Snickers Cake

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I clearly have a thing for candy-inspired cakes.

I mean, what's not to love?

I've made a Whopper Cake. I actually make this one pretty often.
That one is a huge favorite of my husband's. 
I can bribe him to do stuff with that cake!

Then there was the Butterfinger Cake. 

This cake is actually pretty similar to the cake I'm sharing today so that's how I knew it would come out delicious!  I like to take this one to new Moms. 

It's one I know everyone will like.

And now today, it's the Snickers cake. And boy, this one does not disappoint.

I took inspiration for this cake from Steph over at Plain Chicken.

I condensed this recipe quite a bit, but if you want the full-octane version, click here.

It is so moist and the caramel sauce drizzled on the warm cake really transforms the flavor.

You just can't go wrong with chocolate and caramel.

And then when you add some of the candy bars to the topping, it takes it over the top.

I think y'all are really going to love this one!

Weekend Potluck #71

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Hi friends! Welcome back to another Friday and another Weekend Potluck!

Each week we have some new friends at our big potluck table so I just wanted to do a quick tour for y'all.  Weekend Potluck is a place where food bloggers from all over can share all the recipes they've been cooking up all week.  And it's a place where Country Cook readers can come and maybe get some new recipe ideas! If you see a photo and recipe that looks like it might interest you, just simply click on the picture and it will take you right to that recipe to get more details!

And if you have any questions, please leave a comment below and all of us here at the potluck are always happy to help! Now, we start out each week with a highlight of some of the popular recipes from the previous week's potluck.  So let's get started!

The recipe with the most clicks was ~

30 Favorite Ground Beef Recipes

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Today I thought I would put together some of my favorite recipes to make with ground beef.

Ground beef and chicken breasts are probably my two most-purchased meats.

And if I can get a good deal on either one, I'll buy a lot of it and then freeze it to use later.

This gets me more bang for my buck. 

So always make sure you are watching out for those sales!

Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream {No Machine Required!}

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Well y'all, it's that time of year again - summer!

Kids are out of school and the warm days and nights are ahead of us.

We are outside more and the sun is making us hot!
It's fun and exhausting all at the same time.

What better way to beat the heat than with some ice cream.

And you don't even need a machine to make this delicious indulgence.

Now, I have an ice cream maker that I enjoy breaking out from time to time.

I really love to make all of us a Homemade Frosty (only 2 ingredients!).

And with ice cream makers, you only have to wait minutes for your treat.

This recipe doesn't require any machine, it only has a few ingredients, but does require just a bit of patience while it sets up.  But I promise, the wait is totally worth it.

It comes out so creamy and smooth and the flavor is incredible.

You don't need any fancy machine to impress your family and friends!
This recipe was inspired by one over at Life as a Lofthouse.
That one is a strawberry version so be sure to check it out!

Weekend Potluck #70

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Happy Friday!

We are so very happy to have y'all here each Friday!

I hope you get some great new recipes each week.

I know I say this every week, but I am so excited about our featured recipes this week.

I can't wait to make all of them and I make myself hungry just looking at them!

BIG thank you to all of our food blogging friends who come back each week to share.
We love having everyone at our big ole potluck table each week!

So let's get started, shall we? Let's highlight some recipes from last week's potluck.

The recipe with the most clicks was...

Country Pork Chops and Rice

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I think there are a few basic recipes that every cook should have memorized.

Recipes that you always know how to easily make and you don't need a long list to carry with you to the grocery store to pick up the ingredients. This here is one of those recipes.

It is deceivingly simple but it is always a family pleaser.

Many of y'all grew up on this meal. I certainly ain't reinventing the wheel here.

But in my mind, it is these most basic of recipes that we always come back to because they are comforting and they taste like home and family and the food of our childhood.

I am using beef bouillon in this recipe.

I like to have beef and chicken bouillon (cubes or powder) handy in my pantry all the time.

It is a staple that is always good to have. Also, for this recipe where it requires 3 cups of beef broth, the beef bouillon saves me money. But by all means, you can certainly use canned beef broth in this recipe. Just remember with bouillon cubes and powder that you need to dissolve them in boiling water first and stir well. 

Mom's Macaroni Salad

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I have about five or six meals that I clearly remember my Mom making very regularly when I was a kid.  I never really thought about them much until I was grown and wanted to make them for myself.  They were just something my Mom made and I loved them because she made them.  I never questioned why she used certain ingredients or how other Moms made those same dishes.   All I knew was my Mom made this and it was good.

Do you feel that way about meals from your childhood?

I could eat a million others that have the same names as what my Mom made, but they will never taste as good to me because it's not how my Mom made it.

It's no disrespect to the other cooks. Their food is perfectly good and I'll sure enough eat it.

But it's not Mom's. 

And, of course, my Momma raised me better to never say such a thing to another cook.

You just say, "Thank you and that was delicious!".

 And appreciate that someone went through the trouble to make you a meal with their own two hands.   It would be rude and unladylike to ever comment that someone's food is 

not as good as your Moms....but still. 

In our heads, you know we are thinking it, am I right?

So this here is my Mom's Macaroni Salad.

Now, I know, it ain't the same as your Moms or Grandma's or Uncle Marvin's or Great Grandma Betty.  And that's alright. You make yours the way you like it.

There's room in this world for plenty types of macaroni salad.

But if you've never had the pleasure of making this dish on your own, then maybe, just maybe, you'd like to make it this way.  I have only made one slight change to it, and that you'll see in just a minute.  And I'll tell you too that my Mom only ever made this with green peppers and radishes as the veggies.  That's it. 
She never, ever swayed from those two added vegetables.

I'm not sure why, but she kept it real simple that way.

And that's how I still enjoy it. 

But I do sometimes add other stuff in when it starts popping up in my garden.

I'll add fresh tomatoes or cucumbers or maybe even some diced ham and fresh peas.

But the base of the recipe always stays the same.