Tasty Tuesday: looking back....

Today I want to look back and show all the recipes that I shared with you in 2011......

Triple Chocolate Coffee Cake

Flat Bread

Giant Covered Marshmallows

butterfly cupcakes

The Best Breakfast Toast

Hummus dip

So for fun, I want to show some of the food I made that didn't make the cut for the blog......

the infamous bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers (recipe found on PW)

Chicken Parmesan with baked parmesan tomatoes

 

Banana Sunday (we made these for Avery's first sleep over)

Pizza dip.....yummm!

twice baked potato

 and chocolate strawberry angle food cake.

That's it.

Are you hungry yet???  : )

Hope you stick around to see what I'll be cooking up in 2012!!

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Cookie time.......

I will be making these with Avery and 20 other kids today in her class. 

Should be fun : )

 

I wanted to try and find something cute and easy for the kids and something other than the typical iced sugar cookie.

 

So when I came across these cute little reindeer I new they would be perfect! ( plus who doesn't love nutter butters??)  

Thanks to my PINTEREST I new exactly where to go when I found them. Oh pinterst..how I love thee
I'm sure by now everyone has pinterest, but if you don't you need to get it! It's super fun and easy. I use it all the time.

So wish me luck.

I'm off to make cookies.

Tasty Tuesday: Hummus dip

I love hummus!! It is my go to snack and a lot of times I will have it for lunch! It's fast, easy, and tasty....and not to mention good for you.

I eat lots of veggies with mine and whole wheat pita pockets.

I will be honest, at first I did not like it. I had to "develop" a taste for it. It is pretty strong in flavor and  if its not made right it will taste horrible.

If you want to make it I followed THIS recipe.

Ok. Before I go I wanted share this girl being a silly little momma....

dressed in my roller clips, purse, and high heels!

Typical Avery : )

Hope everyone enjoys their day!


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Tasty Tuesday: Broccoli Salad

Believe it or not...my kids Love this! Probably has something to do with it having sugar and cranberries in it, but hey, at least their eating their veggies ; )

I have been trying to find different things to put in my kids lunch box. Something other than they typical pb&j, bag of chips, fruit cup, and juice box....booooooring , and not necessarily the healthiest.
So I remembered them liking this broccoli salad and made a big batch for them to put in their lunch.
It's good, healthy, and nutritional.......and not boring!

Here's how you make it:

chop all your veggies and put in a big bowl. Add your cranberries, then mix your mayo (I use half mayo and half sour cream), vinegar, and sugar. Pour over salad and toss.

Add your crumbled bacon and pecans on top (you can toast your pecans...I don't or you can add any type of nut you like)

Then let it set in the fridge for a couple hours or overnight. It taste much better two or three days after.

A great way to eat your greens....with a little sugar ; )

P.S. don't you just love that vintage fabric my salad is sitting on????  A sweet friend gave me a ton of it and couple other patterns too. Can't wait to play with it!! ; )


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{Good morning.....}

It's a rainy, gloomy day here  (has been for a few days now)  and I am finding it really hard to get myself going ......ever have one of those days??

 Unfortunately, I know them all too well. ; )

So in order to find some motivation.... I made my favorite breakfast! Sounds strange...I know...but this dish makes me happy....even on day like this.

all you need is a couple slices of  bread (I used baguette) , cottage cheese, pine nuts , fresh basil, and tomato.

mix the last four ingredients together, add S&P, and top with the toasted bread slices.
Then eat  every - single - bite!

 

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter weekend!

 Now Mothers Day is just right around the corner! ; )

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{Butterfly Cupcakes}

 Spring is in the air and what better way to celebrate than with some.... butterfly cupcakes?!?

I have to say, I had so much fun making these and (as you can imagine) my kids did too! I got my inspiration  from these and just added my "own" touch to them.

    



Not only did I have fun making these for Spring But, I also got to use my cute new cupcake stand!
(thanks mom)

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{Valentine} day treat....

Have you seen these before???

They are huge marshmallows!!

When I first saw them I new they would be perfect for chocolate covered marshmallows!

I used the Wilton's Candy Melts and a package that had the sticks, bags, and ties all together.

You just stick, dip, then get your sprinkle on ; )  hee!

They're  fun to make and great for kids!

 I have to confess though: I like to make them but don't eat them....too sweet for me.

Chocolate or Pink?

 and here they are all packaged up and ready to go.

I made these for Avery's V-day party at school.  The first time I made them was for Halloween here:

Now go and get you some giant marshmallows....I know you want to ; )

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{Tasty Tuesday..... flat bread}

This is something I just kinda made up as I went....

fortunately it turned out to be a hit.

Not really sure what the difference is between flat bread and pizza ....I personally think it's just a fancier way of calling it.

Regardless.. pizza, flat bread, it's good!!  Trust me ; )

I used:

pizza dough ( I used whole wheat)

sun dried tomato pesto

pancetta cubes

shallots

fresh mozzarella

arugula

I rolled the pizza dough into a long thin rectangle shape and brushed with olive oil.

Then put straight on the oven rack for about 10 min

I then cooked my pancetta and sauteed my shallots.

when pizza dough is done, top with ingredients except for the arugula.

Cook until cheese is melted.

Toss arugula with olive oil , fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Top pizza.

Enjoy!

 

Tasty Tuesdays: Triple chocolate coffee cake

If your looking for a "semi-homemade" treat that is sure to impress....then look no further ; )

I got this recipe from an old Southern Living magazine and thought it would be the perfect thing to make for friends and neighbors for the Holidays!

If your like me, I  like a visual of what will go into my recipe. So here I have you the ingredients...give or take a few ; )You can get the full recipe here: Triple Chocolate Coffee Cake

The best part....the recipe makes two 9x9 pans!  One for someone special and one for you!!

For the packaging, I tied a dishtowel around the pan with a personalized tag ( you can find here: Sweet Treat Tags

Then adorned  with a fresh pine sprig .

I thought it turned out to be the "sweetest" gift and I think you will too. ; )

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{yummmmm.....}

The taste of Fall....

can't wait...

{Mexican Shells}

This is So yummy your going to love it!!  It's making me hungry just thinking about it! hee!

We love Mexican food and I am always trying to find new ways to make it.

As I was making the traditional past shells one day, it occurred to me...why not do Mexican shells?!

ding, ding, ding!! : D

So I tried it and now it is a family favorite!

Although..... it came as no surprise that it had been made before....of course

However, it hasn't been made with my ingredients. Ha!

Recipe follows:

pasta shells

1lb ground beef

pkg taco seasoning

1cup frozen pepper and onion blend/ or you could add small onion

1can Campbell's fiesta cheese

1can diced tomatoes/ I used fire roasted or you can use rotel

1can tomato sauce

1pkg of shredded cheese

mix cheese with taco meat, stuff with cooked shells, mix diced tomatoes and sauce, add a layer of sauce to bottom of pan (9x13), then add taco shells, top with cheese, bake @ 350 for 30min

top with your favorite toppings...

then get ready to fall in love... : D!!

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.....to plate (minus the green onions)

Lemon-Curry Tilapia and Cool Cucumber Salad

courtesy of  Everyday with Rachel Ray!