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Hillshire Farm Party Animal Recipes Using Cocktail Links

by Karen Mendes | Product Review, Recipes | 0 Comments

Hillshire Farm Party Animal Recipes Using Cocktail Links As the holiday gets closer, I know you’ve got holiday entertaining on the mind. Hillshire Farm is using Lit’l Smokies to create some zesty and satisfying holiday dishes that you and your guests will find unforgettable! Enter “Party Animals!” Dress up your cocktail links and turn them into miniature animal look-alikes using basic ingredients already in your pantry. All “Party Animals” can be made with any of the Hillshire Farm cocktail link varieties depending on preference and/or dietary restrictions, including beef, chicken and turkey. The girls and I had such a great time creating some of these party animals this weekend and they...

Sugar Cookie Cutout, Peanut Butter Cup Cookies and Cinnamon Bites with Great Value Brand Products

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 11 Comments

As I told you last week, I love to bake for the holidays and I bake a LOT! I was challenged to use some Great Value brand items in my baking this year so I did things a little differently. I not only saved time but money as well because Great Value brand products, which are found at Walmart, have a much better price point then the name brands. I was asked to use the Great Value Cinnamon Rolls and Great Value refrigerated cookie dough in my recipes. Here is what I made... Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Bites with Cinnamon Chips!! My family loves anything cinnamon and with all the excitement of Christmas morning they won't have to sit for breakfast because instead they can eat these yummy...

Baking for the Holidays with Great Value Brand Products

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 0 Comments

I love to bake for the holidays, and I bake a LOT! I've been doing this now for the past 11 years and I think everyone in my family looks forward to my cookies. I even send my best friend in New Hampshire a cookie dish every year and she looks forward to receiving that package of goodies in the mail. I'm so happy everyone enjoys my holiday cookies because some years it's a struggle to get them done. This year I'm planning better and starting early (and freezing the results so they stay fresh!) so I don't struggle to get them done. My plan also includes not spending an arm and a leg on the ingredients because lets face it, this stuff can cost a lot of money and with everything else we...

Thanksgiving Cooking and Baking with Great Value Challenge Results

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 1 Comment

Thanksgiving Cooking and Baking with Great Value Challenge Results Last week I shared with you that I'd be making some Thanksgiving menu items with some Great Value products - refrigerated crescent rolls, biscuits and pie crusts! Just to remind you Great Value is the store brand for Walmart. They are actually part of the Ralcorp company which makes and distributes store brand refrigerated dough items for Walmart and lots of other stores. I've used their products in the past but this challenge made me make a few things I haven't made before! This past weekend I invited a few people over for dinner and made some of the recipes. I could have made the dough from scratch but who has time for...

Kikkoman Soy Sauce Ice Cream Recipe

by Karen Mendes | Dessert Recipes, Recipes | 1 Comment

Kikkoman Soy Sauce Ice Cream Recipe Yes you read that right, the title of this post is Soy Sauce Ice Cream! Crazy right? While at BlogHer in NYC this month, Kikkoman had for our tasting pleasure, some Soy Sauce Ice Cream. They don't make it normally, they just had it for the booth which I thought was pretty neat. However I didn't try it, I just couldn't fathom the idea of it but I heard it was pretty good. They sent me the recipe that they used and I thought it might be fun to share it with you all today. So if you try it, let me know what you think. They said most people told them "it tastes like salted caramel". Interesting!! SOY SAUCE ICE CREAM Ingredients 3 eggs, separated 5 ...

Beat the Heat with Popsicles and Sorbet

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 0 Comments

Jen from Savoring The Thyme is back this week with more delicious frugal recipes that include items that may be on sale at your stores. All these recipes are featured on her blog, and besides a few guests post - she makes them all herself! Hope you like her choices and let me know if you make any of them! This week she is focusing on staying cool in this hot HOT weather we are having in New England with some yummy frozen treats! Photo Credit: Jennifer Leal, Savor the Thyme I know it is hot and steamy in 90% of the country and we are all looking for ways to stay cool on the inside and out. So after jumping in the sprinkler, grab yourself a Popsicle or make some sorbet! Here are two...

Keep Cool with Frozen Drinks

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 2 Comments

Jen from Savoring The Thyme is back this week with more delicious frugal recipes that include items that may be on sale at your stores. All these recipes are featured on her blog, and besides a few guests post - she makes them all herself! Hope you like her choices and let me know if you make any of them! This week she is focusing on staying cool in this hot HOT weather we are having in New England with some yummy frozen drinks! Photo Credit: Jennifer Leal, Savor the Thyme In Rhode Island, the first three days of Summer, brought a record breaking heatwave. Along with summer and heat, brings a craving for iced cold treats so grab the blender and get ready for frothy! By the way, all...

Memorial Day Celebration Recipes

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 0 Comments

Jen from Savoring The Thyme is back this week with more delicious frugal recipes that include items that may be on sale at your stores. All these recipes are featured on her blog, and besides a few guests post - she makes them all herself! Hope you like her choices and let me know if you make any of them! This week she is focusing on some frugal recipes for Memorial Day weekend!. Photo Credit: Jennifer Leal, Savor the Thyme They say that Memorial Day is the official start to summer and considering today it is 85 degrees in Rhode Island, I suppose it is true. As with millions of other Americans, you will be going to or hosting some sort of BBQ or cookout. With that in mind, I thought I...

A Delectable Mother’s Day Menu

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 9 Comments

Jen from Savoring The Thyme is back this week with more delicious frugal recipes that include items that may be on sale at your stores. All these recipes are featured on her blog, and besides a few guests post - she makes them all herself! Hope you like her choices and let me know if you make any of them! This week she is focusing on some frugal recipes for Mother's Day.... Photo Credit: Jennifer Leal, Savor the Thyme Tomorrow is Mother's Day so I thought I would share some ideas for a tasty menu. There are many sales on more expensive foods this week including finer cuts of meats and seafood so go ahead and plan a special meal. Heck, even if the items aren't on sale, splurge because...

Cinco de Mayo Recipes: Bacon Guacamole and more!

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 2 Comments

Jen from Savoring The Thyme is back this week with more delicious frugal recipes that include items that may be on sale at your stores. All these recipes are featured on her blog, and besides a few guests post - she makes them all herself! Hope you like her choices and let me know if you make any of them! This week she is focusing on a frugal recipe that you can make in so many different ways - grilled cheese! Photo Credit: Jennifer Leal, Savor the Thyme Happy Cinco de Mayo hombres! I know you may already be sipping on margarita's trying to figure out what nibbles to make to celebrate so I am here to help out. Considering avocados and all things Mexican are on sale, I am sure you can...

Frugal Comfort Food: Grilled Cheese

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 0 Comments

Jen from Savoring The Thyme is back this week with more delicious frugal recipes that include items that may be on sale at your stores. All these recipes are featured on her blog, and besides a few guests post - she makes them all herself! Hope you like her choices and let me know if you make any of them! This week she is focusing on a frugal recipe that you can make in so many different ways - grilled cheese! Photo Credit: Jennifer Leal, Savor the Thyme I bet I caught your attention with this title didn't I? Karen already knows from personal experience that I like to get all grilled cheese crafty. In fact, she is coming over next week to nibble on my latest grilled...

Seasonal Vegetable Dishes On Sale

by Karen Mendes | Recipes, Side Dish Recipes | 1 Comment

Jen from Savoring The Thyme is back this week with more delicious frugal recipes that include items that may be on sale at your stores. All these recipes are featured on her blog, and besides a few guests post - she makes them all herself! Hope you like her choices and let me know if you make any of them! This week she is focusing on Spring Veggies! Photo Credit: Jennifer Leal, Savor the Thyme Spring is here and you know what that means? Yes, fresh spring produce! Seasonal vegetables also means sales and lower pricing on those nutrient packed nuggets. To help you start thinking fresh and vibrant, here are some spring inspired dishes for you to add to your weekly menu: Asparagus with...

Frugal yet Nutritious Pancakes

by Karen Mendes | Breakfast Recipes, Recipes | 1 Comment

Jen from Savoring The Thyme is back this week with more delicious frugal recipes that include items that may be on sale at your stores. All these recipes are featured on her blog, and besides a few guests post - she makes them all herself! Hope you like her choices and let me know if you make any of them! This week she is focusing on something that you can hide a lot of nutrition in - homemade pancakes!!. Photo Credit: Jennifer Leal, Savor the Thyme Let's face it, we all love pancakes on Sunday mornings but they don't offer us much nutritionally speaking. However, we can get a big bang for our nutritional buck yet but still keep the cost at pennies per pancake with these two yummy...

Lemon Pepper Burrito and Italian Tuna Recipe with Chef Scott and Marty Fish for Bumble Bee

by Karen Mendes | Brand Ambassador, Recipes | 0 Comments

Here is the 3rd video in a series of videos featuring Chef Scott and Mardy Fish for Bumble Bee. As I mentioned last month, I've teamed up with Bumble Bee and I am part of their Bee Squad for 2012. I will share with you many things through out the year from Bumble Bee including these great webisodes which included fantastic, easy recipes! This video features a Burrito and Salad that look so yummy and all the ingredients are pretty affordable, which is always a plus for me. Here is the recipe for the Lemon Pepper Burrito ... [print_this] Lemon Pepper Burrito Ingredients: 1 can (5 oz) Bumble Bee Sensations® Seasoned Tuna Medley Bowl, Lemon & Cracked Pepper Vegetable oil 1/4 cup...

Penny Pinching Pasta Recipes

by Karen Mendes | Pasta Recipes, Recipes | 2 Comments

Jen from Savoring The Thyme is back this week with more delicious frugal recipes that include items that may be on sale at your stores. All these recipes are featured on her blog, and besides a few guests post - she makes them all herself! Hope you like her choices and let me know if you make any of them! This week she is focusing on something that is on sale a lot and even if it's not, it's pretty affordable - pasta!!. Photo Credit: Jennifer Leal, Savor the Thyme Every week, without fail, we have at least two nights that feature pasta as the main dish, however, that does not mean noodles and butter. Have some fun and toss in the miscellaneous vegetable bits hanging in the crisper...

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