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DIY S’Mores Kits For New Year’s Eve

Crafts, For the Kids, Holidays, New Year's Eve, Recipes 18 Responses »

Dec 302012

If you’re looking for an easy treat to make for the kiddos (and big kiddos) for your New Year’s Eve celebration then I think you’ll love this. These little s’mores kits are fast and easy to put together and are really quite adorable. Make up a bunch, hand them out, and when they’re ready to eat them an adult can pop them into the microwave for a few seconds.

New Year's Eve DIY S'mores Kits

DIY New Year’s Eve S’Mores

2 pkgs (9 per pack) snowman-shaped Peeps
3 pkgs (6 bars each) mini Hershey bars
1 box graham crackers
Treat bags with ties or food-safe plastic baggies

Place two graham crackers inside a treat bag, resting them against the back of the bag. In front of the crackers place one snowman-shaped marshmallow on the left and one mini chocolate bar on the right. Tie the bags closed and you’re done!

These can be customized for any holiday or special occasion. I had wanted to make some for Christmas with the reindeer Peeps I bought but I ran out of time. They have tons of shapes now or you could make homemade marshmallows and use cookie cutters to get the perfect shape for your event.

New Year's Eve DIY S'Mores Kits

For which other event would you make s’mores kits?

Peanut Butter Buckeyes Recipe

Recipes 24 Responses »

Dec 212012

Peanut butter and chocolate are such a perfect pairing. Growing up my mom would always make homemade peanut butter cups during Christmas and I looked forward to them every year. I haven’t made my own peanut butter cups in years, but after moving to Kentucky I added Peanut Butter Buckeyes to the list of holiday sweets I make. I’d had them before but they weren’t as common in Maine where I grew up. In fact, it wasn’t until moving to Kentucky that I knew they were named after a nut!

Christmas Recipes - Peanut Butter Buckeyes

As with years past, this week I made a big batch of buckeyes. They’re not that time consuming and they are always one of the most-commented on goody that I include in the holiday sweet samplers that I make for our friends and extended family each year. Continue reading »

10 Tempting And Tasty Thanksgiving Recipes

Holidays, Recipes 6 Responses »

Nov 192012

Thanksgiving is Thursday! I can’t believe it’s already here. We’re having Thanksgiving at a family member’s house this year, so I’m not responsible for all the main courses. But I do need to make an appetizer, rolls, and a dessert. I have some perennial favorites, but for the rest, I of course turned to the best resource I know: Pinterest! Here are ten of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes. And while I don’t need to make the turkey this year, I couldn’t resist adding Alton Brown’s turkey recipe – it’s amazing!

Turkey Cookies – Gobble, Gobble!

Donut holes become tasty “acorns”

Kraft Dressing: More Than Just Salad Dressing, It’s #AnythingDressing!

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Sep 182012

We are no strangers to the Kraft Dressing aisle in the grocery store. My husband tops his salad exclusively with Thousand Island dressing so every few trips I’m adding a bottle to our cart (sometimes I even surprise him with the Thousand Island with Bacon variety). Growing up my Mom always had at least one open bottle of Catalina in the fridge at all times. It definitely rubbed off on me as Catalina is the dressing I reach for most often.

Kraft Dressing is #AnythingDresssing: Horseradish Dip Recipe

A few weeks ago I noticed that Kraft had updated their labeling to read “Anything Dressing”. At first I was a little confused by the change but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. We already had been using the Kraft dressings for more than just our salads. We’ve used the honey mustard dressing as dip for chicken nuggets, many of the ranch dressings to dip our veggies, Italian dressing in pasta salads, just to name a few. Continue reading »

Warm Up With The 101 Cozy Casseroles Cookbook From Gooseberry Patch!

Book Reviews, Recipes 55 Responses »

Sep 172012

Looking for a great new cookbook?

After a summer of unusually high temperatures – we’re talking multiple weeks of 100+ degree weather – the recent signs of fall have been a welcome treat. We’ve even put on a hoodie a time or three over the past few days. It’s also nice to be able to play outside more with Bubbles and not worry about melting.

Growing up in Maine, fall meant harvest. It was hard work, and by dinnertime we were definitely hungry! Casseroles always hit the spot as they were filling and warmed you up. Now fall is a time for football, trips to the zoo, picking apples and pumpkins, and watching the leaves change color. Much less stressful activities but casseroles still fit the bill for each of them.

Yummy casserole recipes from Gooseberry Patch - perfect for fall!

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