When I got married my mother-in-law gave me a couple of recipes. One of them for the lasagna that we make for Christmas every year. Another one was for my husband's birthday cake. It's the recipe that I make for him every year.IngredientsChocolate cake mix (including oil, eggs, etc)1 can sweetened condensed milk1 tub of Cool WhipPrepare a box of chocolate cake mix according to directions.Grease … [Read more...]

I was in the mood for dessert, but looking through my pantry didn't inspire me. So I went to Pinterest and entered yellow cake mix (because I had one of those) to see what what would pop up.   How excited was I when I saw this! I clicked on the picture and got taken to the blog "The Girl Who Ate Everything" and the recipe for this delicious treat. The original recipe called for 12 oz … [Read more...]

My Mom pinned a recipe on Pinterest last week that was billed as a 2-ingredient pumpkin muffin recipe. I love pumpkin, as you might have guessed by recent food posts, and I was of course intrigued by the prospect of only two ingredients. I decided to use a yellow cake mix like in the picture (though the recipe says you can use any flavor of cake mix) and I added in my can of pumpkin I used … [Read more...]

I'm not good at making pie crusts and I don't always have the refridgerated kind on hand. So rather than making a pie crust that I knew I wouldn't like I opted for making a pear crisp instead.I used a recipe from my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. Instead of fresh pears I used several cans of pears (that I had bought for the baby but he decided he doesn't like anymore). It's yummy. And I … [Read more...]