Pineapple Bacon Burgers

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What a neat way to serve up a burger, Pineapple, Bacon and the Burger all in one. I premade these, stuck them in the freezer a while back from this great idea I saw on Pinterest (of course the pin had no recipe attached, so I just winged it), then when we decided to head to the park with friends, these were already in my freezer ready to go. I just took them out and let them defrost before throwing them on the BBQ.

I want to tell you these are OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD YUMMMMYYYYYYYY!


Pineapple Bacon Burgers
original idea found on Pinterest, source unknown

Make Your Favorite Hamburger patty recipe. If you don't have one here is mine.

2 lbs favorite ground beef, well chilled
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 to 2 tsp of Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp garlic salt
1 to 2 tsp seasoning salt
1 egg
1 lb bacon
1 can sliced or fresh pineapple
8 to 12 slices Kraft American Singles (we like DOUBLE cheese)

Mix all ingredients together (except bacon and pineapple) and form patties. Then you can lay them on foil (if you are freezing for later) or just on a cooking sheet if cooking them now. Take two pieces of bacon and lay them cross ways, 1 slice of pineapple and lay on top of the formed patty. wrap the bacon around the top and pineapple and it's ready to BBQ.

Favorite Hamburger Buns
Iceberg Lettuce
Fresh Tomato Slices

After burger are cooked, top with lettuce, tomato and your favorite burger sauce and ENJOY!

My friends husband was the BBQ man of the day! Thanks Wayn-o !!!



Having a good burger is one thing, but enjoying it at the park with friends makes it even better and believe it or not, my husband was there too! This was a RARE-RARE occasion lately in our family. Don't tell anyone, but this event actually happened on Easter Sunday, it's just taken me this long to FINALLY post this awesome recipe. And by the way we had a wonderful Easter too!

Seasoned Baked Potato

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Seasoned Potato, good enough for a meal but great as a side dish too! I choose to cook one of these up for lunch at work one day after seeing this amazing recipe on Pinterest (we have a great toaster oven that works perfectly at work for quick meals like these). Either way this is a great way to spice up the plain ole' baked potato.



Seasoned Baked Potato
recipe found at Iowa Girl Eats

1 Baked Potato
1 tbsp Butter
1 tbsp Parmesan Cheese (fresh is best)
2 tsp Lawry's Seasoning Salt

Cook the potato (which ever way you wish - I prefer the oven - the microwave just doesn't do it justice). After the potato is fully cooked, cut the potato in half, then cut each half into squares. Don’t cut all the way through, just down to the skin. Season with butter, Parmesan cheese and Lawry's Seasoning Salt, then pop them into the middle rack of your oven set to broil for 10-15 minutes. I like to add a drop of Sour Cream to the top and Eat Away! I promise you won't be sorry! DELICIOUS!!!

Strawberry Smoothie {TWC Linky Party #87 - Summer Berry Recipes}

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THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS Linky Party #87(Summer Berry Recipes)
I love berries, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries are my all time favorite. I got this great little tool at Crate and Barrel. It's SO cool. It makes strawberry cleaning so much easier, we keep this right in the silverware drawer and use it all the time. Best investment ever, I think it was around $6 bucks.
I've been pretty good so far on my once a day smoothies last week, so I am sharing another one of my own creations with you today.
Strawberry Smoothieoriginal recipe by me: Tina Hudgens
5 to 10 strawberries (add a few raspberries if you have some)1 container yogurt (Activia Vanilla)1 tbsp honey1 glass of icea few splashes of milk, if needed for consistency
Throw it all into the awesome Magic Bullet (or whatever blender you like to use), mix it up and then you are off to a great morning start with a healthy smoothie.

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Better Then {Anything} Cake

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This cake is a famous cake, which I am sure many of you have heard of before {Better Then Sex Cake}. I've had it many times myself at a Bed and Breakfast in Big Bear, but have never really tried to make it myself. I came across this cake on Pinterest over and over again and thought, I need to try this out. With kids in my house, posting on facebook for youngin's to look at, I felt that a new name for this cake would better suit my family. I came across a different name {Better then Anything Cake} I liked this name better and more appropriate for a food item and thus this is what we call this OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD delicious cake. I will be making this again this week for my husband's work.


Better Than {Anything} Cake
adapted by me, recipe found on Barefoot and Baking

1 box chocolate cake mix (plus ingredients it calls for on the back of the box)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 jar hot fudge sauce or 1 jar of caramel sauce
1 (8 oz) container of cool whip
4 Heath Bars, Skor Bars or 1 pkg of Andes Toffee Crunch Candies, crushed

Make and bake cake according to box directions in a 9x13 in pan. As soon as it comes out of the oven, poke holes with the handle of a wooden spoon all over the cake. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the top. Let cool completely. Next spread fudge over the cake, and put in the refrigerator to set. When it is cool, spread cool whip over the top and then top with crushed candy. Serve after the cake has been refrigerated and cooled. Some people like this cake better the next day as the cake gets more moist, and make sure to refrigerate leftovers.

Dirty Dancing Movie & Skinny Cow Ice Cream Party

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It's Summer Time and what better way to celebrate then with lazy days watching movie classics like Dirty Dancing and enjoying Ice Cream! In our summer plans this year we decided to get a bunch of friends together once a week at our home to relax, have all-night sleepovers, and enjoy the summer sun playing in the pool. My kids are loving it so far, lots of friends and family around to hang out with, what's not to love?



When I was invited by Foodbuzz to host a Skinny Cow Ice Cream Party and a movie screening of Dirty Dancing I knew this would fit in perfectly with our Summer Slumber Parties. With my girls (twins), and their best friends (a set of twins and a set of triplets), that's an EASY party of 7, plus throw in a few younger brothers and we've got a house full. And with 4 of the 7 teenagers loving DANCE, the movie Dirty Dancing is right up their alley. The two sets of twins have been dancing for over 10 years together.


We invited everyone over for the slumber party and the festivities began. Of course, number one on the list was munchies. A party at our house is never complete with out chips and homemade pan fried onion dip, then they moved right into the movie and ice cream, followed by a fun day at the pool.





We enjoyed the Skinny Cow Slimited Editions Oh Fudge Nuts Cones (this was our favorite, my son even ate two), next the older girls and my girlfriend tried the Mmmocha Truffle Bars (and for any coffee lovers out there... DE-LI-CIOUS) and lastly we all enjoyed the classic Best of Both Swirleds Sandwiches. The Skinny Cow ice cream was amazing, no one could believe that is was Skinny Cow, they all said they would toally have this ice cream AGAIN. I knew that was the case when all the ice cream that was purchased was completely gone. Plenty of Ice cream was enjoyed by all.

As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program, I received a stipend, DVD,
and coupons for free Skinny Cow® product.

Charcoal Grilled Steak Recipes

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Charcoal Grilled Steak Recipes
A nice grill recipes for steak to try !

Grill Recipes for Steak INGREDIENTS :

1. 1 cup of red wine,
2. ¼ cup of sherry,
3. 2 tablespoons of hot sauce,
4. 2 tablespoons of soy sauce,
5. 2 tablespoons of sugar,
6. 8 to 10 green onions sliced thin.
7. 5 minced garlic cloves,
8. 2 tablespoons of minced ginger, and
9. 2 of your favorite type of steaks.

Grill Recipe for Steak INSTRUCTIONS
Mix together the wine, sherry, hot sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Now, add the green onions, garlic and ginger. Stir together very well.

Place the steaks in a dish with a lid, pour the sauce over the steaks and marinate for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator covered. Grill as usual basting with the marinade until desired doneness.

Experimenting with charcoal grilled steak recipes can be fun if you enjoy giving your taste buds a new treat...the grill recipe for steak is ready to serve...enjoy the steak !!
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Charcoal Grilled T Bone Steak Recipes

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Charcoal Grilled T Bone Steak Recipes

GRILLED RECIPES FOR STEAK INGREDIENTS

1. 4 T-Bone steaks,
2. 1 pound of sliced mushrooms,
3. ¼ cup of red wine,
4. 2 tablespoons of butter,
5. tomato halves grilled,
6. grilled onion slices,
7. 2 minced cloves of garlic, and
8. 1 teaspoon of thyme,
9. salt and pepper.

GRILLED RECIPES FOR STEAK INSTRUCTIONS
Prepare your grill. Grill your steaks to desired doneness. In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, melt the butter and add the thyme and garlic.

Sauté for 3 minutes and then stir in mushroom and cook until mushrooms are softened. Pour in the wine and bring to a boil.

Pour the sauce over the steaks and garnish the plate with the frilled tomatoes, grilled onions, and the herbs...enjoy it ! Nice !
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