St. Patrick’s Day Table Setting!
St. Patrick’s Day Table Setting Get in the spirit with this easy, fun, festive table setting! ...
Valentine Cookie Pops!
Valentine Cookie Pops 3 C. cake flour baking powder ½ t. salt 2 sticks of butter sugar 2 eggs sour cream 1 t. vanilla ________________ Lollipop sticks Vanilla candy coating Valentine sprinkles _________________ Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Mix sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla until creamy. Add flour mixture a little at a time, mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour....
Mini Bacon-Cheeseburger Appetizers
Mini Bacon Cheeseburger Appetizers Ground meat Bacon Cheese Leaf lettuce Grape tomatoes Toothpicks Cook bacon and cut into 2” pieces Cut cheese into 1” squares Using a small amount of meat, roll into 1” meatballs. Press hands together to make them flat; they should be a little bigger than a quarter. Cook in a skillet on medium heat for about 2-3 minutes. Flip them over, cook another minute, place the cheese pieces on top and cover...
Queso
Queso (kay-so) 1 jar of Queso cheese (mild or medium) 1 lb. of ground beef or ground turkey oregano cumin garlic salt chili powder OR 1 pkg. taco seasoning mix (mild or medium) Chips Brown the meat in large pan or skillet until done. Drain off the excess liquid. Add the packet of taco mix to the meat. Add about ¼ C. water. Mix well, simmer for about 15 minutes. Take the lid off of the jar of queso…. ? Put the jar of queso cheese...
Halloween Cake Pops!
Halloween Cake Pops 1 Cake (already baked and cooled) ½ -1C. Frosting 1-2 packages of CandiQuick chocolate Sucker/cake pop sticks Baking sheet(s) Parchment paper _____________________________ Crock pot filled halfway with water Medium bowl TOPPINGS Halloween/Fall sprinkles Chocolate toffee Crushed peanuts _____________________________ Cake pop bags Ribbon Bake the cake and let it cook completely Crumble cake in a large bowl. Add ½ cup...
Halloween Chocolate Dipped Pretzels
Chocolate Dipped Halloween Pretzels Pretzel rods CandiQuick chocolate and/or vanilla dipping coating Tall glass(es) Parchment paper Paper plates Pretzel bags Ribbon Halloween spider/bat plastic rings Toppings Halloween Sprinkles Finely chopped peanuts Toffee/chocolate TIP: Stay away from the heavier cupcake candy decorations, they are too heavy and won’t stick to the pretzel. Melt the chocolate in the tall glass in the microwave...
Halloween S’Mores Party Favors!
Halloween S’mores Bar This SUPER fab idea is good for ANY party. Materials Sterno; get enough for two people for each sterno (I found these these at Walmart and Michaels) Clay pots- small-medium size Any other decorations that match the occasion ___________________________________ Skewers Graham crackers Marshmallows Candy bars (I use several different kinds; Reeses, Hershey Bars, Nestle Crunch etc…) Decorative plates...
Halloween Cup O’ Dirt
Halloween Cup ‘O Dirt Graveyard 1 pkg. family size Oreos 1 3.9oz box of chocolate pudding 2C. cold milk 8oz. cool whip 1 pkg. Milano cookies Pumpkin candy corn Writable frosting Crush ½ of the Oreo’s in a sealable bag (using a rolling pin makes it pretty easy) Mix pudding and milk; stir until smooth. Let sit for 5 minutes Add the crushed Oreo’s & the cool whip. Mix thoroughly. Crush the rest of the cookies. Spoon pudding...
Bacon Wrapped Tater Deliciousness!!
Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots 2C. frozen tater tots 1oz. sharp cheddar cheese sliced cut into ¼ “squares 6 slices of bacon – cut into thirds ¼ C. brown sugar Preheat oven to 400° Place cheese in the middle of each bacon slice. Wrap tater tots in the slice of bacon. Roll in the brown sugar. Place seam side down on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake 20-25 minutes; turning after 10 minutes. SSSOOOOOOOO...
Halloween Piñata!
How to Make a Halloween Piñata Materials Newspaper Flour Water Large punching balloon Large bowl Medium bowl _______________________ Orange tissue paper Black tissue paper Glue Disposal small paint brush Tear newspaper into 1-1 ½ “strips Blow up the punching balloon and set on the large bowl using it as a stand/holder Pour 2C. flour in the medium bowl, stir in 3C. water. Mix until smooth. (You can make more or less just make...
Lord of the Rings Birthday Theme Party
Lord of the Rings Birthday Theme Party I don’t really know much about LOTR, but when my sweet, loving, bashful grandson asked for a LOTR birthday theme party I had to pony up! SOOO, I did what most people do when they are clueless about any particular subject, yep, I googled it! I just needed to see what it looked like, so I typed in Lord of the Rings on Google Images. Perfect! I didn’t have to watch the movies OR read the books after...