if you buy (3) three 2 liters of participating brands you get a FREE Mars Chocolate FUN SIZE® 6-pack

MARS® products at Dollar General

This promotion would be great for some of our family's spring time activities like, baseball games, spring picnics, fieldtrips and trips to the cabin.

I also like to stock up on  7-Up® to use with my family's favorite fruit slush.

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This is the recipe that get requested more than any other drink recipe!

Frozen Fruit Slush

4 cups sugar

5 cups water

Boil together in large pot and let cool.

5 bananas mashed

5 oranges juiced

5 lemons juiced

1  quart pineapple juice

Mix all ingredients together and pour in freezer trays or large cookie sheet and freeze.  Cut into cubes and put into large glasses, then fill the rest of the way with 7-Up®

So refreshing and good for you with all of that fruit!

My candy bar of choice with this promotion would have to be hands down the Snickers®

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I love the caramel, along with the crunchy peanuts!  This is the candy bar that I always pick when I have a choice.

So what would you do with this great promotion from Dollar General?  Could you use a sweet deal?

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Coconut Bunny Tails

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Here is a last minute recipe for you to add to your Easter treats!

Coconut Bunny Tails!

These are so cute and will add a little whimsy to your Easter gathering.  They are yummy, moist, coconut cake balls and they are a close runner up to the coconut cake balls at Sweet Tooth Fairy! (That is how good they are!)

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Minty Shamrock Bark

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I have a fun treat for you to make for St. Patrick’s Day.  I don’t really decorate or do a lot for this holiday, but this is a fun treat that you could make for FHE or just to be a kind little leprechaun and surprise your family!

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