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Have you seen the new White Peppermint M&M’s? GO FIND THEM! I saw an ad for them the other day and when I sent my husband to Target this afternoon, I texted him a list that looked like this… Toilet Paper Soy Sauce White Chocolate Peppermint M&M’s. PLEASE. They are a whole new form of …
Tell us the Halloween candy that calls your name. I can hear chocolate howling for me as I type this...
Halloween seems to be one of the few pro-sugar holidays left in existence. Still, I promote simplicity when buying, making, and assembling 20-40 Halloween class treats. Here are my go-to's.
Attention, this is the easiest Halloween class treat in the world. EVAR.
A dose of normal food with a wink of candy coating and a Boo! of ghost face. I’ll take five, please. Thanks, PBS Parents! The Mama’s Guide to Halloween Halloween can be busy. Halloween can be fun. Halloween can be extremely stressful. The costumes, the decorations, crafts, activities, school parties, trick or treating, kids safety, …
For a girl obsessed with chocolate covered pretzels and Halloween, this seasonal dessert is the ticket! Use big and small pretzels, orange Wilton candy melts, orange sprinkles, a chocolate stem and green candy melts for a little greenery and you have the perfect Halloween pumpkin treat! Click here for the recipe from Make Bake Celebrate. …
I can’t wait any longer. I tried. I wasn’t going to post anything on Halloween until it was really October. Ta-da! It’s here! Remember the traditional Peanut Butter Blossoms with Hershey’s kisses? Check out these cute peanut butter cup versions. Too cute, even if they are spiders. Confessions of a Cookbook Queen has outdone herself …
These are the perfect summer treat—they combine the glory of a goodie that doesn’t require firing up the oven AND they incorporate all of my favorite s’mores ingredients.
Coconut-Almond Butter Stuffed Chocolate Cups The name is long, but the ingredients are delicious! I love peanut butter cups. My entire household loves them. Nothing better (or worse) than Reeses “Eggs” or “Trees” season. However, I’ve got a little one who’s allergic to peanut butter. I’m always looking for good alternative treat. Lucky for me, …
Let’s share some goodies in the name of kicking back and cooling off with these printable summer treat cards.
When it’s drop-dead hot outside, I need a cool treat. Not Enough Cinnamon shares her Frozen Banana Bites…upgraded with a layer of peanut butter before they’re dipped in the chocolate. Yum! I’m wondering if I really have enough will power to make these and not eat the entire batch. As long as my kids are …
There is an advantage to trying to eat healthy for the last 9 months…I’m easily impressed. You can toss 6 chocolate chips at me and I’ll lick the melted chocolate off the palm of my hand and proclaim it The Best Dessert Ever! Wait. That came out wrong. What I mean is that now I …
This week I’ve posted about buying a fish, how to tie a shoe, and what to do with a pool noodle. It’s been at least a week since I’ve ventured into heavenly dessert territory. Time to bring it. Here it is. Dulce de Leche Bars by Pillsbury.com. Straight up mouth magic. I made these for …
Maker of Awesome Candy Bars is on my list of dream jobs. I’m glad Nestle Crunch and Girl Scout Cookies are on the job. They finally hooked up to make a candy bar! “What? Where? How?” you ask. Yesiree, you’ll soon be able to sample one of these three yummy flavors: Thin Mint Peanut Butter …
Erin's Summer Bucket List…everything from what we’re going to do, movies we’re going to see, food we’re going to eat, and crafts we’re going to enjoy.
Here are the three reasons why this recipe looks AMAZING… I love the buttery brown sugar goodness of a blondie. You could spread cream cheese on a shoe, and it would be delicious. And I have an Oreo addiction. Click here for some cream cheese, chocolate, and brown sugar magic provided by Bakerstreet. I Heart …
This easy lemon cake will sing Spring to your heart and put a 'hum' in all your guests' mouths.
I love chocolate covered ANYTHING. And a Nutter Butter covered in chocolate? Sign me up! Click here for this easy Nutter Butter Chicks recipe from Heather’s Sweets and Treats. Such a cute and simple Easter treat. Emphasis on easy. I’m pretty excited to have an excuse to buy Nutter Butters! Cheep Cheep… Bright Easter Egg Decorations …
I used to take the all-or-nothing approach to sweet treats. If it wasn’t drenching in chocolate frosting or comprised mostly of Haagen Dazs ice cream, well then, WHAT WAS THE POINT? Then I set myself on a mission to lose 30 pounds. Seven months later, I get it. Sometimes you just need a little something …
I wanted to try out a new treat last week. Something easy that would be fun for my girl and me to make together during the baby boy’s nap. As always Pinterest delivered in the form of “Bunny Bait”, an Easter treat from Sing for Your Supper. Image from Sing for Your Supper We ended …
I had the idea of making Hershey Kiss blossom cookies, but using Biscoff spread instead of peanut butter, and subbing in caramel-filled Kisses.
2012 has NOT started yet. SO before you start your new year, new you, new healthy food plan, let me entice you with this incredible recipe from Girl Cooks World: Gluten-Free Recipes From Around the Globe. It’s not too late for a little treat before all of the holiday resolutions begin. As far as I’m …
Starting this month, we have a new feature called “Three Things” – the TodaysMama staff will give three simple answers to a monthly question…
I was going to call this “Posts of Note: Halloween Favorites”, but as I collected these links, I was compelled to raise the stakes on my title.
