Catching up with Oreos

Okay, so I bet you are all wondering what happened to me. Or Maybe not, maybe nobody reads this anyways, but just in case, let me tell you what I've been up to. Well The last time I posted was last spring I believe, then all summer I worked day and night at our families campground. In fall, there was a combination of resettling into a routine and catching up on things.We then had a glorified Christmas break for about two weeks, and now this January I have been making plans to go to England for 5 months starting in April. Sounds fun right? Here is the website to where and what I'll be doing, if you care. 

Anyways, I've really been wanting to blog on here the last couple days, so I thought why not? Here are some yummy cookies I made my family the other day.

Yeah, they are Oreo knock offs, and quite delicious as well as very fast and easy to make.

Oreo Cookies

2 Pkg. Devils food Cake Mix

4 Eggs

1 Cup Vegetable Oil

2 Tbsp. Water

Mix all ingredients together, and bake at 350 degrees ferinheight for 7-9 minutes. Tops will crack when done.

Filling

8 oz. Cream Cheese

1/2 Cup Butter

4 Cups Icing Sugar

1 Tsp. Vanilla

Mix all together, and spread between two cookies.


I told you it was easy, now didn't I? The recipe days it makes six dozen, but I made half a batch and it only made about one and a half dozen, so i imagine it varies depending on how big you make them.

A Bubblegum Birthday

Sorry I've neglected my blog for so long. I've been working LOTS and just haven't gotten the time. Oh well, I'm blogging right now, aren't I? I wanted to share a little bit of card making inspiration with you today. I often find it hard to make birthday cards for boys. You can't use flowers, glitter, or rhinestones, and your choice of colors are very limited. Well just the other day I made this darling card....

It's was perfect! I like that it's very easy to make, but doesn't look slapped together. But the best part is that there is no doubt that it's a boy's card. Anyways, I just thought I'd share that with you. Take care, I hope to be blogging more soon!

The Last Edition of Treat Tuesday

I am sorry to announce our last edition of Treat Tuesday. My family owns and RV park and campground, so I'm starting to get pretty busy with that and I'm not sure how much baking and treat making I'll be doing over the next few months. I'll still be blogging, just not making as many treats. With that in mind I hope you enjoy our last Treat Tuesday.

I'm not really sure what to call these cookies. The recipe I used called them Melanie's Chocolate Chip Cookies because the recipe is from one of my mom's old friends named Melanie. Now I thought about just calling them Chocolate Chip Cookies, but I thought that sounded too boring. The recipe has 1 tsp. of almond flavoring so I also thought about calling them Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies, but they don't taste enough like almonds. So In conclusion I decided that I'd give you the recipe, you could make them and then create your own name. One thing I can assure you of though, is that they are good, really good. I mean like really really good. So without further ado here is the recipe:

1 Cup Butter
1 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp. Almond Flavoring
2 Eggs
2 1/2 Cups Flour (I used freshly ground whole wheat)
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
1-1 1/2 Cups Chocolate Chips

Cream the first 5 ingredients together. Next, add the dry ingredients and mix well. Finally stir in the chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes.

Note: If you use fresh farm eggs you'll need to use up to 3 Cups of flour, depending on there size.

Another Edition of Treat Tuesday!

So I don't really have much to say about today's treat other than that it's delicious. In fact so delicious that that's how it got it's name. Lady's and gentlemen, boys and girls, may I present to you the famous, the one and only, Delicious Cookies!

 

Delicious Cookies

1 Cup Butter
1 Cup Oil (don't use olive oil)
1 1/2 Cups Brown Sugar
1 Egg
2 Tsp. Vanilla
1 1/2 Cups Flour (I always use whole wheat)
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Cream of Tarter
1 Cup Quick Oats
1 oz. Package of Chocolate Chips

Blend butter and oil. Cream in sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Sift together dry ingredients and then add to creamed mixture. Stir in oatmeal and chocolate chips. Drop on lightly greased baking sheer. Bake at 350 degrees Ferinheight for 12 minutes or until done. Makes about 6 dozen.

 I think the only down side to these cookies, is that the dough doesn't taste very good. Although, looking at how much cookie dough I usually eat, maybe that's not a bad thing. The dough just isn't that good because the quick oats need to cook in the oven for them to taste good, if you know what I mean.

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My Attempt at Jewelery Making

 So the other day I was feeling crafty and thought I'd do a bit of jewelery making. I'm not really that big into beading, I mean I like to do it, I'm just not very good at at. Anyways,here is what I came up with.

  These bracelets are super easy to make and they are going to be perfect for summer! All it is, is about 5 different strands of twine, all cut to roughly about the same size, a different bead put on each strand and then tied. I used this method of tying them, so that they could adjust.

 I made some with colored twine, to switch it up and give it a more "summery" feel.

 I then also made a set a little bigger as an anklet.

 After I had made enough of those, I tried something a little different. I used the same knot, but instead of putting a bead on the string, I strung the twine  it through a flower charm.

 I loved the results!

Bracelets are so fun and can totally add to an outfit. And with how easy it is to make them, there is no excuse for not having any!

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies!

I can't believe how this week has flown by! And I don't mean that in a good way, we all ended up sick, and our business (more on that another time!) has been getting busier and busier as summer approaches! Thankfully though, I had a bit of time this morning to make these little gems, Soft Banana Cookies. Is there a better combination than banana and chocolate? I guess chocolate makes anything better.

Soft Banana Cookies

2/3 Cup Butter
1 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Tsp. Vanilla
2 1/4 Cup Flour
2 Tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1/4 Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Cup Mashed Banana
1 Cup Chocolate Chips

Cream butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, mixing well. Stir in bananas and chocolate chips. Drop by with a spoon onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 8-12 minutes at 400 degrees Ferinheight.

Yumm! Look at all that chocolaty goodness! And they're great for using up ripe banana's too!


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Ready for your mouth to water?

Okay, before we get to today's treat, I want to show you a few pictures to get you ready.

 Mmmm....Look at all that chocolate!

 All that chocolaty sauce, just melting in your mouth!

 With just a light sprinkling of nuts...Yumm!

I just love drumsticks! They are my favorite ice cream treat. They or soooo good! Is your mouth watering yet? 

 Mmmm how about cheescake?

Do you like cheesecake?

 Isn't there something about cheesecake that just can't be beat?

As Hedy Lamarr says, "Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake."

Now you might think I'm being over dramatic and lame, and although that might be true, I had a purpose for all that cheesiness. I just was wanting to prepare you for today's treat. But first, let's do a little math.

As you can clearly see, drumsticks plus cheesecake equal drumstick cake, with just so happens to be today's treat!

I think the best part about this dessert, is that it is so simple and easy to make. And although it has cheesecake flavor, there is no baking, cooling, or cracking.

So here is how it's done:

First put on some tunes. Baking is always more fun when you have good music.

 Next you'll need to get out the recipe. As you can see our recipe has been well loved.

 Make the crust and press into the pan saving 1/2 cup for the topping.

 Make the filling.

 Drizzle chocolate sauce over the filling

 and gently mix it in, creating a marbleized look.

Sprinkle that 1/2 Cup of crust crumbs that you saved over the top.

Freeze, cut, and....

 EAT! It's a good idea to do this step when there are others around, just in case you are tempted to eat the whole pan.

Drumstick Cake

Crust

2 1/2 Cups of Oreo Crumbs 

1/2 Cup Crushed Peanuts

3 Tbsp. of Melted Butter

Filling 

8 Oz. Cream Cheese

1/2 Cup of Peanut Butter 

1/2 Cup of Sugar

4 Eggs

1 Large Tub of Cool-Whip

 1/2 Cup of Chocolate Sauce

Directions:

Mix all of the crust ingredients together. As I stated above, set aside 1/2 Cup. Press the rest into a 9x13 inch pan. For the filling cream the first three ingredients together. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well in between. Fold in the Cool-Whip. Pour over Crust. Drizzle chocolate sauce over top and marble it through the filling (it works best to use a butter knife for this). Sprinkle that 1/2 cup of crust crumbs over top. And like a said before, freeze, cut, and eat.


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I Love Cupcakes!

 I love cupcakes! Any kind of cupcakes! Chocolate, vanilla, spice, you name it, I love cupcakes!In fact I love cupcakes so much that I decided to make cupcake napkins! Yup! Twelve of them to be exact, Here, let me show you...

Aren't they adorable? I've done lots of sewing before, but this was my first applique project. I got the cupcake pattern from this book. I just used all my random scraps of pink fabric, so they all turned out different. I just LOVE them! But then again, I love cupcakes! Here is a picture of four of the different cupcakes.

 I did the "cherries" all the same color, so they would have something that unifies them.

 

The backs are three different pinks prints and the front is a very light solid pink.

I stitched them with bright pink thread.

The sad part of the story is that they are for my hope chest, so I won't actually be able to use them. But I guess they'll stay nicer that way, with no little brothers to stain them.

Tuesday!

Well, I guess it's Tuesday, and you know what that means right? A delicious treat! So here is today's delicious treat.

This is...well... a Campfire Banana Home Edition! or something of the sorts. I don't really know if it has a name. Usually they are made over the campfire, but you can make them in your oven too. Anyways here is the how to.

Start with a nice ripe banana.

Cut off the ends and make a slit down the banana only deep enough to go through the peel.

Grab some peanuts, chocolate, and any other toppings you would like (such as coconut, other nuts, or marshmallows. Basically anything that floats your boat.)

Next, stuff your banana with all the yummy toppings you picked.

When you're satisfied with the amount of toppings, loosely wrap up the banana in tinfoil.

Place the banana in the oven at 375 degrees. I used our toaster oven, because it's smaller, but if you don't have one, a full sized oven works too.

Set the timer for 15 minutes and wait.

 

 When it's done, pull it out of the oven and let it cool for 5 more minutes, then unwrap and enjoy!

The banana peel will be black after cooking it, so don't be surprised. This makes an excellent bedtime snack...Yumm!

Fuity Tuesday!

Well, it's our third edition of Treat Tuesday and I know your all excited. Right? Today I thought I'd post something a little more healthy, I wouldn't want all my readers getting fat you know... So today I present to you my Mom's famous Fruit Salad. Honestly this stuff is too good to be called a fruit salad, and although it's not much to look at,  I promise you, you won't regret making it.

Fruit Salad
1 Can Mandarin Oranges, drained
1 Banana, sliced
1 Can Peaches, drained and sliced if they aren't already
1 Can Pineapple Chunks, drained
2 Red Apples, cubed (or cut up)
1 (4 serving size) Box of Instant Vanilla Pudding
1 Cup Milk
3/4 Cup Sour Cream
1/3 Cup Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate

Whisk pudding, milk, sour cream, and orange juice concentrate until smooth. Mix in fruit, chill, and eat up. Yummm!

This Past Weekend

So this past weekend I went to an event called Weekend In The Word with some friends and had a fantastic time! Before we were even done the eight hour drive to Foremost (I tiny little town in southern Alberta) I was regretting not bringing my camera. I did however still want to blog about my weekend, so I took a few pictures on my iPhone to share with you. Sorry for the poor quality, but like I said, they were taken with my iPhone.

I had never been that far south before (other than to go to Mexico, and THAT'S different) so I was surprised to see so much wide open prairie. I also was shocked to find out how windy it was, everyday we were there it seemed to turn into a bad hair day. But anyways, this picture is of the prairie, and it looked like this for several hours of our trip (I know, how boring?).

We drove down on Thursday and on Friday (Our first day there) they had their annual "Weekend in the Word Hockey Tournament". There was a Southern Alberta team, a Northern Alberta team, and a B.C. team. Now this was my first time at Weekend in the Word, but my friends informed me that Southern Alberta has won the past two years and our team (Northern Alberta) had never won yet.

The teams play 5 different games to determine the winner. In between games this Zamboni had to clean up the ice. I took this picture mainly so I could show my younger brothers, but I thought I'd add it into the post just for fun!

I'm not really a big fan of hockey, but it turns out my friends sure are! We all cheered really loud (I mostly did because I didn't have anything else to do) and got sore throats and scratchy voices.  One of my friends even went so far as to get her brothers trumpet out.... I guess it worked, because WE WON!

For Saturday and Sunday morning we spent the majority of our time in this hall. I was so amazed that such a small town like Foremost could have such a big, beautiful hall!

To  show you how beautiful it was I'm adding a picture of the beautiful dance floor that coordinated with the burnt orange panels (as seen in the picture of the hall).

Foremost is so close to the border that you can see the majestic mountains of Montana in the distance. I've never been to the states, so I thought it was so cool being that close! Anyways, after seeing this view, I think I'm going to have to add Montana to my "Must See" list.

When I got home I was delighted to see a package waiting for me on my bed!

It was the dress I had won from a giveaway on a blog. Sorry about the wrinkles, but this picture was taken at 12:30 AM after I had just been stuffed in a vehicle for eight hours and the dress had just come out of the package. The dress (from Shabby Apple)did however, fit me perfectly, so it was a great way to end a great weekend!