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Baked Mint Chocolate Chip Doughnuts Recipe

March 10, 2016 By Allie

Baked Mint Chocolate Chip Doughnuts are great anytime of day. They have a delicious mint flavor with chocolate chips in every bite and a chocolate glaze.

I love the flavor combination of mint and chocolate. I wanted to enjoy it in a new way than just eating ice cream or chocolate mints. Since I have been craving doughnuts, I decided to make Baked Mint Chocolate Chip Doughnuts. I bought a donut pan a few months ago and I have been having so much fun with it. My family can enjoy doughnuts whenever we want now. We also don’t feel that guilty eating them since they are baked instead of being fried like store bought doughnuts. Baked Mint Chocolate Chip Doughnuts have a delicious mint flavor with chocolate chips in every bite. To add to the chocolate goodness, they are topped with a chocolate glaze. These Mint Chocolate Chip Doughnuts are great anytime of day as breakfast, a snack, dessert or green themed treat for St. Patrick’s Day….

Baked Potato Chips Recipe

March 9, 2016 By Allie

Stop buying overpriced bags of potato chips and start making your own at home. These Baked Potato Chips are easy to make and taste delicious.

My family likes potato chips, but I hardly ever buy them. Chips are definitely not a healthy snack since they are fried. It is also expensive to buy a bag of chips that only contains a small amount of chips inside. I decided to make my own potato chips at home for a cheaper and healthier version. Making Baked Potato Chips are very easy to make especially if you have a mandolin slicer. You just need to clean the potatoes and slice them into 1/8 inch slices. Then toss the potato slices in olive oil and season with salt. Place the potato slices on a tray and bake in the oven until crispy. It’s that easy and they taste delicious. Your family will love these Baked Potato Chips as a snack or to eat with their sandwich at lunch….

BLT Pinwheels Recipe

February 25, 2016 By Allie

Change up your normal boring lunch with BLT Pinwheels! These tortilla roll ups are also great as an appetizer or party food.

Making lunch at home can get boring. I often get into a routine of rotating between the same meal options. But after awhile, I need to break the routine and start spicing up our lunches again. To procrastinate cleaning the house, I started browsing Pinterest and saw a pin for turkey roll ups. I’m not sure how I forgot about making roll ups aka pinwheels. I even posted a recipe for my Mexican version of Tortilla Roll Ups a few years ago. I started thinking about what kind of pinwheels I wanted to make for lunch. I knew I wanted something my family would enjoy, but I didn’t want to eat anymore lunch meat. My family always loves BLT sandwiches so I decided to make BLT Pinwheels. …

Shrimp Alfredo Pizza Recipe

February 24, 2016 By Allie

Shrimp Alfredo Pizza is a quick and easy dinner that ready in less than 20 minutes.

I love eating seafood especially shrimp. But I usually don’t order it in restaurants because it is so expensive. I would rather buy seafood from the grocery store for half the price of one restaurant entree. I love the convenience of SeaPak Shrimp & Seafood Co. for #MoreCoastal dishes at home. It is so easy to just grab a box from the freezer and prepare it according to the directions. The seafood tastes great on its own, but I also like to use it in recipes. An easy family dinner I like to make with SeaPak Shrimp Scampi is Shrimp Alfredo Pizza….

No Bake Mini Mint Oreo Cheesecakes Recipe

February 12, 2016 By Allie

No Bake Mini Mint Oreo Cheesecakes are an easy and delicious dessert that’s great for St. Patrick’s Day.

Chocolate and mint is one of my favorite flavor combinations. I love mint chocolate chip ice cream, Andes mints, chocolate peppermints, etc. Since St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, I wanted to make a green mint chocolate dessert. I decided to make No Bake Mini Mint Oreo Cheesecakes. I know it’s a long name, but it describes everything about it. It’s no bake, mini and mint Oreo cheesecake. …

Chocolate Peanut Butter Hearts Recipe

February 11, 2016 By Allie

Show your love this Valentine’s Day by making Chocolate Peanut Butter Hearts. This delicious dessert treat is easy to make with only five ingredients.

Valentine’s Day is almost here! My family always has a low-key celebration each year. We like to make themed food and treats at home. One of the treats, we are making this year are Chocolate Peanut Butter Hearts. They are very easy to make and they only require five ingredients. You just need to melt the chocolate and use it to coat in the inside of a heart mold. Place the mold in the freezer for five minutes to allow the chocolate to harden. While it’s in the freezer, mix together the peanut butter, powdered sugar, butter and milk in a bowl. Then remove the mold from the freezer and press the peanut butter mixture into each heart until mostly filled. Fill the rest of the mold with melted chocolate and place the mold back in the freezer for five minutes. Once hardened, you can remove each heart from the mold. You can either start eating them right away or store them in the fridge until later. The Chocolate Peanut Butter Hearts are a cute themed Valentine’s Day treat and everyone will love them….

Garlic Monkey Bread Recipe

January 25, 2016 By Allie

Garlic Monkey Bread is a savory twist on monkey bread. This delicious pull apart bread is coated with garlic, butter and Italian seasoning.

My family loves garlic bread. It is a must when we eat spaghetti or any other pasta dish. I usually keep frozen garlic bread in the freezer, but that started getting boring. I wanted to make something different so I started browsing Pinterest. I came across a pin of a scratch-made pull apart garlic bread made in a loaf pan. The picture looked delicious, but I did not want to make bread from scratch. The bread reminded me of monkey bread which gave me an idea. Monkey bread is usually made to be a sweet dessert, but it could easily be made into garlic bread. You just need to tear the refrigerated biscuits apart and roll the pieces into balls. Toss the balls into a mixture of butter, garlic and Italian seasoning. Then arrange the balls in a pan and bake it in the oven. It’s so simple to make and it’s even fun to eat. Garlic Monkey Bread is an easy and delicious way to enjoy garlic bread….

Hot Cocoa Mix Recipe

January 23, 2016 By Allie

Snuggle up with a cup of delicious hot cocoa on a cold winter night. Once you enjoy your first cup using homemade Hot Cocoa Mix, you will never buy boxed mix again!

If you live on the East Coast, it’s the perfect weekend to be enjoying a cup of hot cocoa. The blizzard is here and it’s freezing cold outside. I’m hoping to stay inside as much as possible but my child has other plans. But I’m going to try to get my husband to be the one who’s mostly going outside and playing in the snow with her. When I say snow, I mean 32 inches of snow! Of course, each time everyone comes back inside, they need a cup of hot cocoa. I already have a batch of homemade Hot Cocoa Mix ready to go for this weekend. Homemade hot cocoa is the best and it’s easy to make. Once you try homemade hot cocoa, you will never want to buy store bought packets again….

Taco Bites Recipe

January 19, 2016 By Allie

Taco Bites are bite-size mini tacos served in tortilla scoop chips. They make a great appetizer especially for parties.

Football is my favorite sport and it’s the only sport I enjoy watching. I grew up watching football with my father. He was a big football fan and he always had a football game on the TV. Watching football together was always fun and it always included lots of great food. I am keeping that tradition going with my family by making delicious football party food like my Taco Bites….

Oreo Cookie Hearts Recipe

January 14, 2016 By Allie

Make your special someone delicious Oreo Cookie Hearts for Valentine’s Day. These adorable red hearts are filled with Oreo cookies and cream cheese.

Valentine’s Day is only a month away! I always like to celebrate it by making fun treats for my family. One treat I am making this year are my Oreo Cookie Hearts. They are just like Oreo cookie balls, but the hearts are a lot easier to make. I do not like to dip balls in melted chocolate or wafers. It is usually time-confusing and frustrating. After my last dipping experience, I decided it was best and quicker just to use molds when possible. Molds are simple to use and they are available in pretty designs. You just need to coat the inside of the shape with melted wafers and allow it to harden for a short time. Then add the filling to the mold and top it with melted wafers. After it hardens, you remove the treats from the mold and you are done. Using a silicone heart mold was so much easier than trying to dip and decorate balls. If you are looking for an easy Valentine’s Day treat to make your family, then you need to make Oreo Cookie Hearts….