Last week I told you about my plans for some Tasty Easter Fun with Great Value–using Great Value Crescent Rolls to make Scotch Eggs and Great Value Sugar Cookie Dough to make cookie pops. Here’s how they turned out! The Scotch Eggs took only a few ingredients: hard boiled eggs, sausage and crescent rolls. You… Keep Reading
Tutorial: Easy Easter Egg Wreath
I have been wanting to make an Easter Egg Wreath for YEARS now, so when Walmart challenged me to create an Easter craft–I knew exactly what to do! Let me tell you–this was super easy. If I had realized how quick and easy it was, I would have made one a long time ago. The… Keep Reading
The Bible Miniseries on The History Channel
Have you been watching the new epic miniseries on The History Channel? “The Bible” is a 10 part mini series that started on March 3rd and is playing every Sunday at 8pm EST. The History Channel explains: The Bible comes to life in HISTORY’s epic new series. From Genesis to Revelation, these unforgettable stories unfold… Keep Reading
Tasty Easter Fun with Great Value
Well it’s time for my final Great Value challenge! I’ve had so much fun with these four projects–so far I’ve held a Thanksgiving Baking Party, did my Holiday Baking (Dressing Up Sugar Cookies) and enjoyed some Valentine’s Day Treats. The theme for this final challenge was “Easter/Spring” and we were asked to create something using… Keep Reading
Reese Baking Challenge Recipe: Slam Dunk Sweet and Savory REESE’S Bacon Caramel Corn
When I was asked to create a recipe for the REESE’S and Walmart Baking Bracket Challenge, I knew I needed to do something truly unique, yet tasty. It had to be tasty because, well, what good is a recipe that isn’t? It had to be unique because it was going to be one of 32… Keep Reading
12 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues
It’s 10 degrees, windy and overcast. We only have patchy snow and bare ground in the backyard. Welcome to late winter in Upstate New York. Sure, we don’t have 5 feet of snow. I’m not out shoveling every day, driving conditions are fine and we are pretty snug and warm inside our house. But there… Keep Reading
Recipe: Corona Battered Fish Tacos (for Lent ~ or Anytime!)
Lent for 2013 starts tomorrow. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, Lent is the season of the Christian Church that leads up to Easter (the rebirth of Jesus). Lent is seen as a religiously solemn time. As a matter of fact the reason Mardi Gras exists was to have a big,… Keep Reading
Valentines Day Treats with Great Value
Last week I told y0u about my Plans for Valentines Day Treats using Great Value Sugar Cookie Dough and Great Value Pie Crust. This weekend we enjoyed a little bit of an early Valentines Day celebration (so that you all could see it before the day itself). I started out by baking up the… Keep Reading
Valentines Day Pancakes!
What would you do with a bag of NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Valentines Morsels? That’s the dilemma I was faced with. The folks at Nestle and Walmart sent me a package to try out. These are chocolate morsels that are colored both red and brown–so I knew they’d make pretty chocolate chip cookies for Valentines day. … Keep Reading
Valentines Day Treats with Great Value~Preparation
It’s time for another Great Value cooking party! Well ok, not exactly a party–Valentines Day is more about couples than big groups 🙂 You all know that I’m part of a collection of bloggers who get to come up with great ways to use Great Value products for the various holidays through out the year. … Keep Reading
