Easy Slow Cooker Potato Soup

December 30, 2013 Leave a Comment

What’s better than warm soup and hot crusty bread in the winter time? This Easy Slow Cooker Potato Soup is sure to please. It’s one of my favorites! If you want to take it over-the-top delicious, add shredded cheddar cheese, bacon bits and green onion on top for a “loaded” potato soup!

Slow Cooker Potato Soup

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Easy Slow Cooker Potato Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 (20 oz.) bags frozen shredded hash browns
  • 3 (14.5 oz.) cans chicken broth
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • salt & pepper (to taste)
  • 1 (8oz) package cream cheese
  • Toppings: shredded cheese, bacon bits, green onion, sour cream (if desired)

Instructions

  1. Combine everything except the cream cheese into the slower cooker. Cook on low for 4-6 hours. 30 minutes before serving, add in the cream cheese in chunks and stir well until combined. Serve with cheese, bacon bits, and green onions for garnish if you'd like!
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Christmas Breakfast Ideas

December 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

Christmas is all about family, and one of our favorite family traditions is to make something cute and creative on Christmas morning for the kids. The kids will love Snowman Pancakes, Strawberry Santas and Christmas Tree Waffles, but sometimes you also need to feed a crowd on Christmas Day, so there are also some delicious casseroles that are perfect for a large family or a when you need to cook for that Christmas crowd. Make a new tradition and enjoy these Christmas Breakfast Ideas for your family!

Snowman Pancakes - Christmas Breakfast IdeasSnowman Pancakes
 Add batter in two circles that are touching, one smaller than the other. Once flipped over, add chocolate chips or blueberries for the eyes, nose and buttons, then add bacon for the scarf. To really make it come to life, add marshmallows below to make it look like it’s snowing. Something any kid would love! (source: A Little Lovliness)

Strawberry Santas - Easy Christmas Breakfast IdeasStrawberry Santa Bites
 (source: Foodista)

Overnight Coffee Cake - Christmas Breakfast Ideas

Overnight Coffee Cake
 (source/recipe: Balancing Beauty & Bedlam)

Christmas Tree Pancakes - Easy Christmas Breakfast IdeasChristmas Tree Pancakes with Star Fruit
 (source:  Midstate Mills)

Crescent Roll Breakfast Casserole - Easy Christmas Breakfast Ideas Crescent Roll Breakfast Casserole
(recipe/source: Bran Appetit)

Christmas Tree Waffles - Easy Christmas Breakfast IdeasChristmas Tree Waffles
 (source: Rutherford Family Happenings)

Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake - Easy Christmas Breakfast IdeasButtermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake
(recipe/source:  Alexandra Cooks)

Reindeer Pancakes - Easy Christmas Breakfast IdeasReindeer Pancakes
 (source: The High Heeled Hostess)

Christmas Breakfast Sausage Casserole - Christmas Breakfast IdeasChristmas Breakfast Sausage Casserole
 (source/recipe: AllRecipes.com)

Reindeer & Snowman Donuts - Christmas Breakfast IdeasReindeer & Snowman Donuts
 (source: Love From The Oven)

Cranberry Almond French Toast CasseroleCranberry Almond French Toast Bake
 (source/recipe: Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke)

Christmas Brunch Casserole

Christmas Brunch Casserole
(source/recipe: My Daily Moment)



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Hot Cocoa Cookies

December 21, 2013 Leave a Comment

I was looking for some cookies to make for a Christmas Cookie Exchange and I came across a recipe for Hot Cocoa Cookies that I thought would be perfect. I wanted something that would be festive, but also something I thought everyone would enjoy. My friends know that I have a love for All Things Peppermint, but I know that not everyone does. These Hot Cocoa Cookies screamed holidays and had the cuteness factor! Unfortunately, I was not able to attend the cookie exchange because I came down with a cold, so I decided to make  the Hot Cocoa Cookies for my kids’ preschool teacher gifts the following week instead.

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The recipe calls for regular white marshmallows, but since our friends over at The Marshmallow Studio and JET-PUFFED Marshmallows sent us a bag of Holiday Mallows , I thought they would be perfect to use instead! There are green Christmas trees and red stars all in one bag. Instant holiday cuteness!

Jet Puffed Holiday Mallows

When the cookies come out of the oven, you add a marshmallow on top. If you have the regular white ones (cut in half), you would add those cut side down. Then put them back into the oven for 2-3 minutes to melt the marshmallows. Below are my cookies after being baked for just over 2 minutes – slightly poofy! Keep an eye on them, you don’t want to overcook them. Otherwise the marshmallows will puff up too much and I think they loose their marshmallowy goodness then. Yes, that’s a word.

Hot Cocoa Cookies Baking

After they come out of the oven the second time, you quickly drizzle them with the icing and a couple dashes of holiday sprinkles. Perfect for the kiddos to help with! Make sure that the icing is slightly loose, but not too loose. Just enough to pour and it spread out. Here are my cuties! What do you think?

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Hot Cocoa Cookies

Yield: 50 small cookies

Ingredients

  • For the cookies:
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 25 (apx.) large marshmallows (or half a bag of Holiday Mallows)
  • For the icing:
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Assorted sprinkles!

Instructions

  1. Make the cookies:
  2. In a medium saucepan (or in a microwave safe bowl, using 50% power), melt the butter and chocolate, stirring frequently. Once melted, set aside to cool slightly.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
  4. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the sugar, eggs and vanilla on low speed until well combined.
  5. Add the cooled chocolate mixture and blend until just combined.
  6. While mixing, add the flour mixture slowly and blend until just combined.
  7. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then cover the dough and refrigerate about 1 hour. If making the dough a day ahead, let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before shaping.
  8. Preheat oven to 325*F. and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or a silpat type liner. Use a tablespoon (or a tablespoon sized cookie scoop) to scoop the dough, then roll the dough in your hands to create balls. Arrange the balls about 2 inches apart on your baking sheets, then flatten slightly. Bake cookies about 12 minutes.
  9. While the cookies bake, cut the large marshmallows in half (crosswise). When the cookies have baked, remove from oven and press one marshmallow half (cut side down) into the center of each cookie. Return the cookies to the oven and bake another 2-3 minutes. Allow the pan of cookies to cool a few minutes, then transfer cookies to cooling rack.
  10. Prepare cookie icing by combining all ingredients in a medium bowl and mixing together with a whisk. Place wire cooling rack (with cookies on it) over a baking sheet (to catch any excess icing). Spoon a small amount of icing onto the top of each marshmallow, and use the back of the spoon to spread it a bit. After icing just a couple cookies, top with sprinkles before the icing dries.
  11. Allow icing to set up about 30 minutes before serving.
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Recipe source: Cookie base adapted from Rachael Ray, final cookies by Glorious Treats.

Disclaimer: The Marshmallow Studio provided the marshmallows for this post no cost to me. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own.

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MacBook Air Giveaway!

December 8, 2013 Leave a Comment


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The Ultimate Holiday Giveaway

December 2, 2013 1 Comment

The Ultimate Holiday Giveaway 2013

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…! December is here,  and we have an amazing giveaway in store for you. This is The Ultimate Holiday Giveaway 2013, and we are so excited to bring you this chance to win over $1,300 in prizes! Someone is going to take all of these amazing prizes, including a KitchenAid Mixer (choice of color), a Coach handbag, a gorgeous necklace from Tiffany & Co., $100 in PayPal cash to spend for the holidays, and a Fujifilm Mini Instant Camera!

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