Vanilla Cream Cheese Apple Pie Dip

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The holiday season is here, which means shoppers are flocking to the store to buy gifts for everyone on their list, and a lot of us are also racing to the store to buy grocery items for our holiday menus.  If you’ve been assigned to provide the dessert this year, you can bring something delicious and easy to the table by choosing Marie Callender’s® Pies and Loaf Cakes.  Today I’m going to tell you a little bit about these amazing desserts and show you can use Marie Callender’s Dutch Apple Pie in a recipe. [Read more…]

Game Day Fiestas with Delimex + Mexi-Ranch Dip Recipe

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Game Day Fiestas with Delimex

This week our television seems to be fixed on basketball! At our house, it can be very hard to pry people away from the television or the computer to eat a meal, and if a ball game is on, you can just forget about it!  For this reason, I always like to have plenty of appetizers and snacks, I can whip up at a moment’s notice.  This way I can skip the cooking, and they can enjoy the game!  A couple of days ago, I made some Delimex. [Read more…]

Big Game Snacking with Cheez-Its and Pringles + Spinach Dip Recipe

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Big Game SnackingIt’s hard to believe football season is almost over! But with one more game still to go, there’s still plenty of time for Big Game Snacking.  Last weekend we enjoyed a small football party with family and friends and an array of food, decorations and fun!

Easy Party Decorations

Finding party decor and activities is as easy and affordable as 1-2-3.  I used a great set of printables from Dazzle Expressions for the table decor.  And for kids, there are a lot of free printable activity pages like this Football Bingo Game from Pretty Providence.  My friend Ami of AliLily also has a great post of 42 Football Party Ideas which includes a great collection of party games and activity sheets, as well printable decorations.  And then I just got a simple green table cloth and few other party supplies from Walmart to decorate the table.  Easy peasy!

Cheez-It and Pringles

As for food, I make parties easy with a couple of savory appetizers or main course items.  Last week we had a pizza and some Chicken, Bacon, Ranch Subs.  But on other occasions, I’ve served chicken tenders, wings, meatballs, little sausages, cheese sticks, and other tasty appetizers.  And then apart from that, I MUST have at least kind of dip to serve.  And where there’s dip, there has to be something to eat with the dip.  Enter Cheez-Its and Pringles!

Our pantry is always stocked with various flavors of these tasty snacks.  Not only does our son love them, but so do my husband and I.  And both snacks are very affordable! [Read more…]

Friday Favorites – Week 235 – with No Bake Pumpkin Recipes

No Bake Pumpkin Recipes

Hello everyone!  I’m so excited to be seeing everyone’s ideas for the fall season.  It’s giving me a lot of inspiration, and hopefully I’ll get out my fall decorations and do some fall baking next week.  For this week’s party, I was especially overwhelmed by all the pumpkin and apple recipes….surprise! surprise!  But I was able to narrow our features down to 3 No Bake Pumpkin Recipes, which all look amazing!

And while you’re linking up please check my sidebar for all my current giveaways, including the Shark Rocket and a $100 Walmart card! [Read more…]

Friday Favorites – Week 225 – With Chocolate Recipes

friday favorites

Hello.  Welcome to this week’s round of Friday Favorites! And welcome to “the new” Simply Sweet Home!  I’ve been planning a redesign of the site for some time now, and last weekend I finally found an extra few minutes in my schedule to install all the new graphics.  Hope you guys like the new look!

I’ve been featuring a lot of summer recipes lately, especially frozen and fruity items, so this week I decided to go in a slightly different direction with one of my favorite thing: Chocolate!  

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Two Fondues for Valentine’s Day: Cheese Fondue and Chocolate Fondue

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, a lot of people are planning a special night out on the town. But maybe you’d prefer a nice quiet night at home. Simple recipes that are savory and sweet, along with a cocktail or two, can make for a really great date night at home.  Today I’m teaming up with Rave Review!™ Original Culinary Spirits™ to bring you two fondue recipes that would be perfect for you and your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day.  We have Ale-Infused Cheese Fondue for the a little something savory and Chocolate Rum Sauce for a little something sweet. Hope you enjoy!

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

The fall football season goes hand in hand with great appetizers and party foods like chips and dip.  Today I’ve got a fun recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip to satisfy your sweet tooth!  I originally found it over at Chef in Training last year and I finally made it a few weeks ago.  And I recommend it to one and all!

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