Game Day Oreo Balls

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Game Day Oreo BallsWhen the holiday season is in the air, I can hardly wait to make sweet treats like OREO Cookie Balls!  But why should these yummy treats only be made around the holidays?  I see no reason why OREO Cookie Balls shouldn’t be on our party menus year round.  Do you?

There are a number of ways you can transform OREO Balls to fit any holiday or occasion.  Last weekend I made a batch for game day.  In the past I’ve seen a lot of people mold their balls in to football shapes, and those always look so cute.  But for my recipe, I went in a slightly different direction.  I just happen to have this cute little snack stadium.  In the past I’ve used it to hold cupcakes, but I’ve been dying to use it to display homemade candies.

So I dressed my OREO Cookie Balls out with X’s and O’s, and they took the field!  Haha!  I even made a few striped ones! (Because every game needs to officials!) [Read more…]

Peanut Butter Pie and How to Make a Fall Porch and Photo Booth Scene

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With fall festivities comes the opportunity to get creative on so many levels!  I love getting in the kitchen and making some yummy fall recipes for my family and outside events, and I also LOVE decorating our porch and living room for the fall season!  Today I’m sharing a little bit of my fall creativity.  I’ve got a delicious Peanut Butter Pie recipe, featuring yummy fall flavors, and I’m going to share a tutorial on how I create the fall scene on my porch.  The fall scene also doubles a fun photo booth for your trick or treaters and fall guests!

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Crescent Mummy Dogs and a $10 Paypal Giveaway

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Crescent Mummy Dogs

Halloween is almost here!  If you haven’t yet made any festive treats for your ghouls and goblins, it isn’t too late!  Today I’m sharing an easy recipe for Crescent Mummy Dogs.  This is something you can make for you family as a quick and easy Halloween dinner, and it also makes a great treat to serve at a Halloween party for kids or adults!

Consider adding a Halloween twist to your next tailgating party!  Or bake up a little fun for child’s school party or for an event at your church!  There are so many possibilities.

The key ingredient to these mummy dogs is a can of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls: [Read more…]

Pork Potato Casserole

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Pork Potato Casserole Served

A couple of weeks ago I shared a delicious recipe for Pulled Pork Nachos.  Pulled pork is an absolute Southern staple and one of my favorite foods!  I love ordering it from local barbecue places, and I also love making it at home!

The only problem with making it at home is that it takes several hours to cook, which means I always have to plan ahead and be prepared to spend a day or an evening watching over the meat as it cooks.  It’s definitely well worth the time and effort, but I don’t always have time to do this!  And when I’ve been busy working all day and it’s time to pick up Noah from school, I definitely don’t have the time to cook a whole pork roast in time for dinner….until now!  Enter Farm Rich® Smokehouse Pulled Pork BBQ!

This pulled pork is just as delicious as anything you can make at home or get from a bbq stand, and it cooks up in the microwave in minutes!  Today I’m going to show you how I paired this delicious pulled pork with some Birds Eye Steamfresh® Flavor Full Sour Cream and Onion Potatoes to make a delicious and easy weeknight meal!

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Chicken & Shrimp Stir Fry with Uncle Ben’s® Long Grain & Wild Rice

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Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild Rice

It’s Monday again! Do you ever struggle to come with delicious and easy weeknight meals that are easy and quick to make but still taste delicious?  Then read on!

Today I’ve got a delicious Chicken & Shrimp Stir Fry recipe that goes great with Uncle Ben’s® Rice and cooks up in about 30 minutes.  It is a fantastic restaurant quality recipe, featuring lean protein and vegetables, and it packs a flavor punch!  In short, it’s something the whole family can enjoy and Mom will approve! [Read more…]

Sloppy Joe Walking Tacos for Manwich Mondays

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Monday is usually the busiest day of the week for me. It’s usually when I have the most work to do for my business, and then we have a lot of things happening at school as well. All of this usually means that I have to come up with a SUPER easy and quick meal to cook. One option I often turn to is Manwich and Manwich Monday Recipes.

Manwich sauce comes in three great varieties: Original, Bold, and Thick & Chunky.

As a kid, we ate Manwich Sandwiches all the time with Original Manwich sauce, but nowadays I use the all the varieties. (My favorite is the Bold!)

Manwich Sandwiches are truly a great meal for the family. Apart from being delicious, the Kid-Stopping Power of Manwich makes meals a messy-licious treat to be enjoyed with both hands. And Manwich offers moms and dads an easy, quality ingredient to bring the family’s attention back to mealtime and away from everyday distractions (like video games and text messaging).

And I now use the sauce for so much more than sandwiches. A couple of my favorite meals are Sloppy Joe Pies to Meat Loaf!

A few days ago, I used Manwich to make Sloppy Joe Walking Tacos. Have you heard of Walking Tacos? They are one of the latest food crazes!

Basically you take a bunch of different ingredients and just mix them together in a cup. It offers you a tasting meal that you can eat on the go without the mess!

For the Sloppy Joe Walking Taco, I mixed Manwich sauce with cooked ground beef, just as I normally would for sandwiches. And then I spoon the meat mixture in to a large mug, layering it with Frito Chips and cheese. (You could also use other ingredients of your choosing, such as lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and other veggies or condiments.)

Not only is it a delicious meal to serve, but it’s also less messy! You could say this recipe and method of serving takes the sloppy out of sloppy joes!

This fun and less-mess, individual serving method also makes this a great food to serve at football parties and other events. Guests will be able to grab their walking taco and eat while standing up or while mingling with other guests!


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Candy Apple Bites

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candy apple slice platter

We may be falling in fun fall festivities, but I still have to stay on task when it comes to keeping my family fed.  After the first couple of months of school, those same old breakfasts and snacks start to get old, and finding new food choices our boy loves can be a challenge.  Luckily Kellogg’s is here to save the day.

With so many great products like Pop Tarts, Nutri-Grain bars, Eggo waffles, Rice Krispies Treats, Kellogg’s has so much to offer for breakfast and snack time.  And of course, Kellogg’s also offers an amazing assortment of cereals, including Fruit Loops, Frosted Flakes, Frosted Mini Wheats, Rice Krispies, Corn Pops, Apple Jacks, and Krave. [Read more…]

Rocky Road S’mores Cheesecake – An Easy Fall Dessert Recipe

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Rocky Road Smores Cheesecake 2

The fall season is here, and holidays are just around the corner.  For me, this means the season of good eats and sweet treats is upon us!  But when you’re a wife and mom, you usually don’t get to just enjoy the treats around you, you also have to come up with your own dessert ideas to bring for functions.

Whenever it’s time for Thanksgiving and Christmas parties, I’m usually tasked with bringing desserts. (And I’m okay with this, because desserts are my favorite recipes to make!)  But if your family participates in a lot of activities, you may find yourself in a pinch for a quick dessert recipe!  School and church parties, fall festivals, and school fundraisers (like a bake sale or cake walk) are just a few events I can think of where you may need to bring a dessert, and I’m sure you can think of many more!

For these occasions, I find it’s easy and cost-effective to create a “semi-homemade dessert.”  For example, purchase a Sara Lee® cheesecake, pound cake, or other dessert, and then add Hershey’s® syrups and other ingredients to customize the dessert. [Read more…]

Almond Hot Chocolate

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Hot Chocolate with Almond Milk

Do you struggle to live a healthy lifestyle?  It can be so difficult, especially during the fall months when so many fun holidays, festivities, and social events offer great foods that you can’t help but over indulge.  And if you’re thinking about starting a weight management program at this time, it can be nearly impossible!

But regardless of your lifestyle and diet, you can always take small baby steps toward healthier living!  Just make a few simple changes:  Choose a salad over a burger, make a sandwich at home instead of grabbing fast food, and drink an extra bottle of water a day and one less soda or coffee.

Products like Orgain Organic Protein Almond Milk®  make it easy to make a small change toward healthier living and better weight management. [Read more…]

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

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Coca-Cola Pulled Pork Nacho Basket

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…]