Coffee Chip Oreo Truffle Bark

Coffee Oreo Truffles

Does anyone else remember the Oreos filled with a coffee cream?  It has been years since they made them, but almost every single time my husband and I see Oreos in the grocery store, we talk about how good those coffee ones were.   Let me tell you…we are talking “eat the entire package” good!  (They even inspired this yummy Mocha Oreo Cheesecake a few years ago.)

There aren’t too many things that I would actually eat an entire package of in one sitting (well Reeses, duh), but these particular Oreos were worthy of eating all of them at once.  Maybe it is a good thing that they stopped making them…for the sake of my pants and thighs.

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Peppermint Snowball Cookies

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Yesterday we had our first big snow storm of the season.  Some parts of the state were under a blizzard warning.  I am so glad we only got about 4 inches of the white stuff.

Want to know a secret?  I don’t like snow.  Oh, I don’t mind it one day a year when I can watch it coming down from inside my window.  Sooner or later though I have to leave our warm cozy house and head to the store for groceries.   There are others in my house who get grumpy when we don’t have real food for dinner :-)   [Read more...]

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Mint Brownie Swirl Fudge

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So this morning I stepped on the scale after a week of non-stop holiday cookie and sweets eating.

Oh fudge!!!

Those are not the numbers I was hoping to see.  And we still have New Year’s to get through.  It’s probably time to slow down on the cookie, cake, and fudge consumption.    I did say slow down, not stop if you noticed.  I have tried the whole not eat sugar thing before and it has never lasted very long.  So, I’m going to limit myself…severely limit mind you!  I may even just taste and not swallow.  LOL!  Like that’s going to happen.   [Read more...]

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Peppermint Kiss Popcorn Munch

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Today I am joining a wonderful group of blog friends in Cookies & Crafts for Sandy Hook.   (I know I’m stretching it slightly by calling this an edible craft:-)    This past week I was reminded again of how fragile our life on Earth is.  God has given us a precious gift in our children.  We love and serve them every day without thinking.  My heart breaks as I think of how much hurt those parents must be feeling right now.  How can me posting a tribute help them?  It can’t, but it can let them know we are in this together.  We will continue to pray for them in the coming weeks.   My prayer for the parents is that they rest in the faith that we have a great and loving God who wants us to lean on Him in times of hurt and despair.  He is greater than any fear or hurt we can experience.  His love covers all!   [Read more...]

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Baked Biscoff M&M Donuts

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One of the traditions we always did when our kids were little was to leave milk and cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve.  And every year my husband tried to convince the kids that “Santa” would rather have White Castle burgers and Grape Soda.  Our kids never believed him though, and so cookies and milk were always left by the tree.  As the kids got older, they just realized that “Santa” is really just mom and dad.

Although one year we got them really good.  It was the year they were 2, 4, and 6.  The oldest was trying to convince the younger two that Santa wasn’t real.  We were ok with that.  It wasn’t something we have every really tried to convince our kids of.  It was just a fun tradition.   [Read more...]

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Peppermint Patty Gooey Cake Bars

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The other day I wanted chocolate.  I had to have something right away!

There is always some sort of candy in my baking cupboard, but I wanted something more than just a chocolate bar.  I kept thinking about these candy corn gooey cake bars and how good they were.  As I dug through the cupboard, I pulled out a bag of York peppermint patties.  What kind of yummy dessert could I come up with???

The wheels in my head started turning and I grabbed a chocolate cake mix and got working.   [Read more...]

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Chocolate Chip Candy Cane Fudge

I know by now everyone has heard about the horrific tragedy that took place in CT on Friday.  My heart has been breaking as I pulled my kiddos a little bit closer to my side this weekend.  I found myself noticing the little things that I normally take for granted.  A few more hugs and “I love you’s” were given as we spent the weekend together!   To lose a child in such a way is beyond my comprehension.  We can’t even imagine the pain and agony the parents and families are feeling right now.  My hope and prayer is that they will know that there are so many other families and communities lifting them up in prayer right now.

We did talk about it with out kids and explained some of what happened, so we could pray together as a family for the community in Newtown.  Their eyes were wide with concern as they struggled to understand why someone would do such a thing.   There is nothing we can do physically to prevent these things from happening, but we can hold tight to the fact that we are loved by an almighty Father in Heaven who loves us and has a plan, even when we can’t comprehend how something like this fits into that plan.  Life on earth is fragile and fleeting.  Take time each day to enjoy your families, to find joy in the midst of trials, and to love a little bit more.  I know I will!!!

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 This holiday season we have been trying a new holiday tradition.  We wanted to do more things as a family, and in light of the recent events, I believe it is a tradition that we will be doing again.  We have 12 days of Christmas planned for our kids.  They were excited when we told them about it…mainly because they thought it was 12 days of gifts for them.   [Read more...]

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Marshmallow Frosty Hats and a Lisa Leonard necklace Giveaway

I don’t know about you, but I love to wear hats in the cold weather.   Curly hair does limit what types of hats I can wear though.  Most times I end up with bad hat hair for the rest of the day…but the cute hats are so worth it.

chocolate covered marshmallow hats

The other day I was looking at my snowman collection…it multiplies every winter.  I have tall ones, fat ones, funny ones…you get the point.  Anyway, they are all wearing some sort of hat.   And because I love cute hats, I had the fun idea to create a cute winter hat snack for my kids to take to their Christmas parties next week.   [Read more...]

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Banana Toffee Cake

Things I’ve learned recently are…
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1.  Don’t set the kitchen timer for your cookies and then go out of the room, down the hall, and into the bathroom.  Chances are you won’t hear the timer go off and then your cookies will be slightly overdone when you remember that you have cookies in the oven.
2.  If you do 100+ crunches on an exercise ball on day 1, don’t laugh, sneeze, or cough for at least 3 days after these said crunches.
3.  Don’t let sick babies slobber all over your necklace and cough in your face, unless you like being sick for 2 weeks straight.  (it’s ok…he was really, really cute:-)
4.  When you buy 4 bunches of already ripened bananas on discount, you need to bake with them very soon or your kitchen will become home to fruit flies very quickly.
5.  If you come out of the gym, don’t just assume the first black van you see is yours.  There are other black van owners that go to your gym too.   Always look inside the window first to see if you recognize the items in the front cup holder:-)
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Cheesecake Nutella Twists

Breakfast around here usually consists of
poptarts and cereal for the kids
and cantaloupe and coffee or smoothies for the adults.

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Actually my kids love having muffins and pancakes too.
This poses a dilemma for the night owl that I am.
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Mint Chocolate Cookies N Cream Fudge – SRC

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Today is my reveal for the Secret Recipe Club.
This month I had the priviledge of choosing a recipe from
Hilary’s blog Baking Bad.
I was pretty excited to get hers because she lives about an hour from me,
but we have never met…one day maybe?
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I was so inspired to cook some better food as I went through her blog…
inspired to actually make some yummy food
like this and this.
But my heart is always pounding after
yummy sounding and tasting desserts…
so off I went to check out her treats.
I knew the minute I saw the mint cookies and cream fudge
that this was it…plus I had just bought mint oreos.
Cha-ching!!!!
This was going to be awesome!
And the best part was going back later and
realizing that Hilary adapted it from my blogging BFF Aimee :-)
If you have been reading my blog for any time at all,
you know one major thing about me…
I love to jazz my desserts up with all sorts of sugar bling.
Hilary’s fudge got the royal treatment in my kitchen.
First it was given a bottom layer of dark chocolate fudge.
Then it was topped off with the cookies and cream layer
that had been colored a bright fun green color.
I seem to have a thing for two toned fudge.
Remember the Cappuccino Fudge and the Red Hot Fudge???
This fudge may have converted me from just using
a can of frosting for my fudge.
I absolutely loved how creamy the condensed milk and fluff made it.
Definitely a good thing I sent most of it to work with my husband…
otherwise I would be face planting
right into the pan of about now!!!
Mint Chocolate Cookies N Cream Fudge – SRC

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Yield: about 50 squares of fudge

Mint Chocolate Cookies N Cream Fudge – SRC

Chocolate fudge topped with a mint Oreo fudge.

Ingredients

For the Chocolate Layer
2 c. dark chocolate chips
1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 jar Marshmallow Fluff (7 oz. jar)
2/3 c. condensed milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
For the Mint Layer
2 c. white chocolate chips
1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 jar Marshmallow Fluff (7 oz. jar)
2/3 cup condensed milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
10 mint Oreos, broken into chunks
green food coloring

Instructions

    For the Chocolate Layer
  1. In a small sauce pan, combine the chocolate chips, butter, condensed milk, and marshmallow fluff over medium heat. Stir until completely melted together.
  2. Stir in the vanilla and salt. Pour into an 8x8 pan that has been lined with wax paper. Refrigerate until set.
  3. For the Mint Layer
  4. In a small saucepan, combine the white chips, butter, condensed milk, and marshmallow fluff over medium heat. Stir until completely melted together.
  5. Stir in the vanilla, salt, and a little bit of green food coloring. Stir in the broken mint Oreos. Pour on top of the chocolate layer. Top with extra broken cookie pieces. Refrigerate until set. Let the fudge come to room temperature before cutting.
http://insidebrucrewlife.com/2012/02/mint-chocolate-cookies-n-cream-fudge-src/
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Red Hot Oreo Fudge…and a HOP!

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Today is a super fun day!
You get Red Hot Oreo Fudge…
AND you get directed to 5 other amazing blogs
with more yummy fudge recipes!!!
Just in time for Valentines Day too!
You would think we planned it that way or something:-)
The fudge hop links are at the bottom.
Don’t worry, we will get to them…I promise!!!
But first let’s talk about red hots.
I don’t know why, but when I think of red hots
it reminds me of Valentines.
Can I tell you a secret?
I don’t really like red hots (unless it is in this jello)…
but I discovered that if you melt red hots into vanilla frosting
it turns into a yummy, slightly cinnamony goodness
that is hard to resist!
Believe me I know…because I didn’t resist it very well:-)
It is super easy to make because it only takes 2 ingredients.
I love no fail fudge.
(mostly because I can’t get the real stuff to set up)

Melt the chips…melt the frosting…chill.
Yummy fudge in less than 30 minutes.
Now that’s my kind of fudge!!!
This is technically 4 ingredient fudge
because I added cookies and candies,
but still super easy to make…
and to eat:-)
My biggest advice about this fudge…
use a food processor to crush the red hots if you have one.
I put mine in plastic baggies and
tried to smash the crap out of it with a wooden spoon.
Did you know red hots are super hard?
It took a lot of effort to crush them.
But once I tasted the fudge it was well worth the muscle
I had to put into it.
See how pretty it looks?
Believe me…
it tasted as good as it looks too:-)
Tasted because mine is all gone…that makes me kind of sad.
I’d say it is time to check out some new fudge recipes:-)
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Now for the fun part of the Party…
heading to the other blogs and seeing more fudge.
Be prepared to drool A LOT!!!
These 5 girls are some of my most favorite food bloggers!!!
I love reading their blogs
and seeing the yummy treats they come up with.
And they are all sweet as can be! (the girls, not the fudge)
You are going to love them as much as I do!!!
Red Hot Oreo Fudge

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Yield: about 50 squares of fudge

Red Hot Oreo Fudge

Two layers of chocolate and vanilla fudge with Oreo chunks and red hot candies mixed in.

Ingredients

For the Oreo Fudge
1 can chocolate frosting
1 bag chocolate chips
10 oreos, crunched
For the Red Hot Fudge
1 can vanilla frosting
1 bag white chocolate chips
1/2 c. red hots, crushed

Instructions

  1. Line an 8x8 pan with wax paper and spray lightly with non stick cooking spray.
  2. In a saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate chips. Stir until melted. Stir in the chocolate frosting and continue stirring until melted and creamy. Stir in the cookie crumbles. Pour into the lined pan. Refrigerate for 10 minutes or until set.
  3. In a saucepan over low heat, melt the white chocolate chips. Stir until melted. Stir in the vanilla frosting and continue stirring until melted and creamy. Stir in the crushed red hots. Stir a few minutes while the red hots melt and turn your fudge a pretty pink. Pour on top of the chocolate oreo fudge and let set on the counter for 10 minutes. Top with sprinkles and place in the fridge to set up completely.
  4. Let the fudge come to room temperature before cutting into squares.
http://insidebrucrewlife.com/2012/02/red-hot-oreo-fudge-and-a-hop/
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