Chocolate S'more cookies

The girls loved lining up the s'mores, they thought we were going to have it over campfire (it was 15 degrees outside ~ I think not:)

these cookies turned out gigantic. Ava said, sure tasted yummy for my tummy

Valentines dessert

A very yummy dessert indeed...Lemon blush napoleon.

24 wonton wrappers

2 TLB butter, melted

4 tsp. sugar

1 3/4 c nonfat greek yogurt

1/c lemon curd

6 c blackberries or raspberries

confectiners' sugar for dusting

1. preheat oven to 325 F. grease 2 cookie sheets. Place 12 wonton wrappers in one layer on sheet of waxed paper. With pastry brush lightly brush with some melted butter and sprinkle with 1 tsp sugar. Turn wontons over; lightly brush with butter and sprinkle with 1 tsp sugar. Place wontons on 1 cookie sheet. repeat with remaining wonton, butter & sugar.

2. Bake wontons 12 to 14 mins or until golden on both sides, rotating cookie sheets halfway thru baking. With spautla transfer to wire racks to cool. If not using baked wontons right away, store in tightly sealed container at room temp up to 3 days.

3. In medium bowl, stir yogurt and lemon curd until blended.

4. To serve, arrange 8 baked wontons on 8 dessert plates, spread 3 TBL of yogurt mixture on each. Arrange 9 blackberries or wonton on yogurt mixture. Repeat layering with wontons, yogurt mixture, and blackberries. Place remaining 8 wontons on top. Dust with confectioners' sugar to serve.

Homemade Cinnamon Bread

I did make homemade Cinnamon Bread this morning just because I had all the ingredients and decided it looked simply scrumpious. It was my first attempt with bread none other the less using a breadmaker which we hardly used in the first place. I just so happen to blog when Ree Drummond also know as The Pioneer Woman and saw this wonderful delicious picture of homemade bread for breakfast. I would have never thought it would turn out, well it did so...let's just say it was simply yummy!

pasta e fagioli- Olive Gardens

This was the first time I made this soup and it turned out very good, evens tastes just like you would have it at the Olive Garden.

1lb. ground beef
1 c. diced onion
1 c. diced carrot
1 c. diced celery
1 T. olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 (14oz) cans diced tomatoes
1 (15 oz) can red kidney beans, undrained
1 (15 oz) can great northern beans, undrained
1 ( 15 oz) can tomato sauce
1 (46 oz) can V-8 juice
1 T. white vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. thyme
4-6 oz. ditalini pasta ( save for later)

brown beef over medium heat and drain off fat. Then combine all ingredients ( expect pasta ) in large crock pot and cook on high for 6 hours or low for 8-10 hours. Before serving, cook ditalini according to directions on package ( do not overcook), then drain, add to soup, and serve. Serves 10-12.