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Yummy Summer Treat!

12 Jul

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so I thought I’d jump back into things by sharing a very easy, VERY YUMMY summer recipe with you!

The recipe that follows is for a large batch of strawberry goodness, but it can easily be scaled down as the occasion warrants…

Ingredients (*see notes at the end)

2 lbs strawberries, cleaned and sliced

2 – 12.5 oz containers strawberry glaze*

2 – 10 oz pkgs of angel food cake, cubed

1 large container CoolWhip, thawed

1 – 16 oz can sweetened condensed milk*

1 – 16 oz container sour cream*

CoolWhip, Sour Cream, Condensed Milk

CoolWhip, Sour Cream, Condensed Milk

Directions:

Begin by cubing the angel food cake.

Cube the angel food cake

Cube the angel food cake

In medium sized bowl, combine sliced berries with the glaze. I like to start one container at a time; you can add as much or as little as you like.

Strawberries, sliced

Strawberries, sliced

Strawberries, sliced and mixed with glaze

Strawberries, sliced and mixed with glaze

In another bowl, combine the thawed CoolWhip with the sour cream. Slowly stir in the condensed milk. You can just stir with a spoon, no need to use a mixer or anything fancy.

Whipped topping, sour cream, and condensed milk combined.

Whipped topping, sour cream, and condensed milk combined.

In a large bowl (a nice sized chip or snack bowl is perfect), start with a layer of cake, followed by a layer of strawberries, then a layer of CoolWhip mixture. Repeat until you’ve used up most if not all of your mixtures.

This is the perfect size bowl!

This is the perfect size bowl!

Start with a layer of cake...

Start with a layer of cake...

...then a layer of strawberries...

...then a layer of strawberries...

...then a layer of the whipped topping mixture...

...then a layer of the whipped topping mixture...Lather, rinse, repeat!

Refrigerate until ready to serve. Can be made the night before.

*Notes – even though the original recipe calls for the quantity it does, I end up using less. I use about 1.5 containers of glaze, 8 oz of sour cream, and only 1/3 of the can of condensed milk. This leaves you with a mixture that tastes mostly like whipped topping with a hint of richness from the sour cream and condensed milk.

This can also be made low-fat/sugar free – every time I make this, I use sugar free glaze, low fat condensed milk, low fat sour cream, and light or sugar free CoolWhip; my husband who dislikes anything dietetic could not tell the difference  :)

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C is For Cookie! and Chocolate! and Christmas!

24 Dec

I’ve received a lot of requests for the recipe for the chocolate mint cookies I posted about (at least I think I posted about them…I’m pretty sure I did…hmm…) earlier when my cousins came over…so, I thought I’d post the recipe for you all to enjoy. Maybe you’re off on break with your kiddos and want something easy and fun to do, or maybe you just want a secret stash of chocolate minty goodness for yourself  :)

Chocolate Mint Cookies

Chocolate Mint Cookies

 Chocolate Mint Cookies

  • 1 box chocolate cake mix (dark chocolate or milk chocolate work great!)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 C water or milk (water works just fine, but milk might make the cookies a little more rich)
  • 1/2 stick of butter, melted
  • Andes Mints (whole) or Andes Mint Chips (one bag should be good)

 Preheat oven to 375°.

Blend all ingredients well; batter will be stiff. Drop rounded spoonfuls onto parchment lined cookie sheet. If you can form dough into a 1” diameter ball, great, if not, that’s ok! The dough will be a little sticky, so it’s hard to roll in your hands.

Bake for 10-12 minutes; remove from oven. Allow cookies to set for a couple seconds.

If you’re using the whole mints, just place the (unwrapped) candy on the cookie and allow to melt. If you’re using the chips, press the back of a teaspoon into the top of the cookie, like a thumbprint cookie. Fill the “thumbprint” with one teaspoon of the mint chips and allow to melt (add more or less as desired).

Use a toothpick to swirl the melted chocolates and mint so you get a lovely blend of mint green and chocolate on the cookie.

Place cookies in the refrigerator until the melted chocolate is set.

 These package so nicely – they’re perfect for last minute gifts or cookies for Santa!! :)

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Freebies!

26 Sep

Since I’ve been neglecting you all lately, I wanted to share a few freebies with you! (Yes, I am trying to bribe your love with free stuff…there, I said it. Think of it this way, by this logic, I should be posting freebies quite often…)

To get you in the mood for the season, I am working on more of these recipe cards for you to save and do with as you please. They make great gifts for holidays or great hostess gifts. All the cards I design feature seasonal vintage clip art, or vintage ephemera. I don’t sell them at all, so what you see here is what you get. To download your freebie, click on the image you’d like – this will take you to Flickr. Once you’re at the photo page, there will be a series of icons along the top of the picture – click the one that says “All Sizes” and has a little magnifying glass with +. Click  ”Original” from the list of available sizes, then click “Download the Original Size” Save the image as usual, and feel a little warm and fuzzy inside because you just got something for free!

**Note – these are not for resale!**

First, a couple with recipes included on them…

Spiced Pumpkin Seeds Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics

Spiced Pumpkin Seeds Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics

..and this one features a recipe for a very simple, but tasty chili (it’s my go-to chili recipe, definitely not top secret, as you’ll see!) And I apologize for the cheesy name – I’m lame.

Simple Chili Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics

Simple Chili Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics

Ok, onto the blank cards for your yummy treats!

The Littlest Witch Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

The Littlest Witch Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

Black Cat _04 Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

#4 in a series of Black Cat Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

#3 in a series of Black Cat Recipe Cards feat. vintage Halloween graphics

#3 in a series of Black Cat Recipe Cards feat. vintage Halloween graphics

#2 in a series of Black Cat Recipe Cards feat. vintage Halloween graphics

#2 in a series of Black Cat Recipe Cards feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

#1 in a series of Black Cat recipe cards feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

#1 in a series of Black Cat Recipe Cards feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

Warm Harvest Wishes Recipe Card feat vintage graphics.

Warm Harvest Wishes Recipe Card feat vintage graphics.

Gather Together Recipe Card feat. vintage graphics.

Gather Together Recipe Card feat. vintage graphics.

Give Thanks Recipe Card feat. vintage graphics.

Give Thanks Recipe Card feat. vintage graphics.

I hope to have more in the coming weeks. I’m working to finish up a swap project for Craftster, and I also have a Halloween costume to make, and a party to help plan, but I will try to get some more freebies for you…in the meantime, please enjoy these!

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