I recently shared my favorite caramel popcorn recipe! From that caramel popcorn I made Olaf, the cute and hilarious snowman from Disney's Frozen. This is the picture I was copying: Mind you it is very hard to work with popcorn and I had made the caramel really soft so that it would be yummy to eat for several days. I used this picture as a guide for piping chocolate limbs, eyes and buttons. I used chocolate chips for the arms, legs, eyes, … [Read more...]
Fun Popcorn Ideas with JOLLY TIME Popcorn + Recipes
Disclosure: I received free product samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.Fall at our house means a lot of things. Great weather, pumpkin pie, apple spice candles and popcorn! We have a lot of favorite popcorn treats at our house. I love to snack on white popcorn that is lightly salted. We also enjoy eating some yummy popcorn balls.For these delicious popcorn balls I simply popped a bag of JOLLY TIME Butter Light made with Smart … [Read more...]
Tasty Holiday Goodies with The Swiss Colony
Disclosure: I received this item free of charge from The Swiss Colony. No monetary compensation was received or offered, nor was I under any obligation to write about this product. All opinions expressed are my honest thoughts. I am not offering any sales or taking orders for this item. I will not receive any compensation in connection with any sales of this item.One important aspect of the holidays is FOOD! Food is important because it is tradition. It encourages conversation. … [Read more...]
Making Meals fun With The Pasta Shoppe
Disclaimer: I received free product in exchange for my honest review. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I first became acquainted with The Pasta Shoppe through their school fundraising program. When my daughter was in Kindergarten a couple years ago the school she attended used Fun Pasta Fundraising(more info by clicking the link) as a school fundraiser. This was a fun fundraiser because they sold pasta of different shapes and flavors. There are pastas … [Read more...]
Frigo Cheese Heads String Cheese
Disclaimer: I received some free samples for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. I have teamed up with Frigo CheeseHeads Sting Cheese to bring you a review. My kids love string cheese, and so do I! It is a quick and easy snack. I love that this is an independent snack. My kids can get it themselves, open the package themselves and eat it. Since it is a healthy option I love sticking it in my daughter's lunch. We love the cheese! … [Read more...]
Enjoy Family Week with eMeals
Fall means a lot of great things: leaves changing colors, pumpkin patches, apple cider, football and many other WONDERFUL things. eMeals.com would love to share some of their great recipes with you this month as well as some fun family games. eMeals is an fabulous online meal subscription service. They offer breakfast, lunch and dinner meal plans as well as a variety of meals to fit your dietary plan. I am a HUGE fan!First of all how about a delicious and easy recipe? Slow … [Read more...]
A Tip to Keep Your Cookies Chewy
My Mother-in-law came to visit us several months ago when my baby was born. We tend to make a few treats whenever she comes to visit. At the time my baby was having some tummy trouble and so I cutting out different foods trying to figure out what was upsetting him. At that point I was off chocolate (gasp! I know!). If you love chocolate and have ever had to be off it you will know how hard it is. Of course when I was off chocolate the only treats I could think of were … [Read more...]
Fried Onion Strings Recipe
My favorite thing on the Chili's menu is their Onion Strings. The last time we went to Chili's I didn't see it on the menu so commence my panicking! Luckily Pinterest exists and I was able to find a copy cat recipe from The Pioneer Woman.Onion Strings1 large onion2 cups buttermilk2 cups all purpose flour1 tablespoon salt1/4 tablespoon cayenne pepper1 quart Canola oilblack pepper to taste DirectionsThinly slice onion. Put onions in a dish … [Read more...]
How to Decrystallize Honey
We don't use honey too often at our house, but when we do, we like it to be of normal consistency. Last week when I went to get the honey out of the pantry so we could enjoy it on some biscuits I noticed it had started to crystallize. I knew the honey was still good, but I had to get it back to its normal viscosity. Here is how to do it!My honey was in a plastic bottle so I poured the desired amount into a microwave safe bowl and microwaved it for 15 seconds. It doesn't … [Read more...]
Applebee’s New Honey Pepper Menu Items
Disclaimer: I received the follow product free for review purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. You've heard the saying opposites attract. Well it holds true for people, what about food? Applebee's is putting this theory to the test with the NEW Honey Pepper menu items!My husband and I are opposites in some aspects. He is the oldest in his family, I am the baby. He has a scientific mind, mine is more creative. Our differences bind … [Read more...]
Easy 2 Step Crispy Crouton Chicken
We have been trying to make more of an effort to stay on budget with our grocery shopping. As often happens, summer threw our routine, schedule and budget out the window. Now it is time to get back on track. Yesterday I was going through the pantry knowing we were going to have chicken for dinner, but what kind? I was looking at all my options and came across an old bag of croutons. DING! Instead of throwing out these croutons (how can you tell if they are stale anyways? They are supposed to be … [Read more...]
A Summer Bouquet From Edible Arrangements
Disclaimer: I received this free bouquet for promotional purposes. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ. This showed up at our house the other day. Are you excited to see what is underneath the packaging? I know I was!! This beautiful Watermelon Kiwi Summer Bouquet was sent from Edible Arrangements to my house so that we could enjoy the beauty and flavors and so that I could tell you all about it! I had seen pictures of Edible Arrangements … [Read more...]
Arby’s Limited Time Grand Turkey Club
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Arby's. All opinions are 100% mine.Do you have a favorite, go-to item at Arby's? Do you like to try new foods? Do you stick to the same thing when you go to retaurants? I do have my favorite foods at different restaurants, but when I find out there are options that are for a limited time only, I definitely want to try them. Why not try something new if it is only available for a short time. After all there is plenty of time to have … [Read more...]
Wholly Guacamole Giveaway
Remember my awesome Wholly Guacamole review? Well you can enter to win a prize pack of the same items I received!! This delicious giveaway will run from August 10 through August 16. It is open to US residents ages 18+. Making of a Mom is not responsible for prize shipment. Winner will be verified and contact through email. Winner will have 48 to respond before a new winner will be chosen, no exceptions. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway … [Read more...]
Gooey Caramel Chocolate Cake Recipe
The other night I wanted a treat - an easy treat. We didn't have anything around that I could just grab and eat so I had to make something. We had a boxed cake mix in my cupboard so I thought about making that, but wanted a little something more. I thought that perhaps I could jazz up the boxed mix. I decided an experiment was in order! Here is the recipe for my made up Gooey Caramel Chocolate Cake! Gooey Caramel Chocolate Cake Recipe 1 Chocolate cake mix1 jar caramel … [Read more...]
