Parmesan Knots - Pintrest Find

Have I told you how much I LOVE Pintrest?  I have always had a problem with organizing my bookmarks, half the time I save something and then forget about it.  Well, with Pintrest I can just look at my boards and easily find what I am looking for. If you aren't on Pintrest and want an invite leave me your email address and I will send you one!

One of my favorite things to pin are recipes.  I found this recipe, I think one of the people I am following posted it and it was too easy not to try!  I made these to go along with Baked Spaghetti and they were the perfect addition!

The Easy Parmesan Knots recipe is from Real Mom Kitchen, head on over to check it out! 

Kiss Pies

I got this idea from Pintrest when one of my friends re-pinned it. These Kiss Pies are so easy to make, they only take two ingredients, Hersey Kisses and refrigerated Pie Crust! I tried them with caramel filled hersey kisses and the caramel melted out of the sides a bit.  If I made this again I would probably use a different type of hersey kiss. Head over to Picky Palate for the full recipe and tutorial!

Rainbow Popsicle Dessert

I have no clue where I got this idea, I'm sure it was on another blog somewhere. 

Last week Jillian and I took two bags of the frozen popsicles in the little plastic sleeves (the kind you buy unfrozen) and divided them up by color.  We took one color at a time, opened them, dumped the popsicles in a bowl, mixed and smashed them up and then layered each section to make this yummy rainbow dessert. 

Jillian took it to daycare to share with all her friends.  That evening when I picked her up she said "Mommy, all my fwiends loved my dirt", for all of you out there that don't know 3 year old talk that says "Mommy, all my friends loved my dessert!" 

I suggest letting the finished dessert sit out for an bit before serving it, the kids ate it when it was about the texture of a sno-cone.

SPRINKLE Cookies!

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted, after the April tornados my work life got NUTS and I really haven't had the time or energy to do much crafting!  I have done a few simple things here and there and this is one of them.  Jillian and I are home today and tomorrow since she is sick (Michael took Monday and Tuesday) so I have a little free time to share this yummy recipe (if you can even call it a recipe) with you. 

SPRINKLE Cookies!

I found this idea on another blog and honestly it's been so long I don't have a clue where I found it! 

All you need is Pillsbury Ready to Bake Sugar Cookies and sprinkles!

You basically just roll the cookies around in the sprinkles and then bake them according to the package directions. We like the little multicolored "ball" sprinkles best. 

The cookies turn out so good, I PROMISE you won't be able to eat just one!

Mexican Dorito Casserole

Ready for a quick, easy, super yummy casserole recipe??? 

I found this over at Jam Hands but I noticed she found the recipe from another blogger, who found it from another blogger so I really don't know whose recipe it is but I can tell you one thing it is VERY good!

Mexican Dorito Casserole

Serves 4-6

2 c. shredded cooked chicken
1 c. shredded cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 can Ro-tel tomatoes (canned tomatoes with jalepenos-mild)
1/2 packet taco seasoning (or more- to taste)
Bag of doritos
1. Pre-heat oven to 350-f degrees.

2. In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except doritos.

3. In a greased 2 qt baking dish, put a layer of crushed doritos (about 2 cups), then a layer of the chicken mixture. Repeat once more, ending with a layer of chicken mixture. Top with more shredded cheese, cover, and bake for 30-35 minutes, till bubbling hot
 

Enjoy!



Mountain Dew Voltage Cake

Have you tried Mountain Dew's new flavors? One of our favorites is Mountain Dew Voltage (it's a raspberry citrus flavor) and it comes in diet so we don't feel guilty at all drinking it! This weekend I decided to experiment and make a Mountain Dew Voltage Cake and it turned out REALLY good!

The bad news is that Mountain Dew was having a contest to pick their new flavor and our favorite, Voltage, just lost to Supernova so I don't think we will be able to find Voltage for much longer.  Next time I make a cake I'll have to try a Supernova cake!

I started by preheating the oven to 350.

Then I mixed a box of vanilla cake mix with one can of Diet Mountain Dew Voltage, just the power from the mix and the soda nothing else!

I spread the mixture into a greased 9x13 pan. 

The cake took about 30 minutes to bake.

Once the cake was cooled it was time to ice it!

I mixed 4 cups of powered sugar with 5 tablespoons of Diet Mountain Dew Voltage.

I poured the icing mixture over the cake and then I used some pink and blue jell icings to decorate the top a bit. 

The cake turned out very tasty and we all three enjoyed it! 

Jellybean Pizza

Happy Easter everyone!  I hope everyone is having a blessed day and enjoying some family time.  After we hunted eggs this morning Jillian and I decided to make up a Jellybean Pizza!  Extra Frosting Please posted this recipe on Wildflower & Whimsy's Sew Crafty Saturday and we had to make it!

Head over here to get Extra Frosting Please's recipe for the crust, I added a little extra flour to mine.  I didn't have a pizza pan so I used a square metal pan, I lined it in foil so I could just pull it out when it was done.

I baked mine for about 12 minutes.

Once the cookie cooled I pulled the whole thing out of the pan and put it on a platter.

I didn't have any cream cheese so I just used some Creamy Vanilla icing I had. 

We sprinkled some purple sugar on top of the icing.

Then it was time for the Jellybeans! 

Jillian LOVED this neat recipe and we had fun making it!

Margarita Cupcakes

This weekend we spent some time at Michael's parents house and Saturday night Jillian and I decided we needed to make some cupcakes.  My mother-in-law keeps a stocked pantry so we had everything we needed to make Margarita Cupcakes!  I found this yummy recipe on Cupcake Project, check it out! 

I followed the recipe for the cupcakes exactly like Stef posted but by the time we finished dinner we were tired and I wasn't in the mood to mix up the icing.  Luckly Pat had some pre-made Duncan Hines Vanilla frosting and I squeezed the juice of one lime and mixed it into the icing.

We all enjoyed the cupcakes very much and I look forward to trying more recipes from Cupcake Project! 

Chicken Chimichangas

The same day I made the Buffalo Chicken Cheese Dip I also made Chicken Chimichangas.  Chicken Chimichangas are one of my favorite meals and my mom used to make them for us all the time. 

I used rotisserie chicken and seasoned it to my liking with taco seasoning. 

The first step is to put a spoonful of refried beans on your flour tortilla.

Then pile on some Chicken then shredded cheese (I used Mexican Blend).

Next fold in two sides.

Then the other two sides to create a closed up burrito.

Fry the Chimichangas in oil over medium heat.  I place mine fold side down first.

Once they are browned turn them over and fry the other side. 

Top them with your favorite salsa and some sour cream! 

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Have you seen Velveeta's new Spicy Buffalo Cheese? I spotted it when we went to the grocery store last week and decided to try it out.  If you decide to pick some up there is a coupon out right now for $1 off!

There are recipes on the inside of the box for a few different things, I decided to try the Buffalo Chicken Dip.  We don't like celery so we left that off.  For the shredded cooked chicken I just used a whole rotisserie I had bought a publix.  I used some of the chicken for this and the rest for chicken chimichangas (I will be sharing those later this week)!

1 lb. (16 oz.) VELVEETA Spicy Buffalo Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

   1/4 cup Sour Cream

   1 cup shredded cooked chicken breast

   1 stalk celery, chopped

MICROWAVE first 3 ingredients in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 3 min. or until VELVEETA is completely melted, stirring after 1-1/2 min.

STIR in remaining ingredient.

After I mixed this all up and melted it I decided that it needed a little more chicken so I added a little more.  One thing that happened was after it was out of the microwave just a few minutes it REALLY thickened up (the chips would break when we would try and dip) so if I made this again I would probably add a little milk to thin it up some.  Michael and I both decided this really doesn't taste like Buffalo dip, just a spicy cheese but it was pretty good.

 

Tags: Velveeta, Kraft Foods

Cookies 'N' Creme Brownies

Sorry I haven't been around much this week. I haven't felt great, been CRAZY busy at work and I've been working on my first blanket and it's a LONG process.  I can't wait to share the blanket I'm making for Jillian (hopefully it turns out cute), I've wanted to make her one since she was born but haven't been confident enough in my sewing skills until now to try.  Hopefully I'll have it done in the next week or so. 

Are you guys ready to try out my latest recipe?!?!? 

Want a new way to doctor up your favorite brownies???  Try my SUPER yummy, SUPER easy

Cookies 'N' Creme Brownie recipe! 

I started out with a basic box of Duncan Hines Chewy Fudge brownies, I made the box according to the instructions on the the package.

Once mixed up I spread half the browning mixture into a greased 8x11 pan.

Then I took 3 Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme bars (they are on sale this week at CVS, buy 2 get 1 free) and placed them over the brownie mixture.  I had to trim the edges off to get them to fit.

Then spread the remaining brownie mixture over the chocolate bars.

I then crushed the pieces I had to trim over the top of the brownies.

I baked my brownies for about 30-32 minutes.

They turned out SOOOOO yummy, I hope you enjoy them!

Tags: Duncan Hines, Hershey's