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Food, Holidays, Kids

Red White and Blue Treats

Frozen Rose Cocktail

Frozen Rose

No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Bites

No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Bites

Summer Berry Trifle

Ingredients

1 Fresh Angel Food Cake, cubed into bite size pieces

1 Pint Blueberries

1 Container of Strawberries, sliced

1 Vanilla Pudding Mix, prepared according to package

1 Container of Cool Whip

Directions

1.) Prepare vanilla pudding according to package and place in fridge to set

2.) Slice strawberries and cut angel food cake into bite size pieces

3.) Begin layering Trifle with angel food cake, pudding, cool whip, strawberries and blueberries. Repeat layering until you end with Cool Whip on top. Then create design with fruit on top

Red White and Blue Fruit Cookies

Ingredients

1 Package Store Bought Sugar Cookie Dough

1 Container Cool Whip

1 8 oz. Block of Cream Cheese

1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar

2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

2 Cups Fruit of Choice (I used a mix of Strawberries, Blueberries, and Raspberries)

Directions

1.) Bake Sugar Cookies according to package and let cool

2.) Mix together Cream Cheese, Cool Whip, Powdered Sugar, and Vanilla using a hand mixer

3.) Spread Icing on the Cookies and Decorate with Fruit of Choice

Food, Kids, Uncategorized

You know I love a good party and a reason to entertain. Just because we are at home in quarantine doesn’t mean you still can’t throw a little party at home. In our house tonight we are having a video game party with homemade pizza and appetizers! The kids love it! I have been trying out new recipes lately and here are a few of my favorite party food recipes!

Plus a party at home especially in quarantine is not complete without a fun cocktail and dessert! Check out my single serve Prosecco Pink Lemonade drink! For dessert we are going to have an ice cream bar! The kids love making their own sundaes!

Mexican Corn Salad

Ingredients

1 Bag of frozen Sweet Corn

1 Small Red Onion, diced

1 Red Pepper, diced

2-3 Jalapeno’s, diced

1 Bunch of Cilantro, chopped

1/2 cup of Queso Fresco Cheese, crumbled

2 TBSP. Olive Oil

Dressing

3 TBSP. Sour Cream

2 TBSP. Mayo

Juice of 1 Lime

1/2 tsp Cumin

1/2 tsp. Paprika

1/2 tsp. Chipotle Chili Powder

1/2 tsp. Salt

Directions

1.) Heat Olive Oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add corn and cook until golden brown (you can also grill corn cobs) about 10 minutes

2.) Chop Red Onion, Red Pepper, Jalapenos and Cilantro. Add to a medium bowl and add Corn and Queso Fresco Cheese

3.) In a separate bowl mix all dressing ingredients together. Whisk until creamy

4.) Pour dressing over corn mixture and mix all ingredients together

5.) Top with additional crumbled Queso Fresco

6.) Place in fridge until ready to serve (you can serve hot or cold)

**Serve as a side dish when you grill out or would be great served as corn salsa with chips

Prosecco Lemonade Punch

Ingredients

1 Can of Frozen Pink Lemonade

1 2 Liter Bottle of Sprite Zero

1-2 Bottles of Champagne (I used 2 Bottles of Prosecco)

1 Bag of Frozen Strawberries (they add flavor and act as ice)

**To make an individual glass of this punch follow this recipe

1/2 Can of Sprite

1/2 Cup of Pink Lemonade (Ready to serve juice)

1 Cup of Prosecco

Handful of strawberries

Arancini (Rice Balls)

Recipe from Joanna Gaines

Magnolia Table 2 Cookbook

Food, Kids

Pepperoni Rolls

Ingredients

1 Bag of Rhodes frozen Bread Dough or Rolls

10-12 Slices of Sandwich Pepperoni (or a bag of pizza size pepperoni)

1 Bag of Grated Mozzarella Cheese

2 TBSP. Melted Butter

1 tsp. Garlic

1 tsp. Italian Seasoning

1 Jar Pizza Sauce

**NOTE: You can also use Refrigerated Pizza Dough, and other toppings

Directions:

1.) If using frozen dough let it thaw and knead it into a ball

2.) Flour rolling pin and roll out dough

3.) Once dough is rolled out sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni

4.) Tightly roll dough into a jelly roll log

5.) Melt butter and mix in garlic and italian seasoning

6.) Baste butter and seasonings onto the top of the dough

7.) Gently cut dough into 1 inch pieces and place on baking sheet

8.) Bake at 350 Degrees for 15-20 minutes (you want to make sure the dough is golden brown)

9.) Serve with your favorite pizza sauce

Food, Holidays, Kids

Lucky Charm Treats

Ingredients

1 Box Lucky Charms Cereal

1 Bag of Marshmallows

3 TBSP. Butter

Directions

1 Cup White Chocolate Chips (Optional)

1.) Melt butter and marshmallows on stove top then pour over Lucky Charms and white chocolate chips

2.) Press into a 9×13 pan and let cool

3.) Cut into squares

Food, Holidays, Kids

Valentines Day Sweet Treats

By now you know I love to put together fun and creative food and desserts for parties and holidays. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner I made a dessert board that would be a great addition to your Galentine/Valentine’s Day parties!

All of the cookies were super easy to make and I added some of the kids favorite candy too! This is your chance to be creative and design a fun platter of your own!

**The XoXo gummies are from Trader Joes and the heart gummies are Valentine’s Day Sour Patch Kids

**I also used the leftover vanilla chocolate to make chocolate covered pretzels

Strawberry Cookies

Ingredients

1 Box Strawberry Cake Mix

2 Eggs

1/2 Cup of Vegetable Oil

1 Bag of Ghirardelli Vanilla (or Chocolate) Melting Wafers

1 Container of Valentines Day Sprinkles

Directions

1.) Mix Strawberry Cake Mix, Eggs, and Vegetable Oil together using mixer

2.) Once mixed scoop dough into 1 inch round balls and place on baking sheet

3.) Bake at 350 Degrees for 10-12 minutes

4.) Remove from baking sheet and place on cooling rack

5.) Melt vanilla wafers in microwave until smooth

6.) Dip half of the cookie into the chocolate, place on cooling rack and add sprinkles

**You can also frost the cookies with Vanilla or Chocolate Frosting and add sprinkles

Cake Pops

Ingredients

1 Box of Funfetti Cake Mix (You can use chocolate or vanilla too)

1 Container of Vanilla Frosting

1 Bag of Ghirardelli Vanilla Melting Wafers

1 Container of Valentine’s Day Sprinkles

1 Bag of Baking Sticks (Or I used festive straws here)

Directions

1.) Bake Funfetti Cake according to box in 9×13 baking pan

2.) Once cake is cool crumble cake

3.) Add 2-3 Tablespoons of Vanilla Frosting to cake crumbles, Mix together with handheld mixer

4.) Roll into 1-2 inch balls

5.) Melt vanilla wafers in microwave until smooth

6.) Dip the end of the sticks into white chocolate and place into the center of the cake pop

7. Place cake pops in fridge 30 minutes to allow the pops to harden

8.) Dip cake pops into the white chocolate and add sprinkles

9.) Let cake pops harden 20-30 minutes

Heart Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 Cup of Butter flavored Crisco

1/2 Cup of Peanut Butter

1/2 Cup of Brown Sugar

1/2 Cup of Sugar

1 Egg

2 Tablespoons Milk

1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

1 3/4 Cup of Flour

1 tsp. Baking Soda

Pinch of Salt

1 Bag of Reese’s Valentine’s Hearts (or Hershey Kisses)

Directions

1.) Using a mixer cream together, Crisco, Peanut Butter, Sugar and Brown Sugar

2.) Add in Egg, Milk, Vanilla, and mix together

3.) In a separate bowl mix together Flour, Baking Soda, and Salt

4.) Slowly add in dry ingredients to peanut butter mixture

5.) Once combined roll into 1 inch balls

6.) Roll cookie balls into sugar and place on baking sheet

7.) Bake at 350 Degrees for 10-12 minutes

8.) Remove from baking sheet and place onto cooling rack and gently press chocolate hearts into cookies

9.) Let cool and harden for 30 minutes

Fashion, Kids

Valentine’s Day Looks for Kids

Valentine’s Day is next week and my kids have their outfits ready for their school parties! I linked some of my favorite Valentine’s looks for your kiddos!

Fashion, Kids

Party Season

Kids Christmas Fashion

Christmas is just around the corner and of course the kiddos need the perfect outfits for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and to meet Santa! Here are a few of my favorite outfits for kids of all ages!

Food, Holidays, Kids, Uncategorized

Fall Family Fun

I’ve said this before but fall is my favorite time of year! We love doing fall family activities every weekend. I’ve put together a list of family fun events to do this pumpkin season! I will be updating it throughout the season!

HallowBoo at Idlewild

One of our favorite family fall fun activities is HallowBoo at Idlewild! We haven’t been in 2 years (the boys are so little here) but we are planning to go next weekend! Idlewild is famous for their Storybook Forest which walks you through all the famous nursery rhymes. For HallowBoo the kids can trick-or-treat through the forest and collect treats along the way!

After they are finished trick-or-treating the whole family can enjoy the rides in the park! Below is a list of dates and times they are open this season.

HallowBoo

Dates: Saturdays and Sundays October 5th-27th

Time: Gates and Storybook Forest open at 11:30/Rides open at 12:00PM- 6:00PM

https://www.idlewild.com/

Happy Hauntings at Kennywood

Kennywood has Halloween fun for kids geared towards 10 and under with Happy Hauntings! Kids can trick-or-treat through Kiddieland and ride their favorite rides. There is also hayrides and corn maze!

Happy Hauntings

Dates: Saturday and Sundays October 5th-27th

Times: 12:00PM-4:00PM

Happy Hauntings

Simmons Farm Hay Ride

Simmons Farm Apple Picking & Hayrides