Black Forest Cake

This is the cake

my hsb wants for his b-d every year

1 choc cake mix

1 can frosting

1 can cherry pie filling

Grease Bundt pan

Make cake according to

package directions

Pour 3/4 of batter into the pan

top with cherries

I place them in the middle

using abt 1/2 the can

cover the cherries w remaining batter

the cherries rise to the top 

so I try to put them

so that the batter

hits the pan while baking

heat the frosting enough

to be pourable

top w remaining cherries

Tempt my Tummy



Tues at the table



Whats on the menu

Foodie Fri



Sweet Tooth Fri

Fill-in fun

 Hilary from Feeling Beachie 

will list four statements with a blank 

for blog hoppers to fill in on your 

own blogs on Fridays. 

If you want to join the 

fun and come up with four fill in’s

 of your own, please email them to 

her at feelingbeachie(AT)gmail(DOT)com 

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she will add you as co-host to the hop!

This week’s fill-ins from Hilary: 

This week’s statements:

1) I can’t help it, but every time I go to the grocery store,
 I ________.

2) No one believes I like ______ as much as I do.

3) My ____ is my least favorite part 
of my physical appearance.

4) The first time I cooked for 
my significant other, I made ___________.

Mine are:

1) I can’t help it, but every time 

I go to the grocery store, I love looking

 at the soap digest magazine.

2) No one believes I like 

reading as much as I do. 

3) My arms are my least favorite 

part of my physical appearance. 

4) The first time I cooked for my significant other, 

I made grilled lamb.

Happy Birthday Chuck

They say it's your birthday

We're gonna have a good time

I'm glad it's your birthday

Happy birthday to you.

Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party.

Indoor Sale

A friend had

a indoor yd sale

I got the following

I loved this chicken wire

tea set for $3

I think I might

 spray paint it white

this small set for $2

 Isn't this precious?

I don't recognize the mark

Does anyone?

I also got this handheld mirror for $2

I'm trying to decide if

I want to insert something

on the back

Teapot and Tea Things

2nd Time Around

/thrifty-thursday

Who is that guy??

So today

I go into our 

local bookstore

and Rosi asks me if

 Chuck and I can 

come in at 6 tonight

 because the paper is doing 

an article on them and 

they wanted to have 

some of their customers

 in the store 

So I tell her ok

Chuck calls me 

and says he had

 had a bad day at work 

and his boss let him

 off 15 min early

so we go up to the bookstore

My dtrs car was in the back

 which was odd because on Thurs 

she serves meals at the church

but its not unusual for her to

 be at the bookstore

So we go in and I look

 for her and there is a guy

 in the chair reading a magazine

I saw him and it hit me odd 

then Devon came up to me

 and in the process of me 

asking her why she wasn't

 at the church my head tells 

me look at the guy again 

and I realize

 IT'S MY SON!!!!! 

My brain can't process

why my son who is stationed

 in Italy is sitting in the chair!!

My hsb is busy looking

 at books He had seen me 

hugging someone but didn't

 get it I said 

do you see who this is???

It has been 18 mo since

 we've seen him so needless 

to say I was besides myself!

The evil children.....

Iz is in love.....

It's gonna be a great visit!

Easy Mac and Cheese

This is my families favorite
I have tried many versions
but this is the one they like
in parenthesis I have put what I use
to make it a little more healthy

Mac n Cheese

2 C uncooked macaroni ( ww pasta)

1 lb (16oz) Velveeta (2%)

½ C milk (I use almond milk)

Breadcrumbs (panko)

Butter (olive oil)

Cook macaroni
 according to pkg directions
and drain.

Cut Velveeta into cubes

and combine w milk.

Microwave for 5 min –

stirring every min or so

until the mix is uniform.

While the cheese is melting
moisten breadcrumbs

w/ melted butter or olive oil

Put cooked macaroni
 in a pan that is baking safe
mix with melted cheese.

Top macaroni mix
with breadcrumbs

set the mac n cheese bowl
inside on another pan

that has water in it 

bake for 30-40 min

– until bubbly
and top is browned

Tues at the Table

Tempt My Tummy

A surprise

My hsb and I agree

every Valentine's Day

not to buy each other anything

We have a gd meal

and celebrate

Sunday we had 

steak and lobster

(don't you love when 

you score something on sale

 ie $6 for 2 lobster tails at Aldis)

a nice salad and veggies

I dipped strawberries and apricots

in chocolate

end of celebration....
soooo I thought....

.......until this afternoon

as I am mixing meatloaf

with my hands

my phone keeps ringing

I wash my hands
 and I had a txt 

which I thought said

something different
 than what it did

I call my hsb
 and he says go 

look out the front door

This what I found 

outside....

I love yellow roses

Boy was I surprised!

Thank you...you got me this year!