Four Foods on Friday #53

Here are this week’s questions:

#1. What kind of pretzels are your favorite?-I like soft pretzels with a little salt, dipped in mustard. And I like Tiny Twist pretzels dipped into chip dip!

#2. What’s your favorite way to eat pancakes?-Mmm, with butter, sugar free Smuckers syrup, and extra-crispy bacon on the side.

#3. Do [...]

Halloween Party Recipes Kids Will Love

Throw some candy corn into a dish and set out a bowl of apples and you’re all set for a Halloween party. Right? It could be that easy, but why not add some creativity this Halloween with the following fun kids Halloween recipes.

Halloween parties are a great excuse to be creative and make [...]

Feed a family of 4 for $10 with Prego!

Even though gas prices are coming down, food prices definitely are not. You want to feed your family quality meals that don’t sacrifice taste, but also don’t break the bank. Prego understands that it can be hard to make delicious and nutritious meals at home on a budget, but with their variety of Italian Sauces [...]

Secret Recipes from Pixie Hollow!

To celebrate tomorrow’s release of the very special Tinker Bell DVD from Walt Disney Home Entertainment, I have two recipes for you that come straight from the home of the fairies, Pixie Hollow. After a hard day of helping her fellow Tinker fairies build wagons and baskets and tools, Tinker Bell can sit down [...]

Magical Creamy Chocolate-Banana Oatmeal

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Did you know that Chocolate Milk is the “official” drink of Halloween? Me neither! This Friday, streets will be lined with ghosts, goblins and ghouls in search of sweet treats. Now, moms can make Halloween a little healthier for their kids by serving chocolate milk: The Official Drink of Halloween. [...]

Marshmallow Mummies

This cute Halloween treat is a Pillsbury recipe:

18 large marshmallows 6 thin pretzel sticks (2 3/4 inch) 1 box (4.5 oz) chewy fruit snacks in three-foot rolls (any flavor) Black decorating gel (from 0.68-oz tube)

1. Thread 3 marshmallows onto each pretzel stick to make 6 “bodies.” 2. Unwrap fruit snack rolls (do [...]

Video-machine that makes PB&J !

Technology show My Home 2.0 brings together families in need of tech makeovers with techno “gurus” who are experts at making things better, faster, and up to date. Each episode focuses on one family with some kind of technical problem that needs solving. Well, in the Wurtz family, Mom and Dad are busy running their [...]

Halloween Memories-with photo goodness!

1999-Ryan on the left, dressed as the “Rugrats” character Tommy wearing his Reptar costume. Nathan on the right as the red Teletubby-Po, I think. They loved those costumes and wore them for a long time after Halloween was over, just to play in around the house!

I can’t find any photos from my 2000 [...]

Four Foods on Friday #52

I missed last week’s questions, so I’m posting this now for this coming Friday so I don’t forget :) The questions for this week are about dairy products.

#1. Name something you use cream cheese in/on. #2. Do you use yogurt in any recipes? #3. Macaroni salad. What do you like/put in yours? #4. Share [...]

Halloween Poke Cake

The classic poke cake has been around for as long as I can remember, and the best thing about it is that it is so easy to customize. For Halloween or Thanksgiving, use Orange gelatin powder, for Christmas, use Red or Green. And having Cool Whip be the “frosting” couldn’t be easier.

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