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I’ve made several German recipes for my kids’ high school German classes over the last few years. My daughter decided she wanted to try real homemade German pretzels when she was a Freshman. Previously I had made Bretzel Rolls , so luckily I was already prepared for this. The Bretzel rolls were amazing so I set out to find a genuine Read More »
Over the last couple of months I’ve been giving Bluebird from Walmart and American Express a test run. I’ve talked about using it for your everyday spending needs, planning for special projects, and using it as an alternative to gift cards. I’ve also covered purchase protection and other benefits the card offers. My test run is over, but my relationship Read More »
Do you love garlic bread pizza? I know that we do. Garlic bread pizza is not a new thing for sure, lots of restaurants and pizza joints are doing it now. You can have the same flavors at home, but without using garlic bread. What do you say? Let’s make a garlic bread pizza together, shall we? My kids are Read More »
Muffins with Nutella filling, doesn’t that sound fabulous? Well they are. In fact, when I told the boys that I had muffins with Nutella hidden inside, they dove on them. Each teenager ate 3 in one sitting. Needless to say these didn’t last very long! I originally pinned this recipe to my Pinterest breakfast board. it’s from Damn Delicious. I Read More »
If it weren’t for the fact that my husband would object, my family would be happy to eat chicken almost every day of the week. I am always saving chicken recipes to try for dinner. My kids love chicken and so do I, it’s only my husband who puts up a fuss. He’s a beef man. Sure he likes chicken, Read More »
Bean dip recipes are a favorite among partygoers, especially football fans. At least the ones that I know! In case you’re wondering, con queso means “with cheese”, hence the name Con Queso Bean Dip. This dip is thickened by refried beans and flavored with salsa and cheese sauce. You can even add your own spice to zest it up a Read More »
Nothing says Valentine’s Day like the iconic pink or red heart. These Valentine cupcakes are shaped like hearts and covered in white, pink and red frosting. What could be better? These Valentine cupcakes are easy too. You don’t have to be a master baker to turn out something fun and festive. I’ve raised four children over the past 20 years. Read More »
There’s nothing like a piping hot bowl of soup chocked full of potatoes and other deliciousness to take a bite out of winter’s chill. Garlic and potatoes are the star of this soup recipe, so if they are among your favorites, you will want to give this one a try. This is great for lunch and easily keeps in the Read More »
One of the things I remember most about my childhood was when my mother made me cinnamon toast. Usually it was just toasted white bread, toasted, buttered and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. She also loved cinnamon raisin bread and bought the red bagged Sun Maid brand all the time. I love to make yeasts breads, don’t get me wrong, but Read More »
Over the last month or so I’ve been telling you about my experience with the new Bluebird card available from WalMart through American Express. One of the awesome benefits with Bluebird is that it comes with Purchase Protection. I have a Kindle Fire. I love it. Problem was, so did everyone else in this house! So for Christmas, I bought Read More »
Any type of berry will work in this recipe, I just happen to be fond of blackberries. As berries go, blackberries are my favorite, followed closely by blueberries. These bars are moist and delicious and hard to resist. I found this streusel bar recipe over at Sargento. You’ll be surprised to know that this recipe contains whole milk mozzarella not Read More »
These tasty little hand held treasures have just the right amount of pizza sauce and melty cheese all rolled up inside a flakey, tender crescent! These little gems are perfect for game day or great as an after school snack. These will be on my Super Bowl platter this year. You can keep them as a cheese only roll up, Read More »
The holidays are over but if you still have apple pie filling and cranberries on hand, why not make a delicious dessert for an any night treat? Pair it with vanilla ice cream and serve warm. I actually made several jars of this apple pie filling a few months ago, so I used it and some of my frozen cranberries Read More »
These ribs are absolutely delicious and the smells wafting throughout the house are really difficult to resist! Pair these beauties with baked potatoes and sweet corn for a fabulous weeknight dinner. I love my slow cooker, though sometimes I forget about it all tucked away in the cabinet. I’ve been trying to bring it out more, and this is one Read More »
Initially I intended to make Banoffee Pie with the bananas that I bought, but I never got around to it. So I rifled around in my freezer and pantry to see what new add ins I could try for good old fashioned banana bread. I found dried cranberries, golden raisins and an opened bag of pecans. Some people add spices Read More »
It’s here, 2013, a new year and a fresh start! I’m looking forward to trying plenty of new recipes this year, the slow cooker will be used a lot more and I really need to dust off my pressure cooker too. I need to bake more and now that the weather is cold, it’s a great time to fire up Read More »
I’m here to give you another update on using my Bluebird card. We really need to redo the pipes in our bathroom. This house is old, built in the early 1950′s, and the plumbing has been ravaged by our iron heavy well water. It’s time to update the plumbing, but we don’t use credit cards, so that means paying out Read More »
It’s no secret that I love to cook and bake. However, sometimes it’s nice to pop something quick in the oven or microwave and spend more time with friends and less time in the kitchen. New Year’s Eve is one of those times, and while I love serving homemade appetizers to my friends, it’s also great to have something easy Read More »
Soft and chewy with a Nutella surprise inside, so delicious it’ll be hard to keep your hand out of the cookie jar! When you bite into these peanut butter cookies, you will see and taste a delicious center of Nutella filling. A perfect combination and great for gift giving as well. The fine folks over at Gold Medal Flour asked Read More »
This post brought to you by Mrs. Smith’s. All opinions are 100% mine. I don’t know about every baker, but many have their unicorn. I’m not saying that pie or pie crust is my unicorn, I can certainly make a pie crust, but it’s one of those things I haven’t quite mastered yet. I’ve made a few successful crusts, but I Read More »
As you know I’m chronicling my use of the new prepaid debit card available at Walmart from American Express called Bluebird. I wanted to give you another update. Several days ago I suggested Bluebird as a great alternative to gift cards, this week I want to talk about everyday spending. Certainly everyone is finishing up their last minute Christmas shopping, Read More »
There’s nothing like the smell of fresh baked bread coming from the kitchen. Everyone loves fresh baked bread, so why not give them their own little loaf? Perfect for the holidays, dress them up and place them on the plates at the table. Add names and you have edible place cards! A few years ago I posted about this delicious Read More »
First off let me just say how impressive looking and positively delicious this dessert is. The best part is that’s it’s super easy to make. Slightly crunchy edges on the pound cake are topped with sweet ricotta cream and topped with warm blueberry sauce. Yum! I made this with both Smucker’s® Blueberry and Strawberry Toppings. My husband prefers strawberry while Read More »
I told you last week that I was trying out the new Bluebird card available from WalMart from American Express. I’ve been using it for a few weeks now and wanted to tell you about one of its pretty cool features. Sub-accounts. Do you plan on giving any gift cards this year to your teenage kids? I’m sure you’ve heard Read More »
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