Pretzel Swirl Peppermint Bark. Weather: 21 degrees What I’m listening to: O Come Let Us Adore Him, Hillsong You know those chocolate and/or white chocolate dipped pretzels with peppermint on them that show up every Christmas? I like those. A few days ago, I made a beautiful batch of classic peppermint bark. It was delightful. And yet, not quite delightful enough. You know me, I love to add pretzels to things… pretzel crust? Go for it. So, what did I do? Oh, and a quick note about using candy canes in your Christmas baking and treat-making: buy the little ones. Apparently someone woke up on the sassy side of the bed this morning… p.s. Pretzel Swirl Peppermint Bark Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens Ingredients 6oz chocolate candy melts, chopped 3oz milk chocolate, chopped 6oz vanilla/white candy melts 3oz white chocolate baking squares, chopped 1/3c candy canes, crushed 1/3c pretzels, crushed red holiday sugar sprinkles (optional) Instructions Line a baking sheet with foil.
Notes. 23 Ice Pops That Will Get You Drunk. Almost-Famous Fried Pickles Recipe. Recipes | Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ. 16 Foods That’ll Re-Grow from Kitchen Scraps. By Andy Whiteley Co-Founder of Wake Up World Looking for a healthy way to get more from your garden? Like to know your food is free of the pesticides and other nasties that are often sprayed on commercial crops? Re-growing food from your kitchen scraps is a good way to do it! There’s nothing like eating your own home- grown vegies, and there are heaps of different foods that will re- grow from the scrap pieces that you’d normally throw out or put into your compost bin. It’s fun. Just remember … the quality of the “parent” vegetable scrap will help to determine the quality of the re-growth.
Leeks, Scallions, Spring Onions and Fennel You can either use the white root end of a vegetable that you have already cut, or buy a handful of new vegetables to use specifically for growing. Simply place the white root end in a glass jar with a little water, and leave it in a sunny position. Lemongrass Lemongrass grows just like any other grass. Within a week or so, new growth will start to appear. Ginger. Getting organized- a whole month’s worth of meals via crockpot freezer cooking. I have to admit, I am a little bit overwhelmed right now. May is normally a busy month for us (mother’s day plus Burke’s birthday, Keadryn’s birthday, Drew’s birthday, my brother’s birthday, & Adam’s mom’s birthday). Add in graduation (and the grad party of the century), Burke’s birthday party (an Angry Birds brunch this weekend), the graduation trip of a lifetime (Dubai, Greece and Turkey here we come!) And planning for a month’s worth of COLORFUL (wink, wink) goodness for the blog while we’re away, and life feels, well, overwhelming.
My sweet friend Alicia posted about getting organized last month and I was inspired to follow suit. First stop in my “Get Organized” agenda- figure out meals. And, y’all, this little Freezer-Cooking-and-then-Crock-Pot-Dinners plan has been revolutionary. So far. The best part is that, in crossing ‘figure out dinner’ off my daily task list, I free up an hour and a half or so each afternoon. Enough chatter- want to see exactly what I did? Want the recipes? 472 Meals In A Jar! - Save Big, Live Better. Homemade Flour Tortillas. Microwave Potato Chips. BNTO Canning Jar Lunchbox Adaptor - Wide Mouth - 6oz - Clear - Cuppow!
Home> Products >BNTO Canning Jar Lunchbox Adaptor - Wide Mouth - 6oz - Clear One 6-ounce BNTO lunchbox adaptor for use with a wide mouth canning jar (jar sold separately). Made from BPA/BPS-free rigid plastic. Reusable and dishwasher safe (top rack only!). Product and Packaging made in the USA, from 100% recycled materials. BNTO (ben-toh) is our newest canning jar adapter for bringing great food with you on the go! What size jar do you have? Copycat Cadbury Creme Eggs for Easter! - Journals. An excellent treat for Easter Baskets!!!! 1/2 cups light corn syrup 1/4 cup butter, softened ---VERY IMPORTANT!!!! SOFTENED NOT MELTED!!!! 1 teas. vanilla 1/4 teas. salt 3 cups powdered sugar 4 drops yelllow food coloring 2 drops red food coloring (My kids react very badly to red dye so I omit this, I do add a little yellow because they dont react to that but dyes are not necessary) 1 − 12 oz. bag milk chocolate chips 2 Tbls. shortening Combine corn syrup, butter, vanilla and salt in large bowl.
Remove about 1/3 of the mix and place in small bowl. Cover both mixes and refrigerate at least 2 hours. When mixes are firm, roll a small ball from the orange filling and wraparound it a portion of the white filling that is twice that size. Refrigerate 3−4 hrs. Combine chocolate chips with shortening in glass bowl. Use a fork to dip each center into the chocolate. After 1−2 hours of chilling, dip each candy one more time and chill. Copycat Recipe: Reeses Peanut Butter Eggs. As of right now, the Chocolate Covered Katie Cookbook is the #1 Amazon Best Seller for dessert cookbooks and #4 on the Best Seller list for cookbooks overall. I am forever grateful to everyone who has been spreading the word! Dear Easter Bunny, I want just one thing for Easter: a basket filled sky-high with these chocolate peanut butter eggs. Do you think you can do this for me? Pretty pretty please? I’ll be your best friend.
Peeps shmeeps. This past month, I received many requests for a healthy Reeses eggs makeover. No, seriously, they really do. Homemade Reeses Peanut Butter Eggs Print This Recipe 5/5 Ingredients 1/4 cup peanut butter OR allergy-friendly alternative dash salt (I also use salted pb) 1/4 cup powdered sugar or *Sugar-Free Powdered Sugar* 2 tbsp cocoa powder 2 tbsp virgin coconut oil (for substitutions, see note below) Liquid stevia to taste OR 2 tbsp agave or pure maple syrup 2 more tbsp of the sugar/sf sugar, if needed Yield: Makes 6-9 eggs Instructions.
Easy Homemade Kit Kat Bars - Back for Seconds. Two ingredients and about 5 minutes is all it takes to make these Easy Homemade Kit Kat Bars! Never miss a recipe – follow Back For Seconds on Blog Lovin The recipe I am about to share may be dangerous information for all you Kit Kat lovers out there. It’s so incredible easy it’s ridiculous. I mean, Kit Kat’s made at home with 2 ingredients in 5 minutes?? I told you this was easy! Follow Back for Seconds and never miss a post! Facebook|Pinterest|Twitter|Google+|Blog Lovin|Instagram Easy Homemade Kit Kats This easy copycat recipe for Kit Kat Bars is almost too good to be true, 2 ingredients, no baking required, and they take just a few minutes to make! Ingredients 1 bag vanilla cream wafer cookies 12oz chocolate (can use chocolate chips, almond bark, or any of your favorite chocolate) Directions. Homemade Snickers Bars.
Remember when I told you I hated chocolate? Yeah I was a weird and deprived child. Snickers are what broke me of my hate for chocolate. Now I can make them at home? This spells trouble. I started eating Snickers in high school. My favorite part of a Snickers bar is the nougat. Homemade Snickers Bars Author: Alyssa Serves: 16 Make delicious Snickers bars right at home! Ingredients Botton Chocolate Layer: 1¼ cups milk chocolate chips ¼ cup peanut butter Nougat Layer: ¼ cup unsalted butter 1 cup granulated sugar ¼ cup evaporated milk 1½ cups marshmallow fluff ¼ cup peanut butter 1½ cups salted peanuts, roughly chopped 1 tsp vanilla extract Caramel Layer: 14 ounce bag of caramels ¼ cup heavy whipping cream Top Chocolate Layer: 1¼ cup milk chocolate chips ¼ cup peanut butter Instructions Thoroughly grease a 9x13 pan.
Related Snickers Cheesecake Bars I apologize in advance for making you gain ten pounds just by looking at the picture. July 30, 2013 In "5 stars" Snickers Brownies September 7, 2014. Homemade Bounty Candy Bar. Today, I have a special guest. She is beautiful, sweet, very talented… Ladies and gentlemen, I present you Vanylica!
She is one of my favorite photographers and I am so honored to have her sharing one of the greatest recipes I’ve ever seen for this month’s edition of SHF. Enough of me now… On to the recipe you’ll be making very soon ;) I believe Marija has already explained how I got here and what am I doing. So, without me talking too much, I just want to thank Marija for the hospitality. I am not sure I will be as good hostess as she is, but I hope you’ll forgive me Copycat, you know what’s it about. My favorite flavor is the taste of coconut and chocoalte. Here is what you’ll need to make them at home:(Original recipe) 100 ml heavy cream300 g sugar250 g heavy cream flavored margarine (you can substitute it with regular margarine)250 g dessicated coconut150 g dark chocolate2 Tbsp oil (for chocolate) Believe it or not, that is all So, what do you have to do?
Dice margarine. Bye!