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Blueberry Dessert

I can’t believe I forgot all about posting this wonderful dessert, especially after mentioning in this post how much I love it. (Sorry, this picture really does not do it justice. It looks much better in person.)

For as long as I can remember, the blueberry stuff, as we like to call it around here, has been at family gatherings on my dad’s side of the family. One of my great aunts always brings this treat, and it has forever been a huge hit.

Now for the last several years, I’ve made it for church functions and other occasions that call for desserts. It’s become one of those foods that gets requested and then expected. For this reason, I almost always keep the ingredients on hand so I can whip it up anytime.

This is also very easy to make, which makes it even better. No cooking is required.

Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 3 cups milk
• 1 box graham crackers
• 1 (5.25 oz) box  instant vanilla pie filling
• 1 (8 oz) tub cool whip
• 1 (21 oz) can blueberry pie filling

Directions:

1. Mix vanilla pie filling with 3 cups milk and stir good.
2. Add 8 oz cool whip. (The more it’s stirred the thicker it gets.)
3. Layer graham crackers in the bottom of 9 x 13 pan.
4. Layer 1/2 cool whip mixture.
5. Repeat steps 3 & 4.
6. Then put last layer of graham crackers on top.
7. Spread blueberry pie filling on top of the graham crackers.
8. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

I hope you enjoy this as much as we do!

This post is linked to Tempt My Tummy Tuesday.

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Blueberry Dessert

I’ve got an exciting week planned. Today, I’m teaching my first couponing class for some of the ladies from my church. I love talking about coupons and how much you can save on groceries and all kinds of stuff.

Then, the end of this week my son, David, will be out of school for winter break, and my in-laws will be coming to stay for the weekend. Finally, on Saturday David is going for a soccer evaluation.

He was signed up to play last year, but then got disappointed because he ended up not getting to play because of his eye surgeries. Thankfully, though, this year he’s good to go and I’m going to officially be a “Soccer Mom.” I’ve already got the van and I’m suppose to get the little magnet to stick on the back. Woo hoo!!

But even with all that fun stuff going on….

~Here’s what’s cooking this week~

Monday - Soft Tacos, Mexican Rice

Tuesday - Pork-N-Beans w/Beef, Macaroni & Cheese Casserole, Peas

Wednesday - Campfire Chicken

Thursday - Biscuits, Eggs, Bacon

Friday - Hamburgers, Baked Potato Wedges (Didn’t have this last week because friends came over and brought pizza.)

Saturday - Slow-cooker BBQ Chicken, Veggies, Pasta

Sunday - Eat Out

Hope you all have some fun things planned for this week also. By the way, tomorrow, I’m sharing a recipe for an incredibly easy and delicious Blueberry Dessert. You don’t want to miss it.

For more cooking inspiration, check out Menu Plan Monday at I’m an Organizing Junkie.

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Menu Plan Monday (3/8 - 3/14)

Well, I finally got my steak last week and it was delicious! The kids and I also got to make an extra fun little treat.

Have you ever had Knox blox? Honestly, I had never even heard of these until a few weeks ago. I had some awesome Knox coupons that landed me free Knox gelatine. The problem was, I had to find a way to use the Knox.

That was when my husband introduced me to Knox blox. His mom used to make these for him when he was a kid. It’s basically just a harder form of Jello that you can cut into squares or make shapes with cookie cutters without it falling apart on you.

Here’s what you need.

• 2 (3 oz) pkgs Jell-o Gelatin
• 3 envelopes Knox Gelatine
• 2 1/2 cups boiling water
• 8 x 11 baking dish

Here’s what you do.

1. Mix the ingredients together very well in the baking dish.
2. Refrigerate for about 3 hours to make sure it’s well hardened.

Then for the fun part, use cookie cutters to cut out fun shapes.

I recommend using good sharp cookie cutters. Mine are not very sharp so the cuts on our shapes were not as neat as I would have liked. Of course, the kids didn’t notice. They just thought it was fun to cut and eat the shapes.

And now for this week’s menu plan…

~Here’s What’s Cooking this Week~

• Monday - Sausage Gravy over Buttermilk Biscuits
• Tuesday - Clam Chowder with Oyster Crackers
• Wednesday - Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Salad
• Thursday -Chicken Stir Fry over Rice, Spring Rolls
• Friday -Hamburgers, Baked Potato Wedges
• Saturday - Leftovers/Sandwiches
• Sunday - Eat Out

Have a great week!!

For more cooking inspiration and recipes, check out Menu Plan Monday over at I’m an Organizing Junkie.

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Menu Plan Monday (3/1 - 3/7)

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Life Without MY Computer

Until the last few days, I didn’t really realize just how much I depend on my computer. You see, last Sunday my Macbook died on me. Technically speaking, the hard drive went out.

Thankfully, my husband was able to recover all my files before replacing the hard drive. (It had been a while, or should I say way too long, since my last backup.) Lesson learned.

Anyway, back to my point.

I keep so much of my life on my computer -

• Recipes
• Photos
• Music
• Notes
• Calendar

- and spend too much time on the computer.

I can hardly remember what life was like before I became so dependent upon technology for many aspects of life. Just for the record, I admit I wasn’t without a computer, my husband left his so I would have one to use, but it just didn’t have all my stuff on it.

You know what I mean.

• The saved passwords for some of my favorite sites were not on his computer.
• My email accounts  and RSS feed subscriptions were not set up on his computer.
• My Swagbucks toolbar was not at the top of the browser on his computer.

I could still get to most of all this stuff, but it was definitely more of a hassle.

So, you’re probably thinking this is sounding pretty drab about now, all about me missing my computer.

Well, the truth is I learned something from this whole ordeal. Since it was more difficult to do some of the things I take for granted on my computer, I just stayed away from the computer more the last few days.

By staying away, I actually was able to accomplish more around the house and I spent a little more time with the kids too. I learned that it’s not going to kill me if I only check my email or facebook twice a day, instead of 10 times a day. It was actually nice to take the break.

Maybe my computer dying was really a blessing in disguise.

What would you miss most on your computer if it wasn’t there tomorrow?

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Life Without MY Computer

Well, this last week didn’t go quite like I had planned. I ended up curled up on the couch with a stomach virus and had to rearrange my menu slightly. That’s okay though, we’ll just be having one of last week’s meals (the steak meal) this week.

~Here’s what’s cooking this week~

Monday - Mini Meatloaves, Macaroni and Cheese Casserole, Steamed Broccoli

Tuesday - Steak, Cracker Barrel Green Beans, Honey-Oat Pan Rolls

Wednesday - Ham & Cheese Sandwiches

Thursday - Santa Fe Soup (We didn’t have this one either last week because we ended up going to a birthday party and they fed us. Yay!!)

Friday - Homemade Pizza, Salad, Brownies

Saturday - Crockpot Chili, Mexican Cornbread (I haven’t tried this chili before, so we’ll see how it turns out.)

Sunday - Eat Out

Hope everyone has a great week!!

For more cooking inspiration, check out Menu Plan Monday at I’m an Organizing Junkie.

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Menu Plan Monday (2/22 - 2/27)