Recipes

Have Fun with the Sweet Creations Bake-A-Bowl Pan #‎sweetcreations‬

by Karen Mendes | Product Review, Recipes | 6 Comments

This post is Sponsored by Good Cook but my opinions are 100% my own! When you're a mom, you need to find fun ways to make kids want to eat certain foods. But if you only do it with the foods they don't want to eat, they will eventually catch on. So why not make even the foods they like to eat fun! Okay so where am I going with all of this? Sweet Creations by Good Cook has this great pan called a Bake-A-Bowl that you can use for so many things - for sweets, treats or meals the sky is the limit. It's a pan that can essentially turn anything into a baked bowl! It's two pieces - a top and a bottom. You spray the bottom with cooking spray then pour or press your 'batter' to make the...

Find all the Ingredients for Meatless Meals at BJ’s Wholesale Club

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 6 Comments

We try to eat a meatless meal at least once a week. The reason we do this is to cut down on our grocery bill and to try and get more veggies and whole grains into our diets. Most of the time our meatless meals consist of pasta but there are so many other ways to do this, I just always seem to fall back on the regular ideas! BJ's Wholesale Club sells everything you need for all your meals each week, including meatless meals. Their produce department is even bigger than their meat department! Some items you do have to purchase in bulk packages but not everything. I'm always looking for a new veggie side dish recipe so I was happy to see this one from the Bjs.com website..... [print_this]...

Hood Sour Cream makes Comfort Food even Better {recipe} #Sponsored

by Karen Mendes | Product Review, Recipes | 14 Comments

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Hood. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating. It's been really cold here on the East Coast and I'm counting the days until Summer. We all need to get out of the house more and moving! During the winter months we all tend to snack more on the food we shouldn't be eating and by this time of the year we all start feeling it. The first thing my kids do when they walk in the door after school is ask for a snack! If the weather was nicer outside, then they'd be playing out there instead of snacking. So when Hood asked me to use Hood Sour Cream in a comfort...

Recipe for Homemade Donut Pops with Entenmann’s Pop’Ems {Giveaway}

by Karen Mendes | DIY, Giveaways, Product Review, Recipes | 11 Comments

This post is Sponsored by Entenmann's but my opinions are 100% my own! Craving something sweet this Valentine’s Day? Entenmann’s is celebrating with the Entenmann’s Sweet Valentine's Edible Bouquet and Entenmann’s Sweet Donut Sweepstakes. If you are an Entenmann's fan, you won’t want to miss out on this mouthwatering celebration! But first let me tell you about a fun treat you can make this Valentine's Day! I've been having fun making some different Valentine's Treats for the kids and they've had fun eating the. But this one definitely topped the cake because it was two of their favorite things together - donuts and chocolate! Entenmann's Sweet Valentine's Edible Bouquet You can create the...

Serve up Stubb’s Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Casserole for the Superbowl {Giveaway & Recipe}

by Karen Mendes | Giveaways, Product Review, Recipes | 3 Comments

This post is Sponsored by Stubb's but my opinions are 100% my own! Looking for Superbowl recipes? Serve up Stubb’s Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Casserole for the Superbowl! Stubb's makes a variety of sauces and marinades to flavor your beef, pork and poultry and we are a big fan of their products. My husband doesn't like BBQ anything but these are not limited to just BBQ Sauce - They have Bar-B-Q sauces, marinades and rubs! This isn't the first time I've written about Stubb's so it's a product you know I like! If you have some leftover chicken hanging around in your fridge, you can easily whip up this Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Casserole with Stubb's Green Chile Marinade for your...

Christmas Tree Veggie Platter

by Karen Mendes | Recipes, Vegetable Recipes | 8 Comments

Last weekend we went caroling with some friends in our neighborhood. It was so much fun! This was the 2nd year we did it and the kids are excited to do it again next year. We live in such a wonderful neighborhood and it's perfect for caroling. After we caroled, we gathered at a neighbor's house and had some hot chocolate and pizza! Nothing better than that after being in the cold for an hour! (It was freezing!). I brought a veggie dish that I crafted into a Christmas Tree. It was super easy to make, especially since I had a tray shaped like a tree, and I had a lot of fun putting it together. And of course it looked great on the table! I used broccoli as the tree. When I arranged...

Holiday Baking: Baileys White Chocolate Peppermint and Macadamia Tartlets Recipe

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 7 Comments

This post is Sponsored by Baileys Coffee Creamers but my opinions are 100% my own! Baileys creamers are for more than flavoring your coffee, but also great in recipes. With all the holiday baking you are doing right now, make sure you check out the Recipes that Baileys Coffee Creamers have on their websites. You may find a new family favorite! Baileys teamed up with Shugary Sweets who created some yummy recipes using the Baileys Creamers. I love these Baileys White Chocolate Peppermint and Macadamia Tartlets that are made with the BAILEYS® White Chocolate Peppermint Coffee Creamer. These would go great with a cup of coffee with the creamer too! BAILEYS® White Chocolate Peppermint and...

Join the Krusteaz Virtual Baking Event Today, 11/14/13

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 2 Comments

This post is Sponsored by Krusteaz but my opinions are 100% my own! If you are baking this weekend then be sure to tune in today for the Krusteaz’s Virtual Holiday Baking Event. It's a FREE webcast from across the country today, Saturday, December 14 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM EST taking place at www.krusteaz.com/holidays. You are welcome to watch along and bake too! I'll be baking during the show at my home with these wonderful Krusteaz products they sent me: I'm going to turn the Crumb Bake mix into Apple Cinnamon Crumb muffins! I know my kids will love them and adding the apples to it makes me feel better about letting them eat them for breakfast! If you'd like to join along here are the...

Good Cook Mini Loaf Pan & Cranberry Bread #SweetCreations

by Karen Mendes | Dessert Recipes, Product Review, Recipes | 10 Comments

This post is Sponsored by Good Cook but my opinions are 100% my own! My girls love sweets just like I do so they are always happy when I make something new. A few weeks ago I made some Cranberry Bread and they LOVED it! So they asked me to make it again. Since I had the Good Cook Mini Loaf Pan, I figured I could make 4 mini loaves and freeze the other 3 so I could pull it out of the freezer when they wanted more! And since these are made with fresh cranberries, I don't mind serving it to them. Plus it's a yummy, quick breakfast on a busy morning. Good Cook sent me the mini loaf pan along with some fun holiday parchment paper. I love this mini loaf pan. It's nonstick and my...

Mini Ham & Cheese Omelets | Good Cook Thanksgiving Leftover Recipe #99

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 6 Comments

This post is Sponsored by Good Cook but my opinions are 100% my own! I'm so excited to share with you these Mini Ham & Cheese Omelets which I made with our Thanksgiving Leftovers and my Good Cook products. But first I have to share with you our Thanksgiving. It wasn't our normal holiday, we spent it a little different this year. Thanksgiving is over! Yup, just like that it's done. All that planning, all that cooking, it is all over and now we all have a fridge full of leftovers. Well, we don't actually have a fridge full of leftovers because we didn't have a very big Thanksgiving. That wasn't the plan, but that's what happened. Two weeks ago my family and I went on a lovely...

Thanksgiving Left Over Recipes

by Karen Mendes | Recipes | 8 Comments

What am I going to do with the Thanksgiving leftovers? Just about 5 minutes after the sweet potato pie has been consumed and table cleared, most of us begin thinking 'What am I going to do with the Thanksgiving leftovers?'. Well, no need to worry because Jennifer from Savor The Thyme has many fantastically delicious recipes that will forever make you look forward to Thanksgiving leftovers. If you went the mashed sweet potato route, you need to make these latkes For those who went with the traditional mashed potatoes, these pancakes are a must (kids love them too!) Shred some Turkey and make a fabulous fried rice my friends. Get ready to warm your bones with this Turkey & Toasted Barley...

Cinnamon & Sugar Crunchy Bites with Good Cook Sweet Creations Tools

by Karen Mendes | Product Review, Recipes, Snack Recipes | 4 Comments

This post is Sponsored by Good Cook but my opinions are 100% my own! My family loves anything with cinnamon and sugar on it so when I received some products from Sweet Creations and Good Cook I almost instantly had an idea to make a super quick and yummy treat for my family and I'm hoping you'll enjoy it too! Being a Good Cook Kitchen Expert, they send me products to use in my kitchen each month. This month I was able to choose from 3 different Sweet Creations kits. I choose the kit below because they were tools I don't already have in my kitchen, so I figured they would be perfect for me to try out. I received the Sweet Creations Pastry Wheel, Baking Mat and Decorating Bottles. I then...

Zebra Print Popcorn Balls with Good Cook Popcorn Baller

by Karen Mendes | Product Review, Recipes | 16 Comments

This post is Sponsored by Good Cook but my opinions are 100% my own! As part of the Good Cook Kitchen Expert team, they send me some products to play with and this month I received a really fun item that I know I will use over and over again. It's a Popcorn Baller and it makes really good, really fun and really easy popcorn balls. My first thought was that it was going to be way more complicated than I like to do things but when I actually started making the balls, I had so much fun! If you have no idea what a popcorn baller is check it out below... Making tasty popcorn ball treats can be fun, but also messy to roll. Our popcorn baller solves the problem. Scoop the mixture in, press...

Back To School with Thomas’ and some Fun Recipes for The Whole Family

by Karen Mendes | Product Review, Recipes | 13 Comments

This post is Sponsored by Thomas' but my opinions are 100% my own! Thomas' has some great products to help with the crazy back to school time! I've been a fan of Thomas' ever since I was a kid. There may be other brands out there that are good, but in my book Thomas' really are the best. I was very happy when they introduced bagels a long time ago, and I love how they keep mixing things up with new flavors and varieties. The girls enjoy bagels for breakfast a few times a week so I like to keep them in the freezer. When they are frozen, I pop them in the microwave for about 15-20 seconds which is just enough to be able to pull the two slices a part, and then I put them in the toaster. ...

Fisher Nuts S’mores Recipe & Giveaway (ends 9/2)

by Karen Mendes | Giveaways, Product Review, Recipes | 36 Comments

This post is Sponsored by Fisher Nuts but my opinions are 100% my own! Nothing says summer like fresh ingredients like nuts, berries and produce. Fisher Nuts shared some products and recipes with me to freshen up my summer recipes and take my cuisine to a new level. Fisher’s summer recipes included Lemon Blueberry Loaf Walnut & Blueberry French Toast Bake Chocolate Raspberry S’mores Butter Pecan Ice Cream I chose to recreate the Chocolate Raspberry S'mores but I used Strawberry jam instead because I knew my girls would love it! They were super easy to make and seriously good! I would of never thought to add some jam and nuts to it but it added amazing flavor to the S'mores, which...

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