Author: Margaret

  • Easy Pizza

    Easy Pizza

    Pizza is a family favorite at our house. We probably have pizza every weekend. This is an easy pizza crust recipe. I hope you enjoy!  Pizza Crust 3 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon instant yeast 1 cup hot water 2 tablespoon oil Mix dry ingredients in large bowl. Add oil and hot water.…

  • Citrus Ice

    Citrus Ice

    This cool delicious summer treat is so refreshing on a hot day. But don’t eat too fast, or you will get brain freeze. Citrus Ice 3 cups sugar4 cups water5 or 6 ripe bananas, mashed1 46 oz pineapple juice1 12 oz can frozen lemonade (undiluted)1 12 oz can frozen orange juice concentrate (undiluted)2 quarts water1…

  • Bugs Needed a Home

    Bugs Needed a Home

    My kids love playing with their pipe cleaner bugs. They fly and crawl them all over the house, but the other day Tyler said, “Mom, they (the bugs) need a place to live.” I was stumped. What had I started? So again we went to the craft box. Which I might add is in desperate…

  • Princess Birthday Cake

    Princess Birthday Cake

    We had another birthday in our family this week. Can you tell what the theme was? When Emma told me she wanted a princess cake I went to Pinterest for ideas. There are tons of princess cakes to look at, but most require a higher skill level than I possess. One thing most of the…

  • Pecan Fudge Brownies

    Pecan Fudge Brownies

    1 cup butter1/2 cup cocoa2 cups sugar4 eggs2 tsp vanilla1 1/2 cups flour, sifted1 cup coarsely chopped pecans In a large sauce pan melt butter.  Remove from heat.  Add cocoa and sugar.  Blend in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. Stir in flour and nuts.  Spread in a greased and floured 13″ X 9″…