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I tried this recipe from Lucky Leaf last night and was quite pleased.  I’m still on the hunt for a recipe where the crust is more like a pie crust (a bit crunchy).  All cobbler recipes I’ve ever tried the crust is soft (more cake-like).  Not that that’s not bad, my preference is just the more crunchy kind.  If you have a recipe that fits the bill, please share!

In the mean time I will continue to use this recipe!  I used blackberry pie filling and it was wonderful!  It’s super easy and quite tasty!

Easy Cobbler

Printable Recipe: Easy Cobbler

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter or margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 can (21 oz.) Lucky Leaf Pie Filling

Directions

Melt butter in 9 X 9 X 2 baking dish.  Mix together sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and milk.  Pour over melted butter.  Do not stir,  Pour pie filling onto mixture.  Do not stir.  Bake at 325 degrees for 50 minutes.  Serve warm.

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AWESOME!

Heath Crunch Caramel Dip

Printable Version: Heath Crunch Caramel Dip

Ingredients

1 8oz. package cream cheese, softened
1 Cup brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 jar caramel ice cream topping
11 oz. heath bars, broken in to pieces
6 granny smith apples

Directions

1. Mix together the cream cheese and brown sugar until well blended.
2. Spread mixture out thinly on serving platter or baking dish.
3. Spread caramel ice cream topping over the cream cheese layer.
4. Sprinkle toffee bits all over the caramel topping.

Serve along side sliced granny smith apples

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Thank you to everyone that entered!  Be on the lookout….there are more great giveaways to come!

Great news!  I have been offered to giveaway a copy of Best Recipes: Easy, Delicious Meals that was just released yesterday by Real Simple!

Best Recipes: Easy, Delicious Meals is 208 pages with full color photos with over 90 easy, delicious recipes!  I got my copy in the mail yesterday and I already have a long list of recipes I cannot wait to make!

See what Real Simple is saying about their new cookbook:

You want to feed your family (and yourself!) well, but with your busy life, getting a healthy, satisfying meal on the table sometimes seems like Mission: Impossible. For 10 years, Real Simple has been finding ways to help you fulfill that mission while saving you time, stress, and money. Here, we’ve gathered up some of our best recipes to serve anytime, anywhere-from a weeknight supper to a dinner party.

These include:
One-pot meals that require just a single pan (and hardly any cleanup)
30-minute meals to throw together at the end of a busy workday
No-cook meals for when you just don’t want to turn on the oven
Freezable meals to make ahead, for days when there’s no time to cook
Kid-friendly meals that please both them and you
Full nutritional info for every recipe, to make watching your numbers easier
Menu suggestions combining recipes for special occasions
Tricks of the trade to help you choose the freshest produce, pair pasta shapes with the best sauces, decipher the labels on chicken packages, and devein a shrimp

This is your chance to win a copy of this awesome cookbook!  All you have to do is leave a comment letting me know what you look for the most in a recipe….does it have to be super easy?  Very few ingredients?  Take less than 30 minutes?

I look forward to hearing what you look most in a recipe!  Giveaway ends Friday, November 6th. A winner will be chosen at random.  You will have 24 hours to claim your prize!  Good luck!

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She said a friend of hers also makes them with a taco meat/shredded cheese mixture as well and they are quite tasty.  I could see serving those with queso!

You can make this little delights with just about anything in them and they will be good….and nice and quick!  My husband even had the grand idea for us to make extra so he could have them for lunch.  All he would have to do is pop them in the microwave and viola, lunch is served!

Oh, and you could also make turnovers with them by putting your favorite pie filling in the middle!! The possibilities are endless!

Easy Empanadas

Printable Version: Easy Empanadas

BBQ Empanadas

Ingredients

1 package refrigerated pie crust

1 lb ground turkey or beef

1/2 cup BBQ sauce (more if preferred)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cook ground meat until brown.  Remove from heat and mix with bbq sauce in medium size bowl and set aside.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.  Unroll pie dough, 1 at a time. Use a 4-inch round cutter, dusted with flour and cut out as many rounds as possible (about 10 to 12) of the pie dough. Repeat with second pie dough.

Beat the egg lightly in a small bowl, set aside.   To assemble empanadas, fill the center of each round with 1 tablespoon of the meat mixture.  Brush half of the perimeter of each dough round with the egg wash. Fold over 1 side of the round to make a half circle. Crimp the edges of each empanada with tines of a fork.

Place empanadas on prepared baking sheets. Brush each top lightly with egg wash.  Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Taco Empanadas

Ingredients

1 refrigerated pie crust

1 lb ground turkey or beef

1 package Taco Seasoning Mix

1 cup Shredded Cheese

Directions

Prepare taco meat as directed on taco seasoning packet.  Remove from heat and mix with shredded cheese in a medium size bowl.  Follow remaining steps above.

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Up first is what I think is about the cutest little Halloween container ever!! A Mummy Candy Holder…how cute is this?!

Up next, more mummies….a great Halloween treat anyone will love! MUMMY DOGS!

Now for these great little gummy pumpkins.  The easiest Halloween treat I think I’ve ever seen.  And the cutest, too!

And this pumpkin cake…..oh my goodness….I fell in love with it the moment I saw it!  A true favorite!

For more Halloween ideas and treats, click here!

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The hash brown casserole was out of this world.  I probably could have eaten to entire platter full!  It was so creamy and cheesy!!  A must-have recipe for your kitchen!

Hash Brown Casserole

Printable Version: Hash Brown Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. of frozen hash brown potatoes (not shredded)
  
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 8 oz. sour cream
• 1/2 a stick of butter, melted
• 2 cups of shredded mild cheddar cheese
  
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Mix all ingredients together.  Pour into buttered casserole dish (9×13) oblong or (10×10) big square corning ware dish, and flatten it down with the spoon.

Crumble corn flakes over the top (just enough to cover top evenly in a thin layer) and melt 1/2 stick of butter and spoon over top of corn flakes.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350° for about 1 hour and 15 minutes uncovered.

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It has been a lot of fun to hear from those of you that have already ordered and gotten your first package from Alice.com!  I told you it was easy!  Even though I don’t have $25 more to give away, you can still register!  You’ll be glad you did!

I cannot tell you how much I love Alice.com. My husband is the one that first introduced me to it a few weeks ago and I AM HOOKED!! Alice.com has cut my shopping trips in half! And when I do go, I spend a fraction of the time because I can get the majority of the nonperishable items here at Alice! You can purchase items online at Alice.com and they are shipped right to your doorstep.  And my favorite part….shipping is ALWAYS FREE!!

Alice.com has coupons on many of their items to save you as much money as possible. As easy way to find items that have coupons available is to click on the “Other Ways to Shop” tab on the far right and click on “Shop the Best Deals.”  A great example…my last order from Alice.com came to a total of $17.08 for 9 items. I had coupons for 6 of those 9 items saving me $5.15!  Don’t believe me? Take a look!

And I never stepped foot into a store!  All in the comfort of my own home at 11pm….in my bed!

I got a personal email a couple of days ago after I made my order because I suggested a few items that I would like to see them carry.  I emailed her back in appreciation for someone taking the time to email me back and to also ask if Alice.com would be interested in sponsoring a giveaway on my blog….and they said yes!! Lucky you!

Alice.com is sponsoring a $25 credit to the lucky winner! When you register for an Alice.com account (which is free), come back here and leave a comment letting me know you registered.  You will automatically be entered in the drawing for the $25 credit to your Alice.com account.

You can earn an extra entry by tweeting that you entered the giveaway…click here to Tweet it! (be sure to leave a comment after you tweet about it!)

You have until Friday, September 25 to enter!

You must be signed up for an Alice.com account to win.  Alice.com will give the winner a $25 credit in their account.

Oh, and I forgot to mention….just at the ad mentions above, you get a $10 bonus to your account when you spend $50.  And it doesn’t have to be all at once.  Once you spend $50, whether it’s in one purchase or 10, your account will automatically be given a $10 credit!  How awesome is that?!

Good luck and have fun shopping AT HOME!!

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You’ll see in my picture that this tea is in a mason jar, which are used mainly for canning.  You’ll find in the south that many folks use mason jars for glasses as well.  It’s something that brings back fond memories for me because that’s how my grandmother served her sweet tea.  I loved it (and still do!).

Good ‘Ol Southern Sweet Tea

Printable Version: Good ‘Ol Southern Sweet Tea

Ingredients

• 1 Gallon Water, divided
• 7 Regular Size Tea Bags (with paper tag removed)
• 2 Cups Sugar

Directions

Fill a medium sauce pan half way with water and place over medium high heat.  Pour in 2 cups of sugar and stir until dissolved.  Once sugar water mixture reaches a rapid boil, remove from heat.  Place 7 tea bags in saucepan and dunk into sugar water mixture a coup of times with a spoon.  Place lid on sauce pan and let steep for 5-6 minutes.  Fill a 1 gallon pitcher half-way with cool water and ice (this will help your tea cool much faster).  Once your tea has steeped for 5-6 minutes, pour tea into pitcher and throw tea bags away.  Add water to pitcher to reach 1 gallon.

Pour over ice and serve.

Enjoy!

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