Barefoot conTerra

I twisted this recipe around. 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 1/2 cup shortening 1 eggs 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1.5 cups spelt flour (“technically” should have been 1 & 3/4 Cups but I forgot) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup candy-coated milk chocolate pieces In a large bowl, [...]

My friend Jerri made these for small group one night. If you love Thin Mints, you’ll want to eat these cookies asap! 1 package Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix 2 large eggs 1/2 C butter or margarine, melted 1/4 C packed brown sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp mint extract Andes creme de menthe [...]

My friend Marci sent me this recipe awhile back and I keep forgetting to try it! 4 lbs. medium red potatoes,  quartered 3 lbs. ground chicken 4 medium carrots, finely chopped 2 medium onions, finely chopped ¼ cup all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp. tomato paste 1½ tsp. salt ¾ tsp. pepper ¼ tsp. minced fresh thyme 1¼ cups [...]

A friend sent us Chicken Cordon Bleu after our first son was born. So yummy 4 boneless chicken breasts 4 slices Baby Swiss Cheese 4 slices deli style ham (I use sandwich meat) 1/2 cup of bread crumbs Preheat oven to 350. Lay chicken breast out flat, place a slice of cheese and a slice (or few if [...]

My friend Robin sent these with a super yummy dinner after our second son was born. Delicious! 8-1/2 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, broken in half (17 squares) 6 squares  BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 3 squares  BAKER’S White Chocolate LINE 13×9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of [...]

Last time I’ll talk about these We had small group here at our house last night and I made these for dessert. But, in making them, there was a minor freak-out – I didn’t have enough sugar. In between quick searching of recipe sites and talking to my mom, I decided to substitute brown sugar [...]

This will be on the to-try list. I just got it from a friend. 2 cans kernel corn, drained 1 can black beans, drained 1 jar chunky salsa 2-3 frozen chicken breasts 1 (8 oz) block cream cheese (do not use the whipped variety, it will not turn out right.) Mix the corn and beans [...]

This has probably been our best GF purchase. Kinnikinnick All-Purpose Mix has recipes on the back for muffins, bread, pancakes and waffles. I ended up making blueberry muffins and we couldn’t stop eating them. They were so yummy! It does have way too much ‘stuff’ in it than I would prefer in such a healthy [...]

I have mentioned that my youngest son has a wheat “issue” (at this time we’re taking a ‘wait and see’ approach and just sticking to a GF diet which he has not had any problems with). We’ve had some GF foods that are just…not so good. Or as a lady at a local natural foods [...]

I never said how they were…I’ve been working out to lose all 900 lbs I gained eating the entire dish of them. They were seriously amazing. Exclamation marks won’t even do justice for me to exclaim just how amazing, so I won’t even bother using them. My sweet boy who needs the GF diet was [...]