Crockpot Chocolate Devils Food Cake

Crockpot Chocolate Cake

So I have this new toy from Christmas that was given to me by my parents that I can’t seem to stop playing with. A Crockpot! I have been making all kinds of food in it and today I decided to experiment with making a cake. Who would have ever thought that you could make a cake in a Crockpot, but low and behold it works! There are many recipes online and they all vary so I just tried what I thought would work. I took the easy way out and bought a box of Betty Crockers Devils Food Cake [...] Read more »

Easy microwave bacon

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What better way to start the new year than with Bacon! :) For Christmas I received a crock pot slow cooker (thanks Mom & Dad) that I have been putting to good use. My kids are thrilled with it too as dinner is ready and waiting, plus the house smells so good. So with this new found treasure I have been trying to find recipes that everyone will enjoy. I am amazed at how many recipes there are and how easy most of them are to make. For dinner tonight my kids picked out a BBQ Chicken Bacon Melt. Sounded [...] Read more »

My cookies are gone…

Well, today I went to eat a couple of cookies that I made the other day and to my surprise they were almost all gone!!! Could it be that I have a mouse? Hmmm, it seems like I might have 2 mice namely my children :) I started out with 60 cookies and do admit I had a few, but this is all that is left… I guess it is time to make one more batch until next holiday season. Read more »

Pumpkin Anyone?

Well I saw this cool Pumpkin cake on the front cover of this months Family Circle magazine. So I thought how hard could it be to make it? Well it is alot harder than I thought, plus it helps if you have the right Bundt pans (mine were too flat and wide). So without keeping you in suspense any further here it is, don’t laugh please… Happy Halloween to all….. /Phil Read more »