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Funfetti Push Pops!

July 22, 2015 By Sam Leave a Comment

☆ FUNFETTI PUSH POPS! ☆

Ingredients:

(2) Boxes of Funfetti Cake Mix (Eggs, Water, Oil)
(12) Treat Pop Holders – Get them HERE
(2) 15″ Jelly-Roll Pans
Sprinkles for Decoration (I used Rainbow Chips)
NOW the Yummy Part… CAKE!

Directions:

Mix the cake batter as directed on the back of box
(I know, I know… simple, huh?)
Add cake batter equally between both Jelly-Roll pans
Bake @ 350° for 20-25 minutes
(then PRESTO, you have cake)

(No, no, it’s not time to eat yet!)

Take a Treat Pop Canister and use it to make circles of cake!
(Go to town on this, can’t have too many! PLUS its fun)

☆ Ta-Da! ☆

Grab a treat pop holder and add cake!
Tip: Use the bottom/handle of another treat pop holder to help push the cake down.

Did someone say homemade frosting?!

Ingredients:

(3) c. Powdered Sugar
(1) c. Salted Butter (2 sticks – SOFTENED)
(1) tsp. Vanilla
Dash of Milk

Directions:

Add all ingredients into a mixer & turn on high
(Whip the heck out of it!)
Voila! HOMEMADE Buttercream!
(So thrifty & you didn’t even know it!)

Finish layering your cake circles and frosting, top with sprinkles and PRESTO, Funfetti Push Pops!

Poppyseed Chicken Pasta Salad

May 19, 2015 By Micki Leave a Comment

Poppyseed Chicken Pasta Salad
(I will put the traditional Recipe below…but I do mine different)

You could use this Coupon for dressing:
$0.75 off any 1 Newman’s Own Salad Dressing

Ingredients:

2 Cups COOKED Cubed Chicken Breast Strips
1 Cup Total of Red & Yellow Peppers (Cleaned, Seeded and Chopped)
2 Cup Fresh Grapes (I use Seedless Green & Red. PLUS add Extra)
1 Box Cooked and Rinsed Pasta – I use Rotoni (Spirals) or Farfalle (Small Bowtie)
1 – 2 Cups Poppy Seed Dressing – I will post recipe below, you can also use store bought.

Directions:

Boil your noodles and rinse in cold water. DRAIN WELL.
Mix all ingredients above and gently stir.
Chill before serving.

Poppy Seed Dressing

1 1/2 cups mayonnaise or salad dressing
2/3 cup sugar
4 tablespoons cider vinegar
4 teaspoons poppy seed

Directions:

In small bowl mix all ingredients and wire whisk.

Betty Crockers Chicken Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

1 box Betty Crocker® Suddenly Salad® classic pasta salad mix
1/2 cup refrigerated poppy seed dressing
1 1/2 cups cut-up cooked chicken
3/4 cup halved red grapes
1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Directions:

Empty Pasta mix into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well.
In large bowl, stir together seasoning mix and dressing. Add pasta and remaining ingredients; toss to combine. Serve immediately, or refrigerate.

Simple Crock Pot Spaghetti

May 14, 2015 By Micki Leave a Comment

Simple Crock Pot Spaghetti

Ingredients:

Two 14.5 ounce cans Diced Tomatoes
Two 24 ounce jars of Red Pasta Sauce
1# Bag of Frozen Meatballs
One 16 ounce Box of Spaghetti Noodles

Directions:

Add all ingredients to crock-pot.
Season to taste (optional).
Stir.
Cook on high for 4 hours.

How easy was that?

Want to save this recipe for later? Pin it on Pinterest HERE!

Cauliflower Pizza Crust Recipe

April 9, 2015 By Micki Leave a Comment

Cauliflower Pizza Crust Recipe

Pin it on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/420101471472067671/

Healthy
Low Carb
DELICIOUS! Give it a try…

Supplies Needed:

Food processor
Cheese cloth
Parchment Paper

Ingredients:

3 cups florets only of cauliflower
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (I used Kraft bottle)
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 whole egg
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 Degrees Fahrenheit
Wash and Air Dry Cauliflower Florets (ONLY USE Florets) in a strainer. Mine took about 40 minutes.

Place the flourets in the food processor and turn it on for about 1 minute or until all the florets look like bread crumbs. Mine took about 1 and a half minutes. (Should look like Panko Crumbs)

Place the cauliflower on the cheese cloth and squeeze the water out! This is very important. You don’t want your cauliflower crust to be wet or it won’t be crispy like a pizza crust.

After squeezing, transfer into a working bowl and mix the salt, garlic powder, Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese together. Then drop the egg into the mixture.
MIX WELL!!
Use parchment paper. Form your pizza crust to a circular shape or square shape, which ever you prefer.

Put the crust in the oven for 10 minutes or until it has a bit of a golden brown appearance. Remove from oven and start building your toppings! Put your pizza back into the oven for another 10 minutes or until the cheese melts. I like mine a little crispy, so I baked my pizza for 13 minutes.

TIPS:

You can fail at this recipe if you don’t squeeze your cauliflower!

IF you prefer, You can use 2 egg whites instead of one whole egg!

Photos & Recipe Credit goes to Krizza Gains, THANK YOU Krizza for taking the time to do this and share with all of us!

How ADORABLE are these! And now that we have Twinkies back… Perfect for Easter Treats. I am going to make these this weekend. I found this on Key Ingredients Website, and once I construct them, I will add my pictures to this blog post for you all to see how they turn out. So clever!

Ingredients:

Large marshmallows, cut in half crosswise
Easter Bunny Peeps
Round mini pretzels
Cream-filled snack cakes (like Twinkies, or Little Debbie Cloud Cakes)
White frosting or decorator icing
M&M’s candies

Directions:

Cut a small rectangle out of the top of the round side of the snack cake – starting about a third of the way from the front end of “car”.
Use frosting to adhere the bunny peep, mini pretzel “steering wheel” and halved marshmallow “tires” in place.
Decorate the center of the “tires” with M&M’s, using a dab of frosting to adhere.
Allow time for frosting to set up.

Source: From Key Ingredient

Caramel Puff Corn Recipe

March 16, 2015 By Micki Leave a Comment

Caramel Puff Corn Recipe

Preheat Oven to 250 Degrees Fahrenheit

Ingredients:

Two 8-10 oz. bags hull-less popcorn corn puffs
3 Cups brown sugar
3/4 Cup light corn syrup
3 sticks real butter (no substitutions)
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 large roasting pan
(I use disposable aluminum roasters, they are large enough and easy to mix in)

Directions:

Bring brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter to boil over medium-low heat in large pot stirring regularly.
Boil for 1 minute.
Remove from heat and add baking soda and stir vigorously (it will become foamy and expand)
Pour caramel over puffs and stir to coat.
Bake in a 250 degrees Fahrenheit oven for 1 hour stirring every 15-20 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool completely.
Stir regularly to keep the cooling pieces from sticking together.
Store in an air tight container.

IMPORTANT: This will not stay crisp if made in humid weather or if left uncovered for long periods.

Recipe and Photo Provided by Leah S!

Crock Pot Beef Pot Roast with a Kick!

February 23, 2015 By Micki Leave a Comment

Beef Pot Roast with a Kick!

Ingredients:

Chuck Roast 3-4 lbs
1 stick of butter
1 packet of Au Jus
1 packet of ranch
1 jar of pepperoncini juice & peppers (Depending on how many you like)

Directions:

Add all to Crock Pot and cook on high for 6 to 10 hours!
Enjoy by itself or on a Sub Roll and use the juice for dipping.

Soft and Thick Sugar Cookies (Made from Cake Mix)

February 17, 2015 By Micki Leave a Comment

Soft and Thick Sugar Cookies
(Made from Cake Mix)

Cookie Ingredients:

18 oz box white cake mix with pudding in the mix (any brand or flavor works. chocolate, yellow, orange, strawberry, etc. If using a smaller box mix, add a few extra tablespoons of flour.)
2/3 cup flour
1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract to your taste
2 large eggs
1/3 cup canola oil
2 Tablespoon sour cream (regular or reduced fat)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, stir together cake mix and flour.
Add vanilla, eggs, oil and sour cream and mix on medium speed until incorporated. Batter will be fairly stiff.
Use a cookie scoop or roll into approximately one inch balls and bake on a baking sheet lined with a Silpat or parchment paper. This will help keep the bottoms of the cookies from browning.
Using your hand, gently flatten the cookies to about 1/2″ thick. You don’t want the bottoms to be browned or you’ve over baked these.
Bake approximately 8 minutes until just set.
Let cool about one minute on the pan and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Frosting Ingredients:

1-2 Tablespoons milk or cream
1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/4 t. almond extract to your taste
2-3 cups powdered sugar Food coloring or sprinkles as desired

Directions:

Mix powder sugar, flavoring, and powdered sugar until smooth and spreadable adding more milk or sugar as needed.
Frost cooled cookies and decorate as desired.
Store cookies in an airtight container.