Chocolate Eclair Cake

I found this recipe on Kraft.ca when doing a search for a dessert to make for a function I was attending. It was quite yummy.

1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding

1 1/2 cups of milk

3 cups of cool whip

27 graham crackers

1 cup of chocolate frosting

Mix pudding mix with milk. Let sit 5 minutes then add the cool whip.

Layer graham crackers, pudding, crackers, pudding, crackers in an 8 x 8 pan, 3 layers of 9 crackers.

Put in fridge for 3 hours. Frost before serving.

I let mine sit overnight and the crackers were very soft, it's was very good!

Garden 2009

My first spagetti squash.

The corner garden I put in this year.

New box I put in as well, the end is Kale from the cabbage family.

Tomatoes

Banana Peppers (not hot)

Potatoes 12 plants this year.

Peas

Cauliflower

Carrots at the front, then the broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, beans and peas. All the spinach that was beside the carrots got ate up. All a bit of green onions there at the front as well.

The strawberry patch I put int, you'll notice a CatStop there. I had a cat using it for it's bathroom for a bit there but it's not been back in a bit.

The Military Wives' Cookbook

I received a copy of this pink camo covered cookbook to review. I was surprised at how much I liked it besides being pink it was fill with information, quotes and tidbits before each recipe about the history of the military.Though I'm not much of a military buff, the information is geared toward the wives of military men which is very interesting.

The cookbook is divided into categories and then put into menus as a display for bridal showers to tea parties to large dinners with many guests. It's a really very charming cookbook to read.

There is every variety of recipes in this book from traditional baking recipes to international fair. There are many recipes in this book that I would like to try, I've only had the opportunity to use one so far and it was a Pineapple Punch which was really quite delicious!

The Menu under Teas and Coffees was Sunrise Coffee and it included the following recipes

Quiche Lorraine

Golden Sunrise Muffins

Crumb-Toppped Apple Coffee Cake

Seasonal Fresh Fruit Tray

Fresh Fruit Dip

Assorted Fruit Juices

Coffee

Tea

Pineapple Punch

Under this menu alone, there are a few recipes I would like to test out and give a taste. I really look forward to using this cookbook in the future.

Two recipes

Two recipes I made this past weekend for a baby shower. The first is a Quiche that I made with a recipe from The Pioneer Woman. It was very, very good. The only differences in the recipe, is I just used plain bacon and two store bought pie pastries instead of making my own.

The other recipe is a Red Velvet Cheesecake that I got from Recipe Girl. I pretty much followed this recipe to the letter. It was just devine!!

BBQ Beef Soft Taco

1 onion, sliced, separated into rings

1 red pepper, cut into strips

1 lb. (450 g) extra lean ground beef

1/2 cup KRAFT Original BarBQ Sauce

8 whole wheat tortillas (6 inch)

1 tomato, chopped

1/4 cup KRAFT Tex Mex Shredded Cheese

COOK and stir onions and peppers in nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 3 min. Add meat; cook 10 min. or until done, stirring occasionally. Stir in sauce; cook 2 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

SPOON onto tortillas; fold in half.

TOP with tomatoes and cheese.

Serving Suggestion

Serve this tasty meal with bowls of 1/2 cup each salsa, sour cream and chopped cilantro. Then everyone can top their taco the way they like it.

Note: I made this recipe almost exactly though my tortillas were probably different, as well as my BBQ sauce. This recipe was very good, tasty and hit the spot one night when I really didn't know what I was going to make for dinner.