Posted by Honor on Friday, May 10, 2013,
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Green Beans with Seasoned Almonds and Sauteed Ham... a pretty fancy sounding recipe eh?! Gor-met it my middle name don't cha know?! Just kidding. This recipe is a good ol stand by for me. Just perfect for when I'ma looking to impress some house guests... or cook up some home harvested veggies. Holy cow! Did you know super duper fast beans grow? I'm still learning at this whole veggie gardening thing, so bear with me while I sing with glee over the few plants I manage not to slaughter.
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Posted by Honor on Wednesday, March 27, 2013,
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This really is the easiest & tastiest guacamole recipe. Get yourself some (American grown!!!!) ripe avocados, slice them in half, scoop out with a table spoon, add two heaping dollops of Mexican salsa, sprinkle salt/garlic salt to taste and smush/chop it all together with two large forks. If you are on the fiery side, by all means add some hot sauce (you feisty thing you!). No more dicing onions, peppers, tomatoes ect... be gone cutting board and watering eyes! Why make it more difficult th... Continue reading ...
Posted by Honor on Friday, November 23, 2012,
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 Wish I had more pics of this sucker... but trust me it went FAST! This delish pie is composed of a super scrumptious sweet potato pie with a bacon and blue cheese lattice. Looks and sound complicated but it really is not. This is THE dish you want to bring to any holiday potluck. Here we go... Ingredients:
1 sheet refrigerated pie pastry or ready made pie shell
1/4 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar packed
2 eggs
2 cups mashed sweet potato
1/4 cup half-n-half
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
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Posted by Honor on Friday, October 19, 2012,
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Yum num num num.... This drink is positively delicious. Perfect for any type of party. Refreshing yet not too light. Just delish. This recipe makes one large pitcher, as seen above, but can easily be doubled or tripled to create a huge party batch. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
*1 can of frozen limeade concentrate. Found in the frozen juice section of your grocery store
*12 oz of clear or golden tequila. This can be adjusted to suit your taste. Figure about 1.5 oz in a shot and calculate that into how man... Continue reading ...
Posted by Honor on Monday, September 24, 2012,
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 Can we just take a minute to gawk at this tasty creation?!?!? gawk... gawk... still gawking... ok I'm done. Ingredients & Supplies: One large trifle dish. This is optional but seeing the layers is what makes this dish so special. 1/4 cup butter
2 Packages of cream cheese
(2 x 8oz)
1 cup powdered sugar
2 packs of instant vanilla pudding
3 1/2 cups milk
12 ounces Cool Whip, thawed
One large package of Oreo cookies, crushed finely. About 40 cookies
1 package of Gummy worms
Creamy-goodness layers: In o...
Posted by Honor on Thursday, July 12, 2012,
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 What? Heaven in a dessert? Ecstasy in a bite? Why yes please! You can have those 50 shades of grey... I'll take some of this  What you need: This recipe is made in two parts. The bars and the sauce. They are combined before baking.
Bars: 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup shortening, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, 2 cups flour, 1 1/2 cups quick oats, 1 TB salt, 1 TB baking soda, 4 cups diced and peeled apples. I used three medium gala apples, but I also recommend using something more tart like pink l...
Posted by Honor on Tuesday, July 10, 2012,
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Ahhhh In-laws on the way? OMG your best frenemy stopped by? Neighbors calling you? Need to make something tasty stat! Here you go... Your welcome Have no fear cream cheese is to the rescue... No joke! With all kidding aside this dip will let you save face when company pops in and you haven't tidied up... like in a week.  What you need: One package of cream cheese @ room temp, 1 1/2 cups sour cream, 2TB Worcestershire sauce, 1TB chili powder, 2TB dill, 2ts salt, 2ts lemon pepper, 1ts parsley, 1ts ...
Posted by Honor on Friday, July 6, 2012,
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 Rocky Road Brownie Bars. Quite a handle right? Rocky road for the marshmallows and nuts. Brownie for the crusty edges and bars for the gooey center. Me like rocky road brownie bars.... omn num num num.  What you need: 1/2 cup shortening, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup heavy cream, 1 package of chocolate pudding mix, 1 TB vanilla, 2 cups flour, 1 3/4 white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 1/2 cups cooking oats, 2 TB salt, 2 TB baking soda, 2 cups marshmallows, 1 packaged chopped nuts (I used almonds... about 1 cu...
Posted by Honor on Tuesday, July 3, 2012,
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Don't know if I should show you this.... These are my secret weapons. I guess if I swear you in to my secret circle of trust I can show you. Ready, repeat after me "I (say your name) promise to make these yummy cookies in the event of an emergency (or just because) and promise to share with everyone". Ok we are gtg. If I really need to impress someone or need a last minute hostess gift I always make these. They are yummy and puffy and are just plain cinnamon and sugary goodness. Enjoy!  Ingre...
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