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I love coffee cakes, especially those that contain juicy apples. This was a cake that I took to a ladies brunch a few months ago and everyone loved it. It was made with local apples from the orchard down the road from my house. I’m not even sure what type apples I used anymore but i think they were Cortland. Whatever the type they turned out to be this cake baked up amazingly well. Don’t be afraid of all the steps involved in making this cake because they are just words. I found this coffee cake to be rather easy to put together.

My kids enjoyed this yummy dessert, too. In fact, they all had to have a small cup of coffee while eating it. It was the silliest thing! Ah, making good memories with your children is what life is all about, right? We will definitely be whipping up this cake again sometime soon. perhaps for the holiday season.

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Quick Tip: Try making your own whipped topping to eat on top of this delicious cake.

Have you ever craved something so much that your taste buds were literally begging you to go to the store and get the ingredients? That’s how I feel about this buffalo chicken dip. Seriously, folks, this chicken dip is so insanely tasty that your hair will stand on end. And guess what? It is incredibly easy to make! If you can toss four ingredients into the slow cooker, you can make this awesome dip. Eat this as an entree or as an appetizer. The choice is yours! My family and I actually ate this chicken dip for dinner the other night. Instead as a dip, I served it on tortillas. It was super good.

Everyone in my household could not get enough of this addicting creamy chicken spiked with Ranch dressing buffalo sauce. It created a serious flavor explosion to take place in your mouth. My youngest kept asking me if he could take it to school the next day to share with his teacher haha! My middle son was super impressed by the meal and kept telling me to make it again very soon, which is a huge compliment from Mr. Picky Eater.

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Quick Tip: If eating this chicken dip as an entree, serve with tortillas, buns, or bread.

I am a huge fan of cheese and my husband is an even huger fan of beer. So one day, i got the great idea to put them both together and what transpired was delicious. Have you ever made or tried beer and cheese soup? If you answered, “no” then you are in for a real treat! Putting beer and cheese together to make soup ends with explosive results. Don’t worry, I’m not hinting at your kitchen blowing up, but what I’m saying is your taste buds will be forever grateful to you for feeding them this amazing concoction of zesty beer and creamy cheese.

Don’t worry, all of the alcohol in the beer is burnt off during the cooking process so this cheese soup is perfectly appropriate for children and non-drinkers. My sister was all worried when I told her I was feeding beer and cheese soup to the kiddos for dinner. I told her to chill out, there aren’t any traces of alcohol in the soup after it is cooked. She looked pleasantly relieved and grabbed herself a spoon and bowl. Apparently, sister had invited herself over for dinner 🙂

Recipe courtesy of Group Recipes.

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Quick Tip: Serve this soup with crusty bread or croutons as a garnish.

If you are anything like me, you are a fan of easy side dishes. I love pulling out my slow cooker and tossing in something yummy and savory to go alongside my main dish. This recipe for Ranch flavored hash brown potatoes is just that! All you have to do is chop those little buggers into bite-sized chunks or shreds and toss ’em into the crock Pot. Add in the other ingredients and dry Ranch dressing mix and there you have it! Easy peasy! Remember, you can also use pre-shredded hash browns, which make the process a whole lot simpler.

I was teaching my daughter some simple slow cooker recipes and this was the first one that we started with. My 15-year-old rolled her eyes at me and told me that we could have begun with something a bit more intense. Apparently, she found this recipe to be even easier than I did. That’s okay, Miss SmartyPants will be making rack of lamb in the oven, next! We ate these creamy hash browns with pork chops, steamed asparagus, and blueberry pie. It turned out to be a real delightful dinner.

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Quick Tip: I like to serve these potatoes with an entree or by themselves for lunch.

I remember the first time I tried deviled ham spread. It was at my grandma’s house when I was a little girl. Grandma kept saying deviled ham and I was wondering why she was saying bad words haha! Grandma told me that it was the name of the spread and although it was quite silly, the food was very good. I agreed with grandma because grandma was and still is always right.

Years later, as an adult, I have learned to make my own deviled ham spread. my husband absolutely loves it. I often pack his lunches for work with deviled ham sandwiches. For some reason, deviled ham seems to stay cooler in his lunchbox than a regular ham sandwich does. Oh, the irony! This recipe for deviled ham spread is very easy to make.

When I was young, my Mother would make “deviled ham” using that canned stuff. I think it’s called potted something or other. She loved it but I found it rather disgusting. This is an homage to my Mom and the nights she sat watching tv while eating her deviled ham and crackers.

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Quick Tip: If you like a kick to it like we do, add a smidge of hot sauce, I used sriracha

As a child, I have the fondest memories of going to my church in the evening during the holiday season and making all sorts of cookies and candies to pack up into goody boxes for the needy. Those Mennonite ladies sure did know how to bake! We would make everything from fudge to hard candy. I loved helping with this process and working with my hands. These cookie and candy bakes taught me how to be the awesome cook that I am today 🙂
One of the candies that we would make was peanut brittle. I later discovered that this particular candy was put into the boxes because it was stable enough to be transported. We would wrap the brittle in waxed paper and place it in layers into a decorative tin. Then, it’d get placed into a goody box or basket and given away to someone in need. I secretly wished someone would give me a tin of the yummy stuff LOL I always got a little sandwich baggy to take home so that was cool, too.

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Quick Tip: Use a wooden mallet to break apart the peanut brittle.

Each year, my church gets together to pack up goody boxes for people in the community that might not have a lot going for them during the holiday season. It’s just something we like to do to show these folks that we care about them and want them to have something nice during the holiday season. I’m always trying to come up with different recipes for cookies and fudge and other yummy things to put into the boxes. I saw this recipe for peanut butter cookie cups and knew they needed to be added into the mix. 

These delightful little cookies are quite easy to make and they are stable so they won’t break while in transport. I love how rich and tasty they are! When myself and the other ladies make these cookies we have to make sure we don’t eat too many of them as we don’t want to deplete our supply for gift giving lol! You might want to give this recipe a shot if you are looking for a holiday treat. It is well worth it 🙂

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Quick Tip: I have used both sweetened and unsweetened coconut in this recipe and each tastes great.