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 ...
Recipes
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. ...
Quick and Easy Chicken Penne Pasta 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 Quick and easy weeknight dinners are a must now that school is back in session. A few years ago, my mother-in-law taught me a neat trick. She "shops" her fridge for whatever veggies ...
How to Make a Captain America Shield Cookie Cake
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HeroesEatMMs #CollectiveBias #shop My boys love all the Marvel superheroes, and they especially love Captain America! The latest Captain America movie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, is now available on DVD. We are getting ready for our Captain America watch party, where we plan to eat superhero-inspired treats like this Captain ...
Easy Crock Pot Recipes: 2-ingredient Mexican Chicken
About a month ago I was so desperate to NOT have to go out to the grocery store for dinner ingredients that I decided to toss together the only things I really had on hand: frozen chicken breasts and a large bottle of salsa. I put them into my crock pot, turned it on and hoped for the best. A few hours later, I opened up the crock pot, used a fork to pull apart the chicken, and was very happy with the result. Perfectly easy shredded Mexican ...
Peanut Butter Banana Bread Recipe
Fun Fact: The average child will eat more than 1500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before he/she graduates high school. If I have nothing else in my pantry, I have peanut butter. It is a budget-friendly staple for my family, how about yours? We may not usually consider having Peanut Butter for Breakfast, but think about it. Peanut butter is a natural, plant-based source of protein and more than 30 essential nutrients. Weekday mornings ...
