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Strawberry Mice Kids Snack

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Strawberry Mice Kids Snack

These are so cute and easy for kids to make. My daughter wants to make them all the time.

Strawberry Mice Kids Snack
 
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Recipe type: snack
Ingredients
  • 1 lb of strawberries, washed
  • 1 small bag of sliced almonds
  • ¼ cup of mini chocolate chips
  • 1 pull n peel twizzler
  • cheddar cheese block
Instructions
  1. cut the stems off the strawberries
  2. poke a hole where the stem was
  3. insert a 4" piece of twizzler
  4. insert mini chocolate chips for eyes and nose
  5. insert almond slices for ears
  6. cut cheese into triangles
  7. serve or refrigerate

 

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Cinco de Mayo Avocado Dip

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Cinco de Mayo Avocado Dip

 

This is such a yummy recipe and so easy too.

I use a handful of cilantro and about 3 green onions.

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After you have put the ingredients in the food processor it should look something like this:

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Cinco de Mayo Avocado Dip
 
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Recipe type: appetizer
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 3 green onions
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 handful of cilantro
  • 12 oz bag of frozen corn, cooked (or a can or corn)
  • 1 can of black beans, rinsed
  • 1½ cups of quartered cherry tomatoes
  • 2 avocados diced
Instructions
  1. In food processor add garlic, oil, onions, lime juice, cilantro and salt. Mix until well blended
  2. In large bowl add corn, beans, tomatoes, and avocados.
  3. Add cilantro mix into the large bowl and stir until well blended
  4. Best if chilled in refrigerator for an hour.
  5. Serve same day or don't add avocados until day you are serving. They will turn brown in a day or so.
  6. Serve with tortilla chips

 

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Copycat Rumchata

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So my friend Heather is a rumchata drinker, but complained that it was so expensive. I came up with my own recipe for her and she loved it. Super easy too, you should have most things on hand already. As for the milk I think that 2 percent or whole would taste better or you could add a little half and half to some skim milk.

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So basically your making the non alcoholic base for the drink then adding in vanilla rum and ice to taste. This makes a small pitcher of rumchata then add 1/2 cup rum and some ice. If you want to make just the base and pour singe drinks, then add a shot (or a half shot)  of rum and half a glass of ice to a glass, the pour base over that until full.

Copycat Rumchata
 
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Recipe type: Drinks
Ingredients
  • Base:
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 cup simple syrup ( ½ cup sugar, ½ cup water)
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • a pinch of nutmag (a little goes a long way)
  • Add to your liking:
  • ice
  • vanilla rum
Instructions
  1. first make the simple syrup in a small pan on the stove top with sugar and water a heat on medium heat until sugar is dissolved
  2. let simple syrup cool
  3. in pitcher add milk, syrup, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg.
  4. mix well
  5. add ice and rum to taste (I started with about ½ cup of rum)
  6. serve immediately

 

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Easy Baby Back Ribs

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Easy Baby Back Ribs BBQ Oven Baked

Before I found this recipe, I tried so many times to make baby back ribs and they always turned out terrible. I tried grilling and broiling and they were always tough. Then I found this recipe and I thought no way, this is too easy. Then I made them and they turned out perfect. My husband, my best friend and her husband all loved them. Now when they are on sale at the grocery store my friend calls me and tells me to stock up since we make them all the time.

Easy Baby Back Ribs

Easy Baby Back Ribs
 
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 3
Ingredients
  • 1 rack baby back ribs
  • 2 cups barbecue sauce
Instructions
  1. cut ribs into 3 pieces
  2. tear 3 pieces of foil large enough to cover each section
  3. put ¼ cup bbq sauce in middle of foil
  4. set one section of ribs on top of sauce
  5. put another ¼ cup of bbq sauce on top of ribs
  6. wrap foil so it's covered completely
  7. do this with the other 2 pieces
  8. set on rimmed baking sheet
  9. refrigerate 5 to 24 hours
  10. preheat oven to 300
  11. leave wrapped in foil on cookie sheet and bake for 2½ hours
  12. take out of oven and unwrap
  13. take ribs out of foil and place back on baking sheet
  14. brush with bbq sauce and broil for 5 min.

 

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Oreo Easter Dirt Cake

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We love dirt cake at our house, so we made this one for Easter. You can’t go wrong with oreo cookies, pudding, and cool whip. You can add whatever you want to the top, Peeps, jelly beans, edible grass, etc.

Easter Oreo Dirt Cake

For the carrots I just whipped up some vanilla frosting, then added food coloring to get it orange. Then I put it in a plastic bag and clipped the corner off. I squeezed  little orange blobs on some wax paper and put them in the freezer for 10 min. until they were set. Next I used a tooth pick and poked a hole in the top and added a few pieces of the edible grass (amazon affiliate). You should be able to find edible grass at places like Target & Walmart. I’ve seen it for sale at both places, it’s located with the Easter candy & usually costs $2 or less.

Easter Oreo Dirt Cake

My daughter came in after I put the carrots on the cake and asked for a carrot. I gave her one and she looked at me and said, “I want a whole carrot”. Then I had to tell her that the carrots didn’t go all the way to the bottom of the pan, they were just carrot tops. She was a little disappointed.

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Easter Dirt Cake
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1 pack of Oreo cookies
  • 1 package 8oz of cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup soft butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 ups milk
  • 2 Instant chocolate pudding 3.4 oz (you can use vanilla if you want)
  • 1 container 12 oz cool whip, thawed
  • peeps, edible Easter grass, 1 container of vanilla frosting (or homemade)
  • food coloring
Instructions
  1. crush the cookies, I used a food processor
  2. in large bowl mix cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy
  3. in another bowl, whisk milk and pudding until thick
  4. add pudding mixture into cream cheese mixture and mix until combined
  5. fold in cool whip until well blended
  6. add filling into 9x13 dish
  7. top with crushed oreos
  8. decorate

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White Chocolate Covered Peeps

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White Chocolate Covered PeepsMy daughter has been asking for days if we can make our bunny cake yet. I keep telling her that we can’t make it until the day before Easter, so today I decided we would dip peeps to keep her happy. It was pretty easy and not too messy. Don’t make my mistake of using blue peeps, they showed through the vanilla. I should have used yellow.

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White Chocolate Covered Peeps
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • 12 Bunny Peeps
  • 6 Squared of Vanilla Almond Bark
  • 12 paper straws or wooden skewers
  • 6 colored mini marshmallows cut in half
  • food coloring
Instructions
  1. put your peeps on the sticks
  2. melt vanilla bark according to package
  3. mix in a drop or 2 of food coloring
  4. dip peep and use a spoon to smooth around the bark
  5. set on wax paper and add the halved marshmallow for the tail
  6. let dry then serve

 

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