Easy double chocolate chip brownies

Easy Double Chocolate Chip Brownies 12 oz chocolate chips, divided1 C granulated sugar1/2 C (1 stick) butter or margarine3 eggs1 1/4 C all purpose flour1/4 t baking soda1 t vanilla1/2 C chopped nuts Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13×9 baking dish and set aside. Melt 1 C morsels and butter in large heavy duty … [Read more…]

Spaghetti Sauce

Spaghetti Sauce (double batch) 1 lb ground beef1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes1 small onion2 (6 oz) cans tomato paste2 medium carrots (1/4 lb)2 C water1 (6 oz) can mushrooms1 1/2 T Italian seasoning4 cloves or teaspoons minced garlic2 T brown sugarsalt and pepper Add ground beef to large skillet. Season the beef with salt, … [Read more…]

Bubble Pizza

Bubble Pizza–Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 1 1/2 lb ground beef15 oz pizza sauce (or spaghetti sauce-regular sized jar for saucier dish)2 (12 oz) tubes refrigerated biscuits2 C shredded mozzarella cheeseassorted pizza toppings In large skillet, brown beef with your favorite seasonings and drain. Stir in sauce and simmer. While simmering, quarter biscuits and place … [Read more…]

One of the reasons I LOVE Jericho

The Setup: The government turns on itself and launches nuclear bombs at several major cities across the US, wiping out much of the country’s infrastucture, power, water and gas supplies. A small town in KS survives and makes a go of rebuilding their future. As fall arrives and the weather gets cold, their fuel supplies … [Read more…]

Weekend Update

Matthew went to the orthodontist this weekend so we left at 4:30 after i got out of work to get there around 8 pm. We took the parents dogs for a walk to check out the new/construction on the pond. There’s only a tiny bit of water coming up from the spring. I dont know … [Read more…]

Fun Monday – The Great Art Grab and Go

http://sayresmiles.blogspot.com/ Gives us our Fun Monday Assignment: Your assignment for Monday, 9/17 is this:Brush off your interview skills. Talk to everyone who lives in your house. I want to know what their, and your, favorite piece of art is in your home. Photographs do not count. If there was a fire in your home, everyone … [Read more…]

Website for your new baby?

This is kind of an odd post for my site, but I read online recently that a lot more parents are reserving .com sites for their babies when they’re born or toddling so that they’ll have it on reserve for the future. The article I read pondered the sageness of reserving a site for $10 … [Read more…]

Fun Monday–Help Somebody if You Can…

Nikki is hosting Fun Monday this week, after a much deserved week off. Now it’s time we do something. Have you ever had someone out of the goodness of their heart do something for you without anything asked in return? Offered you money when you needed it the most? Helped you change a flat tire … [Read more…]