My Retro Popcorn Popper

Isn't this so cool?
 I LOVE it.... I received this from a friend (Bob & Sharon)
My husband just brought it home one day from work, saying Bob told him to give it to me, since I like to make treats. :)  Ahhh what a guy.
 And let me tell you I have been popping away.
What I really love about this popper is that it is an AIR popper!
I know it looks like one of those oil cookers, but it's not.
Aren't you all envious? 

Car Wash to aid the Japan Red Cross

Today my Daughters Middle School held a community Car Wash.
All proceeds will go to Japan's Red Cross. To help aid all those in need.

You know most kid's don't like to wash cars. Let alone do it with out getting paid.
However these kid's were happy to do this service project.

My daughter has been talking about it for a week, asking if I would be able to bring down the truck to let her & her classmates wash it. And I have to say They weren't asking to much either...$10.00 a car / $15.00 a Truck 
   
I was more than happy to give that donation. And so many others were also.....in fact there were so many car's waiting to be washed they ended up calling you at home to tell you when to come back  :)


And as you can see by the picture's the kids WERE working. 
And having fun doing it! 


I for one am very proud of our Middle School for "stepping up" and thinking of a great way to give and let the kids get involved.  THANK YOU!

Made it on Monday #3

Spring is in the air...Give A Way!

As you can see, the "popcorn is popping" outside. I love the smell of Spring. I am going to do THE SQUARE FOOT GARDEN boxes this year. I can't wait to get started. Now if the weather would just stay warm on a daily basis....

So I decided just because it is nice outside, I am having a little Spring fever, and basically I just want to. (lol)  I am going to give a way a Spring Surprise!
You will receive the following pictured above: A cute Fruit cutting board, a paring knife w/ blade cover. (4) small Tupperware midget containers, and a pair of Tupperware midget Shakers. (I fill mine with spices and leave them by the B.B.Q. Grill)
To enter the Spring Fever Give a way do the following:
    1. Be a follower of Lark's Country Heart
    2. Become a follower on Face Book of Lark's Country Heart
    3. Grab a Lark's Country Heart Button

    4. And  tell me what your favorite thing you like about Spring.

        Maybe it's the flowers or Spring Break with your family.

        Just shout  out what you like best.   

Give away end's on April 1st! (And no that is no April fool's Joke  :)
The winner will be chosen at random. I will post it Friday Evening. Please leave contact info.

What a way to start off the week...

Krazy Crafty Lady
Is a New Blogger friend I found about a week ago.
I entered a give away oh her blog, AND I WON!

It was a great way to start off my week!  Thank you Christine  :)

Please go check out her blog, I am sure you'll find it a new favorite also.

MADE IT ON MODAY...TOP 3 !

What a great group of recipes we had this week....I had a hard time choosing!

My #1 pick for last week is this Fabulous looking:

Triple Chocolate Mousse cake 

 Brought to you by: Slice of Southern

My 2nd pick is for these Fun and interesting: 

Chinese Steamed Bun's

 I mean I have never seen anything like them. 

Thank you Baking with Em & M.

And #3 Last but not least....are for the clever 

packaging idea of these:

  Cherry Cheesecake in a Jar!  

 I have this recipe. I also do a lot of canning. 

 Now why would I NOT think of ever doing this?

Such a cute idea! Thank you, Jamie Cooks It Up!

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR THUMBNAIL PHOTO CAN BE COPIED.
(I didn't want anyone to feel bad, so I choose not to add photo's this week, because not ALL were available. Please check out these recipes in Made it on Monday page.) 
Don't forget to grab a "I was featured button"
 

*If your wondering how to enter your own recipe for
"Made it on Monday" it couldn't be easier
All you need to do is become a follower of Lark's Country Heart.
And link up on Wed.-Sat.  to add your own recipe's. 
*There will be prizes often, I don't like to tell what 
week I am giving a "prize" away....
so you will just have to enter each week!  :)  
I look forward to seeing what you cook up for this week!

Lazy Day Sunday...

I had every intention of getting up early and going to church.

I didn't make it.  I had a long day yesterday. And an even longer night! I didn't get  more than 4 hours of sleep. And when that happens it seems as if the whole day is a  LAZY one!

 So I am blog surfing and recipe hunting this morning.

I have to tell you all, it has been  harder than I thought to choose my 

Top 3 recipes for  Made it on Monday. I think part of reason was that I was hungry every time I looked and read through the recipes. (lol)

I will make a decision by tonight!

I thought I would share a recipe I have posted on the Tasty Kitchen..just click on the link under the picture. (and doesn't this picture make your mouth water?!)

MADE IT ON MONDAY....#2

HAIR CLIPS FOR KERI

As a  fellow Blogger, I am asking you to help a special person.
Her name is Keri.  And she has been diagnosed for the THIRD time with Cancer.  She is a FIGHTER! And everyone knows That when you need to fight for something, you need to LOOK GOOD doing it!

So when Keri was asked if she wanted anything.....
She said she wanted Hair clips to wear, until the Chemo made her lose her hair. *Also any extra hair clips we send her she is going to take and pass around to other's who are also in treatment.

What do you say we send her a ton of hair clips?!
Please leave me a comment below if you are willing to PAY IT FORWARD!

The smallest of act's can make the BIGGEST difference!

Woo Are You?

So come join in the fun!
 


Post and link up your answers. 
Then visit other blogs and see what they had to say. 




#1.  Have you ever had a Professional Massage?
       YES!...And I so wish I could have one every week!


#2. When drinking water, do you have a certain brand you prefer? 
      I LOVE water! And yes, I like to drink Dasani. *however I also buy water at Costco by the case...and I like their brand just as well.

#3. What is your favorite kind of soup?

      Well this depends.... I love homemade Chicken Noodle.
      If I order it when out to eat, I choose French Onion.

#4. Do you have a preference on which brand of Kleenex you use?

      Not unless I have a sore nose. Then I buy the one that has lotion in 
      it.

#5. What is your favorite breakfast food?

      Again, not easy for me to say. I LOVE Oatmeal w/ Raisin's.

      And I also love to have pancakes.    

Wedding Weekend

This past weekend was a little busy. A good friend of mine (Jamie) was in charge of her Nephew's wedding reception. Now she has been working on this for a couple of months. I helped out where she needed it, but basically SHE was the wedding planner!

There was a Milk & Cookie Bar for refreshments...It looked so nice!
There was stir sticks, syrup and powder mix in's of every flavor you can think of.
Plus about 12 different kinds of cookies.
With bakery bags to fill to take home. 
And Mini- Milk Cartons filled with mini cookies (the bride & groom's favorite: Choc. chip & Oreo's)

SO NICE & DIFFERENT!!!

Made it on Monday....

Was a HUGE success! I am so excited by all the recipes you submitted.
I am looking forward to making many of them. 

What I love most about link parties are finding NEW Blogs to follow.
And being able to read or make comments. The more  blogs I find, the more I realize  how small the world really is and how diverse we all are.
I LOVE IT! I hope each of you will visit the other links and comment often, the more the merrier right?!


So on that note, let me say thank you!

Now here are my Top 3 picks from last week.
Don't forget to grab a "I was featured on Made it on Monday button's.

Sky High Cookie Pie
 *Wow...I mean do you see the "Chunk's 'O Chocolate goodness"? 
This is pretty much a home run in the sweetness category.




My second pick goes to these flavor packed

Korean Style Chicken Noodle Bowl's
 I have started making a lot of stir fry type meal's.
Even my husband agrees that this looks good.


This #3 pick was calling to my CARB loving body! (lol)
Donut's 

I wanted to rush in my kitchen to bake up a batch of these as soon as I read through all the different flavor options. UGH...it was killing me to eat my oatmeal.




Thank you to all who linked your recipes last week.
Don't forget to link your picks on "MADE IT ON MONDAY" this week.
*Link will be open to submit Wednesday - Saturday every week.
I will post my TOP 3 each & every Monday*
Please make sure the "TOP 3" leave how I can contact them.

I can't wait to see what you send in this week.

"Dig" into Spring with Service!...

I was just asked to be a Visiting Teacher, now for  those of you who don't know what that is....It is something that the church I belong to ask's the ladies to do once a month. Where basically you get to go "visit" other ladies and see if there is anything you could help with or make the Bishop aware of  in times of need. And a big PLUS to this...is the friendship's you make. 
 You go visit with a "topic" or lesson that has been highlighted for that month. This month it was "how to be a better V.T.". 
My friend and I chose SERVICE as our theme. Since it is something we both enjoy doing.


We came up with this cute Spring pail.

  I made up some of my "famous" White Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn" filled the pail to make the "soil" added a fun colorful windmill as the "flower". Tied some garden gloves to the back and added a cute thought on service.

MADE IT ON MONDAY...Linky Party!

I am hosting my very first Linky Party!
Oh I am so nervous...however I am SUPER EXCITED also!

***To Enter: Become a follower, it's that easy!

So PLEASE submit your Recipes....

I will pick my "TOP 3" and post them on Monday.

Homemade "Napa Valley" Crackers

I named these crackers this because even though I don't drink wine...

I can see these "up scale" crackers plated along side some

fresh fruit and cheese at a Napa Valley Winery.

Simple to make.

And several different cheese/herb combination's

you can make to fit every one's taste bud's.

Add together in a mixing bowl:

1/4 C. Margarine or Butter: softened

2 C. Fresh grated cheese *options below*

1 tsp. Fresh chopped herbs * options below*

1/2 tsp. pepper

dash of curry or Oregano

Blend until smooth then add the following:

1 1/4 C. Flour

1/4 tsp. salt

Mix well until all ingredients are blended.

Then shape into a log about 2 inches round.

Place on plastic wrap and roll tightly.

 This needs to chill in freezer for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350.

Take chilled dough out of freezer and cut into slices.

 Lay down on a lightly greased

cookie sheet. 

(when cutting the edges of the cracker may crumble,

 just push back together 

with your hands.

They will cook up just fine.)

Bake these for 11 minutes, then flip crackers to

 other side and continue to bake another 11 min.

Let crackers cool on a foil lined counter for 15 minutes.

**Cheese/herb combinations**

Parmesan--Chives

Asiago- Thyme

Cheddar-Bacon

Pepper jack-Cilantro

Cheddar-Basil

CHICKEN FRIED STEAK --MY WAY!

I haven't made this meal for so long. As I was looking in the meat section of our hometown store, I noticed the cubed steaks. Heck the price you could not beat. I bought 3 nice sized steak's for around $1.80 a piece! I am NOT kidding. And now I wonder why I dont fix these more often....Ok other that the calorie count and the fact that they are fried. Still they are GOOD!

Beat together: 2 Lg. Egg's
1/2 C. Milk

In another dish add:
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. curry powder
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. season salt
1 tsp. pepper
Mix until well blended.

Start by dipping the cubed steak into the egg wash.
And then into the flour mixture, coating each side.
Repeat again. In a large skillet, pour 1/2-3/4 C. canola oil.
Cook on med. heat. Fry each steak for 2 1/2 minutes on each side.
Drain on a paper towel. Keep warm until you are ready to serve.

Follow Me on Face book

Well who knew I would scum?
I have been dragging my feet, giving every excuse as to why I
wouldn't join Face book. I didn't think anyone could ever change my mind.

Well look who is on Face Book?!
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OK so I actually joined in order to promote Lark's Country Heart.
I am really stepping "out of the box" with my blog.
I am seeking opportunities with several companies to review their products.
Along with taking step's toward finding a publisher for my Cook book series.

Come along and join in my journey!
Share your comment's.
Or maybe a favorite recipe.
Share your link.

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My First Nascar Race (Poleday)

I am NOT a Nascar fan! However I have a friend who is a Nascar Die Hard!
And She had no one to go with...So hey I am always game for a day away from my boring life. (lol) I do have to say I did have a good time. :) I now could tell you a few things about the race.
Not much mind you...but then again Valinda could tell you EVERYTHING!

I am hosting March's Girl's Craft Night Out!

And I have decided to make these FUN, Fast & Easy Tiered Treat Stands.
The thing I love about them the most is that you can change out the plates to fit your theme party or Holiday.
This months Girls Craft Night Out is held on March 30th. Call to sign up by the 24th.