A Proverbs 31 Kind of Day

The Summer heat is becoming oppressive! I'm not complaining, as it hasn't been the squelcher it was last year. But multiple days of 100 degrees doesn't put me in a happy place. And two weeks of no air conditioner doesn't help either. When it gets this hot we start doing less and less. It's the "law of Summer." With that said, I just wanted to give a heads up that I'll be taking a couple of weeks off from cooking and posting! I'm going to use this time to re-do the look of the blog: Hopefully I will figure out how to add a few "feature" buttons, change some things around, re-do the color, and anything else that strikes my fancy! I'll be back, up and posting, before you can say lickety-split!  However, if you're in desperate need of a recipe, there are over 300 posts that you can scroll through to see if there's anything you forgot about! Until then, kick back, drink plenty of water...

I adore the strawberry romanoff at La Madeleine! It's so French-y! Not that I've ever been to France to know if something is "French-y" but in my mind, that's what it's like! Cobblestone walkways, Chefs in floppy white hats, fresh fruits and pastries . . .  . . . and fabulous cream that you would be willing to lick off the floor. That's Strawberry Romanoff. A year or two ago I thought, "there can't be much to that sauce." When I think "much to that . . . "  what I'm really saying is "Surely I can figure something out that's somewhat close!" Remember the Primo body sprays from the 80's -- you know, the ones that said, "If you love Giorgio, then you'll love Primo !"  Well, that's kind of what I mean when I say close !  As in, if you had the sauces side by side, you could probably surely tell the difference; but if you were going for a "Oh my word!  That's like La Ma...

This is all over Pinterest. It's called "Oreo Poke Cake." It's a similar concept of "Holy Cow Cake," or "Better than Sex" cake . . .or whatever you call this type of cake! Three reasons to make this cake: It's easy. It's not "heavy" -- so you can eat more of it . . .if you wanted too! It's versitile.  This is only the beginning of the possible flavor combinations! I made this over the 4th of July celebration. Not everyone ate it . . . but those who did, really liked it! You might be wondering, "Who wouldn't eat that cake?" I know, right? It looks delicious! It's moist. It's creative! It's my mom . . .she wouldn't try it.  She said, "Uhhh, that's way too much chocolate for me!" Really? Oreo Poke Cake 1 box chocolate cake mix (with listed ingredients) 2 large boxes oreo instant pudding 4 cups of cold milk oreos 1 small container cool whip Prehea...

  This is one of the easiest desserts you'll ever make . . . and you'll be surprised at how well people like it! Personally, I'm not an apple pie lover, but these little desserts, I like. Maybe it's because the fruit to dough ratio can be a little skewed. Maybe I can add as much cinnamon/sugar as I want. Maybe I'm just weird and there's really no difference between the two! This recipe is great because you can let little hands help you!  Matter of fact, the little hands can do the whole thing and you can just supervise!  Also, this recipe is easily halved . . .which is what I do a majority of the time! I like to serve this with a scoop of ice cream and a drizzle of warmed caramel sauce (actually, I prefer the buttermilk syrup . . . www.karen-proverbs31.blogspot.com/pure-sin ) Easy Apple Crescents 2 whole Granny Smith Apples 2 cans (8 Oz. Cans) Crescent Rolls 2 sticks Butter 1-1/2 cup Sugar 2-4 tsp...

The other night, we had corn on the cob. In the Summer, we have a lot of corn on the cob. Corn on the Cob is the official Summer Veggie! Along with the corn, we grilled out steak. I remember that there are many who will put a pat of butter on the steak once it's grilled. I don't do that. But that made me start thinking about butter. So I made a compound butter for dinner. "Compound butter" is a fancy french cooking term for mixing butter and something else together. I made a compound butter for our corn on the cob. My girl cherub smeared a smidge on her steak too. She said it was good. She prides herself on trying new things! The recipe I'm giving you is simply what I made last night . . . you can easily increase the quantities for whatever you need.  It's simply a "by taste" thing ---!  This served my family of 4 with a bit left over. Go forth and compound! Basil Butter 3 TBSP butter, softened 2-3 tsp. basi...

Sometimes you need a quick dessert. You don't have the time, interest, or necessarily the ingredients to make something from scratch. And let's face it; sometimes the people you are cooking for can't tell the difference anyway -- so save your time and go with something easy! The Betty Crocker Sugar cookie mix is a great mix to have on hand.  They're about 2.00, normally, but you can find them on sale for 1.00. That's when to stock up on a few to have on-hand. The purpose of the cookie mix is to simplify the way you improve it. We'll take the mix and use as the base, and then add flavorings, mix-ins, and such and come up with a semi-homemade cookie! Sandra Lee has made a whole cooking show about this!  Who knew! Quick Cookies 1 Betty Crocker Sugar cookie mix 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 egg 1 TBSP flour flavoring* mix-in* Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place cookie mix, butter, egg, flour, and flavoring of choice in a bowl.  With a mix...

Truth:  in the Summer, I'm more of a "cook once, serve twice" kind of girl. My family would say it's more of a "cook once, serve as many times as you can!" Either way, it's too hot to be doing a lot of cooking in the kitchen . .  .and too much baseball to watch! With the southwest corn dip that my mom made for the 4th of July celebration, we had left-overs. Because I don't really like left-overs, left-over, I try to re-invent them. With left-over grilled chicken . . . Left-over southwest corn dip  . . . Left-over grated cheese . .  .  . . . and tortillas, I created this! Warm Grilled Chicken and Corn Salad Wrap Grilled chicken, sliced very thinly against the grain* Southwest Corn Dip Shredded Monterrey Jack cheese Tortillas Butter Preheat skillet to medium heat. Add a smidge of butter; enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Place a tortilla on the counter.  Fill with the corn dip.  Top with the sliced chicken....