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Easter Bunny Potato Croquettes Recipe

Bunny Potato Croquettes are the perfect savory snack, appetizer or fun side dish for Easter. Most of the recipe can prepared far in advance, so the croquettes won't be much work at all when you have guests. A Savory Easter Treat It seems that so many of the cute holiday foods on Pinterest are desserts. While I enjoy sweets as much as the next person, I wanted to make something cute and savory for Easter. Something that could be part of the meal itself. It had to be kid friendly, yet Continue Reading

Orange Crush Cupcakes Recipe

This Orange Crush Cupcakes recipe seemed just the thing to share in celebration of the start of summer. These fun orange cupcakes are very easy to make. They are started with a basic box of white cake mix. The blast of orange color and flavor comes from Orange Crush soda and orange gelatin. (Egg whites, oil, butter & confectionery sugar are the only other ingredients you need to make these bright and festive treats.) Feed Your Love of Orange Crush! & Orange Crush - Floral Slice Logo Continue Reading

Are There Benefits to Eating Frozen Yogurt?

Are there really benefits of frozen yogurt as a dessert choice? Join me as I look into low calorie frozen yogurt, whether it actually contains probiotics, and discuss choices in toppings today. Low Calorie Frozen Yogurt Of course, a fresh pear or a handful of nuts and dried cherries would be a great choice to satisfy my sweet tooth. Sometimes I want something cold and creamy though. This is when I often turn to frozen yogurt (froyo). Health Benefits of Frozen Continue Reading

Easter Popcorn Recipe: Pastel Chocolate Covered Popcorn

This Easter Popcorn recipe is the perfect compromise between a sweet or savory snack to enjoy while celebrating the holiday. The pastel gourmet chocolate covered popcorn is quite easy to prepare and kids will enjoy helping to make it.. Easter Popcorn Recipe: Kid Friendly It can be tricky to find recipes appropriate for children of various ages to participate in without making a royal mess. This kid friendly pastel Easter Popcorn recipe, only uses the microwave for cooking. The candy Continue Reading

Baby Artichoke Recipe over Linguine with Sun-dried Tomatoes, Garlic, and Lemon

Going with a baby artichoke recipe rather than processing full sized fresh artichokes can be a real time saver. The smaller more tender baby artichokes are much better suited to pasta dishes too. Here the mini artichokes are halved and sauteed with sun-dried tomatoes, lemon and garlic and served over linguini pasta, creating a satisfying vegetarian dish. This vegetarian pasta dish is surprisingly hearty and makes a fabulous meatless spring meal. It is also perfect as a pasta course for Continue Reading

Irish Coffee Cookies Recipe - St. Patrick's Day Dessert

Want your Irish Coffee and eat it too? These Irish Coffee cookies are just the answer you are looking for! The Making of Irish Coffee Cookies This Irish Coffee Cookies recipe was developed as a direct result of picking up a bag of the Wilton Irish Cream candy melts (found at a craft supply store). As I shared on Instagram, I was surprised at how much the candy melts actually tasted like Irish cream, right down to having that tingly tongue feel you get from something with liquor in it. A Continue Reading