i'm hungry!

i recently finished reading

COLD SASSY TREE

and my stomach is still rumbling!

i want

coconut cake

and

pound cake

and

pie

and fried chicken...

the book is set in the late 1800's early 1900's in the south.

i guess it's that southern hospitality.

everyone in the book seems to always have a cake or pie ready to share with a neighbor-

when they are trying to get close enough to catch the latest gossip,

or to serve when visitors drop by

or to comfort others when tragedy strikes.

i want a cake sitting on my counter to share (and to eat myself-of course).

a part of me wishes we still lived like this-

but

then i remember that i like

flushing toilets

and

quiet cars

and

shoes on my children's feet.

oh so yummy!

we had this for dinner last night.

creamy mushroom and chicken soup!

it was sooooo good!

you have to like mushrooms because it tastes like mushrooms.

the boys picked out the mushrooms but still ate the soup.

which was fine with me-i just added their unwanted mushrooms to my bowl.

YUM-MY!

tasty little burger

i've come to really enjoy my burger! we are lucky and able to eat good beef on a regular basis. the dads father and brothers are in the kobe style beef business and we have benefited from their work. his parents always bring us a large supply of our favorite cuts when they come and his brother sent him a large shipment on his birthday. you haven't had a burger till you've had it kobe style! it truly is yummy!

recently i ate at a fudruckers, good burgers, but i decided that the best burger would be a kobe style burger on a fudrucker bun! have you ever had those yummy buns? fresh baked, soft and fluffy! that would be the burger!

i hope you're eating something yummy!

cravings

i woke up this morning and decided on taco soup for dinner. by lunch time i was craving it so badly i decided to fix it right then and to fix a double batch so there was enough for me to start eating it!

everyone has probably had taco soup but in case you haven't, it's a great way to get that sour cream, cheese and chips in your mouth! YUM YUM!

here's the recipe...

1lb hamburger
1/4 cup onion chopped
1 16oz can stewed tomatoes
1 16 oz can kidney beans-drained
1 17 oz can corn-drained
1 8oz can tomato sauce
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cumin

brown and drain hamburger, add onions. cook till onions are tender, add remaining ingredients over med. heat. cook till heated through. serve with cheese, chips (Doritos, Frito's or tortilla chips) and sour cream!

*some people just add a taco seasoning packet in place of the last 6 ingredients.
**i also add a can of chicken broth and a can or two of water-i like mine with more broth so it is soupier!

now that hit the spot!-and dinner's ready!

recipe

this is for you lacie, i would have emailed it but i didn't find an address on your profile. we all love these muffins-no nuts for us though. Enjoy!

Banana Nut Muffins

1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 large ripe bananas, mashed
2 cups sll-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp vanilla extract

1. preheat oven to 4oo degrees. grease 12 standard size muffin pan cups or use liners
2. beat together butter and sugar at med. speed till light and fluffy. add eggs, 1 at a time beating well after each addition. beat in bananas until smooth.
3. mix together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
4. alternately stir flour mixture and buttermilk into egg mixture until dry ingredients are just moistened.
5. stir in nuts and vanilla. do not over mix batter; it should not be completely smooth.
6. spoon batter into prepared pan, filling two-thirds full. bake until lightly golden, 15 to 18 min. transfer muffins to wire rack to cool.

banana muffins!

thank goodness for ripe banana's!

yummy!

frozen strawberry lemonade! this has been our favorite summer drink this year! such a simple thing but we had never thought of it till lainakay was here and suggested it. it's so easy-some frozen strawberries and either some powdered lemonade or frozen lemonade, blend and drink! very refreshing on a hot summer night!

lasagna!

kelly was talking about recipes and this is one of my most recent favorite recipes! i love lasagna but would never make it because it seemed to be a big job. this recipe i got from family fun is one dish and quick and easy and SO yummy! we all love it! try it-you'll love it!