Okay, so Paula’s Home Cooking is a Can’t Miss everyday - I know, I know. But today, it’s especially so. The recipes she’ll be making are “Country Food Side Dishes” and the lineup sounds way beyond delicious. One of the things she’ll make is a sweetening syrup she uses for Iced [...]

2 pkg (8 oz each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 TBS milk
2 TBS MAXWELL HOUSE Instant Coffee
1 ready-to-use chocolate crumb crust
Mix the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and well blended.  Add the 2 eggs and mix well.
Microwave milk on high for 15 [...]

As if we NEED another reason, using our Starbucks Card today makes a lot of “cents.”   In celebration of Earth Day, Starbucks will donate 5 cents to  Conservation International each time a card holder makes a purchase. 
If you don’t have a Starbucks card or if, like me, yours stays maxed out - you can make a woderfully appreciated donation [...]

When I read “As Chocolate as Humanly Possible” on Green & Black’s Organic Chocolate’s website, I KNEW it would be the sweetest of relationships. If there’s one thing I can truly, truly appreciate it’s getting the most out of Chocolate!
You know the episode of Andy Griffith where the cute little boy, Leon, part [...]

Barefoot Contessa Set of 2 Brownie Mix Set
Product Description: Nobody remembers what they had for dinner, but everyone remembers what they had for dessert. Here are some favorite Barefoot Contessa desserts - made really easy! This Barefoot Contessa brownie mix is rich, dark and chewy…these brownies are incredible! And this box mix makes them [...]

First off, be sure to check out the recipe for Crunchy Noodle Salad on today’s Barefoot Contessa. It’s pictured above and my mouth is already watering. You can find the recipe by clicking the link I just dropped. I’m actually going to the store shortly to grab the ingredients I don’t have [...]

1 cup cut okra
1 medium onion, chopped
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 tomatoes, peeled and quartered OR 1 cup canned tomatoes
1 TBS sugar
1 tsp. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
Cook okra in boiling, salted water for about 10 minutes. Drain.
Brown onion and green pepper in oil; add tomatoes and cook slowly for 5 minutes. Add okra [...]

Two words that’ll put a smile on my face every time are Doughnuts and Coffee… or Coffee and Doughnuts…. I guess it depends on which is winning out at the time - my sweet tooth or my caffeine fixation. At the moment, I’m going to go with the sweet tooth. Of course that [...]

Dancing Snacks- Set of 3 Tin Sign
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Okay, I’ll admit it - I’m a snack junkie. My whole family is. It’s actually my fault, really. After all, I’m the one who instituted Monday Night Football snacks, Survivor snacks, American Idol snacks, St. Louis Cardinal ballgame snacks, etc. I even [...]

1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1/4 1/4 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1/4 chopped green peppers
2 Tbsp. chopped onions
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1 head of lettuce
1 bag of baby spinach
Melt butter - add seeds and brown slowly. (Don’t leave them unattended even for a second!) [...]