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My sweet 5 month old Lucy has been cutting her bottom teeth. Funnest times EVER!! Not. Jon David didn’t get his first teeth until he was a year old, and he’s 8 now, so my experience with tiny babies growing teeth is nonexistent. That being said, Lucy is giving me...

Dear Two Different Men Who Told Me I “Had My Hands Full” : First off, I’d like to compliment you on your ability to point out the obvious. Not many people are born with such talent, but you were obviously given special privilege when the Talent Train drove...

  Lately I have been trying to diet and it isn’t working. AT ALL. Because the people who say that you should have a few bites of chocolate or whatever so that you will stop craving it are LIARS. What happens is, you keep going back for more tiny bites until...

Chocolate Chip Biscuits with Chocolate Peanut Butter Gravy INGREDIENTS Biscuits: 2 cups Bisquick 1/2 cup cold sour cream 1/2 cup 7Up or Sprite 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips Chocolate Peanut Butter Gravy: 4 TBS  (1/2 stick) butter 2 TBS unsweetened cocoa powder 2 TBS all purpose...

Elvis Cupcakes INGREDIENTS Banana Cupcakes: 3 large bananas, mashed 2 tablespoons lemon juice 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 3/4 cup butter, softened 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar 3 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups buttermilk Peanut Butter...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cupcakes INGREDIENTS Box chocolate cake mix (I like Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge), plus eggs, oil and water to prepare Eggless Peanut Butter Cookie Dough: 1 stick salted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter 1/2 cup...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cookies INGREDIENTS Cookies: 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 1 egg 2 TBS milk 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 3/4 cup flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup sugar for rolling cookies in...

Peanut Butter Coconut Chocolate Chip Bars INGREDIENTS 1/3 cup margarine or butter 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut 2/3 cup chocolate chips 1 cup...

Fluffernutter Cupcakes **cupcake batter adapted from the Cake Mix Doctor INGREDIENTS 18.25 oz box yellow cake mix 1 1/3 cups water 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter 1/3 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Frosting: 2 sticks salted butter, at room temperature 1 cup...

No Bake Cookies INGREDIENTS 2 cups sugar 1 stick margarine 1/2 cup milk 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 3 cups QUICK oats INSTRUCTIONS 1.  In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, margarine, milk, and cocoa. ...

Peanut Butter Rocky Road Bars Peanut Butter Bar Base adapted from Rosie’s All-Butter Fresh Cream Sugar-Packed Baking Book INGREDIENTS Peanut Butter Bars: 1 1/3 cups plus 1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/8 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt...

  Frozen Peanut Butter Butterfinger Pie INGREDIENTS Chocolate or Oreo Pre-made Crust 8 oz block cream cheese, softened 1/2 of a 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/4 cup powdered sugar 8 oz tub Cool Whip, thawed 8 fun size or 3 full size...

  I have recently discovered something about my husband that makes me fear for our marriage.   He is anti-Daylight Savings Time.   He thinks that the land should just…do away with it.  So it will just be the same all the time and nevah evah change.  ...

  Here at home, my sweet baby Jon David has been going through what I call “a phase”.   It’s called the “Even though I’ve only been on this earth for 7  years, four of which I was still having accidents in my pants, I now know everything...