Paula Deen’s Chicken and Dumplings……….

1 small box instant lemon pudding, 1 can tropical fruit (chunky)
1 can pineapple chunks
1 can mandarin oranges
2 bananas, sliced
2 apples, sliced thin
Store-bought Angel Food Cake………..

Recipe for Kentucky Bisuits

A Microwave with Grill designed by Rachael Ray?

A Microwave with Grill designed by Rachael Ray…………

I’ve been shopping around for a chip/dip tray. We do A LOT of snacking around our house - especially during sports. Whether we’re watching our beloved St. Louis Cardinals, UK basketball, or NFL (everyone in the house has a different favorite team - mine’s the Broncos, my husband likes the Jets, and my daughters cover the Eagles, Cowboys, and Packers. Someone’s team is always playing, but the fun really starts when they play one another! ) ———

Recipe for Cappuccino Parfait - 1 tsp instant coffee, water, cool whip, vanilla pudding, milk…

I was on one of my favorite websites this morning checking things out - I had gotten an e-mail from them saying that they’d had some additions to the online catalog, so I had to see the new goodies……

Recipe for Jalapeno Bean Dip: 2/3 cup sour cream, 1 (16 oz.) cans refried beans, 1 whole Jalapeno pepper, minced (from a can or jar), 1 tbsp. Jalapeno pepper juice, salt, garlic powder, shredded cheese

I got an e-mail this morning from a very sweet woman who’s daughter will be getting married soon. She said that the daughter doesn’t cook - since she’s just 22, that’s understandable. She was wondering if I knew of any really good cookbooks that would be useful to her daughter.

What a loving, good mother!

I e-mailed her right away and said I’d get to work and address that in a post. I’m sure it’s something that comes up regularly in a lot of lives. There are LOTS of great cookbooks on the market, but too many of them are complicated and are really geared more toward the experienced cook. However, there are some very good basic cookbooks out there that I highly recommend….

I just stumbled and bumbled onto a website I’d never seen or heard of before. I was reading a recipe online for stuffed jalapeno peppers and the author mentioned an Armadillo Jalapeno Cooker. While one side of my brain was saying, “A whaaaaaaat?” - the other side had already Googled the answer…..