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For my daughter’s school Halloween party in 2015, I signed up to bring fruit since I knew that I would take the time to make it festive instead of just being “boring fruit”. Maybe that will encourage the kids to eat the fruit and not just the treats. Today I made “Candy Corn” Fruit Cups. Candy Corn …
I love fall flavors…apples, stuffing, etc. As I was pondering how to best use all of the apples that my family picked at Wasem Fruit Farm, I decided to make Apple Chicken Stuffing Balls. Apple Chicken Stuffing Balls Inspiration About 10 years ago I started to make an apple stuffing variation using cider and apples …
Mini-Milkshakes are the perfect summer treat for kids. They offer a sweet treat in a great size for kids. Our Strawberry Fudge Mini-Milkshake incorporates fresh local produce (and fudge) into the drink. Visiting the Farmers Market This morning, my daughter and I stopped at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market to buy fruit and vegetables for the week. …
Today I’m making my Mexican Shredded Chicken – both for dinner and to restock my freezer stash. I’ve shared the recipe before: I have always done the shredding by hand which is a time consuming process. However, I have read several recommendations to use a Kitchen-Aid mixer to shred the chicken. There are numerous pins on Pinterest about …
My daughter had a Star Wars Birthday party last year when she turned 8. We had her birthday party at home. In addition to Star Wars themed activities and cake, we wanted to theme her birthday lunch to Star Wars. When I think of Star Wars food perhaps the most iconic image is Princess Leia’s “cinnamon …
Last year, my daughter asked for a Star Wars birthday party. Even though she likes brownies and not cake, she always wants a themed cake as well as her brownies. I will often purchase the cake, but last year all of the cakes that I found in the stores were Clone Wars themed which she did …
Disclaimer: Meijer has sponsored this post by providing a box of treats and a gift card. When Meijer asked me to work on a promotion for the Avengers themed snacks, I knew it was a perfect fit. With MARVEL’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron opening in theaters on May 1, my family wanted to re-watch some of the previous films …
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As a pre-Easter treat this morning, I was making Cinnamon Rolls. Earlier this week, I had found the Cinnamon Roll Bunnies on Pillsbury’s website through Pinterest. Since we aren’t having Cinnamon Rolls for Easter Breakfast, I decided to make them this morning. Rather than use a long strip to make two ears as suggested in the method, …
For the last few years, I have heard about Snow Cream. We have never made it before. However, after the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum shared a recipe this morning, I knew we should give it a try. With 14″ of snow in Ann Arbor, today was a good day to try it since we had lots …
Do you have a staple meal in your freezer that you can pull out for a quick dinner? One staple in our house is Mexican Shredded Chicken. I make Mexican Shredded Chicken in my large Crock-Pot and freeze the extras. Then, I can thaw the chicken and use it to make a quick dinner of quesadillas, …
