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Easy to make dark chocolate fudge recipe


In the mood for some yummy dark chocolate fudge? Here is the perfect and truly simple recipe for an amazing batch of fudge. I recently made some and took it to the apartment manager of our complex. In her words, “This is better than sex! Melts in your mouth goodness.” Enjoy!



Dark Chocolate Fudge

Ingredients:

2 cups (as-oz. pkg.) Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Chips®

1 can (14oz.) sweetened condensed milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

(walnuts or other nuts are optional, I prefer my fudge to be straight up chocolate)


Directions:

Line 8 or 9 inch square baking pan with foil.

Combine morsels and sweetened condensed milk in medium, heavy-duty saucepan. Warm over lowest possible heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract (and nuts if you are adding them).

Spread evenly into prepared baking pan. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Lift from pan; remove foil. Cut into pieces.

This comes out to be very rich, so I cut it into bite sized pieces. Submitted by E.S.V.

Handprint for Father's Day


So you just get a piece or 2 because you might make a mistake the 
first time with little squirmy kids. They cost about .60cents a piece at Hobby Lobby.

Then if your kid can write you have them write the top 5 reasons
they love there dad.  Then if they can't yet you can 
write in for them.  

Regardless Dad will love this great idea.   

Cheap Adorable Father's Day gifts

So are you trying to be thrifty for Fathers Day 
but if you need a idea here is a great one.

You will need to go to Dollar Tree get a $1.00 picture frame like this
one or any that you like.



Then you need to get some thin not to heavy of cardstock from your
local craft store, you want to pick a color that black wording will look good on.

Then next you will pick a saying and either write it out or you have to write
up what you then print it out on the cardstock paper.

Here are some ideas-
The best part of having you as a dad is that my children get to have you as a grandpa



Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad. - Author Unknown


It is much easier to become a father than to be one. - Kent Nerburn



Someday I will find my prince but my Daddy will always be my King

A father is someone who carries pictures in his wallet where his money used to be

F= forever with his family
A= always there for you no matter what
T= the only one who's there
H= he's my hero till the end
E= encouraging in everything i do
R= really the only one...no one can beat him he's the best!!!


To make extra cute you can get some paint and put your kids
handrprints to give extra touch.

Banana Cupcake with Fresh Strawberry Frosting

  • So bananas and strawberries go great together so I thought why not mix two recipes and make one amazing desert.

  • I made a banana cupcake, I did get information from outside sources for my recipe but I do give credit.  The pictures are mine personally.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk ( I used sweet cream)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt



Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add the eggs, vanilla, bananas and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to banana mixture. Fill 18 paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
  2. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.



I did find this on AllRecipes here 

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Then next topping Fresh cool whip and strawberries 


Ingredients

I used fresh strawberries 1 cup 
I purred in my ninja then I got 2 cups of cool whip
then 2 tsp of sugar
then I mixed together and puts on my
cupcakes simply with a spoon, I was to sleepy to make pretty 




Easy Homemade Bubbles

Everyone loves bubbles, but somehow they
all seem to go empty as soon as you buy them at the store.
So I have got you a way to save money and make them at home yourself.

Go to a thrift store get a cheap jar for you can mix it.
 I love the ones with handles the best for kids can hold from the slipping bubbles give you

Then when ready to make you do the following-

First you get 1/2 dish soap (personally perfer Dawn or Joy)
Then you will need 2 cups of water
and lastly you need 2 teaspoons of sugar.
Then mix together and you have homemade bubbles.

For extra fun if you use your bubbles outside add 1-2 drops of food coloring for extra fun.

Then for extra fun go to Dollar General or Dollar Tree and get the fun shapes 
or if you are super frugal and have tons of cookie cutters or even play-doh cutters use them.

Homemade Rice Heat or Cold Pack


Ingredients you will need

-new sock or fabric
small one 1/4 yard and 1/2 for large one 
-some rice till it is full but not stuffed
- needle and thread  


How to make the fabric one you will need to sew 
the three sides inside out and then flip right side out then fill it 
with the rice then sew it closed.  

When you put in the microwave don't put in more then a minute at a time. 
You don't want to cook the rice.

This can also be put in the fridge for a cool pack if you want a cool pack.


For an extra flare add some essential oils (4-6 drops)to the fabric



Super Easy and Fun Sugar Cookies

 Super Easy and Fun Sugar Cookies

INGREDIENTS:
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sprinkles, colored sugar, frosting and other decorations



DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Let your kids pick out their favorite cookie cutters while you lightly flour a section your work area and the roll out the dough until it is 1/4 thick. Let the kids have fun cutting out special cookies and place them onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks. Frost and decorate cookies to the kids hearts content.