Wordless Wednesday - Da Kiddos

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Recipe: Golden Puff Donut Balls

Homemade donut balls ~ can you say YUM! Yesterday was just one of those overcast kind of dreary days so I decided that donuts would help brighten it up....little did I know the work that would be involved. Instead of using a pot on the stove and attempting to heat oil and regulate the temperature (a scary prospect since I am always afraid of starting an oil fire) I decided to use my deep fryer.

Normally this would not be a cause for concern but it had been a few months since I last used it and it was buried in the cupboard. After standing on my head and removing all of the pots and pans onto the floor so that I could dig the deep fryer out of the cupboard, I finally managed to drag it out! But yuk, since I had not used it for quite a while it was in desperate need of a thorough cleaning ~ both the fryer and the oil. Daunting yes, but I wanted those donuts, so I set to work.

I Won!

I was recently a Sponsor in the Bless Others With Cards Fan Celebration and not only was I a sponsor but I also entered into several of the drawings, hoping to win a prize.  I always get excited (as I am sure most do) about the prospect of winning something (anything), but I usually don't have much luck when entering into any contests....imagine my surprise when I WON a prize from one of the Sponsors ~ a designer no less!  I won $30 worth of free design services from Beguiling Photography & Design !

It took me a little bit to decide on what to have done, but I finally decided on a Primitive County style Thank You card.  You can see the card in the photos section of her page ~ it's the one with the jar in the lower right corner.  I am so happy with the way that it turned out!

It Took Awhile, But It's Finally Here!

So if you are wondering what "IT" is......IT is a chat box for my blog.  I have been trying to figure out how to add one forever and this morning I finally decided to get serious about it ~ after the many frustrations that are always involved whenever learning anything new it is now working (you can see it about 1/2 way down my page).  The ultimate goal of this chat box is that it can facilitate me doing online parties which would include playing games and giving away prizes!

What You Need to Know About Recipe Searches!

What's new in the world of recipes?  Have you discovered Google Recipes yet? 

If not, you need to check it out.  Google recently launched it's new recipe search feature and part of it's appeal is that it lets you search first by the recipe you are looking for and then (here is the taa daa) you are able to narrow down your search by clicking on the ingredients that you "do or do not" want in your recipe.  To further help you out you are also able to designate the cook time you want, ranging in increments from less than 15 minutes to less than 60 minutes.  You are even able to search by calorie content! 

No more searching through reams of websites to find that one recipe for Chicken Pasta that has Pine Nuts as one of the ingredients, takes less than 30 minutes to cook and has less than 300 calories!  Happy hunting for that perfect recipe!

~Keeping Life Simple by Mixing It Up!

 

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We're Hoppin' Again....

KLs Cupboard has been uber (not sure where this word came from, but we like it) busy this week...

• Complete blog re-design
• Brand new logo
• Growing and have added a new company, the Country Gourmet

 Fellow bloggers know how long these things take, so I am sure you will appreciate why the articles have been so slim this week and if that wasn't enough, Mommy & Daddy finally have a "Date Night" scheduled for tonight and I can't even begin to tell you how long it's been since we had one of those!

Since the brain has done double duty this week and needs to reserve the few remaining cells for tonight, today's post is featuring some products from our new product line with the Country Gourmet.

Jams, Muffin & Cakes, Oh My!

Chipotle BBQ Sauce

Apple Butter

Jams, Jellies & Syrups

 

A Little Bit of Everything....

Thanks for Hoppin' By!

~Keeping Life Simple by Mixing It Up!

 

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