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    My Farmer’s Concoction Recipe for Gout

    This last summer, my Farmer had a bout of gout for a couple long weeks. He hadn’t had a flare up this bad in a while. It’s really not fun around here when my Farmer’s gout acts up. Not fun at all. I still remember the first time my Farmer had a bad flare up of gout. He was a long ways from home, in his semi-truck, and he was in so much pain, he wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to drive home.My Farmer did go to the doctor and get some medication for the gout. After a few years, and no flare ups, he stopped…

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    Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe from my Farmers Special Notebook.

    Today is National Chocolate Cake day. Since my Farmer loves chocolate cake, I decided to make him one in honor of the day. I was in the mood to make something other than a plain chocolate cake from a box. You know, be a bit fancy. However, I did not really have time for fancy or even from scratch baking today, and that’s when I remembered an easy chocolate cake that I hadn’t made forever. It’s a simple chocolate cake, with added pudding and chocolate chips. And it’s all dumped in a pan and stirred. Fast, easy, and a step up from a plain chocolate cake. The first step was…

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    7 Layer Cookies

    This is a recipe that I have had forEVER!!!  It has always been my go to bar cookie when I am hosting a party.  Mostly because they are fast and easy (which is my kind of recipe). When I am hosting a party, the goodies have to be quick and easy, as I usually have little time to cook since I have to clean my house!! Yes, I am one of those people that wait until the last minute to do anything. These cookies are always a big hit. I highly recommend them!!! 2/3 cup margarine or butter 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 1 cup coconut 1 cut chocolate chips 1…