Easter S'mores

Our family seems to LOVE the idea of Easter Candy but then tends to forget about it almost immediately, so we end up with a decent supply of uneaten candy. Don't misunderstand...my almost 3 year old would probably polish it all off in a single sitting if we let him but the rest of us take a more controlled approach. So what should we do with a big pack of bunny peeps and half of a chocolate bunny....grab some graham crackers and toast some s'mores!!

For My Peeps

I am SOOOOOO slacking on Easter this year...I found some great ideas I'll post soon but for now here is a little something we made last year...chocolate covered marshmallows...can't go WRONG!

spicy hot yum

Keeping with the jalapeno theme...just look at this sandwich...I'm not the biggest pepper fan, but this makes my mouth water!

you can find the details here...check out the rest of his site, he has some great ideas!!

BTW- Who knew April was Grilled Cheese Month?!? I have 5 days of catching up to do!!

bacon + sundried tomatoes + fresh basil + cream cheese

All those ingredients could make an old shoe taste delicious... I put it together on jalapenos and it was a BIG hit!




Baked at 375 for about 25 minutes and then popped under the broiler to get the bacon all kinds of crispy delicious.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-live/joes-screaming-stuffed-jalapeno-poppers-recipe/index.html
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/07/bacon-wrapped_j/

Milk Bottle Crush

I'd be willing to redesign my kitchen around these measuring cups!

St Patrick's Day Dessert and a Movie

Last year I found this classic Leprechaun movie which started our new tradition.

It stars a young Sean Connery and a bunch of tricky leprechauns.

To go with our movie, we made Green Rice Krispie Treats.

This year, when I saw Rainbow Pudding, I knew that would be a fun treat. I was not about to make the pudding from scratch, so my colors are a bit yellow due to the instant pudding mix, but it didn't really take away from the fun.

This years movie was a fun one!
Another Disney Classic, The Gnome Mobile, starring the "Mary Poppins Kids". Another cute Irish tale.

Next year....

Maybe with one of these...

The house smells AMAZING

What did people do for dinner before google? I often find myself with an ingredient or two that needs to be used NOW, so I trot off to google and type in those ingredients and roll the dice. I hit the jackpot yesterday! I picked up some of these cute potatoes a while back without a plan

and I had a tray of chicken that was defrosting, again without a plan.

Here's the result....so YUMMY! The house smelled so delicious! And BONUS, both boys loved it too!! It's a keeper!

I paired this chicken with a salad and a loaf of homemade bread...(my latest obsession)...I'll fill you in on that soon.

You can find the recipe here, obviously I subbed in my cute potatoes and I only used 1 cup of chicken broth because I kept the skin on the chicken while it baked, so there was plenty of moisture. I highly recommend this delicious dish!