I made this cake for a church auction to send our Young Women to girl's camp....which I hated as a girl (because I don't camp AT ALL), but nonetheless, I made the cake. It turned out to be yummy and I was a little overly excited about it so I took pictures along the way. It was much easier than I anticipated so I am sharing it for other domestic divas.... (oh, and as you may know, I am normally opposed to cooking with package mixes, but was pressed for time on the day I made this so I had to settle - it turned out okay so I might actually use the packages again when making this in the future)

Ingredients:
1 pkg. (2-layer size) lemon cake mix
2 pkg. (3.4 oz. each) Jell-O Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding
1-1/2 cups cold milk
1 package of Betty Crocker Whip It (add a little water to this small box mix; you beat with a handmixer in a metal bowl)....this is a little tricky to find - only Smith's Food carries it in SLC


Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on package for 2 (8- or 9-inch) round cake layers. Cool completely.
Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min. Immediately spread between cake layers.

Stack cake layers.

Frost with Whip It mixture.

Garnish with lemon slices. The recipe I had also said to add mint-leaves, but I am not a mint-leaf-lovin'-gal so I omitted them.

The finished product!

It was delightful and sold at our auction for almost $50! I was thrilled...even though I feel sorry for the girls since they have to go camping this summer. :) It was exceptionally easy - and great for a spring/summer dessert that looks festive and tastes great. Try it - you'll like it!

Prep Time:10 min
Total Time: 30 min
Makes: 9" pie plate

What You Need
1 can (14 oz.) artichoke hearts, drained, finely chopped
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained
3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1/2 tsp. garlic powder

This comes from my Aunt Gaylyn - she has visited the Amish people a few times for quilting trips and picked up this recipe along the way. It is the BEST syrup!

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 TB Karo syrup
• 1/2 tsp baking soda (add last)

Combine ingredients above and cook in a deep sauce pan for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; add 1 tsp of vanilla. Serve while warm.

Once this syrup cools off, it is really thick and can be hard to eat so keep it warm.

This is from my hairdresser and friend Katherine McCleery. We love it.

• 4 lbs chicken breasts
• 1 TB canola oil
• 1 cup ketchup
• 12 ounce bottle of chili sauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 2 TB Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp salt and pepper (each)
• 1/2 Tabasco sauce (I leave this out)
• 1/2 tsp liquid smoke (the recipe says this is optional but I consider it a must-have)

Combine ingredients together in a 4 quart slow cooker. Add chicken and stir to coat. Cook on high 4-5 hours or low 7-8 hours. Remove chicken and break apart. Stir back into sauce. Serve on Kaiser rolls (about a dozen).

• 1 small can of frozen orange juice concentrate (the really small size)
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 TB powdered milk
• 6 ice cubes

Toss it all in your blender (preferably Bosch since they are the best!) and blend until the ice is chopped to your liking. Makes about 4 normal size glasses.

These are from Alex's mom (Ginny) and they are VERY good. She just calls them "eggs" so I call them "Overnight eggs" to distinguish them from other eggs.

• Scramble 12 eggs, just softly done - not dry
• Put eggs in a casserole dish
• Add 1 cup sour cream, salt, pepper, 1 cup very sharp cheddar cheese, chopped parsley
• Put in the refrigerator overnight
• Next morning, bake them at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes

Ginny serves them with grits (blah!), but I use them just like regular scrambled eggs. Yummy!

This obviously isn't really a recipe, but I love it and thought we could all us some ideas while strawberries are still in season.

Dip in brown sugar.(As a side note, these photos were the result of searching "images" on Google - I do not recommend image-google-searching 'brown sugar'....I got much more than I bargained for with that one. Yikes.)