Drip Beef Sandwiches

Here is a quick and easy slow cooker recipe for a basic drip beef sandwich.  No photos this time... I was hungry and forgot to take one.  You'll have to trust me, it's a tasty sandwich that is simple to put together in the morning, and will be ready to eat when you get home from work. Thanks to Pioneer Woman for sharing this recipe.  The link below shows 2 ways to make it, I used the second one.

Brownies

Once I share this recipe with you, you will never buy boxed brownie mix again.  At least, I hope you don't.  This is a super quick and easy recipe for homemade brownies.  If we are going to have our sweet indulgences, we should control the ingredients that go into them.  Even if your argument is the convenience of the pre-measured box mixes, you can easily measure out the dry ingredients for several batches, and store in an air-tight container for a couple of weeks.  Then you only have to measure out one dry ingredient, add the wet, mix, pour and bake.  I haven't done the math myself, but I'm willing to be that the homemade variety is cheaper to make too.  So not only are you controlling the ingredients, you'll be saving some money too.

 

The Best Snickerdoodles Ever!

Here's a yummy recipe for snickerdoodles... passed on to my family from my Grandma's neighbor, Mrs. Butterworth.  These cookies are sweet, and soft, and delicious.  Please make some soon... I hope that you like them as much as I do!

Laura's Chili

While Mother Nature is still trying decide whether is it winter or spring, you still have time to make up a batch of chili.  Here is the recipe that I use, I like it just the way it is, but can be adapted to your taste. The chili seasoning recommended will give the soup a little bit of a kick, so use a little less if you don't like so much spice.  Also, the brown sugar sweetens up the soup, a nice complement to the spice, but may be too sweet for some.  Use this recipe as a starting point, and then make it your own.

 

Maple Yogurt Fruit Dip

A great way to use the homemade yogurt is to make a maple yogurt dip for fresh fruit.  Farmers are busy in the woods and the sugar shacks in March boiling down sap to make maple syrup.  Did you know that it takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup?  This year’s harvest was very good, so please find yourself a farmer who “sugars” and stock up on some pure, local maple syrup.