Thursday's Treasures Week 36

I am so excited!  There were so many wonderful links last week!  I love reading them and making plans to make them.  There was a great variety and all looked so Delicious!  You really need to check them out, along with the previous weeks.

Beautiful Joan  Chocolate, Chocolate and More , is co-hosting again with me this week and will be each week!!  I just love Joan, her blog, facebook page and All her amazing recipes!  Please visit her on her facebook page and give her a "like" with <3 and hugs from me.  Also, follow her on her blog, pinterest, e-mail, rss...you get the idea.

Here are a few of the most viewed recipes from last week.

Love Bakes Good Cakes

Firecracker Cake

Inside BruCrew Life

Raspberry Cheesecake Chocolate Cupcakes

Amuse Your Bouche

Oreo Cheesecake Cookies

Okay, you know how to play! ~smile~

Link to your recipe, not your blog.

Link back to this post.

Please follow my blog, facebook, pinterest, twitter, e-mail, rss...you get it.  Whatever is your favorite way to follow to stay up to date.  

Share as many recipes as you like. 

Please visit others...they appreciate it as much as you do.

Leave a comment.  I love to know you were here.  

Y'all have a beautiful week.  Be good to yourselves and each other.  

Fried Pickles

I have been craving fried pickles, doesn't that sound like a country band?  Introducing Fried Pickles as they sing their new song,  Fried Chicken and Butter Beans where did I go wrong?!  Sorry, couldn't help that.  ~wink~   although I have never eaten them before.  When they kept popping up on my computer screen, I took that as a sign I needed to make them.  ~smile~  My first attempt was a huge failure.  They reminded me of The Andy Griffith Show when Aunt B makes Kerosene Cucumbers!  (remember that one?)  Yep, they were that bad.  Hubby told me he hoped I hadn't made a lot of them as he didn't want to waste food!  LOL  SALTY, does not even begin to describe those little circles of puckering pickles!  I used the seasoned flour I was going to fry pork chops in. BAD idea!  I tried again, this time rinsing the slices...duh? and soaking them in buttermilk.  Much better!  I tried to get hubby to try the second batch but he evidently didn't hear me tell him I changed the recipe.  I got to eat them all!  I only made a handful, cause you know, I was a little shy to try them again myself.  ~smile~  <3 and hugs!

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Thursday's Treasures Week 35

I am so happy to have Bobbi, Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen and Joan, Chocolate, Chocolate and More co-host this week!  Bobbi is such a wonderful friend and makes everything you could imagine..only better!  Joan is such a darlin' too!  She is the one to turn to for your best desserts..chocolate and more!  Please visit each of them, you will absolutely love them both!  I do! <3 <3
Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen on facebook and her amazing blog  Bobbi just started a linky party and oh, you have to see her Sammie while there!  Manic Monday
Joan's Chocolate, Chocolate and More on facebook  and the sweetest blog  Her Zucchini Bites look absolutely amazing!

The most viewed recipes of last week were The Better Baker's 

Deep Dish Gooey Cookie Pie 

Inside BruCrew Life 

White Chocolate Goo Goo Brownies

Love each and every one of the recipes shared with us last week.  Please feel free to share as many as you like.  <3  

Rules..Yeah, you know they are here.  

Follow each blog, facebook and pinterest so you can stay up to date.

Share the party..I know your friends will love it, too!  

Link back to your original recipe, not your blog.  

Visit others..they love company as much as we do.

Leave a comment when you visit, that's the neighborly thing to do.  

Please return each week, I love your smiling faces, treasures recipes and precious memories that sometimes accompany them.

Have a beautiful week, be good to yourselves and others!  <3 and hugs!

Bavarian Pork Chops

We had this for supper last night.  A easy and fast main dish and I finally got to use scallions from our little garden.  ~smile~  I found this recipe for Bavarian Pork on the package of pork hubby bought.  I followed their recipe with only a couple minor changes.  We really liked this and I will certainly be making it again.  Served it on buttered egg noodles..mmmmm.   Hope you like it too.

Bavarian Pork Chops

4 pork loin chops 

8 oz portabella mushrooms, sliced

2 scallions, sliced

1 cup flour

1 tablespoon minced garlic

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

8 oz beer, chicken or vegetable broth

cooked buttered noodles

parsley 

Cook noodles according to directions.  Spray non stick skillet and melt butter over medium high heat.  While the butter is melting, lightly flour pork.   Once butter is melted and heated,   Brown chops on each side for 1-2 minutes.  Put aside and add garlic, scallions, mushrooms, thyme and a pinch of salt and pepper to skillet.  Cook until onions are soft, 2-3 minutes.  Return pork, add beer or broth to skillet, cover and cook for 7 minutes or until internal temperature is 145 F.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Let rest 3-5 minutes.  Serve over buttered egg noodles sprinkled with parsley.  Enjoy!  <3 and hugs! 

Homemade Pop Tarts

My boys love pop tarts but I don't love for them to eat them.  I thought I would try making my own out of pie crust since I have seen them posted around.  I had a pie crust in the refrigerator, yeah I know, but it is easy for a quick morning..uh, snack, breakfast, delight?   One packaged pie crust made 3 pop tarts with spare pieces of crust.  You can toss these in cinnamon sugar and cook them at 375 degrees F for a few minutes, until brown.  Back to the pop tarts.  Gather whatever it is you, and your kids, like in them.  I used peanut butter, grape jelly and strawberry preserves for my boys.  Nobody was arguing because they didn't want what the other picked out at the store.   So nice!  I made the pop tarts with Wilton's rectangle mini pie mold at Walmart.  If you don't have one..just cut the pie crust into 6 equally shaped rectangles, about 2x4".

Peanut Butter Pop Tart

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Chocolate Cheesecake Cup Cake

I am so loving playing with cups!  My boys love it too.  They get to eat all the fun!  These are the perfect size for individual servings.  Everyone gets to create their own cakes!  I even refrigerated leftover cake mix last night and baked more today.  Try these with whatever you have on hand to fill them with.  I tried cheesecake in one and it was great.  The plain one was wonderful....so moist!  Add chocolate chips, m&m's, nuts, preserves, caramel....you get it, don't you?  I'll see you 'round the microwave!  <3 and hugs!

Chocolate Cheesecake Cup Cakes

dark chocolate cake mix

ingredients to make cake according to directions

fillings of your choice

16 oz cup

microwave

Cheesecake Filling

8 oz neufchatel cream cheese  

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla, optional

Mix in bowl until fluffy.  

Mix cake according to directions.  Spray cup.  Add 1/2, more of less, cup cake mix.  I just used a regular tablespoon and added three heaping spoonful.  Add tablespoon of filling, more or less, there are really no set amounts.  Cook in microwave, mine is 1100 watts) for 40 seconds.  It should be soft yet set when touched.  Run knife around edge and plate.  Add your favorite toppings.  I just used the homemade chocolate syrup I made the other day. 

This is a plain one.  Very moist and really didn't need the chocolate syrup, but it was requested.
<3 and hugs! 

 Enjoy! 

Pineapple Upside Down Cup Cake

A couple of days ago I saw an article in our newspaper about cooking in a cup.  Did you happen to see that?  I was intrigued by this as my family is getting to be so very Picky lately!!  This will be perfect for me.  I can cook what is wanted.  Really wanted.  It's just that easy!  No waste when everyone wants something different.  Here is one of the "cup cakes" I have made.  Play around and make up your own.  I'd love for you to share on my page.  Have fun and enjoy!

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