Halloween Spiders

I also found these in Pinterest as a base idea but recreated them how I thought they would look best. They taste delicious and even more, are SO cute!

To make the cookies:

1 box Devils Food cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 c canola oil

- mix together and roll into small balls and put on cookie sheet

- cook at 350 degrees for 8 minutes

1 can whipped cream cheese frosting

- after the cookies cool, put the cream cheese frosting in between 2 cookies.

We used cinnamon twizzlers pull n peel as the legs. You can use black licorice or red as well. We used lemon heads as the eyes.

Cheerio Treats

I found these on Pinterest and I wasn't too sure about them. I gave them try anyway and they were seriously amazing. They are perfect for a quick snack.

1 c sugar

1 c corn syrup

1 c creamy peanut butter

1 t vanilla

5 c cheerios (I used Honey Nut Cheerios)

In a large sauce pan, combine sugar and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat

Allow mixture to boil for one minute and remove from heat

Add peanut butter and vanilla to mixture and stir until smooth

Add cheerios and mix until all coated

Drop mixture by spoonful onto waxed paper and allow to cool.

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

The chocolate zucchini bread recipe was given to us by our sweet Aunt Glenna. It is good with cream cheese frosting on the top or just plain

1 c vegetable oil

1 1/2 c sugar

3 eggs

2 1/2 c flour

1 t soda

1 t salt

2 t cinnamon

1/4 t nutmeg

Pinch of allspice

2 T cocoa

2 c grated zucchini

1 1/2 c milk chocolate chips

Bake at 350 degrees for 52-55 minutes. Makes 2-3 loaves. Double recipe, makes 5 loaves.

Recipe:

--Lori

Breakfast Casserole

Our family has this breakfast casserole for all occasions. Throw anything in you would like for meat, bacon, sausage, ham. We also love to add mushrooms, green peppers and onion

Recipe:

Spray 9x13 pan. I like to use about 3/4 bag of hash browns. I also use cubed hash browns, not the shredded. Put into pan, melt 1/2 cube butter or margarine and pour over hash browns. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.

While that is baking, combine the following:

2 c. shredded cheddar cheese

4 lightly beaten eggs

1 c. whipping cream

Cooked meat ham, sausage or bacon (I put quite a bit of meat in, about 8 slices ham cubed)

Mushrooms, green peppers, onions

Pour over hash browns, season with salt and pepper and bake another 32-35 min. minutes at 350 degrees. Let sit about 15 minutes before serving.

--Lori

Slow Cooker Blueberry Pancakes

This recipe is delicious. I found it on Pinterest when I was looking for a recipe to use my blueberries with.

1 1/2 c pancake batter

1/2 c blueberries (or more depending on how much you like)

1 1/2 tsp lemon juice

1 1/2 tsp milk

1/2 c powdered sugar

Place parchment paper in slow cooker and spray. Pour 1 c batter in the bottom of cooker. Sprinkle on blueberries. Top with the remaining batter. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour.

Topping: Whisk lemon juice, milk and powdered sugar together and drizzle on top.

Chocolate Sheet Cake

We certainly don't do anything fancy around here, but when something is cooked up that we think you might enjoy, we love to share! These are a buttermilk brownie cake that has been a favorite of ours for years. Very easy to make when you need something spur of the moment, which I happened to need last night at 10:00 p.m. Hope you love them as much as we do, pour yourself a glass of milk and enjoy!

Recipe:
2 cubes butter or margarine
1 c. water
3 T. cocoa
Bring just to a boil and pour into bowl.
Add:
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
Mix well with hand mixer and add:
½ c. buttermilk
1 t. soda
1 t. vanilla
2 beaten eggs
Mix with hand mixer.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 min. on greased cookie sheet with sides. Let cool and frost.

Frosting:
1/3 c. buttermilk
2 T. cocoa
1 cube butter or margarine
Bring to a boil and add 3 c. powdered sugar. Mix together with hand mixer and frost.

--Lori