Kitchen

Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

April 29, 2012

I saw this amazing picture on Pinterest about a month ago and immediately knew I need to make these. With the Blogger Bake Sale happening this past weekend I had my perfect chance. They were packaged 3 cookies to a big (they are HUGE) and priced at $5 a bag.  I had 7 bags and [...]

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What the Hell is a #CoronaRIta?

April 27, 2012

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Chili’s Grill & Bar for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. ]At least once a week I see a story on TMZ about Jessica Simpson going to Chili’sBar and Grill.  Why they think that is news I have no idea.  I know, I know, [...]

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Chocolate Chip and Bacon Cookies

April 27, 2012

This post was originally posted in December of 2010, I am making these cookies for the Bake Sale (see the button to your left?) tomorrow and thought I would share the recipe with all of you again. Have an open mind. I saw the  Holiday episode of Ace of Cakes a few weeks ago and [...]

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Bake Sale!

April 20, 2012

I will be baking my little heart out next week. Saturday, April 28, is the Annual Blogger Bake Sale and this will be my first year participating. I am thinking of making my Bacon Chocolate Chip cookies and trying out the Oreo Encased Chocolate Chip Cookies. If you are in the Los Angeles area please [...]

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BBQ Swap

April 16, 2012

The weather is warming up, it’s time to dust off that grill and head outdoors. Today I am going to share a great Swap for a healthier barbecued dessert.  Just because it is dessert doesn’t meant it has to be frosted or iced it just has to be yummy. Grilled Angel Food Cake Kabobs Ingredients: [...]

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Slow Cooked Lasagna

April 12, 2012

I was looking for a second entree to make for Easter dinner (I always cook WAY too much food) but didn’t want anything that would use the oven. I remembered I was only going to be using one of my slow cookers (yes I have two and I use them both, often.), I decided to [...]

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I’m a Pickin’

April 9, 2012

We have fruit trees in our yard and on the side of our house.  We have Lemons, tangerines, grapefruit, green gage plums and something that even after over 10 years in this house we still are not sure what they are. Last weekend the twins were playing in the backyard and noticed the Kumquat tree.  [...]

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Hungry?

April 8, 2012

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Walmart Foundation for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. While Spring is the time for rebirth and new flowers and life it is also the time when charitable donations get smaller.   Families are starting vacations, there is no more “stockpile” for the winter [...]

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Healthier Cake

March 28, 2012

This recipe is from Yoplait Light as a part of their Yoplait Swap.     Strawberry Yogurt Cake   Ingredients: Cake: 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix, Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box, 1 container (6 oz) Yoplait® Light Fat Free strawberry yogurt Frosting: 1 container (8 [...]

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Miracle-Gro Expand ‘n Gro

March 22, 2012

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scotts® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. When Cait and Madi and I participated in the Peanut Butter for Breakfast event one of the things we received in our goodie bag was peanuts to plant.  They cam with specific instructions on how to [...]

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