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Valentines Day Heart Pancakes Tutorial

Amy — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:15:57 +0000

Make something sweet for breakfast this Valentine’s Day with heart pancakes!

The talented Jenni Price is back with another super cute pancake design to turn your holiday into something special. This fun recipe requires just a few ingredients and tools so you can easily create these pancakes yourself.

Click the link below to download the Free Printable Valentine’s Day Heart Pancake Tutorial.

Enjoy step-by-step instructions with photos all for FREE!

Valentines Day Hearts Pancakes Tutorial

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If you have problems downloading this free printable file, let us know. Enjoy!

8 Delicious Chocolate Cherry Dessert Recipes

Amy — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:15:37 +0000

Something about cherries and chocolate together make me very happy!

I have come across some wonderful chocolate cherry recipe ideas that are perfect for Valentine’s Day treats. Whether you love to bake or not, these photos will make your mouth water!

Chocolate Cherry Coke Cupcakes via Coco Bean.

Triple Chocolate Cherry M&M Cookies via Tidymom.

Chocolate Covered Cherry Whoopie Pies via Food Family Finds

Dark Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies via Quick Dish Recipes

Chocolate Cherry Pie with a Chocolate Pie Crust via Domestic Fits

Dark Chocolate Fresh Cherry Cupcakes via Confections of a Foodie Bride

Cherry Chocolate Kiss Cookies via The Curvy Carrot

Chocolate Cherry Mice via Omnomicon (Maybe more Halloween than Valentine’s Day, but so cute!)

Top 5 Party Ideas on Pinterest

Amy — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:07:31 +0000

I’m loving Pinterest and finding all kinds of great ideas. Here are my top 5 finds of the week for party ideas.

Come follow me on Pinterest to see more on my boards!

Enjoy…

Strawberry Margarita Jell-O Shooters

Winter Cupcake Ideas

Stripped Table Runner from a Black, White & Pink Wedding

Nutter Butter Flip Flops & Fun Party Food Ideas on a Lunch for Kids

Valentines Day Heart Cookie Pops

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Cherry Jello Jigglers – Party Recipe

Amy — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:59:35 +0000

I hope you are having a fantastic Holiday and ready to ring in the New Year! My last-minute Christmas party was a lot of fun. I made the cutest Jello Jiggler treats that would be perfect for any party or an after school treat.

If you are on Pinterest like me, then you might have seen this cool idea with the cherries in jello jigglers.

I love my Wilton Star Silicone Molds and finally got another chance to use them.

For these jello jigglers, I used Knox gelatin and juice. You could use any flavor of Jello.

To keep the treats from sticking to the mold, I lightly sprayed it with cooking spray then rubbed the corners with a paper towel. You can’t taste the spray and it made the jello pop out easy.

The bottom layer is Knox gelatin, pomegranate juice and pineapple juice. I let that layer cool in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes while I made the top layer with white peach cranberry peach juice cocktail and more Knox gelatin.

According to this recipe, I cut the bottom off of the cherries and let them drain. When the bottom layer of the jigglers was cool, I added the cherries and poured the top layer around them.

Add sprinkles before serving and listen to your guests oooh and ahhh over them!

I laughed that pretty much every parent thought they were spiked and for the adults. So if you’re having a New Year’s Eve party, you could make fancy jello shots and serve with some glitter sprinkles!

I think this is one of my new favorite easy treats to serve at parties! Get the entire recipe with detailed directions here.

What is your favorite treat to serve at parties?

Easy Holiday Party Recipes

Amy — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:25:37 +0000

I love to bake, but since I have a small family, I usually end up eating most everything myself. So that means, time to have a party so others can gain weight with me! ha! So tonight I’m having a casual, last-minute party to celebrate Christmas.

Along with cute printable decor, I’ll also be serving up some of my favorite appetizers, desserts and drinks. I thought I would share some of the easy recipes that I’ll be serving tonight to help you with your party planning.

Guests will love this Anipasto Bake recipe that I got from my sister-in-law from Boston.

Can I just say easiest and fanciest looking appetizer ever… Baked Brie.

As for the easiest dessert, I’m making Tidy Mom’s fudge wreath. I used gummy fruit as garnish. I’ve used M&M’s in the past as well.

Last night I added some Christmas colored M & M’s to my favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe for a festive and easy treat that everyone will enjoy.

Pecan Chocolate Bars are another all time favorite sweet treat that I can’t stop eating!

Tidy Mom’s Beer Cheese Dip recipe looks delicious and is on my list to make today as well.

I hope you are able to spend some time with friends and family to enjoy the season!