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Tiramisu II Recipe. 7 Easy Weeknight Dinners. 23 Popsicles That Will Get You Drunk. Ooey Gooey Pumpkin Bars. Preheat an oven to 350°F (180°C).

Ooey Gooey Pumpkin Bars

Grease a 13-by-9-inch (33-by-23-cm) baking pan. To make the crust, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the flat beater, combine the quick bread mix, egg and melted butter and beat on low speed until the ingredients come together, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and spread out evenly. Press the crust down until it feels compact (using the back of a measuring cup can help).

Wash and dry the mixer bowl and beater. To make the filling, in the mixer bowl, combine the cream cheese and pumpkin butter and beat on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Spread the filling over the crust. Mommy's Fabulous FindsMommy's Fabulous Finds. A couple of months ago I started meal planning with crock-pot freezer meals.

Mommy's Fabulous FindsMommy's Fabulous Finds

Trick-Or-Treat Cookies for Halloween. These Trick-or-Treat cookies have a surprise inside.

Trick-Or-Treat Cookies for Halloween

Each cookie either holds a treat, like mini chocolate candies, or a trick, here they are small sugar ants. Which will you get? You’ll have to break one open to find out. How to make Trick-or-Treat cookies: Make one or more batches of cut out cookie dough (recipe below, or use your favorite) and after chilling it take it out of the fridge to warm up so it can be rolled out. Turkey Meatball Recipe. Today I made meatballs.

Turkey Meatball Recipe

And before you all start to freak out and tell me just how uncool meatballs are, let me explain myself. Okay fine, the truth is that I just wanted meatballs. They’re not only great to make ahead of time and freeze, but they’re also just pretty darn tasty. Plus, they’re superrrrrrrr photogenic. No? I make mine with ground turkey instead of beef and bake them instead of fry them. Here’s what you need for success: Now, remember when I told you last night I broke the can opener trying to open some pumpkin? Yeahhhhh…..Don’t try that at home. By some grace of God, I didn’t chop off any digits AND successfully got all the tomatoes into the VitaMix. After I blended these babies up, I poured the puree into a large dutch oven and added oregano, salt and garlic. That is, if your grandma is Italian. Let this simmer for about twenty minutes so it thickens up a bit and meanwhile, start on yo meat! Chicken Noodle Soup. 33 Super Cool Popsicles To Make This Summer.

Naturally Flavored Water. Say goodbye to soda, juice, and bottled water with these refreshing, healthy flavors!

Naturally Flavored Water

I'm keeping 2-3 flavors of this "spa water" in my fridge now, so I have a variety to motivate me to drink more water. I was a hardcore Dr. Pepper girl for years. Then I gave up regular soda because of the high sugar content and switched to diet soda. Next we were warned to avoid the chemicals in diet soda; and more recently studies have indicated that diet soda actually causes rather than prevents weight gain (source). Simply water At the end of the day, regular old tap water--or at least a filtered version of it--seems to be the way to go. Aside from my morning coffee, I honestly forget to drink fluids throughout the day. Subtle flavor without sweetnessThese aren't sweet waters, so they'll be disappointing if that's what you're expecting.

18 Microwave Snacks You Can Cook In A Mug. Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie. This post is sponsored by Nestlé® Toll House® Morsels, the perfect special ingredient for all of your family’s favorite treats!

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

Chocolate chip cookies. Could there be a more perfect cookie in the world? And in my book, knowing how to bake them — and get a consistent outcome every time — is a basic life skill every bit as important as knowing how to properly iron a shirt. Baking chocolate chip cookies is a satisfying task, but baking them with your kids is pretty much heaven! There are lots of steps kids can help with. There are variations. For this tutorial, we’ll go with chewy chocolate chip cookies. All chocolate chip cookie recipes call for the same 8-10 ingredients: butter, sugar (white and brown), eggs, vanilla (or another flavoring), flour, leavening (usually baking soda), salt and chocolate chips.

As I mentioned with my pie crust tutorial, butter = flavor. Scrambled Eggs with Salmon « Las Vegas Food Adventures. Ever wonder what to do with that little bit of salmon filet you brought home in a doggie bag last night or the smoked salmon or lox from a party?

Scrambled Eggs with Salmon « Las Vegas Food Adventures

This dish, with less than a handful of ingredients, is an elegant way to turn that tasty bit of leftovers into one of my favorite breakfast dishes. It’s also perfect for lunch or dinner served with a green salad. Steak fries. Grilled banana and Nutella panini. Asparagus, cherry tomato, lemon pasta.