This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SpookySnacks #CollectiveBias A cheese ball is a crowd-pleasing party snack. I brought this cheeseball to a recent party and was informed I would need to bring it to every party here on out! I guess that is one sure sign that people really, really enjoyed eating my cheese ball and Wheat Thins. Wheat Thins are a perfect match for ...
Recipes
Healthy Dinner Ideas: Chicken, Broccoli & Cheddar Mac n Cheese Recipe
I participated in an Ambassador Program on behalf of Mom Central for the National Pasta Association. I received pasta samples and a stipend to facilitate the creation of pasta recipes as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. #MC #PastaFits How often does your family eat pasta? We have pasta pretty often at my house. Easy pasta dinners are perfect for our busy weeknight schedule. To celebrate National Pasta Month, I have ...
Mealtime Fun with Kids, Ore-Ida Fries and Homemade Dipping Sauces
My younger kids love to play pretend games. One of their latest favorites is to play "restaurant" where I am their server (I don't have to pretend too hard - this is my everyday job). They think it is hilarious when I seat them at the dinner table and ask to take their order. Today's pretend restaurant menu includes Ore-Ida® Waffle Fries. The waffle cut fries look just like the ones a real restaurant serves. Kids love to eat French ...
Cinnamon Chip Muffins
I picked up bag of cinnamon chips at the store last week even though I had no idea what to make with them. Cinnamon chips just sounded good at time. Have you ever bought the odd ingredient like that? You don't really need it, don't have any idea what to do with it, but you just grab it anyway. Lucky for me that I was asked to bake muffins for a kids reading party. Muffins are the perfect snack to serve when you read the children's book If You ...
DIY Halloween Candy: Silly Monster Jolly Pops (Jolly Rancher Suckers)
A few years ago, my kids came home from a birthday party with the coolest homemade suckers. They were brightly-colored, funky-shaped lollies that tasted really good. So of course I had to call and ask the mom how she made them. Turns out, those bright and colorful lollipops are made from melted Jolly Ranchers! I worried that the actual making of the Jolly Rancher Lollipops aka "Jolly Pops" would be complicated. But it is SO NOT ...
Southwestern Style Cheesy Hash Brown Muffins Recipe
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Simply Potatoes for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. If you want a decent breakfast at my house, the weekends are the best time to stop by. I love to wake up on Saturday morning and not have to rush to get everyone dressed and out of the house. It's a lot more fun to spend the early part of Saturday cooking a family breakfast. By the time it's ready, everyone is usually hungry and ...
The Best Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies Recipe
This is the best chocolate chip pumpkin cookies recipe I have ever made. The cookies turn out soft, but not puffy and cake-like. Not that anything is wrong with puffy, cake-like cookies...but for purposes of this pumpkin chip cookie recipe, I wanted more of an average-sized cookie so no one (meaning me) would need to feel too guilty about eating more than one (or three) cookies at a time. I use my cookie scoop to help me make cookies the same ...
Granola Dipped Fruit & Yogurt Pops Recipe
My kids are fans of yogurt in every form - drinkable yogurt smoothies, yogurt in a cup, yogurt in a tube and frozen yogurt pops. Yogurt popsicles are an easy snack to make at home. If you want to make popsicles at home, I highly recommend getting a set of popsicle molds. They make it so much easier and practically pay for themselves after a couple of uses. (My husband always laughs at me for justifying my purchases by saying they "pay for ...
Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce Recipe
One of my favorite dipping sauces has always been honey mustard. I especially love it with chicken strips or chicken nuggets. Until recently, I had never thought about trying to make it at home. I usually buy honey mustard at the store, but it never tastes quite like the kind of honey mustard restaurants serve. ...
