BLUEBERRY PEACH COBBLER & THE WINNER IS!

Drum Roll please…..The winner of March’s Giveaway, “The Pin Keep Mouse”

Is.....LINDA ★ PARKER'S PARADISE! Tomorrow, I will announce APRIL’S GIVEAWAY! Be sure to check back to find out WHAT it is! Comments on this post count for APRIL!’S GIVEAWAY!

BLUEBERRY PEACH COBBLER I made this for supper last night and this cobbler is so easy to make. It was FABULOUS! Everyone thought I had worked all day making it. Just put a little flour on your face and hands and they will never know the difference. INGREDIENTS: 1 prepared pie crust sheet 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 pounds fresh or frozen peaches, peeled, pitted, and coarsely chopped 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 cups fresh blueberries 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash Sugar cubes, crushed for dusting Vanilla ice cream, for serving DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Roll pastry to fit a 2-quart oval baking dish In a medium saucepan, combine the peaches with the sugar, water, cornstarch, and lemon juice and let sit for 15 minutes. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, stirring frequently, until sauce thickens and peaches have softened, about 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, blueberries, and vanilla extract. Pour into the baking dish and cover with pastry. Using a fork, cut off excess dough and create a decorative edge by pressing tines along edge of pan and pushing down. With a paring knife, cut 3 slices on top of the pastry to vent. Brush on egg wash and dust with sugar. Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly and thick around the edges. Cool for 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with ice cream

30 + FREE PINCUSHION PATTERNS & MARCH"S GIVEAWAY!

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BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE CHICKEN PANIN, CHICKEN PARMESAN BURGERS & MARCH'S GIVEAWAY!

MARCH GIVEAWAY!

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BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE CHICKEN PANIN

"Like chicken wings? Then you'll love this spicy sandwich made with chicken, paprika, chili powder, hot sauce and Marzetti® Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing."

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup Marzetti® Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing, plus extra for dipping

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 pounds chicken breast, thinly sliced*

2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for grilling bread

3 tablespoons favorite hot sauce

1 tablespoon butter, melted

8 slices (medium thickness) favorite bread

Sliced red onion

DIRECTIONS:

In a shallow bowl combine flour, paprika, chili powder and salt. Coat chicken with flour mixture. Heat oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat and cook chicken on each side until it is fully cooked, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan. In a small bowl, combine hot sauce and butter. Brush each piece of chicken with hot sauce mixture. Allow chicken to cool slightly.

Preheat a sandwich grill or panini press. Arrange bread slices on a work surface and spread each slice with 1 tablespoon Marzetti® Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing. Layer cooked chicken and onions on four slices. Cover chicken with remaining four slices of bread, dressing side down. Brush top and bottom of bread with olive oil and place panini in grill or press and cover. Cook until bread is toasted, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from grill and cut each sandwich in half. Serve sandwiches and celery sticks with extra Marzetti® Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing.

By: Marzetti®

CHICKEN PARMESAN BURGERS

INGREDIENTS:

10 1/2-inch-thick slices French bread (4 inches in diameter);

8 slices toasted, 2 slices (crust removed) diced

1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese

4 tablespoons minced fresh basil, divided, plus 12 large basil leaves

3/4 cup purchased refrigerated marinara sauce

12 ounces ground chicken (white meat)

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided

1 tablespoon grated onion

1/4 teaspoon salt

4 ounces whole-milk mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced

4 large radicchio leaves

DIRECTIONS:

Blend diced bread and Parmesan in processor to fine crumbs. Transfer to pie dish; mix in 2 tablespoons minced basil. Mix marinara and 2 tablespoons basil in small saucepan. Transfer 1 1/2 tablespoons sauce to large bowl. Add chicken, 1/2 tablespoon oil, onion, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Sprinkle with pepper; blend. Shape into four 1/2-inch-thick patties; coat with crumbs. Heat sauce over low heat. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

Cook patties until bottoms are crusty, 4 minutes. Turn patties over; top with cheese. Cook 3 minutes.

Cover; cook until cooked through and cheese is melted, about 1 minute. Assemble burgers with bread, radicchio, basil leaves, and war marinara.

STRAWBERRY BANANA CHOCOLATE CRUMBLE & MARCH GIVEAWAY!

MARCH GIVEAWAY!

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STRAWBERRY BANANA CHOCOLATE CRUMBLE

Fruity chocolaty goodness

INGREDIENTS:

16 – 20 strawberries, hulled, in chunks if large
2 bananas, in chunks
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, diced small
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped roughly
Pinch salt

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 375F.
Divide fruit among four one-cup ramekins and toss gently.
In a small bowl, mix the remaining ingredients with a fork or your fingers until coarsely crumbly. Spoon mixture onto the fruit, letting it slip into the cracks. Bake for 25 – 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly
Recipe from Kitchen Parade

CELEBRATE ALL THE WAYS TO LOVE LASAGNA & MARCH GIVEAWAY!

MARCH GIVEAWAY!

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CELEBRATE ALL THE WAYS TO LOVE LASAGNA

From classic Neapolitan Style Lasagna and Seafood Lasagna with Pesto and Roasted Peppers, to Chocolate Pistachio Cannoli Lasagna — this is a mouthwatering collection no lasagna lover should be without! Order your FREE limited edition cookbook today. Just click LOVE to sign up for it.

MEATBALL LASAGNA (NEAPOLITAN STYLE)

INGREDIENTS:

16 oz. Sorrento® Mozzarella
2/3 cup Parmesan, grated
1 Egg
3/4 lb. Ground Beef
4 cups Tomato Sauce
12 Lasagna Noodles
1/2 lb. Raw Italian Sausage, casing removed
5 Eggs, hard boiled, peeled, sliced

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Cook lasagna according to package directions. Reserve.

Make meatballs by mixing the Parmesan, uncooked egg, and ground beef along with salt and pepper. Form into ¾-inch balls. Cook on sheet in oven until browned. Reserve.
To assemble, spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1 cup of sauce on bottom and top with 4 of the lasagna sheets to cover bottom of dish.

Layer with ½ the meatballs, the sausage, and ½ the sliced eggs. Top with 1½ cups sauce.

Top with 1 more layer of lasagna noodles, the rest of the sausage, egg, and meatballs. Top with 1 cup of sauce.

Top with last layer of 4 noodles, 1 cup of sauce, and the mozzarella.
Cover with parchment and then aluminum foil. Bake for 40 minutes until slightly bubbling, Remove foil and parchment and continue to bake until top is browned, about 10 minutes more. Cool 15 minutes before serving to allow lasagna to set up.

"AND THEN THE FIGHT STARTED"

MARCH GIVEAWAY!

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We all need a good laugh every now & then.

My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels.
She asked, ‘What’s on TV?’

I said, ‘Dust.’
And then the fight started…

My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary.

She said, ‘I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds.’

I bought her a scale.

And then the fight started…

When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her someplace expensive …

so, I took her to a gas station.

And then the fight started…

After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for Social Security. The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver’s license to verify my age..

I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home. I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come back later.

The woman said, ‘Unbutton your shirt’. So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair. She said, ‘That silver hair on
your chest is proof enough for me’ and she processed my Social Security application.

When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social Security office.

She said, ‘You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten disability, too.’

And then the fight started…

My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table.

My wife asked, ‘Do you know her?’

‘Yes,’ I sighed, ‘She’s my old girlfriend.
I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn’t been sober since.’

My God!’ says my wife, ‘who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?’

And then the fight started…

I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my order first.

“I’ll have the strip steak, medium rare, please.”

He said, “Aren’t you worried about the mad cow?”"

Nah, she can order for herself.”

And then the fight started…

A woman is standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
She is not happy with what she sees and says to her husband, ‘I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly.

I really need you to pay me a compliment.’

The husband replies, ‘Your eyesight’s damn near perfect.’

And then the fight started…..

I tried to talk my wife into buying a case of Miller Light for $14.95.

Instead, she bought a jar of cold cream for $7.95.

I told her the beer would make her look better at night than the cold cream.

And then the fight started….

My wife asked me if a certain dress made her butt look big.

I told her not as much as the dress she wore yesterday

and then the fight started…..

Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, grabbed the dog, and slipped quietly into the garage.

I hooked up the boat up to the truck, and proceeded to back out into a torrential downpour.

The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I pulled back into the garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the weather would be bad all day.

I went back into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped back into bed.

I cuddled up to my wife’s back, now with a different anticipation, and whispered, ‘The weather out there is terrible.’

My loving wife of 10 years replied, ‘Can you believe my stupid husband is out fishing in that?’

And then the fight started …

I asked my wife, “Where do you want to go for our anniversary?”

It warmed my heart to see her face melt in sweet appreciation.

“Somewhere I haven’t been in a long time!” she said.

So I suggested, “How about the kitchen?”

And that’s when the fight started….

My wife and I are watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed. I turned to her and said, “Do you want to have sex?”

No,” she answered.

I then said, “Is that your final answer?”

She didn’t even look at me this time, simply saying “Yes.”

So I said, “Then I’d like to phone a friend.”

And that’s when the fight started….

When our lawn mower broke and wouldn’t run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first: the truck, the car, e-mail, fishing, always something more important to me.

Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point.

When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass, busily snipping away with a tiny pair of sewing scissors.

I watched silently for a short time and then went into the House.. I was gone only a few minutes. When I came out again I handed her a toothbrush.

‘When you finish cutting the grass,’ I said, ’you might as well sweep the driveway.’

and then the fight started…

SLOW COOKER BRISKET SANDWICHES, COLESLAW, MIXED BERRY PARFAIT & MARCH GIVEAWAY!

I Just had to Share this with you!
Charlie Sheen 47, is all over the news because he's a celebrity drug addict.

Andrew Wilfahrt 31, Brian Tabada 21, Rudolph Hizon 22, and Chauncy Mays 25 are all soldiers who gave their lives this week with no media mention. Shame on the media!


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SLOW COOKER BRISKET SANDWICHES

This is one of my best recipes. It creates a very juicy and tender brisket and is very easy to make. The best brisket to use will have a little fat on it. Not only is it great to come home to a hot delicious meal...your home will smell wonderful too!


INGREDIENTS:

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 5-to-6-pound first-cut or flat-cut brisket, cut into 3 pieces
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
4 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
1 12-ounce bottle stout beer
4 stalks celery, cut into large pieces
2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/3 cup dijon mustard
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon paprika
2 brioche or other rolls, split open and toasted
Coleslaw, for serving

DIRECTIONS:

Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the brisket with salt and pepper, then brown on all sides, about 10 minutes, adding the garlic in the last 2 minutes. Transfer the meat and garlic to a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker. Pour the beer into the skillet and simmer 30 seconds, scraping up the browned bits from the pan; add the beer mixture to the slow cooker.
Nestle the celery around the meat and add the brown sugar, tomato paste, vinegar, mustard, soy sauce, bay leaves and paprika. Stir, then cover and cook on low 8 hours or on high 6 hours. Transfer the meat to a cutting board and let rest 10 minutes, then thinly slice.

Serve on brioche halves with coleslaw; drizzle with the cooking liquid.
You'll have plenty of leftover brisket: Use it in tacos, quesadillas, chili or even on a pizza.

COLESLAW

A creamy coleslaw with lots of flavor. The seasonings complement each other and the cabbage. My family and friends love this coleslaw especially with BBQ sandwiches and Italian dishes


INGREDIENTS

6 cups shredded cabbage
1 cup shredded carrot
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 cup sugar
Salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS:

In a large bowl, combine cabbage and carrots. In a smaller bowl, make dressing by combining mayonnaise, vinegar, celery seed, sugar, salt and pepper. Toss dressing into cabbage mixture and let chill. Serve in a family style bowl.

MIXED BERRY PARFAIT

This light and lovely parfait is incredibly easy to make, but will charm your guests with its pretty presentation of colorful berries and rich and velvety cream

INGREDIENTS:

4 cups berries (strawberries, blue berries, raspberries, blackberries, any combination of fresh berries)
1 ½ cup sour cream (Do not use light sour cream)
¼ cup white sugar
1 tbls. brandy
¼ cup Grand Marnier

DIRECTIONS:

Wash berries and de-stem and cut strawberries in half. Drain thoroughly and toss together carefully. In separate bowl, combine sour cream, white sugar, brandy and Grand Marnier and mix well.

In four glasses, alternate berries and cream mixture, starting with berries and ending with berries on top. Chill for an hour (and up to four hours).

Tips and Tidbits
You can add “extras” between the layers of this dish including crushed cookie crumbs or roasted chopped nuts such as pistachios (or a combination of those two).

EGG CARTON FLOWERS, GROWING EASTER GRASS IN EGG CARTON BASKETS,SWEET POTATO BURRITOS & MARCH GIVEAWAY!

MARCH GIVEAWAY!

I have started a Monthly Giveaway. I will be drawing names from
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The March Monthly Giveaway is this adorable Mouse Pin Keep

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EGG CARTON FLOWERS

More snow is coming next week. I want it to fill like spring, at least in the house, so my great-granddaughter and I made Egg Carton Flowers. We had a great time and she was so proud of her flowers!

Supplies for Egg Carton Flowers:

egg carton
craft paint & brushes
green & yellow chenille stems
small yellow pom poms or pony beads
shaped green chenille stems
toilet paper roll
Tacky Glue

INSTRUCTIONS:

I cut the carton apart and my great granddaughter began painting.

We put a small hole in the bottom and stuck a green chenille stem through and then attached a folded yellow chenille stem by bending the green one over, then added a plastic pony bead to the top of the yellow pipe cleaners. On some you can hot glue a medium sized pom pom to the inside of the flower.

Make leaves by using the shaped green chenille.
Attach the leaves by bending them around the stem. Add a dab of Tacky glue to the underside of the flower to keep the green chenille stem in place.

Paint a toilet paper roll to make a vase. A 1 3/4" circle punch makes a perfect bottom for the toilet paper roll--just Tacky glue it on. Fill the 'vase' with rocks to keep it steady.

Viola’ Spring Flowers. We had such a lovely afternoon making the Egg Carton Flowers!
Adapted from Skip to my Lou

GROWING EASTER GRASS IN EGG CARTON BASKETS

To get ready for Easter, we’re recycling egg cartons into fun little baskets. Grass seed grows pretty fast, but I am starting early, in hopes to enjoy it a little before Easter is over. This is such a fun project for small children. Some of my great grandchildren will be here tomorrow to make this!

Supplies for Growing Easter Grass:

egg carton cups
paper strips – 1/4 inch wide 7-8 inches long
stapler/glue dots
clear plastic wrap
dirt – potting soil works great
grass seed – any kind available in the garden section of the store. Mine is Kentucky Blue grass and is what we use for our outside grass to fill in holes.
markers or color pencils to decorate

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cut apart your egg cartons into singles and trim the edges. Use the markers to decorate the egg cup. Decorate the paper strips then attached them with glue dots. But if you want to make sure they stay secure, staple them on. Add a layer of plastic wrap to the bottom before adding the dirt, just to keep the egg carton from stealing all the soil’s water.
Next, fill the cups with dirt and add a layer of grass seed. Top them off with just a little bit more dirt. Then water them good, you will need to keep them moist. Put them on a cookie sheet lined with foil and place them in a sunny location.

SWEET POTATO BURRITOS

Shake up taco night with these nicely spiced burritos

INGREDIENTS:

2 sweet potatoes (11/2 lb. or so total)
3/4 tsp. ground cummin
1/2 tsp. ground coriander
1/2 tsp. granulated garlic powder
1/4 tsp. black pepper (optional)
2 TB. lime juice (juice of 1 lime)
1 15-oz. can black beans drained & rinsed
1 cup corn kernels drained
1/4-1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
6 whole wheat tortillas

Optional Fillings:

1/2 Cup chopped olives
1 Cup chopped tomatoes
1/4 Cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 Cup shredded sharp cheddar or Chihuahua cheese

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 400°. Pierce the sweet potatoes with a fork, place on a baking sheet and bake for 40-60 minutes, depending on the size of the sweet potatoes. Or, if you're in a hurry, microwave the sweet potatoes for about 15 minutes.

Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and let cool. Reduce oven heat to 350°. Scoop the insides out of the potatoes into a bowl and mash with the spices and lime juice. Stir in the beans and corn. Add salt to taste if using. Spoon the mixture in the tortillas along with any optional fillings you desire. Roll up and bake for 10 minutes until heated through.
Recipe from Emily Sommer.