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I kind of fell in love with the name of this poke cake. I mean seriously, who doesn’t find Grasshopper Poke Cake cute?

I have a bit of an experience with this cake concerning the twins. I always remember all of the cakes my mother used to always bake. If I don’t remember eating it, it means it’s not one of those cakes that’s usually baked by my mother. I remember most of her fruit pies and cakes, but I never remember eating a lot of mint chocolate cake. Maybe because she knew we weren’t so fond of the combination.  However, that changed a little now that I have grown already. While I am still not too fond of this combination, I have learned to tolerate it and eat it.

I even learned to make desserts with that combination because some of my friends loved it. One time, I was making this cake to bring over to a potluck my friends had organized.

They asked me to bring this type of cake because they will bring my favorite type of cake. It’s a fair trade among friends don’t you think?

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Quick Tip: You can order Andes Crème De Menthe baking chips on Amazon.

I am a huge apple pie lover.  Anything incorporating apples, I want. 

I love to eat apples on their own, with just a dash of cinnamon (maybe adding some sugar) or going full out and enjoying them in a dessert.  Most times, I have made a Dutch apple pie since that is the recipe my mom always made and she passed down to me.  I absolutely loved it and it was always a hit around here.  Now, it turns out, my grandkids are just like me and they love apple pie, too!

The only problem is, their momma does not like to give them a slice of pie for breakfast, so being the great granny that I am, I decided to make them something they could have for breakfast. I was contemplating making mini pies, but then I realized that would be the same thing.

My daughter would not give her kids that for breakfast.  I realized muffins were likely not a great idea either, but then I realized, my daughter gives them a slice of cinnamon raisin bread for breakfast every day so I realized if I made this into bread form, we may get this apple pie problem solved.

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Quick Tip: Add in some raisins if you’d like

I know I’ve posted a number of macaroni and cheese recipes but this recipe, folks, is the most versatile recipe I’ve ever come across.

It’s cheesy, it delicious, and you can make it personal. I have had so much fun adding in meats, veggies, and different cheeses to the mix every time I make this delicious masterpiece. I have diced up broccoli and tossed it into this wonderful bake before and my kids actually ate it! 10 points for team mom!

This is one casserole that everyone loves to devour, especially children. It’s pure comfort food. I can’t tell you how many times my kids have requested that I make four cheese macaroni and cheese and then rattle off the different add-in ideas that they have.

You and your family are truly going to love this!

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Quick Tip: Another great cheese combo and one of my favorite spins are using shredded Asiago, Provolone, Mozzarella and a Sharp Cheddar. Delish!

When it comes to dinnertime meals I like to keep things as simple and quick as possible.

During the week, we have a really hectic schedule around here. Sometimes, I don’t always get a fancy feast on the table and I have to improvise. This oven fried chicken is one of my favorite go-to meals. This recipe only contains a handful of ingredients and comes together rather quickly. You can have dinner on the table in two shakes of a lamb’s tail with this one…err…chickens wing?

You might be wondering why it is called a fried chicken recipe when you clearly bake it in the oven and answer is simple: it fries! The juices and seasonings all fry up in the casserole dish or pan nice and crispy.

I’m telling you, the skin on this chicken turns out so crisp you’ll think that you just went to KFC.

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Quick Tip: The last time I made this I left out the seasoned salt and used garlic salt and I added about 2 tablespoons of cornmeal.

Graduation season was upon us once again. We had already watched three of our kids go off to college. This year, it was our baby. She was probably the most successful in her high school career. I think she actually took the advice and ideas that her older siblings had given her when they graduated. She graduated with honors and we couldn’t have been more proud of her. Each of our other kids had a nice catered graduation party, because basically I didn’t feel like doing all of that cooking. This was the last one though, and I promised myself I was going to do it and embrace it. No more babies!

I didn’t want to make something that was too difficult to either prepare or serve. That was only going to take time away from my daughter and the rest of the guests. When I found this slow cooker pulled pork on Relative Taste I asked the graduate if it would be okay with her. She, being the sweetheart that she is, said it was perfect.

There were about three crock pots full of this because I wasn’t sure what we were going to go through. People don’t really RSVP for graduation parties, they just show up. Let’s just say I’m glad that I went with three instead of two!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Relative Taste.

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Quick Tip: Use your favorite BBQ sauce brand or make your own.

I was looking over my calendar for the summer and it appeared we had a lot of gatherings coming up. As a matter of fact, just about one day out of every weekend was booked except for a couple here and there. I was looking forward to seeing everyone that we hadn’t had contact with over the winter. It seems as though everyone just kind of hibernates when the weather is unpleasant. We get together a little bit for the holidays, but it isn’t the same as enjoying a nice sunny day outside next to someone’s pool or on their patio. As I was looking, I saw that we were hosting the first event.

Oh boy! I wasn’t prepared for that at all. I knew we were doing it, I just didn’t realize that it was coming up so fast. I had to get ready! My husband has always been really good at getting the outside of the house ready, and he leaves me to take care of the food and decorating. I got the flower gardens all up to par, and while I was planting, I was thinking about food.

We were going to be grilling some pork chops, chicken, and steak, so I needed something that would pair well with that. Potatoes of course, but what kind. I found this recipe on Relative Taste and it was the ticket. I knew everyone would love them.

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Quick Tip: You could swap out your bread crumbs for cracker crumbs if that’s all you have on hand.

Ahhhhh. Pizza and pasta. It seems like one or the other is on our table five out of seven days of the week. I try to sneak at least one salad day in and then there is a meat and potatoes day for my husband. Other than that, I pretty much cater to the kids. I learned the hard way that if you make something they don’t like and won’t eat, you’re going to have your hands full later on. It started with frozen pizza and boxed macaroni and cheese, but now they are getting older and we can try out different, more grown up recipes, thank goodness. I was getting tired of those and I know my husband wasn’t impressed.

I have started adding meats and veggies to different kinds of pastas and they seem to enjoy them. I don’t have any complaints and my husband will go in for seconds so I think he’s happy. We have finally come to a mutual compromise. It took a while, but we made it. When I found this pizza stuffed shells recipe on Relative Taste, I knew it was going to be an instant favorite.

This was everything that everyone in the house loved. There was pizza flavor, pasta, meat for the man of the house, and veggies for me. It was perfect. It’s simple to make and pretty affordable too. It’s a regular on our menu board.

Recipe courtesy of Relative Taste. Photo credits go to Comfortable Food!

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Quick Tip: Stuff with all your favorite pizza toppings: jalapenos, ham, bacon, onions… whatever you want!