My Hass Avocado Recipe Contest Entry~ Avocado Salsa with Football Cheesy Bread

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hass Avocado Board featuring Hass Avocados for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. My son loves football! Every weekend he watches his favorite teams take to the field, and we always try to prepare some fun foods to eat while we watch. That's why [...]

Tombstone Pizza Helps You Plan a Spooky Halloween Party

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Pizza is always a beggars night tradition at our house! It’s always a hectic night when my son goes out trick or treating, by the time we get home it’s almost time for bed, and before we leave the time is short, so pizza is a quick and easy supper fix! Sometimes I even get [...]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Coconut Candies

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Tropical Traditions sent me a jar of their yummy coconut oil to taste test, so I’ve been having a blast cooking and creating with it. I am a regular user of coconut oil anyway, so I was super excited to get this big jar in the mail. Check it out! I’ve been playing with some [...]

Halloween Party Dip Idea~ Spookamole Spooky Ghouls

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My Spookamole Ghouls recipe made it to the finalists! Please stop by and vote here: Spookamole Contest Thanks! We love avocados at our house, more specifically we love Mexican avocados, the popular Hass variety that’s why I was super excited to come up with a fun Halloween party dip recipe featuring avocados. We eat avocados [...]

Fun and Simple Summer Snacking Ideas

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We like to keep the snacks fun and simple, with a little bit of healthy thrown in, during the summer months. Who has time for complicated snacks when you’re on the go? We sure don’t, but I still want to give my son snacks he enjoys. There are some snacks that are staples all summer [...]

Townhouse Crackers~ Fun To Top For Snacks or Parties

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Just in time for summer snacks, Townhouse sent me several boxes of  Townhouse crackers in a party pack to give a taste test. I received the crackers a couple days ago, and since then they’ve been disappearing whenever I’m not looking, so I would say they’re a big hit at our house! As a matter [...]

Zoku Juice Pop Maker

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This looks like a handy little gadget for making juice pops during the summer when you’re on the go, or for a summer pops party.  It’s called the Zoku Quick Pop Maker. It can make pops right on your counter, or outside by the pool,  with no electricity required. It sounds easy to use, just [...]

3 Healthy Smoothie Recipes Your Kids Will Love!

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We’ve completely overhauled the foods we eat at our house in the last year. Sure we still make the sweet treats from time to time, how can we not? But, in our day to day lives we try hard to incorporate more fruits, vegetables, and real foods to keep our bodies running. Smoothies are so [...]

My Favorite Peppermint Bark Recipe

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Peppermint bark is a Christmas staple, and a kid favorite at our house! We have to make a big batch at least once during the holidays. It makes a great addition to a holiday cookie tray, or candy display. You can also bag it up and tie a Christmas ribbon around it for an edible [...]

Santa Cone Ice Cream Christmas Treats

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I know it’s not quite Christmas yet, but it’s coming fast. Wow! Can you believe Thanksgiving is next week? The time seems to be flying by this year! I’ve been coming up with Christmas treat ideas for some of the other websites I write for, so I thought I should share a couple here too. [...]

Christmas Recipes For Kids: Santa and Elf Pancakes

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I have a bunch of fun Christmas recipes for kids coming your way in the next couple weeks! Here’s a fun one to start things off. wouldn’t your kids love to wake up to these on Christmas morning, or any other morning for that matter. Here’s the recipe courtesy of Betty Crocker’s Sprinkles n’ Grins [...]

20 SWEET Thanksgiving Treat Ideas For Kids

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I’m all about Thanksgiving dinner, but my favorite part is the dessert, or the treats! I thought I’d put together a roundup of some of my favorite sweet Thanksgiving treats that kids will love to help make and eat. I’ve made a few of these, but I wish I had time to make them all! [...]

Fun Food For Kids Parties: Pizzadillas

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Looking for an easy kid friendly pizza recipe to serve at your next kid’s birthday party? Why not combine two kid food favorites, pizza and quesadillas, and makes some Pizzadillas? These look like a fun super simple treat for a sleepover, a pizza party, or a kid’s fiesta party. I know my son would love [...]

Kid’s Sleepover Breakfast Idea: PB & J French Toast

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Today I have a really yummy, and easy fun breakfast idea for a kid’s sleepover party. Whenever my son has friends over, I’m always wondering what to serve for breakfast the next morning. I like to try to make them something yummy, but sometimes I’m pressed for time, so I love quick breakfast recipes that’s [...]

Fake Food For April Fools Day Pranks

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Don’t forget tomorrow is April Fool’s Day! Don’t let others prank you, you be the prankster! When you’re trying to come up with April Fools day pranks this year, don’t forget about fake food. I thought I’d put together a couple fun fake food ideas you can use on your family for a tasty April [...]

Fun Food~ Buffalo Chicken Dippers Recipe

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Today I have an easy recipe for you, that’s also fun for the kids. These buffalo chicken dippers have just a little kick to them, but not so much that they are too hot for most little ones. My son loves them, and he doesn’t like anything too spicy. The hot sauce gives them just [...]

Snowflake Cupcakes

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I made some snowflake cupcakes right before Christmas, and I’m just now getting them posted. It’s been a hectic couple of weeks, and I’m finally getting back in the swing of things after the new year. I think these easy snowflake cupcakes would be perfect for a winter party, or the perfect dessert for a [...]

Pumpkin Cheesecake Pumpkins

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I made a pumpkin cheesecake the other day, and it turned out delicious. I decided I’d like to try to make some cheesecake balls and dip them in chocolate. One thing led to another, and I decided I’d try to dip them in orange chocolate and make some pumpkin cheesecake pumpkins. Say that ten times [...]

Snap!™ Crackle!™ Pop!™ Candy-Coated Bananas

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I have a really fun late summer treat for you today, courtesy of one of my favorite cereals, Rice Krispies. Don’t tell the kids, but it’s healthy too! You can make these ahead of time for a late summer or fall birthday party. They would also make a fun after school snack! Snap!™ Crackle!™ Pop!™ [...]

Butterflies and Caterpillars Birthday Party: Butterfly and Caterpillar Rice Krispy Treats

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I want to focus on some ideas for a butterflies and caterpillars birthday party for the next week or so, first up I have a couple recipes for some fun Rice Krispy Treats that would be a hit at any child’s birthday party. First up the Butterflies: Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies Treats® Butterflies Preparation Time: 20 [...]