For the easily distracted. Oops, that's me!

Squirrel!!

Still searching for that missing photo album -- oops, Squirrel!
I got side-tracked, again.
And, this time - I can't even tell you what made me switch gears, but I suddenly went from looking for the photo album to clearing out all of the kitchen cabinets. Did I think I was going to find the album that's gone MIA in with the dishes?
I have no clue, but everything from my cabinets was now stacked all over the floor and the counter-tops when I suddenly got distracted from that distraction and - Squirrel!  I came upon my mother's little tin recipe box and began looking through it.

The domino effect.

Then, what happened?
Of course - Squirrel! I got side-tracked, again, and began looking for a specific recipe.
At this rate, my house will always look like a cyclone hit. (Soon, producers from that program on the TLC network called "Hoarding" will be knocking on my door.)

Mom doesn't have a lot of recipes. Many of the cards in her little index box have recipes that she cut out of the newspaper taped onto them. But the recipe cards that are in her handwriting are very different from recipes you might see today. Some are not legible, but of the ones that are, I've decided to start sharing them.
Oh no - another Squirrel! (yet another distraction).
But, what better way to celebrate her memory? (You realize that I'm never going to find that missing photo album?!)

I mentioned in an earlier post - http://alwaysonmymindforeverinmyheart.blogspot.com/2013_05_22_archive.html - that I had helped Mother make some recipe scrapbooks for each of her four children for Christmas a couple of years ago. She picked out a few recipes to start with, and then she was going to add to the book each year. Unfortunately, she passed away before we had the chance to add to the books, but here's what they look like.


This the cover of the recipe scrapbook.

The recipes that are in the scrapbook are the first ones I'll share.
And the first of those is so easy and so delicious, you just won't believe it until you try it. These beefy little cupcakes are almost habit forming. When Mom would make these, I couldn't stop at one or two.  I could have eaten them all in one sitting. Your children and grandchildren will love them, too. Pair them with a salad, and you've got a fun and hardy meal.

Barbecups

Set oven to 400-degrees
Ingredients:
1-pound of ground beef               one small onion chopped
1/2 cup barbecue sauce                two tablespoons brown sugar
grated cheese (not listed as an ingredient on the above recipe card, but used at the end)
one can of biscuits
muffin tin

Brown the chopped onion in a skillet, then add ground beef. (I didn't have an onion, so I used dried minced onion.) When browned, add barbecue sauce and brown sugar.

Separate the biscuits and place one biscuit in each muffin space, pressing dough down to bottom and up the sides. (I only used six of the biscuits, because I'm only making these for my husband and me. We'll have them for dinner tonight, and I'll have one leftover for lunch tomorrow.)

Spoon meat mixture into cups and bake at 400-degrees for about 10-15 minutes. When almost done, sprinkle with grated cheese and put back in oven for just a few minutes to melt.

That's it!
Stick a fork in 'em, cause they're done!

These are yummy! And you're going to thank me later.

Thanks, Mom!

Technology Update: I have added a new app to my cell phone. So, now I have all my crafting bases covered with apps from Joann Fabrics, Michael's and now Hobby Lobby! And, on top of that, I used a "Smart Board" in a presentation this past week.