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{May Has Arrived}

  I sure hope that your May has kicked off to a good start. The heat is settling in quick around our parts.  We've kicked off May with watching our softball girls win the District. Next week we start another round of ball. It's so much fun to watch these girls and especially our girl, Mallory. She plays centerfield.  We were so proud of both teams that played against each other. They all, hand in hand gathered together as one of our girls prayed for the game and also for one of our young men that was in a horrific car accident and fighting. His name is Kaden if you can think to lift him up to our Lord.  I had the opportunity recently to speak to a group of women at a ladies luncheon event at a local church. Oh we had so much fun. I wished I had gotten pictures of the beautiful decorations. We had a TEA PARTY and we each kept the cup that we drank out of it.  Isn't she just lovely? Easter has come and gone but we sure have a great time with family. We gather each...
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Things that make me happy!

Fried potato sandwich with Mayo makes me REAL Happy!



This sign is in my daughter Melissa's dining room. I love it!


Our friend Kaci does lots of different signs. If you are on FB she can be found at Repurposed & Rustic.

This has quickly became my new favorite toy, a bamboo salt box! While baking bread with friends recently I was introduced to this cute little thing. 
And of course I had to have one! You can find them on Amazon but I found mine at Bed, Bath and Beyond. Love the way the lid just slides to the side magnetically.


I cook a lot with Kosher salt and I've been cooking some with Sea salt. My new favorite salt is Himalayan Pink Salt. 


Hand written recipes: The $300 Fudge recipe was a favorite of mine growing up as every Christmas my granny would make a large batch. She would make enough for us to enjoy all through the holiday season and of course enough for us to carry home some too! 

The Dressing recipe: My motherinlove made this every year for our family for Thanksgiving. It quickly became my favorite as a young woman. As I got older and decided to take the reigns of Dressing making for my family this became my favorite recipe. She wrote it down for me years ago and of course now I think I can make it in my sleep.

The eye glasses that sit nestled at the corner belonged to my great-grandmother. She called them her eye spectacles.


Awe...good old Deer Burgers we processed. I love venison for starters but you just can't beat a good old fashion burger especially when you've processed it yourself and seasoned it just like you wanted too.



We took almost a whole day to process some venison into burgers and sausage patties. I had a great recipe from a hunter on a hunting cooking show actually. I tweaked it and tweaked it until we got it just like we wanted too. Can't wait to do process more venison this year.


Ooh and awe...my homemade caramel sauce!


I made a Caramel Cream cake recently that will melt in your mouth and this caramel sauce coated each of the 3 layer cake. The problem was that I was beginning to wonder if I've have enough to use on my cake....(someone just kept on tasting it) LOL!

It's the simple things in life that bring the greatest pleasures! Enjoy the simplicity of life!


Hugs and blessings, Cindy

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  1. Breathing In GraceMarch 23, 2015 at 6:47 AM

    Yum yum yum! I would have eaten all the caramel sauce, too!!! ;) How in the world do you stay so thin?

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    1. Creations By CindyMarch 23, 2015 at 8:13 AM

      LOL! You are so funny Deb! I've never been told I was thin...maybe short but not thin!

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    2. Breathing In GraceMarch 23, 2015 at 6:05 PM

      You ain't no bigger than a mess of minutes!! ;-)

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    3. Creations By CindyMarch 24, 2015 at 9:39 AM

      You ain't right DEB! LOL!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 23, 2015 at 7:23 AM

    Love all of your Happy Cindy! I need one of those salt boxes now!
    Connie Royals

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  3. AnonymousMarch 23, 2015 at 8:09 AM

    Hi Cindy! Oh, so many wonderful things! The little wooden round container is cute and you are as pretty as a picture! How neat to have that recipe of your mil's dressing. Thanks for that recipe too!
    Thanks for popping in to see me.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia :)

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  4. AnonymousMarch 23, 2015 at 8:18 AM

    All the dishes which you make seems to be very tasty. They look good. I too like the wooden box. It is small and looks good...

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  5. MonicaMarch 23, 2015 at 9:58 AM

    I think I need to go find something to eat now! I am suddenly very hungry! :) Have a blessed day!

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  6. Celestina MarieMarch 23, 2015 at 11:40 AM

    You are amazingly talented and now I am hungry!! I'll take a burger with some dressing on the side, a few of your potatoes, and top it all off with some of your yummy caramel cream cake. I'll watch the calories another day. LOL
    Yes, it's these wonderful things in life that make it special!! I love seeing your mil's old recipe. I have all of my mother's and they are very dear to me.
    Thanks for sharing. When can I stop by for lunch. LOL
    Hugs, CM

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  7. Creations By CindyMarch 23, 2015 at 11:48 AM

    Lady, you can come to lunch at my house anytime!

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  8. Zuni, Chickadee Home NestMarch 23, 2015 at 1:55 PM

    Your posts just make me smile, Cindy. And when I see that great, big, happy smile of yours it makes me happier--it's contagious! Are you going to share the cake and caramel sauce recipes with us? Blessings to you, ~Zuni

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    1. Creations By CindyMarch 23, 2015 at 2:03 PM

      Thanks so much! Yes mam I hope to share recipe soon!

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  9. AdrienneMarch 23, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    Such sweet favorite things. Your salt box is interesting. I haven't seen them before. I have a glass salt jar that looks vintage. Found at World Market. We have venison and elk. I'd love to know more about your venison burgers. I've never been a fan of ground venison. We have ground elk this year and I'm trying to adapt to it, but all other cuts of venison and elk are superb in my book.
    ~Adrienne~

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    1. Creations By CindyMarch 23, 2015 at 3:33 PM

      Adrienne, My burgers are good cause I spice them up! LOL! Never tried elk.But would love too some day!

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  10. Heather{Our Life In a Click}March 23, 2015 at 9:06 PM

    This is all making me happy too! Love that salt box! I have to check that out, I'm always hauling out my big box of Kosher salt when I cook with it. Fried potato sandwich?????? Oh wow! Caramel sauce!!!! Yum!

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    1. Creations By CindyMarch 24, 2015 at 9:05 AM

      Heather, you ain't had good till you have a fried potato sandwich girl!

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  11. LindaMarch 23, 2015 at 11:42 PM

    Cindy, I am getting hungry looking at your list here....yum! :) I have had deer meat only once that I can recall. A friend of mine had hunted and caught a deer and so he gave me some of the meat. It was very good! I have never heard of a fried potato sandwich but your photo of it makes it look quite good!

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  12. Visits With MaryMarch 24, 2015 at 1:00 AM

    Those are some great favorite things Cindy! Do you ever make deer meat chili? We love it! Have a great week!!

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    1. Creations By CindyMarch 24, 2015 at 9:06 AM

      Miss Mary I cook with deer a lot. Chili, baked spaghetti, fried, grilled or etc! We love it!

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  13. Joyful in His PresenceMarch 24, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    Oh my...you are making me hungry, Girlfriend! I've not heard of fried potato sandwiches before. We enjoy fried green tomato sandwiches in the summer though...and that Caramel sauce! Oh my! It could be a dessert all in itself. :) But if you insist...I'll gladly indulge in the cake to go with it. :)

    Have a great remainder of the week!

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    1. Creations By CindyMarch 24, 2015 at 3:52 PM

      Oh girl you haven't lived until you have a fried potato sandwich! LOL!

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Hugs and blessings, Cindy

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