December 2011

Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

December 20, 2011

A great recipe for a super quick and easy tortilla soup! Quickly became one of my favorites. Crock Pot Tortilla Soup 1 pound shredded, cooked chicken (I use a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken from the grocery store) 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, mashed 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce 1 medium onion, chopped 1 (4 [...]

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Praline Pumpkin Pie

December 19, 2011

I ran across someone mentioning they are planning on making a praline pumpkin pie for Christmas and it sounded delicious! Since I have to make one more dreaded trip to the grocery store this week, I might as well get the makings for this scrumptious pie! Praline Pumpkin Pie Ingredients Filling 1 unbaked pie crust [...]

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Crock Pot Dressing

December 19, 2011

This is a new recipe on my Christmas dinner menu this year. A friend shared it on fb today and it sounds so good (and easy). It will be nice to have this taken care on the the crock pot so it’s one less thing I have to worry about getting in the oven! Can’t [...]

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Parmesan Spinach Balls

December 18, 2011

I discovered this appetizer tonight at church. We had a small fellowship before a Bible study class. I haven’t ever seen them before now. Something different to take to your holiday party or to serve the day of. A few other well-known treats I had were Saltine Toffee, Fudge (my contribution), Sausage Balls, and Rolo [...]

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Christmas Tree Brownies

December 17, 2011

A good friend made this for her daughter’s Christmas party at Mother’s Day Out. Super cute little treat! The kids absolutely LOVED them! And her little girl was so excited to have them and pass them out to all the kids. This would be a really fun Christmas activity to do with kids as well. [...]

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Tiger Butter

December 14, 2011

One of the children in my Mother’s Day Out class brought some of this to me as a gift on Tuesday. It’s super creamy and tastes almost like a Reese’s peanut butter cup! Tiger Butter Directions 1 lb.white almond bark 1/2 c. peanut butter 6 oz. chocolate chips Microwave almond bark and peanut [...]

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Salt Dough Ornaments

December 13, 2011

These remind me of my childhood. I remember opening up our ornament box each year and digging through to find these. They were some of my favorite decorations. A friend mentioned making these the other day and it brought back so many memories. Something I hadn’t thought about in years! I look forward to making [...]

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Oreo Pudding Poke Cake

December 12, 2011

Yum, yum and yum! This is a delicious little cake that is great for parties and pot lucks….or to save for yourself! I love finding ‘different’ types of desserts that people don’t see all the time and this fits the bill. SO good! You can actually make many varieties of this cake. You don’t have [...]

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Decorated Marshmallows

December 9, 2011

This is such an easy and fun way to make your hot cocoa come to life! All you need are some marshmallows and a package of edible food markers! The possibilities are endless as to the fun you can have drawing on marshmallows! Here are a few fun ideas: [...]

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Christmas Tree Sugar (Waffle) Cone

December 8, 2011

This is such a fun little treat to make with kiddos. Very easy and something everyone is sure to enjoy doing! Christmas Tree Sugar (Waffle) Cones Ingredients Sugar Cones Cookies (homemade or store bought) White Frosting Green Food Coloring Desired candies to decorate tree with (holiday m&m’s, licorice, gum drops, etc) Directions Color icing with [...]

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