*swoon* lol So apparently this week was all about the sweets.  As such, I felt I wanted to finish the week off with a doosey.  Here, my friends, she is. THE CAKE 2 cups all purpose flour 2 cups sugar 2/3 cups cocoa 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 2 eggs 1 cup milk 2/3 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup brewed coffee, room tmp THE FROSTING 1 small package of cream cheese (3oz) 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter 2 cups confectioners…

1 lb powdered sugar 1.2 cup cocoa 1.4 tsp salt 6 tbsp butter 4 tbsp milk 1 tbsp vanilla 1 cup nuts (chopped or crushed) *I prefer walnuts* Combine all ingredients except nuts in a double boiler*.  Stir until smooth and mix comes to the “soft ball” stage.   Add nuts and spread into a buttered candy dish.  Cool and cut into serving sized squares. *If you are like me and don’t have a double boiler: I fill up (like an inch or two from the rim) my big spaghetti pot…

Yep. Basically every single word in that title makes me DROOL. haha!!! graham cracker pie shell 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1 qt vanilla ice cream (softened but not melted) 1/4 cup honey 1/2 cup cashews (chopped) 6 oz chocolate fudge topping (sold in with the ice cream toppings)   In a large bowl, mix peanut butter and honey.  Be careful not to over mix it because the peanut butter will start to stiffen.  Stir this mix into the ice cream.  Mix only  until incorporated.  Then spread half of this…

This is my recipe for fried rice.  Its actually super easy to make. a bag of Boil in the Bag Minute Rice Olive oil (or wok oil) onion (abt half a medium, chopped) garlic salt 2 eggs frozen peas and carrots frozen corn soy sauce Fried rice works best if you use day old left over rice.  Unfortunately, I never know ahead of time when I am going to want some so I never have “old rice” on hand!  haha!!  What I do is make a bag of boil in…

1 can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk 1 can medium sized mandarin oranges 1 medium can pineapple chunks 1 large bowl cool whip 1/4 cup lemon juice 2 graham cracker crust pie shells Drain and cut up oranges and pineapple.  Mix in milk and lemon juice.  Fold in the cool whip.  Pour into ready made shells and chill until ready to serve. *this recipe makes TWO pies. source: Nana’s recipe box

1 – 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp baking POWDER 1/2 tsp baking SODA 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup margarine, softened 1 egg 1 1/2 cups Bran flakes (crushed to abt a cup) 1 1/2 cups ripe bananas (abt 3) PREHEAT OVEN TO 350(f) Sift together all DRY ingredients except sugar and set aside. In a large bowl, beat sugar and margarine.  Add the egg and mix well.  Mix in the cereal and mashed bananas.  Add the flour mixture, mixing only enough to combine it.  Dont…

1 tbsp olive oil 2 cups diced cooked chicken (I just boil it) 2 cups broccoli 1 (8 oz) package of fresh mushrooms 4 green onions, chopped 1 garlic clove (minced) 1/4 tsp ground ginger 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 (12oz) package of NO YOLK egg noodles, uncooked In a deep skillet or wok, heat the oil and then add: chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, onion, garlic, and ginger.  Stir often.  Cook until heated thru and broccoli goes tender crisp and bright green.  Add soy sauce.  Continue to cook about 5 minutes,…