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If you enjoy eating old-fashion coleslaw I think you’ll enjoy this freezer slaw. Instead of having a mayo based creamy dressing, it has a dressing made of brine. It’s really easy-to-make! Once you have it made you’ll want to store it in small containers in …
Looking to make something different for dinner tonight that’s easy to whip together? If so, try out this easy-to-make Jamaican Jerk Pineapple Chicken Recipe. During the summertime I’ll toss it onto the grill but during the wintertime I bake it in the oven. Both ways …
Back in October I purchased a box of the Pillsbury Funfetti Hot Cocoa Cookie Mix to make with my grandchildren. Well, 4 months later we finally got around to make them. This is a seasonal flavor that they come out with. It contains natural and artificial flavors. Each package will make approximately 30-34 cookies.
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To make the Pillsbury Funfetti Hot Cocoa Cookies you’ll need to add two additional ingredients: 1 stick of butter or margarine and 1 egg. That’s it! You mix the cookie mix with the two ingredients and then drop the dough onto your ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 8-12 minutes. It was really easy for the kids to mix up and to drop onto the baking sheet. We got a total of 29 cookies from the mix.
The package includes an additional recipe to make The Elf on the Shelf Hot Cocoa Cookie Cups if you’re interested in making those instead.
Let’s talk about taste. They remind of a moist and chewy chocolete brownie with mini marshmallows tossed in. They had a really nice taste to them. They baked well with no crunchy edges, so I think their recommended 375 degrees F for 8-12 minutes is very accurate. You don’t want to bake them longer if you want to keep them moist and chewy.
This was our first time trying the Pillsbury Funfetti Hot Cocoa Cookies Mix and will defintely purchase it again if we see it. Can’t find it at your local grocery store? Check out Amazon.
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Looking for a quick weeknight dinner recipe? Something that you can get onto the table in less than 45 minutes? If so, check out Zatarain’s One Pot Jambalaya. You can purchase the long grain rice mix with vegetables and spices at most grocery stores across …
My family loves homemade guacamole! We use it in our omelets at breakfast time, in sandwich wraps, when whipping up nachos, as a burger topping, as a taco filler, with burritos, and all sorts of different ways. It’s a heavily used “condiment” in our home! …
This year I’m helping out my daughter’s family by purchasing the after-school snacks for the grandchildren. Every 2 weeks I load up on different items and drop them off at her home. But let’s face it…those snacks can get pretty pricey if your paying full retail price. I’m not! Luckily for us, we have a grocery outlet 5 miles from our home. They offer some of the best deals on food and beverages in our area.
Two weeks ago I went there and picked up 10 boxes of Tastykake and Entenmann’s baked snacks in a variety of different flavors. All packages were within-date (none were expired) and weren’t damaged at all. They always have a nice variety of mini muffins, full-size muffins, cupcakes, cinnamon buns, donuts, brownies, snack bars, fruit leathers, gummie snacks, etc.
In addition to purchasing the after-school snacks I also make homemade snacks to go along with them. I will often bake mini loaves of banana bread, chocolate chip cookies, brownies, iced cupcakes, shoofly pies, homemade popsicles, homemade ice cream, etc. This ensures the kids get a really nice variety of things to snack on. In addition to these things…my daughter makes sure they each eat 2 pieces of fresh fruit every day (usually at breakfast time and one in the evening). Wish they would eat more…but 2 is a great base line for now. Pudding and jellos are a staple in their refrigerator too.
Now…I don’t give them all of these snacks at one time. I typically drop off 2 boxes of purchased snacks and 1-2 of homemade treats to their home. Kids would eat them all if I left them all there. Yeah, typical kids…so if you’re leaving out after-school snacks, make sure you don’t overload the kids!!!
I know not every community has a low-cost grocery outlet. I wish we would see more of them across the United States to help families save on their grocery bills.
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This ham, green beans and potato soup recipe makes a lot! I like to use this recipe when I’m making soup to freeze for later use. That’s right, this soup freezes well and will keep for up to 1 year in your freezer. It’s also …