Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Welcome to Blast From The Past Saturday.  Every Saturday I will be posting a previously published post, in order to take my weekends off.
Debi 

===Originally posted May 16, 2012===

This is a one of my favorite easy deserts.  I think this is the winner for Mother's Day.  You see I like to cook, and desserts are my favorite thing to make.  Especially easy deserts. I am doing some of the cooking for Mother's Day, just because it ensures that I get something that I really love to eat for dessert. Now this recipe makes a lot, so I am going to cut it in half for my family since there are only 4 of us this year, but the full recipe is what follows.  I can't wait for next year, when I have all my children home. 

Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

2 boxes brownie mix ( Follow the directions on the boxes to make the brownies.  Make them in 2   9 X 13 inch pans and line the pans with waxed paper and spray with Pam)
2 pints Ice Cream ( Your choice of flavors, I use 2 flavors normally)
Hot Fudge
Whipped Cream

Make the brownies and let cool.  I have actually put the brownies in the freezer to harden, until I am ready to spread the ice cream between the layers.

Set your ice cream out to soften.  I used Hagen Daz Carmel Cone Crunch.  Spread the ice creams on the top of one tray of brownies.  The layer of ice cream should be about 3/4 of an inch to 1 inch thick.

Then turn the other pan of brownies on top of the ice creams.  Lightly press down on the top layer of brownies to make the sandwiches hold together, remove the wax paper from the brownies on top.


Put brownies in the freezer to harden the brownies and ice cream.  Once the ice cream is hard again, several hours,  pull the brownies out of the freezer and cut.   You do not want it all totally frozen, or it will be very difficult to cut.  You should have between 12 and 18 pieces depending on how large or small you want them to be.

Put them back in the freezer to refreeze.

Serve with hot fudge sauce and whipped cream.  I would love to hear about your favorite desserts.

Enjoy.

Debi

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Homemade Pineapple Lemonade Alcohol Free for Friday's Happy Hour

Today we are having Homemade Pineapple Lemonade for Friday's Happy Hour.  I know that we are already into September, but I just couldn't let go of summer yet.  It is still warm and this is a great drink to sit on your back porch and hang out with your family on a Friday afternoon or even a beautiful Sunday.  It's a great family drink and still brings that last little bit of summer into your lives.

Homemade Pineapple Lemonade

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup fresh lemon juice
8 cups cold water
2 cups fresh or frozen pineapple (thawed) mashed
1/2 cup sugar

Directions:

Put the pineapple in a bowl, put the sugar on top and mash with a potato masher.  We want the juices to mix with the sugar, so that we get a really great pineapple flavor.  Set aside.

Put 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup water in a pan on the stove and bring the water to a boil.  Stir until the sugar dissolves.

Next add the cold water and 1 cup of fresh lemon juice.

Next, add the mashed pineapple.

Stir and serve.

I hope that you love this homemade pineapple lemonade as much as we do.  Take your shoes off, put your feet up and relax with this cool delicious drink.

Have a great week.
Debi
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Little Passports USA Subscription

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This is such a great way to help your kids and grandkids with geography.  We were just in Los Angeles with our whole family and my oldest granddaughter didn't really get the whole different state thing.  She is 5 and so I showed her on a map all of the states that they drove through to get to Los Angeles.  She was pretty excited when she realized that all of it was in America and that there are 50 different states.  She was in Florida last June, so she was able to count that she has now been in 5 states.  She was pretty excited.  I think this is such a great learning tool.  I think I may order it for both of them for a Christmas present.

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You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream! In a recent edition of the USA Edition featuring Oregon, not only did kids learn about a new state, but they also got to put on their chefs hat and whip up a tasty ice cream recipe for the whole family...a great way to stay cool during these hot summer days. This is just one of the many surprises you can expect to find with a monthly subscription to Little Passports. Discover the Little Passports USA Edition and bring the learning adventure home!

Have a great week with your family! 

Debi

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Blackberry Cobbler Dump Cake

This recipe for Blackberry Cobbler Dump Cake is simple to make and delicious.  I'm always looking for easy recipes to make with cake mixes and this one was perfect.  I added cinnamon and nutmeg to the mix to give the cake mix some depth, and it was just the ticket.  I know you are going to enjoy it as much as we did.

Blackberry Cobbler Dump Cake

Ingredients:

5 cups fresh or frozen mixed berries

1 box white cake mix

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 egg

1 1/2 cup water divided

1 cup sugar

2 heaping tsp cornstarch

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray a 9 x 13 casserole dish with non stick cooking spray

Spread the berries in bottom of casserole dish.

In a mixing bowl mix cake mix, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  

Then add the egg and 1/2 cup water and mix until smooth.

Spread the batter over the berries.

Then mix the sugar and cornstarch.  Then add the rest of the water and stir until the sugar is dissolved.

Then pour over the cake batter.

Bake in oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the batter clean.

Cool for 15 minutes and serve.

Serves 10 to 12

I would love to know if you make this.  I always love hearing what you think about my recipes.

Have a great week.
Debi
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Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party 96

I want to thank everyone who shared with Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party 96.  We love seeing all of your posts.

Welcome to Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 96.
First we have the featured bloggers for  Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party 94.

From top Left:  Simple Crochet Motif and Lacy Tray Cloth, Vintage Pattern Free from Lacy Crochet, New England Creamy Lobster Roll Skinny from Seduction in the Kitchen, Homemade Corn Dogs from Ten At The Table, An August Trip to the Flea Market , Canton, Tx. from Heart Rocks in My Pocket

Second Row:  Beach House Dining Chairs from Victoria's Vintage Designs 

Bottom Row:  Front Hall Organizer Makeover from Crafts A La Mode,  Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies from Shopgirl,  Bible Verses for the Overwhelmed from Doorkeeper

Featured Bloggers from Link Party 94

1. Beach House Dining Chairs from Victoria's Vintage Designs 

2.  Simple Crochet Motif and Lacy Tray Cloth, Vintage Pattern Free from Lacy Crochet

3.  Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies from Shopgirl

4. New England Creamy Lobster Roll Skinny from Seduction in the Kitchen

5.  Homemade Corn Dogs from Ten At The Table

6.  5 Bible Verses for the Overwhelmed from Doorkeeper

7.  An August Trip to the Flea Market , Canton, Tx. from Heart Rocks in My Pocket

8.  Front Hall Organizer Makeover from Crafts A La Mode

Now for last weeks featured bloggers from Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party 95

From Top Left: Sweet and Sour Pineapple Salsa from Christianity Cove, Biscoff Marshmallow Crumb Cake from Reasons to Skip The Housework, Lakeside Outdoor Entertaining from Creative Country Mom

Middle Row:  Pumpkin Spice Latte with Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows from A Simple Pantry, Dessert Made Easy Kahlua Brownie Trifle Recipe from Jodie Fitz

Bottom Row: Ranch Ham and Cheese Pinwheels from Picture Perfect Cooking,  Grandma's Blackberry Cobbler from Home, Made, Interest, New Things on Front Porch from Debbie Dabble

Featured Bloggers from Link Party 95

1.  Lakeside Outdoor Entertaining from Creative Country Mom

2.  Ranch Ham and Cheese Pinwheels from Picture Perfect Cooking

3.  Sweet and Sour Pineapple Salsa from Christianity Cove

4.  Biscoff Marshmallow Crumb Cake from Reasons to Skip The Housework

5.  Pumpkin Spice Latte with Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows from A Simple Pantry

6.  Grandma's Blackberry Cobbler from Home, Made, Interest

7.  New Things on Front Porch from Debbie Dabble

8.  Dessert Made Easy Kahlua Brownie Trifle Recipe from Jodie Fitz

We are happy to have you at this week's party.  We always love hearing from you, so leave your comments.

Have a great week.

Debi

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Spice Cake Recipe

Welcome to Blast From The Past Saturday.  Every Saturday I will be posting a previously published post, in order to take my weekends off.
Debi 

===Originally posted May 11, 2012===

I am making this spice cake to freeze.  I am not
sure yet whether I want this for Mother's Day,  or whether I want Homemade Key Lime Pie, or my favorite Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches.  This cake is great with strawberries piled in the center, served with ice cream and whipped cream.  This sounds like a surefire hit for something.  Just not sure what yet.  The great thing is that it freezes well.  So I can serve it anytime I want.

 

This recipe for Spice Cake is one of our family favorites.  We love this cake.  It is moist and great for this anytime of the year.  This recipe is also great with lemon cake mix and lemon pudding.  Okay so enough of that.  This cake is really easy to make, with only a few ingredients.

Spice Cake

1 box spice cake mix

1 16oz container sour cream

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 box vanilla pudding

4 eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and spray a bundt pan with cooking spray.  Spray well because with cooking spray.  This is really important, because, if you forget like I did today, your cake will stick to the pan.  I can't even believe I did such a forgetful thing.  But then again, I can, because when I was taking all of the how to pictures I forgot to put my sd card back in my camera, so of course, no how to pictures.  I promise to do better next time. 

Pour cake mix and pudding into a mixing bowl and stir.  Add add water, oil, sour cream, and eggs to cake mix and beat with mixer until smooth. Pour the batter into bundt pan.

Bake for 55 minutes it should be done.  If not, check every 5 minutes with a tooth pick until it comes out clean. 

Let cool in pan for 15 minutes on a cake rack, and then turn onto cake rack and let cool.

Put on cake plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar  Serve

Serves 12 to 16 pieces

When I take it out of the freezer, I will take pictures of it all decorated.  I would love to hear from you.  I am open to any tips or recommendations that you may have.

Enjoy!!!

Debi

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Dear God Note 5

We are all on the road to spend eternity with you.

Beautiful!!! 

And God made the expanse, and He separated between the waters which were under the expanse and the waters which were above the expanse. And it was so.
And God called the expanse, Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning the second day.

Genesis 1:7 - 1:8

Happy Labor Day and have a blessed week.

Debi
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Homemade Pink Lemonade for Friday's Happy Hour

Last week we had Plain Jane Homemade Lemonade, and today we are having Homemade Pink Lemonade.  It is so pretty and very tasty, and easy to make.  I decided that I would use grenadine in this recipe, because I always think of pink lemonade as being a little sweeter then regular lemonade.  A lot of recipes use cranberry juice, but, again, I wanted the additional sweetness.

Homemade Pink Lemonade

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup fresh lemon juice
8 cups cold water
4 tsp grenadine

Directions:

Put 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup water in a pan on the stove and bring the water to a boil.  Stir until the sugar dissolves.

Next add the cold water, fresh lemon juice, and grenadine.

Stir and serve over ice.

I'm making this for my mom's birthday this weekend.  I think the kids are going to love it.  What a great way to end the summer.

Have a great weekend.
Debi
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Debi

Double Lemon Bundt Cake

I made this Double Lemon Bundt Cake a few weeks ago, and boy was it good.  This cake is made with a lemon cake mix and lemon jello.  It's a moist, lemony, light cake.  It is really simple to make and looks so pretty that it looks like you spent a lot of time making it.

Double Lemon Bundt Cake

Ingredients:

1 15 oz package lemon cake mix

1 4 oz package lemon jello

4 eggs

2/3 cup water

1/2 cup vegetable oil

powdered suger to sprinkle over top

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a bundt pan with non stick cooking spray.

Mix cake mix, eggs, jello, water, and vegetable oil for 2 minutes on high.

Pour batter into bundt pan.

Bake for 35 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes on a rack in the pan.

Then remove from pan and finish cooling.

Once cool, put on a serving plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Serves 12

I hope you like this cake.  I always love hearing from you and would love to know if you make it.
Have a great weekend.
Debi
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Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party 95

I want to thank everyone who shared with Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party 94.  We love seeing all of your posts.

I am spending this week with my mom for her birthday, so I will post the featured bloggers for this week at next weeks party.

Welcome to Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 95.

We are happy to have you at this week's party.  We always love hearing from you, so leave your comments.

Have a great week.
Debi

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Dear God Note 4 Matthew 4:19

We spend so much time in cars and driving.  We follow the lines in the road to where they lead.  The ultimate line in the road to follow is to God.  God is so good, I can only hope that God will use me to reach others for his kingdom.  Ultimately, we all need to follow the lines in the road home to be with our Father.

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 

Matthew 4:19

Have a blessed week.

Debi
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Honey and Beeswax Lip Balm Blast From The Past Saturday

Welcome to Blast From The Past Saturday.  Every Saturday I will be posting a previously published post, in order to take my weekends off.
Debi 

===Originally posted May 9, 2012===

I have been making this lip balm since January.  I absolutely love this stuff.  I have them all over my house, and I have given them to everyone in the office, even the guys.  My son uses it, my husband and daughter uses it.  My friend that I share an office love the stuff and keeps trying to get me to sell it.  I am just happy giving it away.

The ingredients in this balm are simple and wonderful for your lips.  It has honey, which is a natural humectant  (attracts moisture).  It not only moisturizes your lips, but it also helps remove the dead skin.  Somewhere along the way I read that if you put straight honey on your dry, chapped lips at night, all of the dead skin will be gone by morning.  It also has coconut oil a natural emollient, and beeswax which has natural fatty acids and is a thickener.  Very simple and great for your lips, and tastes good enough to eat.

Lip Balm Recipe

1 1/2 tsp coconut oil
1 1/2 tsp raw unfiltered honey
1/4 oz beeswax

Melt all ingredients together over low heat in a small saucepan.  Once melted, remove from heat immediately.  Fill a large bowl with ice and place saucepan in the ice.  Whisk the balm in the pan until it thickens.  Then use a spatula to put it into a small container for lip balm.

Containers can be found at a natural foods store, like a whole foods.  You can also find them online.

Have a great week.
Debi

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Homemade Lemonade for Friday's Happy Hour

We love Homemade Lemonade at our house it just feels makes you feel like summer.  So we are having this Homemade Lemonade for Friday's Happy Hour.  It is super easy to make, and tastes delicious!  And with only 3 ingredients, how can you go wrong?  It just feels like a little bit of summer in a glass.

Homemade Lemonade

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup fresh lemon juice
8 cups cold water

Directions:

Put 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup water in a pan on the stove and bring the water to a boil.  Stir until the sugar dissolves.

Next add the cold water and 1 cup of fresh lemon juice.

Stir and serve.

This lemonade is a delicious drink to end your summer with.  I always love hearing from you.  Have a great weekend.
Debi
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Cookies and Cream No Churn Ice Cream

This is part two of my no churn ice cream flavors - chocolate and cookies and cream.  Last week I posted the Chocolate No Churn Ice Cream Recipe, and today I am sharing the Cookies and Cream No Churn Ice Cream recipe.  I found the inspiration for this no churn ice cream from Dana at This Silly Girls Life.  The recipe looked so simple and easy to make, that I decided I was going to give it a try.  I was very happily surprised to taste this delicious frozen treat.  It is amazingly smooth and creamy ice cream, I think that you are going to love it.

 Cookies and Cream No Churn Ice Cream

 Ingredients:

2 cups heavy whipping cream

4 TB Powdered sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

25 oreos crushed

Directions:

Whip cream until it is starting to thicken, then add powdered sugar.

Continue whipping cream until it forms soft peaks and add vanilla.

Finish whipping cream until it forms firm peaks.  Just make sure you don't whip it too much or you'll end up making butter.

Gently add the sweetened condensed milk until it is all thoroughly combined.  You can do this with a mixer or by hand.

Next, fold in the crushed oreos.

Pour all of this into a loaf pan and put in the freezer.  It took about 3 hours in my freezer, for it to freeze.  So you will probably want to allow about 4 hours from start to serve time.

I'm not exactly sure how many servings, this makes, but it is a whole loaf pan full.

Now, wasn't that easy.  What a great dessert, and it is so fast.  The texture of this ice cream is so creamy and smooth and not to heavy at all.

I love hearing from all of you, so let me know what you think.  Vince asked for strawberry ice cream after he tasted it, so I will try that one next.

Have a great week.

Debi

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Sale at Fire Mountain Gems

This is a sponsored post and I may receive compensation. 

Fire Mountain Gems and Beads is running a great sale on gemstone beads and pearls, two of the most popular materials used in beading! From now until September 1, shoppers can save up to 80% on the over 2,000 items included in this sale. There's everything from amethyst, tourmaline, lapis lazuli, moonstone, and all types of pearls in all shapes and colors!

I've included a samples of the items on sale below.  This is just a small sample of what is on sale. 

Have fun shopping and I hope you make some great items.  I would love to see what you make.
Debi

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Giveaway! Craftsy Ateco Decorating Set and The Perfect Cupcake Class

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Good luck!!!
Debi

Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party 94

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Welcome to Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 94.
Congratulations to this weeks featured bloggers.  You can get your featured blogger button in the sidebar.

From top Left:  DIY Homemade Bubbles from A Mother's Shadow, Homemade Cherry Pie from The (mis)Adventures of a "Born Again" Farm Girl , Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - Rocking Chair Makeover from Fun Home Things Second Row: Koala Crochet Hat - Free Pattern from Jenny and Teddy, How to Send Pinterest Messages from The Pin Junkie,  How To Be The Perfect House Guest from Around the Table Bottom Row:  (The Ultimate) 30 Minute Cheesy Garlic Rolls from Butter and Jam,  S'mores Brownie Recipe from Home Made Interest

Featured Bloggers from Link Party 93

1. Homemade Cherry Pie from The (mis)Adventures of a "Born Again" Farm Girl 

2.  Koala Crochet Hat - Free Pattern from Jenny and Teddy

3.  S'mores Brownie Recipe from Home Made Interest
4. How to Send Pinterest Messages from The Pin Junkie

5.  Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - Rocking Chair Makeover from Fun Home Things
6.  DIY Homemade Bubbles from A Mother's Shadow

7.  (The Ultimate) 30 Minute Cheesy Garlic Rolls from Butter and Jam
8.  How To Be The Perfect House Guest from Around the Table

We are happy to have you at this week's party.  We always love hearing from you, so leave your comments.

Have a great week.
Debi

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Dear God Note 3

Today I am sharing this verse from Jeremiah.

 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:13

Have a blessed week.

Debi

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Pre-Shave Oil Recipe - Blast From The Past Saturdays

Welcome to Blast From The Past Saturday.  Every Saturday I will be posting a previously published post, in order to take my weekends off.

===Originally posted May 4, 2012===

My son has recently started shaving with a straight edge razor.  He said that he got ingrown hairs with the disposable blades.  Well, shaving with a straight edge blade requires a whole set of additional shaving toiletries.

I was trying to think of something personal I could make my son for his birthday, to go with his cards and gifts, and thought about shaving creams.  That was the first time I made the shaving cream from the blog Frugal Granola.  I posted the link to the recipe a few days ago.  We all love this shaving cream.  Then my son came to me about a week later and asked if I could make him Pre-Shave Oil.  It apparently helps the whiskers on a man's face stand up better so he can get a closer shave.

I asked him to bring me his little bottle of Pre-Shave Oil so that I could try to figure out the ingredients.  He brought me the bottle and low and behold, I already had almost everything on hand.  The only thing that I needed was clove oil and pepper oil.  The clove oil was easy to find,  I have still not found pepper oil,  I will probably need to go online to buy that.  Anyway, this is the recipe that I came up with after looking at and smelling his oil.   He uses it everyday and says it works great.  The recipe will follow below the picture.

I am not sure of the cost, but it probably only cost me 15 to 20 cents to make 2 and 1/2 ounces.  To buy this Pre-Shave Oil from The Art of Shaving would cost $22.00 for 2 ounces.  That is amazing,  I just looked it up online.  I can't believe how much that saves.

Pre-Shave Oil Recipe

2 oz. castor oil

1/2 oz olive oil

6 drops sandalwood essential oil

3 drops lavender essential oil

2 drops clove essential oil

Pour in a bottle and shake well.  That's it, a very easy recipe

Have fun, and please leave me any comments or recommendations

Debi