Gourmet S'mores!!

Oh boy!!

Are these ever yummy!!!

Ok so s'mores are gooey, crunchy and just delish but I wondered is there something we could do to make it a bit different or as my friend Sonya says-exciting!?!

Not that there is anything wrong with the original in any way, shape or form!!

Why not throw a chunk of brownie on in place of the chocolate bar?!

We needed something else though something that would be melty like the chocolate bar and these Ghirardelli white chocolate squares were perfect!:)

So brownie and white chocolate are the secret ingredients...or not so secret!

Here's what you need:

graham crackers

toasted marshmallows

white chocolate squares

brownies

bake up your favorite brownie recipe

or use a box mix like I did;)

start stackin'!

graham cracker, brownie then white chocolate square-don't forget the most important part-the toasted marshmallow, top with graham cracker.

Get ready-it's over the top!!

Enjoy!

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French Vanilla Toffee Cake

I don't know if I'm the last one to notice all the different flavors of cake mixes but when I saw the French Vanilla one I had to get it.

I thought it would be super delish if I added some toffee bits to the whole thing..

and it was suuuuuper yummy!

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Ingredients:

French vanilla cake mix-according to box directions

toffee bits

buttercream frosting

I say you can't go wrong if you add a little toffee...

I used my basic buttercream frosting recipe and topped that with toffee bits.

Layered it up...

frosted and ready to eat!

Super yummy-delish!:)

Enjoy!!

White Chocolate Cranberry No-Bakes

These cookies are 'da bomb!!!

Trust me I don't normally go around saying " 'da bomb"....

so yeah-what I'm saying is that can't go wrong with white chocolate+macadamia nuts+cranberries=perfection!!!!

Michelle and I came up with these last night after I realized I ran out of cookies to post-and if I do say so myself-they are GENIUS!!!!

Look at that big 'ol macadamia nut in that one!!

YUM:)

Welcome to Cookie Friday:)

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Ingredient list:

sugar

butter

milk

oats

vanilla

white chocolate

macadamia nuts

cranberries

chop white chocolate, nuts and cranberries

bring to a boil the sugar, butter and milk

then add...

the oats and vanilla

then chocolate, nuts and berries

scoop onto pan or foil

Next step-EAT!!:)

Careful..

they are extremely addicting!!!

Enjoy your weekend!:)

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Ladybug Cake

How cute is this cake!?!?!?!

Michelle and I made this for my daughter Khloe's 1st birthday last weekend.

Let me tell that one wasn't timed so nicely!!-lol

A birthday on the 1st and then getting ready for the 4th was kinda nuts!

We went through alot of Wilton's food dye to get the colors we needed.

I made 2 recipes of One Bowl Chocolate Cake III and used 3 8 inch round cake pans-for the body, and 2 4 inch round ramekins-for the head.

We went with cookies and cream filling-sooo yummy!

Couldn't resist putting this one on;)

The whole party was Ladybug themed-very fun and cute, if I do say so myself!!

Here's a shot of Khloe with her cake:)

This cake was so fun to see come together because of course we were just winging it-we didn't really research how to cut it or have a pattern to go by.

All in all it turned out like a ladybug!:)

Thanks for stopping by!!

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Cookie Pizza

Welcome to another Cookie Friday!:)

Two things-IT'S FRIDAY and A COOKIE IN PIZZA FORM!!!

Need I say more...um..yeah I guess so.

My daughter was drawn to this recipe because of the candy-the original recipe

called for gumdrops.

I don't really keep those on hand..do you??

I did just happen to have jelly belly's.

Press out the cookie dough onto a 12 inch pizza pan

Bake for 10 mins.

This stuff is sooo yummy!!

These were the ingredients we put on the "adult" side;)

Bring it out of the oven and top...

Bake for another 8 to 10 minutes.

Drizzle with white chocolate.

Cut into wedges.

Ya know...like a pizza;)

Kids loved this stuff!!

Totally flew off the platter!

The "grown-up" version was pretty yummy too!

Enjoy!!!

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Fun-Fetti Grenade Cake Pops

What a Blast these were to make!!

These were a figment of the hubby's imagination for our all boy-little man Kam's birthday.

Funfetti was the cake flavor of choice from the birthday boy:)

Is it weird to have a funfetti grenade?!?!

I think it sums up Kam very well!!

We decided to make a special white one for him.

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Ingredient List:

funfetti cake mix

frosting

fondant

dipping chocolate

wooden sticks or dowels

First off we made these little caps for the top of the grenade.

We were kinda just winging it with the fondant parts;)

We then made curved levers

These little squares really made the white one look like a real grenade!

Had we had a bit more time we definetly would have made some for the colored ones as well.

Shape them into somewhat the shape you want them to be-although the caps and levers are very forgiving if your shape is off.

Dip the stick in the chocolate first then press into the pop.

Once we dipped the white one we added sprinkles.

add a small drop of the chocolate to the fondant square and place on the side of the grenade.

Voila!!

A "pretty" grenade!!

We didn't dip these ones, just kinda spread the chocolate on so they looked really rustic.

These were a ton of fun and were a hit among all the kids but especially the boys:)

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Caribbean Lime Pork Chop with Mango-Lime BBQ Sauce

These pork chops are simply DE-vine!!

So much flavor-so little work!

I had so many limes in my fridge and these chops in the freezer just waiting to get together:)

I worked on the flavor combo for quite a few days before I just started throwing the ingredients over the top of the pork. I was bouncing ideas of whoever would listen:)

I think this is a total winner and perfect for the Memorial Day weekend grill-out!

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First off the marinade:

Juice and zest of 2 or 3 limes

Mrs. Dash Caribbean Citrus Spice blend

Cilantro

Marinade for at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours.

Throw 'em on the grill until cooked through.

Mango-Lime BBQ Sauce

Mangoes

Lime juice+zest

Favorite BBQ sauce

Caribbean Citrus spice-Mrs. Dash

salt and pepper

Mash mango and add the rest of the ingredients and simmer until thickened.

Top pork chops with sauce and serve.

Wasn't that super easy?!?

Deeelish!:)

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Trail Mix Cookies in the Mini

Welcome to Cookie Friday!!!

I'm gonna give it my best shot to post a new cookie recipe every Friday.

I'm always finding/collecting new and different cookie recipes so this is gonna help me get through that massive stack and keep the cookie jar full for all the little grabby hands around here!!

YUM!!!

Perfection in a cookie and a great starter for Cookie Friday! These have all the best stuff and are also known as Monster Cookies.

I decided to change it up a bit and go mini-mini M&M's, chocolate chips, peanut butter cups, butterscotch chips and toffee bits-all topped of with toasted coconut!

Besides the above mentioned ingredients we'll need-

flour, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, peanut butter, oatmeal, baking soda, and course Kosher salt.

Lovin' these mini peanut butter cups!

All the "goods"!

Roll into whatever size cookies needed.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes.

Enjoy!!:)

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