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Fall Treats: Homemade Chai Tea Latte. Happy November everyone!!

Fall Treats: Homemade Chai Tea Latte

Now that we have officially begun this fun fall month, I am getting so excited about bundling up , cooking delicious fall food , and sipping on yummy, warm fall drinks . I was craving a delicious fall drink when one of my friends told me about this recipe for making chai tea lattes at home, and I just had to share it with you! The instructions seem pretty simple, so take a look and try to give it a go… Ingredients: 2 black teabags 3 tablespoons of sugar 8 cardamom pods 1 cinnamon stick, snapped in half 1 slice of dried ginger 5 whole cloves 4 whole black peppercorns 1 tablespoon of honey.

Good Eats: 7 Must-Serve Super Bowl Snacks. HI everyone, it’s Alex.

Good Eats: 7 Must-Serve Super Bowl Snacks

I am engaged to a serious sports lover who is particularly obsessed with football. While I’d love to say that I, too, share his enthusiasm for the pigskin, I’d be lying (although I do enjoy a good game here and there). The good part about my fiancé’s football fascination is that I really enjoy all of the food that goes along with it… Bring on the nachos and jalapeno poppers! I especially love to cook these not-so-healthy delicacies. Over the years I’ve amassed an arsenal of go-to football-friendly recipes that have won over his sports-loving friends. A Different Kind of Smoothie. I sat down with a precious girlfriend for lunch at Fiddlecakes the other day and she told me about green smoothies.

A Different Kind of Smoothie

Huh? It was a smoothie, but was packed with greens such as spinach and kale, fruit, and sometimes even protein powder. Cheeseburger Macaroni. This delicious, incredibly cheesy dish is another one of our favorite weeknight dinners.

Cheeseburger Macaroni

It’s beefy, hearty and whips up in less than 20 minutes. Hope you love this one as much as we do! Start with one pound of lean hamburger meat, browned and drained. Add a package of taco seasoning. And one can of this. Easy as hell pizza balls by *1stFrostfirewolf on deviantART. Harry Potter recipes: Snacks, desserts and drinks inspired by the books and movies. View full sizeyotaPeppermint Toads created by Instructables.com member yota.

Harry Potter recipes: Snacks, desserts and drinks inspired by the books and movies

Harry Potter mania comes to a head this week as "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" is released Friday in theaters nationwide. The film is the last of eight films based on the seven-book fantasy series by British author J.K. Rowling that's produced sales of around 450 million books worldwide. Since the release of Rowling's first Potter book — published as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in the U.K. in 1997 — the cult of Harry Potter has spread in ever-widening circles, culminating at intervals with the release of new movies each year since 2001 or whenever a new book was published (the last was published in 2007). To help you celebrate the final installment of the Potter series in theaters, I've compiled a list of Harry-Potter-inspired recipes from around the Internet below.

"Food descriptions create atmosphere in JKR's books. ... Harry Potter's Butterbeer Recipe Uncovered? Got butterbeer?

Harry Potter's Butterbeer Recipe Uncovered?

Harry Potter fans are all abuzz about butterbeer, and they've got the foamy mustaches to prove it. The cold and creamy, frothy drink is the most popular food item at the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando, according to Universal spokesman Tom Schroder, with visitors lining up to try it. "Then they would walk around and have this mustache on," said Sabrina Sampson, 11, of Richmond, Va., who described the drink as tasting "like cream soda. Two-ingredient Chocolate Pop-Tarts for the Holidays. Two-ingredient Chocolate Pop TartThe holidays are a time to indulge.

Two-ingredient Chocolate Pop-Tarts for the Holidays

And yet, they can also be a very busy time. So treat yourself and your special loved ones to a delicious treat that won't leave you slaving away for hours in the kitchen. Two ingredients is all you need to make these glorious confections, reminiscent of the chocolate-filled croissants you find in many a French bakery. They are simple, flaky, and perfectly divine. It's the Life: Passion Fruit & Lemon Tea. Have you had the passion tea lemonade at Starbucks?

It's the Life: Passion Fruit & Lemon Tea

It's fantastic. Really fantastic. I searched on-line for passion tea and found that this Tazo tea is used and sold by Starbucks! I bought a couple boxes at my local grocery store for $3.49/box. I thought I'd give it a try on my own. Each box of tea comes with 20 tea bags. Once your water boils, pour it over your tea bags. 40 Fabulous Restaurant Copycat Recipes ~ Eight By Five. Sopapilla Cheesecake. The Girl With A Curl & Blog Archive & Jar Cakes - StumbleUpon. Chocolate Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Filling and Chocolate Buttercream. Every year, I manage to ruin Stephen's birthday cake.

Chocolate Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Filling and Chocolate Buttercream

The first year we lived together, I decided to throw him a "surprise party". His family never made a big deal about his birthday when he was younger, so I wanted to give him the birthday party he never had. But, it wasn't really a party. It was just me, an apartment decorated with streamers and balloons, and a birthday cake. Raspberry Cheesecake Cupcakes - StumbleUpon. If you enjoy cheesecake, then you will love these cupcakes.

Raspberry Cheesecake Cupcakes - StumbleUpon

They consist of cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, a layer of homemade raspberry jelly, and are topped with cream cheese whipped cream. Can you say yum? Ingredients: Cheesecake (3) 8 Ounce Packages Cream Cheese 4 Eggs 1 Cup Sugar 1/3 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream 1 Tablespoon and 1 Teaspoon Flour 1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract Fresh Raspberries for Garnish Cream Cheese Whipped Cream 2 and 2/3 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream, liquid not already whipped 3 Tablespoons Cream Cheese, softened Raspberry Jelly 1 and 1/3 Cups Raspberries, fresh or frozen 3/4 Cup Sugar 1/4 Cup Water. Salted Caramel Cupcakes & We are not Martha. One of my very favorite flavor combinations this time of year is salted caramel. I actually fell for the sweet/salty combo when I found myself always buying the salted caramel hot chocolate at Starbucks a few winters back. It was soul-warming and lovely and very easy to become addicted!

Since fall is officially here now I decided what better way to end the weekend than by baking some seasonal cupcakes. I was caaaa-raaaa-ving cupcakes. And caramel. Oreo and Peanut Butter Brownie Cakes - StumbleUpon. So, after being gone all last week, this has been catch up on the house week. Mostly laundry actually. Man, who knew that a weeks worth of laundry from 5 people could be so daunting. Oreo Truffle Stuffed Cupcakes With Cookies & Cream Frosting.

After making cupcakes stuffed with peanut butter balls this weekend, I had to come up with a nut free version for my nut allergy kiddo, who was feeling all kinds of left out of the stuffed cupcake enjoyment. Since we love making cupcake pops with the Oreo Truffle recipe, I figured I would try that. Worked like a charm! To make these, you will first want to make your Oreo Truffles. Cheeky Kitchen & Slow Cooker Gooey Chocolate Cake - StumbleUpon. I’m meeting a new friend for lunch today. And an old friend for line-dancing tonight. Dessert Recipes for Spring: Potted-Flower Cupcakes. By Lauren De Luca | 10 Summer Meals Gazpacho, pesto, pork recipes and more Perfect Summer Pesto Take advantage of the fresh herbs available in the summertime by making a wonderful pesto.

Food. FOOD: Double Chocolate Espresso Pound Cake with Rose-Scented Cream Cheese Frosting. .....aren't these the perfect Valentine's cupcakes? I can't get over the color combination, chocolate and rose!! Grasshopper Fudge Cake Recipe from Betty Crocker. Mozzarella Stick Recipe. How to Make a Cinnabon Classic Cinnamon Roll at Home. Harry Potter Mixology: Fred, George, Luna, Neville, Draco Cocktail Concoctions. Movie night treat: Marshmallow Caramel Popcorn. Sausage and Cheese Crescent Squares Recipe from Pillsbury.com - StumbleUpon. Skinny Muddy Buddies. *Simply Scratch*: Bacon Wrapped Jalapeños. Dollar Store Crafts: Homemade Fruit Snacks from 100% juice. ***Note: I've updated the recipe for homemade fruit snacks. It now uses juice concentrate instead of juice, and less gelatin. The point of this recipe is for fruit snacks made from 100% juice, and for a fun activity for kids.

If you want to make snacks from fruit puree, consider making homemade fruit roll-ups. Stuffed Crust Pizza Snacks Recipe. Summer Recipe: White Peach-Lavender Soda. How To... Cook Healthy Mozzarella Sticks. Photo credit. Baked cheese balls. OK, so we did the experiment with the egg roll wrappers and string cheese to make baked cheese sticks and they turned out alright...but nothing to write home about. These, my friends, were not the same outcome. Yes, I used the leftover string cheese from the above recipe. Chipotle's Cilantro Lime Rice. Olive Garden Pasta Alfredo Recipe. DIY Light Frappuccino Recipe - 2 Points.

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