Fun Holiday Treat “Baking” Ideas for...

When I was a child, I lived for the month of December, and in large part, it was because of the holiday baking and treat making that happened from day 1 to day 24. I didn’t think there was anything quite like frosting cookies, making giant messes with the sprinkles, “gluing” eyes and buttons onto...

Melting Snowmen Cookies

I was inspired by this post to do something different when it comes to holiday baking. Introducing my Wilton created melting snowmen fight cookies Melting Snowmen Cookies & Snowball Fight I used Wilton’s Giant Round Cookie Pan to create the large chocolate chip cookie. I took...

Bread Machine Monkey Bread

I use a Wolfgang Puck Bread Machine and love to make different things in it, other than just homemade bread. I have made pizza dough, as well as Monkey Bread. If you haven’t tried Monkey Bread – you are missing out! Bread Machine Monkey Bread Dough Ingredients (Put in machine in order as...

Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch

We have breakfast for dinner a lot in our home. One of my favorite cereals growing up was Cocoa Puffs. If Cocoa Puffs weren’t great just as they are, there is a new chocolate favorite in our house; Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch. Oh, I went there! Cocoa Puffs + Brownies all in the same name? Confession:...

Jif To Go

This may be summer time, but it is far from a summer vacation with baseball games, practices, sibling fights, and summer traveling. With as much as we travel, I am always looking for easy snacks to take on the go, but I want them to be unlike the traditional snack bags that you see a lot of. With Jif,...

Recipe & How To make Grilled Mini-Pizzas

While I was at Midwest Moms Summit last weekend, I received a sample of 5 grain flax Foldit Flatbread. Today, I decided to try these bad boys out by making grilled min pizzas. Super easy, super fast and super yummy! Since our stove is out of commission for another week I used my countertop grill...

Old London Melba Toast

I can remember the name ‘melba toast’ from when I was a kid. I can say that those memories aren’t the best. It was blah, bland, dry, no real flavor or taste, and was like gnawing on Styrofoam. Sounds tasty, doesn’t it? With my weightloss, I have been looking for new ideas for snacks, as well...

Class Valentine's Day Treats with Wilton

I woke up this morning in a creative mood, so I went with the flow. I made rice krispie treats and used Wilton's Candy Melts to drizzle over the treats, as well as I made candy to go on top. I made some hearts using candy melts and I used the Wilton Heart CandyPick Mold. I had another idea to make...

Homemade Quesadillas

Tonight I made Homemade Quesadillas for the kids. SO easy. So fast and SO cheap to make. I used mostly leftovers from the night before. How about a step by step with pictures? I used corn tortillas that I had in the freezer, Crisco Canola Oil and Taco Seasoning. I didn't use much since these were...

Tasty & Quick Holiday Ideas from Sara Lee...

While some people crave those holiday sweets, some of my favorite things to have during the holidays are easy treats such as Pigs in a Blanket and even Hillshire Farm’s Cocktail Links in Sauce. Two very easy snacks to make your guests that keep you out of slaving in the kitchen. It doesn’t have to...

Party in a Pinch with Frito-Lay!

Friends coming over? Family about to arrive? Need some quick party tips and you don’t have time to think straight? I can completely relate! There are so many things that we do to help ease our minds when it comes to holiday events and parties. Frito-Lay wants to help ensure you never miss a beat...

Got a sweet tooth? Try the Bauducco Panettone!

Recently, we were given the chance to try out some new yummy treats from Bauducco Panettone. We were able to check out the chocolate, as well as the fruit panettone. While we are more fans of the Chocolate, we did take the fruit one to Tucker’s preschool for snack day. The kids loved it!! Product...

Smucker's Plate Scrapers: Fun kids' snacks!

With my trip last week to Smucker's, I brought back a tasty and fun addition to our pantry. Strawberry Plate Scapers. If you haven't seen these, this is a must for any pantry! We just made a fast & easy after dinner snack. We used a plain shortbread cookie, drizzled the plate with Strawberry Plate...

Making homemade applesauce: Recipe, Picture...

I have to say that I never thought I would be making my own applesauce. Seriously. Well, since I became a stay at home mother, a lot of things have changed for me. I have become a regular Betty Crocker. Today, I decided to make the plunge to make homemade applesauce. Well, I was almost forced to when...

Hostess Cupcakes celebrates 90 yummy years!

Who loves Hostess Cupcakes? *raises hand & waves * Are these just not the most addictive things ever? Hubby loves to put them in the freezer and eat them once they are just cold & frozen enough. I tried it and .. well, he was right. Did I just say that a man was right? Yup! If you haven’t tried...

100% Taste with 100% Natural snacks from...

  We love snacks in our home. Who doesn’t? I am always looking for new snacks for our family that are different, taste good and are better for you than your average sweets. True North has a tasty treat that my kids fell bonkers for: Apple Cinnamon Nut Clusters! True North, Frito-Lay’s all-natural...

Yummy treats with Yoplait Whips

My kids love treats, but I don’t keep ‘sweets’ or candy in the house. Tucker LOVES Yoplait Yogurt, so when we had a chance to try out the new Yoplait Whips, we were pretty excited! I had heard that to make it even better, you can freeze them for about 30-45 minutes before you are ready to eat them...

Walmart Great Value Packaging

When it comes to grocery shopping, there are certain things that I refuse on buying the generic ‘store brand’ of, but there are a lot of things that I DO buy. I do a lot of my shopping at Walmart. Sure, we may have to drive 33 miles to get to our ‘local’ Walmart store, but we prefer to drive...

Gourmet Peanut Butter from PB Loco

When you think about Gourmet Peanut Butter, what comes to mind? What I think of is 'expensive' for the first thought and the second is 'weird flavor'. Well, we have been big fan of PB Loco now for about a year and we had a chance to try out a couple of new flavors that we love! Tucker is a HUGE fan...

Give yourself a treat with Kellogg’s Cinnabon...

Who doesn’t fall head over heels with Cinnabon and Cinnamon Roll tasting yummies? I know that I am a nut for Cinnabon! With most of us watching what we eat and making sure we still cure those tunny grumbles, is that Kellogg’s has a new product out that will make you drool! Kellogg’s® Cinnabon®...