2 Days Before Christmas

We are so close...aren't we???

 

We are 2 days away and I feel as if I have so much to do but it will all get done, right?

 

Today I'm sharing about one of our Christmas traditions and a fun easy little treat!

 

We made our gingebread house last Wednesday. It took us about 15 minutes so it was quick :).

We didn't have enough little candies for the roof....

 

...and our "C" looks weak but I love it!!

 

Making a gingerbread house is something we will continue on in the years to come!

 

 

 

Now for pretzel treats :).

 

Supplies:

1 bag of snaps or mini pretzels

2 bag of kisses (any flavor you wish)

1 bag of peanut M&M's

 

 

Preheat your oven to 250 degrees.

 

Lay out mini pretzels or "snaps" on a cookie sheet.

Unwrapping the kisses are the most tedious part. (I use 2 bags.) Usually it's something Noah & I tackle together but Saturday I was on my own.

 

Once the kisses are unwrapped place a kiss in the middle of each pretzel.

 

Then place the cookie sheet in the oven (once it's preheated) for 5 minutes.

I accidentally baked mine at 350 degrees so the kisses were a little melted but they still worked.

 

It is important to place a M&M on each kiss immediately after they come out of the oven so the kiss doesn't harden. I let them cool for about 2-3 hours and then you can bag them or place them on a festive plate!

 

For this particular batch I was making them for bible study as a Christmas gift. I bought festive bags & ribbon and found a printable on Pinterest.

 

 

 

You can find the printable here.

 

I think these treats are so easy to make and everyone loves them. You can use different flavored kisses or rolos and I used peanut M&M's but you could use any kind you want!

 

This gift was simple and cute at the same time!

 

Merry Christmas Eve Eve :).

Recipe Club- Halloween Muddy Buddy Mix

 

I decided to join Andrea today for her Recipe Club linkup :)

 

 

But first I am happy it's October 1st friends!!

 

The weather today is pefectly fall-ish :)

 

 

 

 

Last weekend was our women's retreat and we were supposed to bring something. I found this recipe on Pinterest and went with it!

 

Supplies:

9 cups Corn or Rice Chex Cereal

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 & 1/2 cups candy corn

1 & 1/2 cups Reece's Pieces

2 cups pretzels (I used the sticks)

 

 

 

Instructions:

 

Pour Chex Cereal in a large bowl and set aside.

 

 

 

 

In a microwave safe bowl melt chocolate chips, butter and peanut butter together on high for one minute. Stir and return to microwave, microwaving in 30 second increments until melted together and smooth. Stir in vanilla.

 

 

 

Pour chocolate-peanut butter mixture over the cereal and gently stir to coat.  

 

 

 

Place cereal in a large zip lock bag, pour powdered sugar in, seal and shake until evenly coated.

 

 

 

Spread cereal out on to wax paper and let cool completely.

 

 

In a large bowl combine cereal, candy corn, Reese’s Pieces, and pretzels. Store in an air-tight container.

 

 

This was so fun to make and very festive for the season! Thanks for the recipe!

 

 

 

 

 

May your day be filled with all things October!

It's time....

...time for a recipe, finally!!

 

 

I'm hoping that as I continue to bake more I will share my recipes with you all!

Some are my own but most are from someone else, Pinterest, or the Internet and I've adapted them to what we like!

 

Last Friday Noah had a fantasy draft party at our house and I thought I'll make a few dips for them to eat! The easiest one for me is the cheese dip.

 

 

All you need:

16 oz Velveeta cheese (cut into cubes)

Jar of salsa

Roll of sausage (I use Tennessee Pride brand)

Crockpot

 

I throw my cheese and salsa into the crockpot on high while my sausage is being cooked. Once my sausage is cooked that goes into the crockpot too. I only had 2-3 hours before the guys were coming over so I had the crockpot on high and stirred every half hour but it would work on low for 3-4 hours. Once the cheese was melted I turned the crockpot on warm....and served with chips!

 

 

 

 

Our new favorite chip....

 

 

 

 

Next up I made my aunt's famous taco dip!

 

Ingredients:

1 can refried beans

16 oz sour cream

8 oz softened cream cheese

1 package taco seasoning

8 oz shreddred cheddar cheese

1 jar salsa (drained)

shredded lettuce

olives (optional)

 

 

First I spread the jar of refried beans in the bottom of a 9 X 13 pan. Then in a separate bowl mix the sour cream, softened cream cheese, and package of taco seasoning, mix well. Pour into your 9 X 13 pan and top with salsa, lettuce, and cheese. If you opt to use olives top those last but I don't care for them so I didn't use them!

 

Finished product!

I kept it in the refrigerator until the guests arrived!

Serve with chips.

 

Happy Thursday to you and tomorrow is Friday Favorites :)