Whoopie Pie Recipe

Easy Whoopie Pie Recipe

(using cake mix)

Whoopie Pies are like the new cupcakes, maybe even the new cake pops.

They are easy to make, adorable and beyond yummy.  You can make them from scratch, or...you can be like me, and doctor up a cake mix to create these treats.

Let's make these bad boys together:

Whoopie Pie Ingredients:

2 packages of Devil's Food Cake Mix

4 eggs

1 1/4 cup Crisco {shortening}



Frosting Ingredients:

4 cups of powdered sugar

8 ounces of cream cheese

1/2 cup butter

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

pinch of salt 

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.  Combine all the whoopie pie ingredients and mix.  The batter will be thick, that is normal. 

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. This is VERY important.  The whoopies cook really fast and the parchment paper helps prevent them from burning on the bottom.

Use a tablespoon to scoop spoonfuls and place 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet.





Bake for 8-10 minutes. Watch closely because they cook really fast. 

This batch will make about 24 complete whoopie pies {2 cookies per pie}.



While you finish baking the rest of the pies, get started on the frosting.

Combine all the ingredients and blend until smooth.

Put all the frosting in a large Ziploc bag and cut a small hole in the tip.



Take your cooled whoopie pies and apply a large dollop to one side using the plastic bag.

Put the other whoopie on top.

Add your favorite sprinkles.



And enjoy!



You can even add food coloring to the frosting for a more festive look.

  

Holy cow, these are good. Seriously.

Hurry and wrap them up and get them out of your house,

unless you're prepared to eat all 24 by yourself in one night.

Trader Joe's Salad Recipe

Trader Joe's Five Minute Arugula Salad

This is seriously one of my favorite salads to make and eat.

It appears to be supper fancy, but really it takes about 5 minutes to whip up.

The catch...you need to live near a Trader Joe's.

I'm a sucker for those little booths where they hand out samples.

I get sucked in every time, and I always end up buying what they're pushing.

That's how I learned about this gem.

Ingredients:

Champagne Pear Vinaigrette with Gorgonzola dressing

Arugula

Mixed Baby Greens

Dried Cranberries

Candied Walnuts

Parmesan Romano and Asiago cheese shavings

Arugula is my new go to lettuce. I just love it.  But it can sometimes be a bit heavy by itself in a salad so I go 50/50 with mixed baby greens.

{arugula}

{mixed baby greens}

Then combine all ingredients and toss.

Mmm, Mmm good.

Some yummy variations include:

Pomegranate seeds

Strawberries

Pears

Mandarin Oranges

Candied Pecans

What's your favorite summer salad?

Give me links por favor, because I'm in me a salad kinda mood.

Taquitos Recipe

Homemade Taquitos Recipe

Never dry, always crunchy, with a touch of salt.

Seriously better than any taquitos you'll order at a restaurant.

Mmmmm, Mmmmm good.

Since as far back as I can remember, this has been one of my all-time favorite comfort meals. When my Momma makes her yummy taquitos, I turn into a teenage boy--as in I eat about a dozen. It's not pretty, but it sure feels good.

My grandma {Dad's Mom} taught my Mom how to make these way back when my parents were newly weds. 

  

Ingredients:

Vegetable Oil

Canned Roast Beef

Corn Tortillas

Salt

First, open the roast beef and break apart the clumps with a fork until their are no large pieces.

Next, microwave about 10 tortillas at a time until soft enough to roll without breaking. Be sure to wrap them in paper towels or cover them with paper plates before you microwave so they don't get rubbery.

Spread a heaping tablespoon worth of meat onto the edge of a tortilla.

Tightly roll up the tortilla and place in a cookie sheet seam side down.

Continue this step will all your tortillas {make a lot, trust me}.

Once all the taquitos are prepped, you are ready to start frying them.

Pour enough vegetable oil in the pan to cover the bottom.

Turn the burner onto medium/high heat and wait for the oil to get hot.

  

Use tongs to place the taquitos seam side down in the pan.

Taquitos should take approximately 5 minutes to brown on one side (takes longer for a larger pan). Once brown on one side, flip with the tongs.

Sprinkle salt to taste while they finish cooking.

Remove the taquitos from the pan and place on a paper towel lined plate to remove excess grease. And of course, top with cheese.

An Afternoon With Pioneer Woman

Dear Pioneer Woman's Chocolate Sheet Cake,

We cannot be friends.

I do not trust myself alone with you.

I knew you would be good, but I didn't know you would be that good.

But I suppose a recipe that calls for four sticks of butter and a pound of powdered sugar is bound to be life altering.

I will never be able to enjoy a Costco chocolate cake again.

Thanks a lot.

Sincerely,

LMM

No worries, I washed my hands after I licked the bowl clean.

What's that, MORE butter you say...

And a mountain of powdered sugar surrounded by a mote of boiling chocolate...Willy Wonka, eat your heart out.

I suggest immediately filling the bowl with water, as to prevent you from devouring every last drop of cake batter. Maybe throw in some dish soap just to be sure.

Then check on the baby to make sure he isn't standing on the back of the couch. Yep, pants removed, just as I suspected. 

Make these. You won't be sorry.

Getting closer to checking #89 off my life list.

Off to make her Comfort Meatballs and Home Style Mashed Potatoes,

and then hop into a pair of pants with an elastic waistband.

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I fb about all sorts of totally riveting topics like what I ate for lunch and my favorite TV show quotes. You should visit, its good stuff.