Resurrection Rolls

These are just precious!!  I've seen them on a NUMBER of pages... but this recipe was super descriptive, so I thought that I would share it with all of you!!  If your kids are old enough to understand this concept, I would STRONGLY recommend this 'fun with kids' activity.  I know that I will DEFINITELY do this with my kiddos when they're old enough!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Ok, so I'm NOT a mushy gushy Valentine's Day type of person.  BUT, the idea of making Valentine's Day things, well now, THAT is fun!

We started the day off with a YUMMY Pinterest inspired breakfast.  Click here to check it out.  I for SURE used canned cinnamon rolls.  I unrolled them half way and the curled the other side back to make a heart shape.

Cornbread... Slap Yo Mama Good!!

HA!  Thanks fo HH reader Beth (aka... my mama) for sharing this FABULOUS recipe!!!

OK, I know I'm partial... BUT, this is seriously, THE best cornbread EVER!  It's actually more like a dessert or casserole... but it is YUMM-O!!!  Please let me know if you try it and how much you LOVE it!!!

Here's what you need...
2 boxes of Jiffy Corn muffin Mix
2 eggs
2 cans of creamed corn
2 sticks of butter
2 (had to stick with the 2s) 8oz containers or sour cream... or 1 large one

9x13 baking pan

Egg Brunch Casserole CROCKPOT

So here's another AWESOME pin that I found a while ago.  I am a member of the MOPs group at my church and on this specific Tuesday, my table was responsible for bringing food.  So, I totally took advantage of this recipe.  Set it and forget it, right?!  SO EASY and super yummy!

Here's what you need...

6-8 strips of bacon

1 onion

1 clove garlic, peeled and minced

1 red or green pepper, seeded and chopped

1 (2lb) bag of frozen hash browns

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

12 eggs

1 cup whole milk

1 tsp dried dill

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Here's what you do...

Spray Crock Pot with non-stick cooking spray.  

Cook bacon til crisp.  Let it cool, then chop it into 1/2 inch pieces and set it aside.

Saute onion, garlic, and bell pepper for 5 mins.  

Layer 1/3 of the frozen hash browns in the bottom of the Crock Pot with 1/3 bacon, 1/3 onion/garlic/pepper mixture and 1/3 cheese.  

Repeat layers ending with cheese (I LOVE cheese, so I added extra).

In a large bowl, mix eggs, milk, dill, salt & pepper. 

Pour over ingredients in the Crock Pot.  

Cover and turn on low.  Cook for 8-10 hours.

When it's done, a thermometer in the center should read 160 degrees F.

I mean, how EASY is that??  Made for a REALLY easy morning.  I just had to load it in the car.  And... as always, it smelled... DELICIOUS!

Visit A Latte with Ott A to print out a recipe card and find more yummy recipes!!!

Cyber Monday Deals @Emealz SAVE 30%

Ok... so I was going on to check and print my menu out for this week on E-mealz... and low and behold, they too have a cyber Monday deal!!  Use the code CYBER at checkout and get 30% off of your subscription.  You can buy gift certificates to E-mealz too!  So, if you know someone who could really benefit from something like this (not sure who COULDN'T), snatch it up today... before the deal ends!!  Click here and get shopping :-)

Opposite Party

Ok... so this recipe is so cute!  And honestly, it doesn't require much explanation.  I think that the pictures will pretty much explain everything for you!  My little brother (almost 17, not so little anymore... we'll call him 'younger') has a Fall Festival party every year.  My mom goes all out and plans a cute theme and the kids LOVE IT!  It's a GREAT alternative to OTHER mischief that kids can get into on Halloween night.

Last year she did a SUPER fun murder mystery (she ordered a kit on line... GREAT IDEA).  The kids had to dress like the character that they were sent in the mail and play that part the whole night.  Like I said, it was lots of fun and the kids REALLY enjoyed it!

Well, this year they had an 'Opposite Party'... EVERYTHING was supposed to be opposite.  Kids were encouraged to dress opposite of how they normally dress (they could interpret that however they wanted to).  I had an idea to send Thank You cards with all of the info as the invite... but mom was worried the kids would be confused. ;-)  She DID prepare the food to look opposite of what they really are.

Squash Soup

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

I don't know what the weather is like where you live... but if I've said it once, I've said it a million times... I LOVE FALL!  The weather gets cooler (not too cold) and the humidity is under control.  I live in coastal Georgia and let me tell you, humidity is NO JOKE!  Anyhow, cooler weather means, warmer foods... YUM!!!  

I had NEVER had squash soup before.  Then, one afternoon, I decided to give it a taste test at lunch... I... FELL... IN... LOVE!!!  I immediately started googling and was NOT getting very far.  There are a TON of recipes out there.  So, I went back to the lady that had made the soup and asked her.  Here's the 'recipe' she gave me.  The only thing is, there won't be any measurements because everything is about eyeballing and tasting things.  

What you need...

Butternut Squash (I'd say at least 2lbs worth)

Salt

Pepper

Thyme (NOT GROUND, dried- leafy looking)

Spray butter (or olive oil)

Garlic

Onion

Heavy cream

Chicken Stock

*Sour Cream (to garnish on top, optional)

Oreo Truffles **YUM**

Y'ALL... this is one of the best recipes EVER!  If you like chocolate, you will LOVE these truffles!  I had my first one a year or so ago and well, I can't get enough!  They're delicious AND a great idea for a teacher gift, or neighbor gift, or just for yourself.

Thanks to HH reader Suzanne for sharing her recipe and pictures with us!!

No Bake Cookies

I'm sure that PLENTY of you have had these delicious cookies.  BUT, just in case you haven't I thought I would post the recipe.

These cookies are a staple in our family.  When my husband is deployed, these are one of his FAVORITE snacks to get.  They travel well, and because they're just 'plopped' on the wax paper, it doesn't matter if they change their shape at all.

And just like their name implies, there is NO BAKING involved.  Seriously, the kind of cookie that you can have on the cooling rack in 15 mins or so (the entire batch cooling... not just one cookie sheet full).  I often just whip them up if I need to bring a sweet treat or snack somewhere.  Most of the ingredients are things that you have just lying around.  

I made them on Sunday night for my small group and they LOVED them, decided that I should share this yumminess with my Handy Housemom friends :-)

NO BAKE COOKIES

Black Beans & Pork

With the chill in the air yummy Crock Pot recipes are the best!!  This is one that I got from E-mealz.

My family loved it (especially my little guy... SHOVELED it in)!

Black Beans & Pork

Coriander... who knew?!

What you need:
1.5-2.25lb pork tenderloin (cut into 1/2" cubes)
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon coriander
1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper (1/4 each)
1 onion, chopped
2- 15oz cans black beans (drained & rinsed)
14.5oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Rice to serve with (my favorite kind is Jasmine, but any is fine)

Hot Pizza Dip

Ok, so I adapted this recipe from an old Pampered Chef recipe in their cookbook, All the Best.  It is a HUGE favorite at most parties... and BEST of all.. IT IS EASY!!!

Hot Pizza Dip

(My pictures are showing a DOUBLE of the recipe.)

Rocky Road Brownies

I mean, who WOULDN'T love theses??  Thanks to Davis Family Dining for sharing this DELICIOUS recipe!!!

INGREDIENTS:
Box of Brownie Mix (Ghirardelli)
Bag of Marshmallows
Tub of Chocolate Frosting
Choice of Nut

DIRECTIONS:
Prepare brownies as directed. Either add nuts into baking process or save for the topping. When slightly cooled, add marshmallows (and nuts if not already used) to the top. Heat frosting in microwave (if carton is microwave safe) and drizzle on top.

Dump Cake

I'm sure that you've had this before and possibly made it... but I still thought I'd share.  Had to make a dessert on the fly, and decided to go with a simple college favorite.  My roommate could seriously make my day when I came home and smelled a yumm-o dump cake fresh out of the oven :-) (love ya Priss)!

Anyhow, it is SIMPLE... EASY... and inexpensive (especially if you're a coupon user that stocks up on stuff :-)... you could just have to buy the fruit (unless you stockpile them too...)

Here ya go...  You'll need...

King Ranch Casserole

Well, thanks again to the wonderful ladies at E-mealz have done it AGAIN!  This recipe was SUPER yummy!  Seriously, my little guy was shoveling it in by the handfuls!!  If you haven't checked out their website yet, I STRONGLY recommend it!!!

King Ranch Casserole

Chocolate Chip Cookies...OOPS...

So... this has GOT to be the yummiest 'oops' I have done in a while!  **confession** I was taking the EASY way out and preparing a *bag mix* of chocolate chip cookies.  That's right... you heard it... they had been on sale, and I needed a quickie dessert.  I keep my grocery stockpile (it's small... no 'Hoarders' type stash or anything) in my garage.  Needless to say, when I got the bag of chocolate chip cookie mix out... things were NOT as they appeared.  I dumped everything in the bowl and it all looked normal.  THEN, I started stirring... and the chocolate chips melted!  At first, I couldn't figure out why the chips were melting, and then I remembered that it's a balmy 327483910341 degrees in south GA in the summertime.  So, keeping the chocolate outside wasn't my best idea.  Or was it?  I baked the cookies as directed on the package and let...me...tell...YOU... They were DELICIOUS!  I have to admit that I will probably be doing this on purpose WAY more often! 

Give this twist on chocolate chip cookies a try!  I KNOW you'll like it!!!

Paula Deen's Chicken and Rice Casserole

Thanks to my friend Erica for sharing this DELICIOUS recipe!!  She made this dinner for my family and we LOVED it!!  So, I decided to make it for my family tonight!  Check this out!!  YUMMMM!!!

PB&J Pancakes...YUM!!

Ok... so thanks to the LOVELY ladies at E-Mealz, I have a YUMMY (EASY) recipe (that my ENTIRE family LOVED) to share with the HH readers!!  By the way... if you haven't checked out E-mealz yet, I STRONGLY recommend it!  It is a SERIOUS life (and MONEY) saver in the our household!!

So... here it is...

PB&J Pancakes

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

6 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups of milk

1/4 cup of peanut butter

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

Favorite jam (I used sugar free :-))

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.  Combine milk, peanut butter, oil, vanilla, and eggs in a separate bowl.  Add liquid mixture to flour mixture, stirring until smooth.  Spoon 1/4 of a cup of batter onto a hot nonstick griddle for each pancake.  Turn when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked.  Serve with favorite jam.

Kid tested... and DEFINITELY approved :-)

EASY Yogurt Pops

Thanks to reader Amy for sharing this great EASY summer time snack idea with us!

"My kids absolutely LOVE these and it is a great summer treat! I just buy the pack of Trix yogurt (I've tried other kinds but Trix works the best) and a pack of plastic spoons (I've also tried popsicle sticks but for some reason they like the spoons better and they are a little easier). I let them pick which ones they want out of the pack and they stick the spoon in through the aluminum top (with spoon end sticking out). Put them in the freezer overnight and when they are ready for them, just squeeze the cup a little, remove the aluminum top and pull them out."

Paula Deen's Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies

THANKS to reader Cynthia for sharing this YUMMY recipe with us.  It looks like her girls REALLY enjoyed making the cookies!! 

 

 

 

Paula Deen's Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 (8-ounce) brick cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 stick butter, at room temperature
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (18-ounce) box moist chocolate cake mix
• Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in the egg. Then beat in the vanilla extract. Beat in the cake mix. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours to firm up so that you can roll the batter into balls. Roll the chilled batter into tablespoon sized balls and then roll them in confectioner's sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake 12 minutes. The cookies will remain soft and "gooey." Cool completely and sprinkle with more confectioners' sugar, if desired.

 

Pink Lemonade Ice Cream Cake

mmmmmmmmm... I am BEYOND excited to dig into this DELICIOUS dessert! It is just perfect for the summer heat that is starting so soon! It's light, cold (frozen :-)), and sweeeeeet!! OK... so here it goes...

PINK LEMONADE ICE CREAM CAKE