Ding Dong Cake

My Honeys Place

Ding Dong Cake

1 bx devils food cake mix
8 oz cream cheese softened
3 c powdered sugar
1 stk butter softened
8 oz cool whip
1 tub milk chocolate icing

Prepare and bake cake as directed on box. (2 round cake pans)

Filling: Mix and cream the butter and cream cheese. Add powdered sugar and fold in cool whip.

After cake is completely cooled split layers (TIP: you can place the uncut cakes on plates in a freezer for about 30 minutes to make a cleaner cut, then use UNwaxed dental to pull through the layer and make a wonderful even cut.) and spread filling on each layer and stack, do not spread filling all the way to the edge of the cake, the weight of the cake will press it out to the edge once you are finished, this keeps the filling from mixing with the icing. Now, if you have any filling left over you can mix it with the icing. It’s what we do. Then ice entire cake with the chocolate icing. You will be able to put a thick layer of filling between the layers.

Baking Soda and Peroxide Cleaning Scrub

Chicken and Dumpling Casserole

Shannon Farley

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded ( I use a store bought rotisserie chicken)
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 stick of butter
2 cups Bisquick
2 cups whole milk
1 can cream of chicken soup (the herbed cream of chicken soup if you can find it)
3 tsp of chicken granules (I use Wylers)
1/2 tsp dried sage
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp of salt or more to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Layer 1 - In 9 x 13 casserole dish, melt 1/2 stick of butter. Spread shredded chicken over butter. Sprinkle black pepper and dried sage over this layer. Do not stir.
3. Layer 2 - In small bowl, mix milk and Bisquick. Slowly pour all over chicken. Do not stir.
4. Layer 3 - In medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups of chicken broth, chicken granules and soup. Once blended, slowly pour over the Bisquick layer. Do not Stir.
5. Bake casserole for 30-40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.

The secret of this is not to stir anything. That's what makes your dumplings. When you dish it out, you have your dumplings on top.

Pull-Apart Party Loaf

What's Cooking?

Pull-apart-party-loaf

1 (16- to 18-ounce) round loaf Italian or sourdough bread
1/4 cup Butter, melted
1 teaspoon dry ranch dressing mix
1/2 cup (about 5 slices) cooked chopped thick-cut bacon
1/4 cup jarred jalapeño peppers, chopped
10 (3/4-ounce) American Cheese, chopped
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley, if desired

Heat oven to 350°F. Place two (24-inch) pieces aluminum foil, crossing one over the other, on flat surface.

Cut bread, using serrated knife, in grid pattern, spacing about 1-inch between rows. Do not cut through bottom crust. Set aside.

Combine melted butter and ranch dressing in medium bowl. Add all remaining ingredients except parsley; mix well.

Place loaf in center of aluminum foil pieces. Spoon cheese mixture into cut areas of bread. Wrap foil loosely around bread. Place onto ungreased baking sheet.

Bake 30 minutes. Pull back foil; continue baking 5-10 minutes or until loaf is golden brown and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired.

Serve immediately. Pull out individual bread pieces, using tongs or 2 forks and reaching down into loaf to include filling and bread.

Crescent Roll Taco Dinner

David N Bonnie Luper

Crescent Roll Taco Dinner
2 crescent roll tubes
1 LB ground beef (or ground turkey)
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
Shredded lettuce
1 or 2 diced tomatoes depending on size
1/2 small can sliced olives if desired
Sour cream optional
sliced avocado optional

Lay out the two tubes of crescent pastry, thick sides in. Use some of the left over crescent rolls to to make the center a bit thicker.
Brown beef and add taco seasoning.
Lay beef in a circle inside of the laid out crescent rolls
Add cheese to the top
Pull over crescent rolls and tuck in under meat and cheese.
Add cheese, lettuce, tomato, black olives, sour cream or whatever you desire for your tacos, in the middle.

Follow cook time on the pack of crescent rolls, and once it's done, you're good to go! 

Teeth Whitening

Becky Woody Quattlebaum

HOW TO MAKE YOUR TEETH 'SNOW WHITE'

Put a tiny bit of toothpaste into a small cup, mix in one teaspoon baking soda plus one teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide, and half a teaspoon water.

Thoroughly mix then brush your teeth for two minutes.

Remember to do it once a week until you have reached the results you want.

Once your teeth are good and white, limit yourself to using the whitening treatment once every month or two.

Easiest Pecan Bars EVER

The Recipe Graveyard

Easiest Pecan Bars "EVER"

1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent rolls
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
2 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg, beaten

Heat oven to 350°F.

Unroll dough and press in bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of a 9x13-inch pan. Firmly press perforations to seal. Bake 8 minutes.

Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Pour filling over partially baked crust.

Bake 18 to 22 minutes longer or until golden brown.

Cool completely, about 1 hour, and cut into bars.

From~ Hillbilly Recipes on Facebook. No link attached, but go on over there and visit. I think you'll like their page.

Mini Peach Cobbler

Babie Rose

Mini Peach Cobbler Recipe

Preheat oven to 350˚F.
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
a dash of salt
3/4 cup milk
1 stick of melted butter
brown sugar
cinnamon
1 can diced peaches

Put 1 tsp of melted butter into each regular size muffin tin.

Combine the first 5 ingredients by hand… sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and milk.

Put 2 tbsp of batter into each regular size muffin tin… on top of the melted butter.

Then put 1 tbsp diced peaches on top of the batter.

Sprinkle with brown sugar and then cinnamon. I do a pretty generous “sprinkle”.

Bake the regular size muffin tins for 12 minutes.

Let them cool almost completely before taking out of pan.

THE BEST Potato Soup Recipe Ever

FB Source: Anastasia Young
ORIGINAL Source: Tips From a Typical Mom

Please click the ORIGINAL Source link to go to Annette's blog, Tips From a Typical Mom, to get the recipe for this amazingly popular soup! ;)

Listerine: the BEST way to get your feet ready for summer

Skinny Vee's Healthy Living

Want pretty feet?

Idea to help with those crusty the feet!! Get it right ladies!! Summer is approaching..

Listerine: the BEST way to get your feet ready for summer. Sounds crazy but it works! Mix 1/4c Listerine (any kind but I like the blue), 1/4c vinegar and 1/2c of warm water. Soak feet for 10 minutes and when you take them out the dead skin will practically wipe off!

Stacie's Notes: Do NOT use Blue Listerine! I have a friend who did, and, well, she had blue feet for a while. I think she's finally been able to work the dye out. But don't DO it! ;)

How to Keep Strawberries Fresh

Wendy Thomasson Corum

It's that time again...want to keep your strawberries fresh longer?

To keep the strawberries fresh longer in the refrigerator, use 1 Part White Vinegar to 10 Parts Water. Soak the strawberries, leaves and all in the vinegar/water mixture for a few minutes. Then drain the strawberries in a colander until they are completely dry.

Then place strawberries in an uncovered bowl in the refrigerator. The vinegar/water mixture kills any mold spores on the strawberries and keeps them fresh longer. The vinegar does not affect the taste. This also works for all kinds of berries: blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc. It really works!!

Crispy Cheddar Chicken

FB Source: Ethel Bodnar Kerckaert

ORIGINAL SOURCE: Jamie Cooks It Up

Ingredients:

2 lbs chicken tenders or 4 large chicken breasts
2 sleeves Ritz crackers
1/4 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup whole milk
3 cups cheddar cheese, grated*
1 teaspoon dried parsley

Sauce:
1 10 ounce can cream of chicken soup*
2 tablespoon sour cream*
2 tablespoon butter*

Directions:

1. Crush crackers. 
2. If using chicken breasts and not tenders, cut each chicken breast into 3 large pieces. 
3. Pour the milk, cheese and cracker crumbs into 3 separate small pans. 
4. Toss the salt and pepper into the cracker crumbs and stir the mixture around to combine.
5. Dip each piece of chicken into the milk and then the cheese. Press the cheese into the chicken with your fingers. 
6. Then press the cheesy coated chicken into the cracker crumbs and press it in.
7. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray and lay the chicken inside the pan. 
8. Sprinkle the dried parsley over the chicken. 
9. Cover the pan with tin foil and bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes. 
10. Remove the tin foil, bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the edges of the chicken are golden brown and crispy.
11. In a medium sized sauce pan combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream and butter with a whisk. Stir it over medium high heat until the sauce is nice and hot. Serve over the chicken.

*You always have the option of using Light or calorie reduced ingredients

Self Defense for Women

Knowledge is Power

Not much more needs to be said, does it?

Breakfast Egg Muffins To Go

Melanie Landau Kerwin

Breakfast Egg Muffins To Go

Eggs are one of the most versatile breakfast foods around, but few of us can spare the time to cook them in the morning. These eggs muffins are designed to be cooked ahead of time, then grabbed on the go. Egg muffins will keep one week in the refrigerator. Microwave 30 seconds to reheat.

Just add a variety of different goodies to your tin. Maybe 6 with bacon, onion & cheese and 6 with spinach, mushrooms and ham. You can't mess this up! In the morning, just grab a couple from your ziploc and nuke them and away you go! No unhealthy trip to Micky D's. ;

Lots of variations Enjoy!

Yield - 12 muffins

1/2 pound ground Italian pork or turkey sausage
4 ounces frozen chopped broccoli florets
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
12 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
12 parchment paper muffin wrappers or 12 silicone muffin cups

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Heat skillet over medium heat. Add sausage and cook until no longer pink.
3. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave frozen broccoli florets until thawed (approximately 4 minutes) and drain.
4. If using a muffin tin, line tin with parchment paper wrappers. If using silicone muffin cups, place cups on a baking sheet lined with foil (to catch any egg overflow and making clean-up much easier!).
5. In a large bowl, combine sausage, broccoli and cheese. Spoon mixture into cups, filling them 2/3 of the way, leaving room to add the egg mixture.
6. In another bowl with a pour spout, beat together 12 eggs. Add salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture into each muffin cup, being careful to leave a little room (1/4 inch or so) at the top.
7. Bake 25 minutes, or until muffins have risen and are firm.

Variation: Instead of Italian sausage, try diced bacon, Canadian bacon, ham, chorizo or crumbled breakfast sausage. Try other veggies such as diced red pepper, spinach, zucchini, mushrooms, etc. Mix and match at will!

Easiest Yeast Rolls Ever

Kim Hadder

EASIEST YEAST ROLLS EVER:

1 pack yeast
3/4 cup warm water
2 1/2 cups Bisquick
1 Tbsp sugar
1/4 cup melted butter

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Dissolve yeast in water. Put Bisquick, sugar, and yeast in a large bowl mix well flour your work surface turn dough out knead for 12-15 minutes shape into rolls place in a greased pan cover with damp towel let rise 1 hour brush with melted butter bake for 12-15 minutes add more butter. Mmmm!

Pants-turned-Apron

Through A Country Momma's Eyes

This gives me a reason to pull my sewing machine out. Can't find instructions but maybe I can figure it out. 

Foot Treatment

Heather Armstrong

Are you all ready to get them flip flops or sandals on? Don't hide those feet! Show them off! Here are some GREAT home remedies to keep the feet looking and smelling good!

 TREATING CRACKED HEELS & BLACKENED FEET 

1. Put shaving cream on your feet.
2. In a bucket or sink, combine equal parts warm water and Listerine.
3. Soak a small hand towel in the solution of water and Listerine.
4. While the shaving cream is still on your feet wrap the wet hand towel around your feet and let it sit for 30 minutes.
5. After 30 minutes, use the towel to rub your feet. Some of the calloused and discolored skin will rub off.
6. Apply a healthy amount of lotion to your feet.
7. After your foot bath, is it a good idea to spend at least 5 minutes drying your feet. You want to make sure you do not put your socks and shoes on with your feet
still wet or damp (this can cause bacteria growth and infection).
8. Use a towel to pat your feet dry and be sure to get in between the toes.

***Also, give your feet a break from sandals (don't wear them every day) and apply lotion to your heels nightly to reduce cracking***

* TREATING SORE OR SMELLY FEET *

Soak your feet in 1 gallon of warm water and 1 cap-full of bleach. This takes the soreness out of your feet and kills bacteria that cause the smelly feet.

*You can only use this method three times a week.*

Apple Pie Bites

Renee's Exchange

How very simple

A family Favorite: Apple Pie Bites.
1 tube Crescent rolls
1 Slice apple per triangle
Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar
Roll up and Bake for 11-13 minutes at 350 degrees.

Bakery Style Cake from a Box Mix

Camay Sue Campos

Step 1: Look at the directions on the cake mix,
Step 2: Add one more egg (or add 2 if you want it to be very rich),
Step 3: Use melted butter instead of oil and double the amount,
Step 4: Instead of water, use milk.
Step 5: Mix well and bake for the time recommended on the box...

Stacie's Notes: Bake your cake at 25 degrees lower than listen will prevent the dome in the middle of your cake, because the sides will bake nearly as evenly as the middle. I've been using this trick (baking at 325) for 15+ years, and it's a great trick! ;)

Cinnamon Roll Cake

Pampered Chef with Cathy Zastoupil

Ingredients:
Cake:
3 c. flour
1/4 tsp.salt
1 c. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 c. milk
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. butter, melted

Topping:
1 c. butter, softened
1 c. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. cinnamon

Glaze:
2 c. powdered sugar
5 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

1. Mix everything together except for the butter. 
2. Slowly stir in the melted butter and pour into a greased 9x13 pan.
3. Mix all the ingredients together until well combined.
4. Drop evenly over the batter and swirl with a knife.
5. Bake at 350 for 28-32 minutes.
6. While warm drizzle the glaze over the cake.

Soda Pop Ice Cream

** Everything Holiday **

Soda Pop Ice Cream

You basically just choose your favorite soda (2 liters), add a 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk (could be fat free), throw it in an ice cream maker, turn it on and 30 minutes later you have a creamy blend of deliciousness. The variations are endless, like Sunkist for a dreamsickle taste or Rootbeer float.

Melt In Your Mouth Chicken

Becky Digby Stice

OMGosh how easy is this? And healthy.!!

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH CHICKEN

So much better than fried!!! Melt in Your Mouth Chicken Breast,

1/2 c parmesan cheese,
1 c Greek yogurt -plain
1 tsp garlic powder,
1 1/2 tsp seasoning salt
1/2 tsp pepper,

Spread mix over chicken breasts, bake at 375 45 mins

Stuffed Italian Bread

Through A Country Momma's Eyes

STUFFED ITALIAN BREAD

1 Italian loaf, about 12 inches long
1 stick butter, melted
1/8 cup olive oil
3 tsp minced onion
2-3 cloves garlic, grated
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp poppy seeds
3 tsp chopped parsley (add more if you wish)
12 oz grated cheese (I used a mix of white cheddar and monterey jack.)

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Mix the melted butter, olive oil, onion, garlic, dijon mustard, poppy seeds and parsley in a bowl.

Cut the bread into cubes with X slices without cutting all the way through the bottom crust.

Pour the butter-onion garlic mixture carefully into those X cracks using a small spoon and over the top of the bread. Fill those delicious cracks with the grated cheese. (It seems like a lot of work and trouble but it's all worth it. Yes.)

Wrap the entire loaf with foil, sealing the sides properly and bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and unwrap. Bake for another 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and gooey.

Skinny Broccoli Salad

Tonya Stairs

SKINNY BROCCOLI SALAD
(This recipe came from my Weight Watchers page of healthier recipes.)

2 stalk(s) uncooked broccoli, Chopped
1 head(s) (medium) uncooked cauliflower, Chopped
1/2 cup(s) sweet red pepper(s), Chopped
1/2 cup(s) green pepper(s), Chopped
1 large fresh tomato(es), chopped
1/2 large uncooked red onion(s), Chopped
1 item(s) (large) large canned ripe black olive(s), 1 cup chopped
1/2 cup(s) low-fat shredded cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cup(s) fat free Ranch dressing (I changed the dressing to Ranch because I liked it better with Ranch.)