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Coca-Cola Pulled Pork Nachos + How to Create a Multi-Game Viewing Experience at Your Football Party

September 22, 2015 9 Comments

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Coca-Cola is my go-to drink on any day, but when game day rolls around, it is an absolute must for the family and any guests who may come around. Not only is it the perfect drink to serve, but it’s also a key ingredient in a lot of the appetizers and desserts that I make. Today I’m going to share a delicious recipe for Coca-Cola Pulled Pork, and I’m going to show you how I use the pulled pork to make the most delicious Pulled Pork Nachos!

AND…as I much as I love game day, I have to admit, we wouldn’t have game day if there weren’t actual games to watch, so today I’ve also got a tutorial on how to create a multi-viewing experience at your football party! [Read more…]

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Hershey’s Halloween Scarecrow Pudding Cups

September 21, 2015 7 Comments

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Fall is such a fun time! Each year I look forward to seeing all the fun decor in stores and online, and I love breaking out my own decorations! Fall also brings a lot of great opportunity to make great snacks and treats, from football food to Halloween goodies! Today I’m excited to share a fun tutorial on how to make Scarecrow Pudding Cups using Hershey’s Ready to Eat Pudding.

These pudding cups are a great treat that you can make and serve at your child’s Halloween party or other fall events. And it is also a great activity that moms can do with kids, or elementary teachers can do with their students. Just give everyone a pudding cup and a plate of ingredients, and then let them go crazy! [Read more…]

Filed Under: appetizers and snacks, cookies and candy, desserts, fall, Halloween, Kids, party ideas, Recipe of the Week, recipes, Thanksgiving Tagged With: fall party, halloween party, halloween party food, holiday ideas, kids parties, pudding

Fueling My Family with Jimmy Dean® and State Fair® + Meal Planning with Online Calendars

September 15, 2015 1 Comment

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I’ve been so busy this month! It seems like every time I scratch something off the old to do list, I end up adding 3 MORE things to the to do list. This week I’ve got my usual housework to do, plus several blogging projects. We’ve also got the usual school, band practice, and ball game schedule. Plus, this Saturday we have a band festival and scholar’s bowl tournament. AND….if all that is not enough, my mom and I are working on going through stuff at her house and my house so we can have a yard sale. Eek!

But regardless of how much stuff we have to do, the family still has to eat! Luckily I keep a lot of convenient, yet delicious and hearty breakfast and dinner food options to fuel my family no matter how busy life gets! A couple of family favorites are Jimmy Dean® Sausage, Egg & Cheese Croissant and State Fair® Classic 22ct Corn Dogs. [Read more…]

Filed Under: appetizers and snacks, casseroles and quick meals, Home/Garden, organizing, planning Tagged With: breakfast, football food, frozen food, man food, meal planning, menu planning, tutorial

Banana Pudding Go-Paks + Wicked Good Treat Bag Printable and Tutorial

September 14, 2015 6 Comments

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Over the last few weeks, I’ve shared a variety of back to school breakfast, lunch, & snack ideas. Today we continue this topic with some snacks you can serve at home or on-the-go. Plus I’m going to show you how I’ve taken a couple of simple products and created a fun Halloween treat bag that is a great alternative to your usual candy treat bags. (There’s also a cute printable and tutorial for you!)

Friday Favorites – Week 284 – With Appetizers (Game Day, Anyone?)

September 3, 2015 1 Comment

Happy September! And Happy Friday to ya! Before we get to this week’s awesome features, I want to invite everyone to enter my latest GIVEAWAY! I’ve called it a “back to school giveaway” but the prizes could be enjoyed by anybody really….the prize pack includes products from Rubbermaid and Contigo. Plus, there is a Dymo Label Maker! (I love label makers!)

This week my husband and I are excited for the first football Saturday of the year, so this was on my mind as I looked over last week’s party links…..so for this week’s features I’ve chosen some delicious appetizers for game day (or any other day, of course!) [Read more…]

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Copycat Chick-Fil-A Nuggets

August 31, 2015 2 Comments

This week is our first Football Saturday of the season! And you know what that means! It’s time for me to decide what sort of foods we’ll be indulging in as we watch the games! A while back, I FINALLY got around to trying this recipe for Copy Cat Chick-Fil-A Nuggets! These things are amazingly good, and are definitely a great choice for your football party menu, whether it’s just you & your family or a whole army of football junkies! [Read more…]

Filed Under: appetizers and snacks, party ideas, Recipe of the Week, recipes Tagged With: chicken, football food, manfood

Delicious Fall Gifts and Free Kettle Corn

August 23, 2015 Leave a Comment

When it comes to gifts, the only thing I can think of that’s better than money or a gift card is food! I’m proud to partner with Gourmet Gifts. It is a great go-to place to shop for your favorite foodie, whether they love the savory or the sweet!

I recently got to try their Chili Cheese Puffs. These are so delicious! They are cheese puffs with a nice spicy kick, which I love! I could honestly eat an entire bag in one sitting!

Gourmet Gifts also has a selection of healthy living products like protein bars, antioxidant bars, nutrition bars, and meal replacement bars. I had a chance to try the Pineapple Meal Replacement Bar. I LOVE pineapple, and this bar had great flavors and a nice texture! [Read more…]

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Peanut Butter Applesauce Dip + Back to School Snack with Mott’s®

August 10, 2015 29 Comments

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Are you ready to send your kids back to school? I was shopping the other day and was overwhelmed by all the awesome school supply selections. (I love school supplies!) And I was just as overwhelmed by all the back to school snacking options. At our house, I need to have a few options that can be used for after school snacks but could also double as lunch items in the event that Noah takes his lunch, and it doesn’t hurt if they could also serve as an on-the-go breakfast item. Beyond this, it also helps if the products are affordable. Mott’s® Applesauce and Apple Juice are two things I can count on for this. [Read more…]

Filed Under: appetizers and snacks, Kids, recipes Tagged With: after school snacks, Back to School, school snacks

BBQ Chicken Sliders

August 1, 2015 10 Comments

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The summer grilling season is dwindling down, which means it’s time to think about after school snacks (and football food). For both of these, I often run to my freezer for solutions! Farm Rich has several options that we LOVE! When I was a kid, I ate their cheese sticks all the time, and nowadays I also enjoy their Crispy Dill Pickles, Boneless BBQ Chicken Bites, Boneless Buffalo Chicken Bites, and Chicken Wings! [Read more…]

Filed Under: appetizers and snacks, party ideas, Recipe of the Week, recipes Tagged With: after school nacks, chicken, football food, party, sliders

Buffalo Pepper Jack Nachos

July 14, 2015 Leave a Comment

You must know by now that I love all things spicy, and especially all things buffalo! The other day I made these delicious Buffalo Pepper Jack Nachos. They were awesome, of course, so much so that I’ve already made a second version of the buffalo nachos (to be posted later….stay tuned!) [Read more…]

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