Smell Good Sunday #57

"Smell Good Sunday" has been a running joke in my house as long as I have been married.

Hubby states it is his favorite day of the week as I am usually cooking up a storm and making the house smell good.

Share with us everything you have been up to this week!

A few rules though:
1. Link directly to your post and not the main page of your blog
2. No etsy shops or products for sale
3. Click around and visit other people, that's what makes this a party!
4. Don't forget, all features are pinned to the Smell Good Sunday Pinterest Board

Featured Post from Last Week:

Happy Easter Tablescape from Comfort Spring Station

An InLinkz Link-up

Pi(e) Day 3.14

To celebrate Pi day, I have done a round up of some of my fave pies!

Pies do not have to be sweet, I love a great savory pie as well.
What is your favorite type of pie?

An InLinkz Link-up

Hershey's Classic Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

I am a recipe hoarder.
I will try almost anything, but that means saving each and every one I see.

I had made something that included chocolate chips, and this Hershey recipe was on the back of the bag. It's basic chocolate chip cookies...but it's a recipe I didn't have for my blog.

Mission accepted!
(and one more off the top of the recipe mountain!)

Ingredients:

1 Cup Butter (softened)

¾ Cup Sugar

¾ Cup Light brown sugar

1 Tsp Vanilla

2 Eggs

2 ¼ Cup All purpose flour

1 Tsp Baking soda

½ Tsp Salt

2 Cups (11.5 oz package) milk chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375

2. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until creamy

3. Add eggs and beat well

4. In another bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt

5. Slowly add dry mixture to butter mixture

6. Stir in chocolate chips

7. Drop by teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheet

8. Bake 8-10 minutes

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Smell Good Sunday #56

"Smell Good Sunday" has been a running joke in my house as long as I have been married.

Hubby states it is his favorite day of the week as I am usually cooking up a storm and making the house smell good.

Share with us everything you have been up to this week!

A few rules though:
1. Link directly to your post and not the main page of your blog
2. No etsy shops or products for sale
3. Click around and visit other people, that's what makes this a party!
4. Don't forget, all features are pinned to the Smell Good Sunday Pinterest Board

Featured Post from Last Week:

How to Cook Ground Beef in a Crock Pot from Making a House a Home

An InLinkz Link-up

Bread Machine Babka

My daughter finally cleaned her room!
OMG

It's not perfect, but she can find her clothing and she won't die in an avalanche if there is an emergency.

In the process of cleaning, she found (unearthed?) a mound of giftcards.
Oh so much money in gift cards.

We spent a rare day off shopping!
The girl child, my aunt, and myself were shopping fools!
Hubby's jaw dropped when he saw them all come in.
At least she's a bargain shopper, whew!

It was so nice to spend the day with her.
Our schedules are so varied,I am lucky if I see her for more than 20 minutes a day.
(not exaggerating)
I miss my little friend, and love so much to spend time with her.

These moments don't happen near enough!









Ingredients:

⅔ Cup Milk

2 Eggs (beaten)

½ Cup Sugar

¼ Tsp Salt

1 Tbsp Orange zest

¼ Cup Mashed potato

3 Tbsp Butter

2 ¾ Cups Bread flour

2 Tsp Yeast

¾ Cup Golden raisins

Directions:

1. Combine milk, eggs, sugar, salt, zest, mashed potato, and butter

2. Heat on stove just until butter melts

3. Add heated ingredients, flour, and yeast to bread machine

4. Use light sweet setting

5. Add raisins at beep (second knead)

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Smell Good Sunday #55

"Smell Good Sunday" has been a running joke in my house as long as I have been married.

Hubby states it is his favorite day of the week as I am usually cooking up a storm and making the house smell good.

Share with us everything you have been up to this week!

A few rules though:
1. Link directly to your post and not the main page of your blog
2. No etsy shops or products for sale
3. Click around and visit other people, that's what makes this a party!
4. Don't forget, all features are pinned to the Smell Good Sunday Pinterest Board

Featured Post from Last Week:

Triscuit Dip Recipes from 3 Boys and a Dog

An InLinkz Link-up

Cambridge Country Inn and Pub Sour Cream and Chive Potato Soup

I have never heard of Cambridge Country Inn and Pub before I saw this recipe on CD Kitchen.
I still haven't actually ever heard of it.

A quick Google search brought up a couple mentions of a place in Cambridge WI by this name. Without ever seeing a menu, I can only assume this is the one.

One Monday night I made this soup. We all enjoyed it that night. The following Thursday was a crazy day. Told hubby we were having the leftovers for dinner. He responded with "OMG AGAIN? How many times are we going to eat this?"
I reminded him it was only our second meal.
He was all "oh. I guess it just feels like more"
Huh?

So, reheated soup...handed him a bowl and he was all "I freaking love this soup"
Hmm.

Time to clean up dinner, there wasn't much left. He was determined to save every last drop.

I can only assume he had been thinking of some other meal when he "complained" earlier.

Men! They claim we are the hard ones to understand...I think not!

Ingredients:

1 ¼ Lb russet potato (peeled and diced into ½ inch square)

¾ Cup Margarine

¾ Cup flour

1 Onion (chopped)

2 Tbsp Vegetable oil

7 Cups Water

1 Bay leaf

2 Tbsp Chives (chopped)

1 Tbsp chicken base

1 Tsp Seasoned salt

¼ Tsp Black pepper

½ Tsp Garlic powder

2 Cups Milk

½ Cup Half and Half

1 ½ Cup Sour cream

Directions:

1. Cook potatoes until tender, set aside

2. For roux: Melt margarine in small saucepan over medium heat. Gradually whisk in flour until well combined. Set aside.

3. In large soup pot, saute onion in oil until soft

4. Add water, bay leaf, chives, chicken base, seasoned salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil.

5. Whisk in milk and half and half.

6. Add roux. Stir frequently until thickened.

7. Add sour cream and potatoes.

8. Simmer until soup is hot through

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