STRAWBERRY SODA CAKE

1 Box of Strawberry Cake Mix (Dunchan Hines)
1 1/3 Cup Strawberry Soda use this for the water in the cake
3 Eggs
1/3 Cup Veg. Oil
1 (16)oz. Plain or Strawberry Cool Whip or Cool Whip Frosting(recipe below)
1-2 Lbs. Fresh Strawberries (sliced)

In a large mixing bowl add the cake mix, eggs, oil and strawberry soda. Mix until smooth. Pour into 2 sprayed round cake pans. Bake according to the directions on box for the round pans. Remove cakes from oven and let cool 15 minutes in the pans. Remove out of pans to a wire rack and let cool completely. Put one layer on a plate and frost with cool whip around the side and on top. Take the slice strawberries and put on top of the cool whip. Next add the other layer and frost it. Put the sliced strawberries on top of it. Put a whole strawberry in the middle for garnish. If using the cool whip frosting you can still add the strawberrys on top of the frosting. Can finding the strawberry pudding at walmart or kroger.

Strawberry Cool Whip Frosting
1 (4)oz. Strawberry Instant Pudding  Mix use dry
1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Cup Milk
8oz. Bowl of Cool Whip

In a mixing bowl add the pudding mix and powdered sugar and milk. Mix on low until blended. Let stand in bowl for 4 minutes. Then fold in the cool whip. Frost cake with this instead of the plain cool whip. Keep cake ref.

EASY BBQ SANDWICHES

2-4 Frozen Boneless, Skinless

2-4 Frozen Boneless and Skinless Chicken Breasts
3/4 Cup Ketchup
1 Tablespoon + Teaspoon Vinegar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
Place the chicken breasts in your crockpot. Mix the ketchup and brown sugar and vinegar together and pour over the chicken. Cook on hig for3-4 hours. When don remove from crockpot and shred with a fork. Keep on warm in crockpot until ready to serve. Serve on a  bun.

NASHVILLE NEEDS DISPOSABLE GLOVES

If anyone that reads this blog would have any boxes of disposable gloves. They are really needing them down in Nashville. My son is helping in the flood relief team and he says that they just don't have enough gloves to go around. Most of this water has been in the homes for 4 days. They are ripping up carpets that has 1 inches or more of water still under the carpets and pads. The gloves rip real fast with so much being handled. So if you know anyone that lives in Nashville or is going that way take some boxes of gloves with you.  If you don't have a box and just have some put them in ziplock bags and give them to the people. This may not seem much to some people but to them it means alot. Go online to facebook and type in : I Survived The Nashville Monsoon of May 1st. It has different groups that are helping out on the site.

CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN CASSEROLE

8 oz. Cream Cheese
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
1/2 Cup finely Chopped Onion
6 Cups Diced Cooked Chicken Breasts
1 Regular Roll of Ritz Crackers
1/2 Butter or Marg. melted

Soften the cream cheese and put in a medium mixing bowl. Add the soups and sour cream and onion. Next stir in the cooked chicken. Spray a 13 x 9 baking dish. Pour the mixture into it. Put the crackers in a ziplock bag and crush. Put in a bowl and add the butter to them. Sprinkle over all the chicken mixture and bake uncovered on 350 for 20 minutes. Watch and don't let the crackers burn on top.

SNOWTOP COOKIES

1/2 Cup Veg. Oil
11/4 Cups Quick Cooking Oats
1 Box of Pillsbury White Cake Mix
2 Eggs
2 Teaspoons Vanilla (if you have the clear kind use it)
1/2 Cup Walnuts Or Pecans, finely chopped
Powdered Sugar


Preheat the oven to 350. Combine the oil and oats. Let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the cake mix, eggs and vanilla until it is well blended. Fold in the nuts. Form into 1-inch balls and place them about 2 inches apat on a sprayed cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack and wait until slightly cool and then roll in the powdered sugar.

CORNBREAD MUFFIN BITES

With the green onions coming in. These are so good to make. But make sure that you cut the onions up real fine. You can also make these in the regular sized muffin pans. I do not like to fill them up to the top tho as it makes them to thick.

2/3 Cups flour
1/2 Cup corn meal
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
1/4 Cup Thinly Sliced Green Onion
1 Cup Cream-style Corn
1 Large Egg, beaten

Combine the flour, meal and sugar in a medium mixing bowl. In another bowl combine the remaining ings. Stir with a wisk. Then add this mixture to the flour mixture stirring just until moistened. Spray 2 miniature muffin pans. Pour batter into each one and bake on 350 for around 10-12 minutes. Cool and flip out on a plate. Serve.

NASHVILLE FLOODING

After going on facebook and seeing all the pictures at "I survived the great Nashville monsoon of May 1st". It is so unreal to believe that all of this water could be in Nashville, Tn.
 How many times I have drove down I40 and would not never in so many years believe I would see it covered in water and cars everwhere. There is no water no where that is near Blue Hole Road on the interstate. This just shows what can happen with rain.
 Nashville sits down in a valley and most of all the snow and rain goes around it. I have been everywhere in Nashville and the areas around it and can't believe it is most all under water.
 Operland hotel with water in it. It is so beautiful that you think it looks like what a touch of heaven will look like with all of the pretty flowers and trees.
My son said that maybe the rain has even caused some flooding down in the Amish country. I hope they have not worked hard and got most of their gardens put out yet.
We all need to pray for the people as most of them may not have flood insurance as there is never that much rain to cause flooding.
 I know a lot of our friends don't have any and they have businesses and don't have any for them.
 I have been thru two floods. You just get out with your life. You lose most everything. No time to grab your photos, clothes or furniture or important papers. Some things is like in a fire they can never be replaced.
You can gut your house and still ten years later be sweeping flood mud or vac. dried flood mud from your carpets even tho you put down new. It just keeps coming out of the walls. You just can't get rid of it.
 If anyone goes to help with the clean up make sure you wear some kind of rubber or plactic gloves. My mom get real sick from handling some of our things without gloves on and almost died back then. They never had the disposable gloves to wear back then. I guess people just don't think to wear them.
Anybody that can needs to lend a helping hand down there.
A lot of the dogs and cats have been misplaced and needs to be feed so don't forget about them. Take them in and help feed them.
 I am sure you can get a picture of them, if you find any, on one of the tv stations website or on facebook and may help brighten a childs eyes with a found pet after losing their home or toys.