Recipes.

Once again, I find that I have been too busy this week to write a new book review for you {I should really put mom's suggestion to use and write big batches of them so I'll have some on hold for weeks like this} so I'm giving you some handy and frequently used recipes that can be found pined to the wall in our kitchen. :)

Honey and Vinegar.
A morning {usually} homemade prevention medicine, this is easy to make and very healthy.

I capful vinegar {any kind will do I think but we use apple cider vinegar}
I spoon honey
3 drops hot sauce
I slice of garlic
2 to 3 drops of mustard {or whatever my brother puts in his}

Stir it up with the end of a spoon and pretend you're in a John Wayne western!

Cream Cheese Icing.
We use this on all our cakes and it's great! My sister makes it so well!!

Half box of powdered sugar
2 boxes cream cheese
2 teaspoons maple extract {or vanilla}
1/4 cup honey

Beat it together in the mixer or with a hand-held mixer until blended and rather thick then slap it on the cake and ignore all the spoons that dip in for a taste behind your back. ;)

Chocolate Covered Raisins.
A recent hit with my family, this recipe is way flexible in it's ingredients.

1 bag of chocolate chips {real chocolate mind you and use 2 bags if you've a chocolate loving family}
Roughly a cup or so of raisins
Additional things to throw in and make different combinations of are dried cherries, walnuts, pecans, cashews, sliced almonds, peanuts, coconut and other dried fruits.

In a double-boiler {I think that's what it's called}, melt the chocolate till smooth, throw in the ingredients, stir till combined, turn the heat to low {to keep the chocolate warm} and use two spoons to drop rounded mounds of chocolate onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper or parchment. Stick in the fridge for a couple hours or the freezer for fifteen to thirty minutes then bag the goodies, they'll be solid the next day and won't melt in your fingers immediately like they do when you're bagging them. Enjoy!