Have you tried the Viral Tiktok Cinnamon Bun hack that takes a regular tube of cinnamon bun dough and transforms it into a gourmet delight? I have to admit, I was skeptical that this recipe would work or be as good as people say it, but the rumors are true! Once you try it this way, you’ll never go back to the old way! These little changes and added ingredients take cinnamon buns to a whole other level. If you are like me, you have always felt that the very center of the cinnamon bun is the best part, where…
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Transform your breakfast game with this delicious French Toast Bagel recipe. Start your holiday right with a perfect combination of classic bagels and sweet, custardy French toast. Give this recipe a try and elevate your whole holiday brunch experience! With butter and powdered sugar on top, it is the perfect indulgent holiday treat to make any holiday more jolly. Here’s how to do it: Festive French Toast Bagel Recipe Ingredients: Instructions: Prepare the Egg Mixture: In a shallow bowl or pie plate, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. Mix until well it…
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These are not what I planned to make, but they are pretty good. A cake-like cookie.
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What could be more fun and festive than a Halloween pumpkin patch of your own, right on your dinner plate? These little cuties are made from sweet potatoes, baked to crispy perfection! Fun, delicious, and the perfect comfort food on a chilly Autumn day! These little cuties are made from sweet potatoes, baked to crispy perfection! I don’t like to share a recipe that I have not yet tweaked to near perfection, but I’m sharing this one early because it’s a Halloween recipe. At the end of the article, I will talk about how I will be changing and hopefully…
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This amazing Pecan Mini-Pie recipe is a family favorite that we have been making for at least 25 years. Our traditional recipe uses Walnuts, but to celebrate the Kentucky Derby, we wanted to make mini pecan pies — so we swapped the walnuts for pecans. Some folks call these Tassies, others call them Tartlets but today we are calling them Mini Derby Pies because they are part of our Kentucky Derby Soiree! This amazing Pecan Mini-Pie recipe is a family favorite that we have been making for at least 25 years. Read more about that here – where you’ll find lots…
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Benedictine Spread Recipe This Kentucky Derby staple was brand new to us, and it received rave reviews from all in attendance at our Kentucky Derby Soiree! I didn’t take any pictures of the process of making the spread or the canapes, but I’ll do my best to describe it all! The ingredients were just the basics: 1 block of Cream Cheese 1/4 cup of Sour Cream 1 whole Cucumber, finely grated 1/4 of a White Onion, finely minced The key to this recipe was the draining of the excess moisture from the Cucumber and the onion. The way we accomplished this was by…
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Happy Groundhog day! This year is the first time we are attempting to ‘celebrate’ Groundhog day. So here we go! To start with, we made Coco Krispy Groundhogs! It’s just the standard Rice Krispy Treat recipe only we swapped out Rice Krispies for Coco Krispies so that our groundhogs would be brown. Here’s the recipe: —————————————— INGREDIENTS 3 tablespoons butter 1 package (10 oz., about 40) Marshmallows OR 4 cups Miniature Marshmallows 6 cups Coco Krispy Rice cereal DIRECTIONS 1. In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. 2.…
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Parmesan Crusted Chicken Recipe We saw this recipe idea in a Mayonnaise commercial, so you know its not the healthiest of recipes, but we tried it once and it soon became the favorite chicken dinner of everyone in all the land (or at least in our house). Pictured here, we served it with peas and red potatoes, but this chicken goes great with all veggies. Here is the recipe along with our extra tips! 1. Cut chicken breasts to thin cutlets. We like to plan it out so we can buy a big package of whole chicken breasts at only…
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Pepper Pumpkins and Mashed BOOtatoes! I actually made them this year, and here are the pictures to prove it!! (and illustrated six step how-to guide and recipe below) Every holiday season I start decorating and preparing just a little bit earlier than the start of the season — which lulls me into falsely believing I have plenty of time to prepare and create all the fantastical holiday projects that dance through my head. Yet somehow I go from being the early bird planner to the last minute loser every year without having any idea what happened to all the time…
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Have you ever heard of Spaghetti Squash? During the Halloween season, the name alone may conjure up images of a mad scientist splicing together the DNA of a pumpkin and a plate of pasta, but the reality is a lot less spooky. So, where do you land on the spectrum of Spaghetti Squash knowledge? It’s likely you fall into one of three groups;Group A – You do not know what Spaghetti Squash is and I could easily convince you that it involves a plate of spaghetti and a blunt object, or that it might be some sort of strange fetish that involves sitting on pasta.Group…