A Honey Pot even Pooh would Love

 

One thing that I love to do for the Holiday's is bake. I bake for my children, family and friends and everyone seems to have a different thing I make that is their favorite. So when the Holiday's come around I usually spend days on end in the kitchen making everyone's favorites. But as long as everyone leaves happy because they got their favorites is all the thanks I need. I love to see everyone happy and enjoying their favorite baked treats.

25 Kitchen Tips and Tricks

 

So I am always finding new little tricks to help me in the kitchen and I wanted to share some with you. I have a list of 25 Kitchen Tips for you below. If you try and any let me know how they work for you or if you have a tip feel free to leave it in a comment.

Taco Night - Make your own crunchy taco shells without frying. If your corn or flour tortillas are stiff, heat them quickly on a hot griddle, then lightly spray both sides with cooking oil. Drape tortillas over two clean bars of an oven rack and bake at 375*F until crisp, about 10 minutes. 

Cheese Plate - The perfect cheese plate is all about balance. Choose cow, sheep, and goat varieties from distinct categories - creamy, crumbly, funky, fresh. Serve with something pickled, salty (olives), crunchy (nuts), and sweet (fruit). Good bread and crisp crackers are the finishing touches. 

Cool Down - An ice pack is handy for everything from a black eye to a box lunch. An inexpensive, simple alternative is to soak a basic kitchen sponge in water and freeze it in a small ziplock bag. As the water melts, it is reabsorbed by the sponge, which stays sealed inside.

Briggs True Texas Sauces & Seasonings (Fried Chicken Recipe)

 

One thing that I love is a challenge when it comes to cooking. Recently Bubba asked why I never make fried chicken for dinner. So I thought why not take a chance at it and surprisingly it came out pretty good so I thought I would share the recipe with you. I also want to share my secret ingredient with you that I used to give my chicken a great flavor. I recently received some wonderful stuff from Briggs True for my Holiday Gift Guide. I got the Texas Seasoning & Rub, Texas Mustard Sauce and the Strawberry Habanero Jelly.

Make Your Own Healthy Yummy Gummies!

 

One thing my kids love is gummies! Though I am not a fan of all the added sugar and dyes I usually do some label reading before buying any. I was recently sent this great recipe from kidstir to make my own gummies and can not wait to make some with the kids. I wanted to share the recipe with all of you so you can make your own gummies as well. 

What You Need:

1 cup juice per flavor (carrot/orange and cranberry/raspberry) 

~ you can use any juice you'd like

2 envelops unflavored gelatin (1 pack per flavor of juice)

What You Do:

1. Measure 1 cup of juice. Pour 2/3 of the cup into the cooking pot. Leave 1/3 cup in the measuring cup and sprinkle it with the unflavored gelatin and let it sit.
2. Heat the juice until it starts to boil. Carefully pour the hot juice over the gelatin.
3. Stir for about 5 minutes, or until gelatin dissolves.
4. Pour it into candy molds and or ice cube trays (pour over the sink in case of spills).
5. Refrigerate until the gummies set, about 5 hours. Run the molds under hot water and slip out the shapes. Eat right away or cover and store in the fridge for up to a week.

Makes about 4 servings (makes 12 to 60 gummies, depending on the size of your molds or ice cube trays)

February Cash Sign-Ups

I am excited to announce sign-ups for the February Cash Event!

Prize: $100 Paypal Cash OR Gift Card

Are you looking for a great way to gain more exposure for your blog, Etsy Shop, book(s) and grow your social media? If you are then this event will be something you won't want to miss out on!

Your place on the giveaway form will be in the order of when you sign-up. So the sooner you sign-up for the event and pay for your links the higher up you will be on the giveaway form.

Host: 

More Is Merrier

 Woven By Words

 Andersons Angels

This Mamas Life

The Giveaway will be Open WW

Giveaway will run from February 1, 2018 - February 28, 2018

All Links are $5 each - Buy as many as you would like.
~ If you buy 5 links you will receive 1 Free

Links can be (but not limited to) - Facebook Visit, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Visit G+, Top Mommy Blogs, Picket Fence Votes, Bloglovin', YouTube, Networked Blogs, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Daily Comment on your Blog, Word of the Day, Newsletter/Email Sign Up, Follow on Etsy, Heart on Etsy, enter this Giveaway... etc

So you never miss out on an event join our Facebook group!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/237036926414059/

Emails will be sent 2 nights before the event goes live.

*Money will be refunded if the event is canceled*