This year was special for us. It was the first official Mother's Day. The picture below says it all. I loved on my little one alot today ;-) It was a great day and we spent it with some friends here in Huntsville who have families that live away. We always go to Florence for holidays but since Trey and I were both out of town week before last on separate trips we decided to spend this one at our home. Bittersweet for us....we loved being here and having a meal with good friends and having lots of family time this weekend but missed our own families alot ;-) It was a great day and I was showered with gifts and most of all a break for the day. Trey took over everything! He is so sweet!! He really gave me a perfect Mother's Day weekend ;-)
I had a few requests for recipes so I thought I would throw them up here for browsing. Enjoy and tell me if you do them and have other tips that are helpful. I am always tweaking recipes ;-) Half the time if you ask me for one I have to remember what the original recipe was and how I tweaked to get it all written down.
Loaded Baked Potato Salad- Rachael Ray Recipe
5 pd bag baking potatoes
EVOO
bacon
1 stick butter
1-2 8 oz cartons of sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
1 bunch scallions
2 bags shredded cheddar cheese
This made alot so adjust as needed. This was my first time making it so here are some things I would suggest. Let me know what you think works best if you make it! I used 15 pieces of turkey bacon. Use as much or as little as you like and I think Turkey bacon did just fine over regular bacon. Trey thought the sour cream was too much and I used 2 full 8 oz cartons but he is not huge on things heavy in the sour cream dept. I thought it was ok and needed the moisture but you could try mixing with just 1 carton and see what you think. You should be able to tell by looking at it what you think about the coverage of the sour cream.
I baked the potatoes for 1 hour the night before. Today I cut them into cubes mixed all the ingredients together in a HUGE bowl then baked in the oven for 25 minutes or longer until things are good and melted together. OR this also says you can serve room temp or cool but I liked the thought of this better as a warm dish.
Rich Chocolate Truffle Pie
* 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
* 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
* 1/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 1 (9 inch) prepared chocolate cookie crumb crust
Directions
1. In microwave dish combine chocolate chips and 1/2 of the cream. Cook on high for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Stir in sugar & vanilla. Set aside.
2. In small bowl, beat the rest of the cream until soft peaks form. Beat in chocolate mixture on high speed 1/3 at a time. mix well and spoon into crust.
3. Refrigerate at least 8 hours before serving.
Tips: This is SUPER rich. Serve with whipped cream and strawberries or something to break up the richness. I was out of both! Cut small pieces since it is so rich. It was a great treat though!
Mom Hillis Baked Beans
Well, all I know is that mom does something to hers that makes them magical. I know....crazy that I call baked beans magical but laugh if you want. They are awesome ;-) Here is what little I know about them.
Take Bush's Homestyle as your base. Then brown 1 pd lean ground beef with 1 chopped onion. Mix into beans then add brown sugar anywhere from a 1/4 of a cup to more depending on how big of a batch you are making. Just a few teaspoons if a small batch and then add yellow mustard to taste. Let them bake for at least 45 minutes to melt the flavors together. Wish I had better instructions on this one Susan! You might be able to talk mom into posting more in the comment section ;-)
I had a few requests for recipes so I thought I would throw them up here for browsing. Enjoy and tell me if you do them and have other tips that are helpful. I am always tweaking recipes ;-) Half the time if you ask me for one I have to remember what the original recipe was and how I tweaked to get it all written down.
Loaded Baked Potato Salad- Rachael Ray Recipe
5 pd bag baking potatoes
EVOO
bacon
1 stick butter
1-2 8 oz cartons of sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
1 bunch scallions
2 bags shredded cheddar cheese
This made alot so adjust as needed. This was my first time making it so here are some things I would suggest. Let me know what you think works best if you make it! I used 15 pieces of turkey bacon. Use as much or as little as you like and I think Turkey bacon did just fine over regular bacon. Trey thought the sour cream was too much and I used 2 full 8 oz cartons but he is not huge on things heavy in the sour cream dept. I thought it was ok and needed the moisture but you could try mixing with just 1 carton and see what you think. You should be able to tell by looking at it what you think about the coverage of the sour cream.
I baked the potatoes for 1 hour the night before. Today I cut them into cubes mixed all the ingredients together in a HUGE bowl then baked in the oven for 25 minutes or longer until things are good and melted together. OR this also says you can serve room temp or cool but I liked the thought of this better as a warm dish.
Rich Chocolate Truffle Pie
* 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
* 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
* 1/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 1 (9 inch) prepared chocolate cookie crumb crust
Directions
1. In microwave dish combine chocolate chips and 1/2 of the cream. Cook on high for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Stir in sugar & vanilla. Set aside.
2. In small bowl, beat the rest of the cream until soft peaks form. Beat in chocolate mixture on high speed 1/3 at a time. mix well and spoon into crust.
3. Refrigerate at least 8 hours before serving.
Tips: This is SUPER rich. Serve with whipped cream and strawberries or something to break up the richness. I was out of both! Cut small pieces since it is so rich. It was a great treat though!
Mom Hillis Baked Beans
Well, all I know is that mom does something to hers that makes them magical. I know....crazy that I call baked beans magical but laugh if you want. They are awesome ;-) Here is what little I know about them.
Take Bush's Homestyle as your base. Then brown 1 pd lean ground beef with 1 chopped onion. Mix into beans then add brown sugar anywhere from a 1/4 of a cup to more depending on how big of a batch you are making. Just a few teaspoons if a small batch and then add yellow mustard to taste. Let them bake for at least 45 minutes to melt the flavors together. Wish I had better instructions on this one Susan! You might be able to talk mom into posting more in the comment section ;-)
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What a beautiful picture! And thank you so much for the recipe!
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