Cinnamon Toast Crunch Ice Cream Pie & Coupon

This weeks recipe is: Cinnamon Toast Crunch® Ice Cream Pie

Oatmeal Carmelitas

Photo from The Yummy Life

Jimmy Dean Sausage- Not just for Breakfast (Giveaway 2 winners)

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Jimmy Dean is a brand we’ve known and loved, well, as long as I can remember.  Its the go-to sausage brand for us.  I wish I’d realized before now how much information and great recipes they have on their site!!  I’m sharing one of my favorites that is also on the site, although theirs is Continue Reading …

Chicken BLT Taco Salad

I’m always looking for great recipes, especially for potluck events or cookouts. I thought this was a quick and easy recipe to be able to take to a summer party! Chicken BLT Taco Salad Ingredients Dressing: 1/2 cup Old El Paso® Thick `n Chunky Salsa 1/2 cup French dressing Salad:

Freezer Macaroni & Cheese

cooks country mac n cheese

 When I was expecting each of my children, the thing I was most nervous about was cooking dinner with a new baby.  Having foods already prepared on hand was marvelous- and while some people did bestow on us the ultimate gift of dropping off dinner, we still had to survive the rest of the time.  Continue Reading …

What’s cooking at your house tonight?

I’m ALWAYS on the hunt for new recipes. Partly because I get bored with what I make all the time but also because I’m not exactly “Bretty Crocker” and I love finding recipes that are easy but taste delicious- with a kind of no-fail possibility.  Tall order, I know.  But once in a while I Continue Reading …

Some fun craft ideas in honor of Winnie the Pooh: in theaters July 15

pooh cake

This Pooh Cake is just the sweetest cake I’ve seen.  It looks awesome, and not complicated to me…which is key.  I may try to make it for my kids’ family birthday party.  We’ll see.  Maybe we’ll just make the cake to celebrate the movie’s release on July 15th!  Any day is a good day for cake, Continue Reading …

The Help Book Club Kit- if you haven’t read it, read now before 8/10 #TheHelpMovie

the help

Download TheHelpBookClub kit now for great questions, discussion ideas, drinks and snacks!!  You can find a recipe for pie… and learn to make the “Skeeter” while enjoying a game of bridge!!

Q&A with Larry the Cable Guy- and Tow Mater Cupcakes (recipe)

mater cupcake

 While in LA for the Cars 2 premiere, I had the opportunity to participate in group interviews with some of the stars, including noneother than Mater himself, Larry the Cable Guy.  Larry (Mr. The Cable Guy?) was just so down to earth, so funny, and I loved listening to him talk about Mater, about the Continue Reading …

Jello Pretzel Salad

jello pretzel salad

Jenni introduced me to this last summer, and we were hooked instantly.  She grew up in the midwest, and this is common there, but here in CT I’d not heard of it.  DELICIOUS.  Some people do raspberries, some add fruit- I like plain old strawberry.  Lots of variations online but since it’s 4th of July Continue Reading …