Emma's Sausage Balls

Emma’s Sausage Balls

3 cups baking mix 1 pound sausage 1 egg 12 oz. shredded cheddar cheese Place everything in a bowl. Mix thoroughly with your hands. Pack small balls tightly. Place on un-greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Enjoy with some BBQ sauce or honey mustard sauce...or plai

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Orange-Chocolate Chip Pancakes

   I love having breakfast for supper!   These are so good they don't even need any syrup on them! Use any pancake recipe. Mine is a whole wheat recipe that I have no exact measurements for, I just throw it in until it looks right.   So just choose a recipe. &nbs

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Bread in the Kitchen Aid

  HERE is a great little video clip on how to make bread in a Kitchenaid. You just use your favorite recipe. Soft White Bread Recipe Makes 2 loaves   Ingredients * 4 cups bread flour * 1/2 cup shortening (melted) * 1/2 cup buttermilk * 1 cup lukewarm

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Taco Salad

  Taco Salad Place your tortilla chips on top of the lettuce. Add ground beef; browned and seasoned with taco flavoring. Add grated cheese, black olives, chopped onions, refried beans, salsa, and sour cream...give and take what you like. This is a meal that you can stretch fo

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Bean Storage and Bean Recipes

These are plastic Maxwell House coffee containers. When I buy large bags of dry beans these are good to store them in. I just label them with a piece of paper and tape. They stack easily. A good place to store  long shelf-life foods is in the far corners under the kitchen counters.  

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How to Make an Ice Ring for Punch

  Ice rings are a simple and elegant touch to any punch bowl. You can use an ice ring pan or a bunt pan. I like bunt pans because they are deeper, which makes a thicker ring that will not melt as quickly. Place fruit, pineapple, cherries, grapes, strawberries, edible flowers, min

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Chicken and Dumplings and Kids!

  I really enjoyed reading my friend Kelly's blog today. Her children are some the most well-behaved children you'll ever meet...oh and they are SO FUNNY!  I loved looking at the picture of them making dumplings. It reminded me of the days when my kids were little, I always let them hav

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Here are the recipes that were requested. Let me know if you have any questions.   Pineapple Almond Punch   Sweet and Sour Meatballs    

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New Cake Tutorials

I posted a couple new tutorials on my Cakes and Candy Blog, check them out. How to make decorations from Royal Icing. How to make individual servings from a sheet cake.    

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Make It, Give It, Sell It - Rum Balls

Make It, Give It, Sell It – Rum Balls

  I love this recipe at Christmas time.     They can be made way ahead of time, then hide them.   Rum Balls: 1 1/2 cups toasted pecans, finely chopped 1 1/4 cups finely crushed shortbread or vanilla wafer cookies

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Make It, Give It or Sell It – Granola

  Granola can be real simple with a few ingredients or it can be loaded with goodies!   It is also good to make a big batch to keep in your emergency supplies.     For this batch I used: Rolled Oats Oat Groats Coconut Oil Honey Raises Sunflower Seeds Pumpkin Seeds Salt

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How to Make Breadcrumbs

Use stale or dense bread to make breadcrumbs.   These were made with some whole wheat bread that actually came out too 'heavy', so instead of throwing it away I tore it up into smaller pieces and put it in my Vita Mix (the BEST blender).     You could do the same thing in a

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Pumpkin Week 08~ Triva, Quizzes, Gems and a Giveaway!

I did this last year and received a great response, so I thought I'd do it again!   ~~~   This week I will be posting about PUMPKINS, a little trivia, decorating ideas, fun for the kids and of course RECIPES!!!   GIVE AWAY Leave a comment (preferably with a suggestion, a

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Salsa Slideshow

Yesterday, after I sent Olivia off to Florida for 2 weeks with some friends to help with their children, Emma and I got busy canning salsa and tomatoes. It was a lot of work, but we really enjoyed doing it. There is nothing like working elbow to elbow with your children to bind hearts!   Je

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Grandma Brodock’s Sweet Pepper Relish Recipe

      I posted a tutorial on how to make Jeff's grandmother's wonderful relish over on my homemaking blog. Check it out The Mission Field of the Home 

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