If you're like me and just gotta have a rich creamy cup of Mocha, but dread spending a fortune at the coffee shop, you will love Swiss Mocha Coffee Mix! This recipe comes from Hillbilly Housewife, http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com%20a/a fabulous source for low cost home cooking.
Swiss Mocha Coffee Mix
1/2 cup instant coffee
1 cup sugar
1 cup instant dry milk powder
1/4 cup powdered coffee creamer
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup vanilla flavored instant pudding mix (optional)
Measure all of the ingredients into a clean, dry bowl. Use a fork to combine everything evenly. If you are ambitious, you can powder everything in a blender. I don't always do this because I am lazy. You do get really impressive results from it though, and it is easier to do than one would expect. Transfer the mixture to a resealable container, or a pretty jar.
To Prepare: Measure 3 or 4 tablespoons into a coffee cup. Fill it up with hot water (about 3/4 cup) and stir to dissolve.
This is a very sweet and chocolaty coffee. It is almost as good as hot chocolate for curling up with on a cold winter night. If you decide to make it a bed time snack, then you might want to use decaffeinated instant coffee, instead of regular. The vanilla pudding mix makes your homemade mix dissolve better in water. It also gives a pleasant vanilla flavor to the coffee.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Banana Pecan Muffins and Bread
My family loves these Banana Muffins and I think you will too!
1 egg
½ cup buttermilk
½ cup oil
2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2-3 bananas, mashed
½ cup pecans (optional)
Beat egg, add buttermilk and oil. Mix in dry ingredients, add bananas and pecans. Fill greased muffin tins and bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.
For Banana Bread – mix as above and pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes.
1 egg
½ cup buttermilk
½ cup oil
2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2-3 bananas, mashed
½ cup pecans (optional)
Beat egg, add buttermilk and oil. Mix in dry ingredients, add bananas and pecans. Fill greased muffin tins and bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.
For Banana Bread – mix as above and pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Grandparenting Quotes
These are a few of my favorite quotes.
~ Authors unknown
~ Authors unknown
Grandmas don't have to do anything ~ just be there.
If Mom says no, ask Grandma.
God couldn't be everywhere, so he invented grandparents.
Being grandparents is God's reward for growing old.
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