Samoa Cookie Caramel Brownies

samoe cookies caramel brownies

Seriously! Do I even need to say anything more about these brownies? They are awesome and that doesn’t even begin to describe how yummy they are! As soon as I saw them over on Forever Now and Then I knew, yes knew, I had to make these (and eat them all!) Ingredients: 1 pkg. brownie […]

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Pokemon Pokeball Cookies

pokemon cookies

The party planning continues. I made some of these Pokeball cookies and my son thought they were super cool. We are thinking we would make more and put them in the goody bags. They were easy to make since the frosting pattern is a simple one. I’m not a great froster. (That’s a word, right?) […]

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Wordless Wednesday & a Swagbucks Tip

You know you’re super tired when… Have you signed up for Swagbucks yet? If you haven’t, you’re missing out. Six months left until Christmas and my goal is to get all my gift cards (through Swagbucks) for FREE!!! Good goal, right? Have you seen the Swagbucks widget? It looks like this. Get the Swidget 1.0 […]

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Pokemon Birthday Invitations and Let the Planning Begin

pokemon birthday party invitation

For months now I have been thinking about all the cool Lego things that I could make for my son’s birthday: food ideas, treat bags, etc. I love all the planning that goes into my kid’s birthday parties. Well, I love seeing their faces, I think that’s more like it. We had a completely successful […]

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{Pampered Chef’s} Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Torte

chocolate peanut butter cup torte

I’ve been wanting to make this ever since I saw the picture on the Fall/Winter 2008 Season’s Best cookbook from Pampered Chef. Well, it took me almost 3 years but I finally made it. And now I’m thumping myself in the head and thinking of how many of these I could have eaten in the […]

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“Crepe” Cakes – How Cool Looking Is That?!?!

crepe cake

I told myself that I wasn’t going to make any sweets this weekend. Not that I don’t crave them daily. I just thought I’d spend the time cleaning instead of making another mess. Well, that went out the window as soon as I looked through my June/July issue of Taste of Home Magazine. They had […]

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A Salty Sweet Bite of Deliciousness

salty sweet snack mix

Mickey over at Monster Mama calls this Texas Chicken Brittle. But that name scares me =o) I’m not sure what I would want to call it but let me tell you – it’s sweet, it’s salty, and it’s a whole lot of yum. Look at the ingredients, how could it not taste delicious? But maybe […]

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Cinnamon Roll Bites with Maple Frosting

cinnamon roll bites

I’m in love. Yep. You read that right. I’m in love! With these! Holy smokes. That’s about all I can even say about these delicious bites of pure yumminess! What you will need: cinnamon rolls in a can oil (to deep fry) Open the can of cinnamon rolls. Cut them into quarters. Heat oil to […]

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Homemade Super Balls

homemade super balls

Super balls. Every kid loves ’em. Who knew you could make ’em. We wanted to see if they would work. Okay…. FUN! It was a gooey and sticky process but look how cool they are!!!You will need: 1 Tbls. glue (Elmers glue, NOT craft/tacky glue. Just trust me on this!) 1/2 tsp. Borax 1 Tbls. […]

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Oreo Cheesecake Pretzel Bites & a Swagbucks Tip

oreo cheesecake pretzel bites

You read the name, right? So I don’t need to explain why I had to make these when I saw them. The name says it all. And with ingredients like this? I’m in! Ingredients: (Found on Picky Palate) * 21 Oreo cookies * 3 ounces cream cheese * pretzels * melting chocolate (either white chocolate […]

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