This post is sponsored by McCormick® but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.The holiday season typically means an abundance of baking and perhaps extra entertaining. Since I do host a party or two during this time of year I try to change up my recipes so that my guests aren't eating and drinking the same things from year to year. Before I serve the recipe to my friends I test it out on my family. So far this year I have decided to test out zucchini bread and pumpkin spice hot … [Read more...]
Spooky Halloween Treats
Since Halloween is approaching and fall is in the air I decided to make some festive treats! I used a box cake mix. I poured half of the batter in a circle cake pan to make a spiderweb cake and the rest into cupcake papers so I could make individual spooky cupcakes.I happened to have everything I needed right at home.1 Cake Mix Cupcake Papers 2 Tubs of Frosting one Chocolate, one White (my white was already shaded green from the Snake Cake) Tubes of Decorative … [Read more...]
Holiday Brunch Recipe Ideas
This post is sponsored by Tyson Foods, Inc but the content and opinions are my own.I love the holiday season (which starts now for my family) because it means lots of quality family and friend time. It also means awesome meals! My parents recently visited so we got a jump start on holiday celebrations. One of the mornings of their visit we had a holiday brunch (while still in our pj's) with some delicious recipes I'm excited to share with you.To prepare for the family gathering I shop at … [Read more...]
Oreo O’s Treats
Whether you have had Oreo O's in the past and are excited they are back, or you are trying them for the first time (like me) I have a yummy treat to share. If you are an OREO cookie lover, I predict you will enjoy this cereal. My kids love cereal (and OREOs). They eat it anyway it's served to them - in a bowl with milk, in a bag as a snack, mixed with other favorite things like crackers and marshmallows, or in treat form. This time I decided to take the Oreo O's cereal and turn them into Oreo … [Read more...]
Emoji Cake Pops
This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase through my like you will receive a small commission. All opinions are my own.My kids have been obsessed with emoji's for a while now (even though they are little and don't have cell phones) and with the help of the new Emoji movie, they are now over the top. So much so they want to make all the emoji crafts and recipes. Luckily, I was able to find a couple emoji craft kits at Michael's a couple weeks ago and they were in heaven. Then … [Read more...]
Saturday’s Chicken Recipe
Every week when I'm planning meals for my family I try to include some of my kids' favorite dishes. This week my daughter got to pick one of her favorite dishes which is Saturday's Chicken. I first learned of this recipe from one of my Mom's friends a few years back. Since then this dish is on our calendar a couple times a month and usually at family gatherings as well. It's really good! Saturday's Chicken Ingredients:1 Pound chicken tenders (or as many will cover the bottom of a 9x13 … [Read more...]
Restaurant Quality Meals at Home with Smithfield
Ever since the birth of my 4th child, I have been struggling to prepare more than just a quesadilla for dinner for my family. When I received the opportunity to work with Smithfield on this sponsored post, I jumped at the chance. I was hopeful that by learning more about the high quality cuts of pork sells I would be inspired to once again prepare delicious meals for my family. My family enjoys eating pork but I only have about 3 recipes that I feel comfortable enough to make and serve to … [Read more...]
Grilled Very Berry Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
I've always been a fan of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. My husband ate one everyday of his elementary, middle and high school life. My children now take peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to school with them most days. My sandwiches, however, were relatively boring. It wasn't until a recent trip to my parents house where my Mom had made a strawberry/blackberry jam that my eyes were opened to bigger peanut butter and jelly world.This strawberry/blackberry jam was so good, I single … [Read more...]
3 Easy Cookie Hacks
I love giving out treats to our friends, neighbors and teachers for the holidays. It might seem like a simple gift but I feel like the time and energy that I put into baking should show these people that we appreciate them and are thinking of them. With Betty Crocker cookie mixes it's easy to make a ton of cookies really easy. Plus, they are really fun to transform into more than the simple cookie in the package. At our local Walmart I had a ton of mixes to choose from so I grabbed … [Read more...]
Baked Spaghetti Pie
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CampaignHashtag #CollectiveBiasOne of the best things about combining two households after marriage is acquiring new recipe ideas from your spouse. When my husband and I were dating I would eat at his house a lot. This helped me learn some of his favorite meals that his Mom would make. Luckily, his Mom also had assembled two cookbooks of their favorite recipes and other yummy things to … [Read more...]
Pokemon Poke Ball POPS
It seems Pokemon Go has taken over the world. This very fun game has definitely captured my family's attention. We have had a lot of fun going to different parks around town trying to catch new Pokemon. The first time Pokemon came around my husband and I didn't care much about it. It seemed like a kid thing and by then we were in high school. This time around, with the game being on an app, and now having kids, it's been a lot easier to get interested in it. Although we will admit we don't know … [Read more...]
Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
May is national strawberry month and what a better way to celebrate than by a super easy strawberry shortcake recipe? My family really likes strawberry shortcake as strawberries are our favorite fruit, so their were shouts of joy when I announced we were having strawberry shortcake for dessert. As a general rule strawberry shortcake is pretty easy all around (unless you are making your own cake) but here is a unique way to prepare it.Since I also just became a Strawberry Shortcake (the … [Read more...]
Loaded Pasta Salad
As the weather warms our family outings begin. This means the time is soon coming where I'll be packing lunches quite often as we venture out to different parks, activities and small road trips around the area. Instead of just packing a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and calling it good, I want to include fun and different food options that are easy to take on the go. Loaded Pasta Salad is one of those things that is easy to customize based on your food likes and easy to take along. With a … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Easter Eggs
Inspired by some of the cute Easter treats I've seen around the internet, my husband and I got the idea to make some delicious White Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Easter Eggs this year. They were fun to make and delicious to eat!They don't require too many ingredients. Simple gather:Strawberries- washed and without stems White Chocolate (we used 1 package of Wilton Melts, they were so easy to work with and tasted amazing!) Decorating Gel Frostings Sprinkles or Candy as desired Wax … [Read more...]
Marshmallow Themed Desserts
Thanks to TruMoo for sponsoring this introduction to a delicious product. All opinions are my own.I try to make dessert for my family at least once a week. Because of our schedules and activities, it usually only happens one night a week and usually on the weekend. Thanks to TruMoo and their new flavor, we decided to go for a marshmallow theme. I have a super easy, really yummy dessert idea to share today.Since it is Winter and very cold outside my kids have been asking for hot … [Read more...]
