Jack-O-Lantern Cake

Last week we bought a cake mix with Halloween sprinkles! The box had a picture of a jack-o-lantern, so when my son saw it, he was convinced we were having a jack-o-lantern cake. Rather than disappoint him, I decided to make one. And it was extremely easy.

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Strawberry Freezer Jam

Canning scares me! ut because I like the idea of being domestic, and I like strawberry jam, I make strawberry freezer jam and store it in ball canning bottles, so it looks like I’m canning something. Win!

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Slow Cooker French Toast

Last week, we were out of the house until 6 p.m., so I needed to make dinner in advance. Since pre-made french toast isn’t that appealing, I decided to try french toast in the slow cooker. I don’t think I’ll ever make it piece by piece for dinner again!!

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Favorite BBQ chicken

I use this BBQ sauce for everything! It’s so much better than anything you can buy in a bottle and is pretty easy to put together. I’ve also bottled this sauce and given it away as gifts. It’s great to use on chicken, pork or even hamburgers!

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Ham and Potato Casserole

This casserole is based on a potato side-dish we had many times growing up. We generally had it with ham… which is why I thought adding ham would make it a good main course.

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Homemade Oreo Cookies

This is one of my favorite cookie recipes. It’s a recipe easy enough for my kids to help me with, and has a lot of childhood memories. Before my BFF and I could cook, we made these cookies all the time in my mom’s kitchen. Some batches turned out better than others… but we always had fun.

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