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Gram's Best Brown Sugar Cake I made this last night and it was sooo good. I even messed up and put in 3/4 cup of sour cream instead of 2/3 cup and it was still DELICIOUS! Enjoy! Ingredients 1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix 1 pkg. 3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding 4 eggs 2/3 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream 2/3 cup water 1/2 cup oil 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans 2 tsp. powdered sugar Directions HEAT oven to 350ºF. BEAT first 6 ingredients with mixer 3 min. or until well blended. Add brown sugar and nuts; mix well. POUR into 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan sprayed with cooking spray. BAKE 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 15 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan; invert onto wire rack. Remove pan; cool cake completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving. Kraft Kitchens TipsSize-WiseYou'll know it is a special occasion when this cake is served at a party ...

I am on a chipotle chili kick this week. I made the following 2 recipes courtesy of Everyday Food and they were instant hits! If you've never had them before they are smoky and spicy without being too hot. They add a unique flavor to recipes. Give them a try. You won't be dissappointe. Chipotle Chicken and Rice Ingredients Makes 4 servings 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 2 pounds total) Coarse salt and ground pepper 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced lengthwise 3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, minced 2 large tomatoes, diced large 1 cup long-grain white rice Lime wedges, for serving Chopped cilantro leaves, for serving (optional) Directions 1.In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Season chicken on both sides with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Working in batches, brown chicken on both sides, about 6 minutes total; transfer to a plate. 2.Redu...

in my house at least. I know the calendar says it is still summer. And no one more than I wishes it could stay summer forever but with school/work starting next week, I needed to get this done now. If I wait too long, then we get busy with school/sports/work, etc. that I end up decorating for fall for like a week. LOL! This is what I got so far. This is my entry hall table. I am not in love with this display. I think I may have to take off some family photos and add some more fallish type stuff. WDYT? This is my sofa table in the family room. That acorn was a dollar store find. I usually put fall wrapped candy in there. :) I got these adorable little owls from Yankee Candle. The big one holds a votive candle and the small one holds a tealight. Close up of my dollar store pumpkins. Good Lord I love the dollar store. :) I still have to take a picture of my mantle. I'm still undecided about what I did up there. Have you decorated for fall yet?

I interupt editing and posting of vacation photos for some home decorating help. We are in the middle of sprucing up our kitchen and need help choosing a paint color. The colors in descending order are: Crowne Hill Yellow Semolina Yellow Raincoat Our cabinets are white with stainless hardware. We have bluish/grey countertops and all stainless steel appliances. The kitchen and eat in area open up to our family room which is painted a lovely shade of green called Rosemary Sprig. The entry way is a neutral color called Monroe Bisque. We all like different colors. I like the top one in the daylight but the middle one at night when the lights are on. Natalie likes Semolina no matter what time of day. Dylan likes Yellow Raincoat and Crowne Hill Yellow. Stew likes the top 2 and not Yellow Raincoat. What's a girl to do!? The painters are going to want to know what color to buy any day now and I really need your help. So what do you think? Thanks!