Category: Cooking

Cookies And Cream Popcorn Recipe!

Love popcorn and want something sweet today? If, so make this delicious Cookies And Cream Popcorn Recipe! I’ve made this exact recipe with my family and they’ve loved it, so do not miss out. I know that I’ll be making it again, because it is so easy and inexpensive. Ingredients:

• 9 cups popped popcorn
• 20 Oreos, finely crushed
• 24 oz. White Vanilla Almond Bar

Let us know what you thought of this recipe, we love to hear from our readers. For additional directions on how to make this tasty treat, click here!

In my home pizza is ALWAYS a crowd pleaser, no matter the time of day or the form it comes in. Here are 5 pizza hacks that are pretty easy to make and will shake things up in the pizza department.  All of these are a must-try in my opinion. Scroll down and get ready to drool, these all look simply delicious.

Pizza Croissant Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent roll dough
• 4 cheese sticks, halved
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package sliced pepperoni
• optional – marinara or ranch sauce for dipping

Garlic Butter Glaze:

• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• ½ teaspoon Italian seasonings
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 Tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
• Try an Easy One Pan Italian Pasta Recipe.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Take each triangle of crencent roll dough and place about 6 pepperoni on the bottom of the triangle.
3. Place half of a cheese stick on top and roll up. Place seam side down on a cookie sheet and bake for 10
4. 14 minutes or until golden brown.
5. While rolls are cooking, combine the melted butter, Italian seasonings, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese in a small bowl.
6. When rolls are done remove from the oven and brush with the garlic butter glaze. Serve with marinara or ranch for dipping.

Stuffed Pizza Waffles

Ingredients

• 1 recipe pizza dough
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, sliced
• Sliced pepperoni, cut into quarters
• Marinara sauce for dipping
• Instructions

Instructions

1. Preheat your waffle iron.
2. Roll out the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface and cut into equal sized squares, about 3″ x 3″ but it doesn’t have to be exact.
3. Lay the sliced mozzarella in the center of the dough, being generous with the cheese because some will leak out.
4. Add the pepperoni, then top with another square of pizza dough.
5. Place on the waffle iron and close the lid, pressing down firmly but do not lock the lid. The lid will raise slightly while the dough cooks, but that is fine.
6. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown.
7. Serve with marinara sauce for dipping.

Poor Mans Pizza

Ingredients:

Pizza Fries

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Cup frozen fries, baked or deep-fried
• 2 Tablespoons diced pepperoni
• 1/4 Cup marinara sauce
• Pepperoni slices, for garnish
• 1/2 Cup shredded mozzarella cheese, or more if needed

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to broil.
2. In a small bowl, toss the fries with the diced pepperoni.
3. Add the fry-pepperoni mixture to a fry boat or shallow bowl.
4. Top with the marinara sauce, a few slices of pepperoni, and the mozzarella cheese.
5. Broil in the oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 1 minute.

 

Pizza Eggrolls

• Eggroll wrappers
• Pepperoni slices
• Mozzarella st
• ring cheese
• Dried oregano
• Peanut oil for frying
• Pizza sauce for serving

 

1. Orient the wrapper with the points facing you, as a diamond shape.  Not like a square. Lay several pepperoni slices out in the middle of the egg roll wrapper, overlapping them a little.  Unwrap and lay the mozzarella string cheese out on top of the pepperoni.
2. Season generously with dried oregano.
3. Wet the edges of the wrapper.  Fold in the side points closest to the cheese.
4. Wet the folded sides with your finger, then fold up the point closest to you over the cheese.
5. Make sure the far point of the wrapper is wet , then roll the whole thing away from you, sealing the wrapper.
6. Allow the rolls to “dry” on parchment while you are prepping the rest of the rolls.
7. Fry in peanut or canola oil for about 2 minutes each.  I had my oil at about 375 degrees F.  If your rolls do not immediately start sizzling, your oil is not hot enough.
8. Drain on paper towels and serve with warm pizza sauce.

Thanks, the-girl-who-ate-everything, mykitchenescapades, myblessedlife, thedailymeal, menumusings!

 

 

 

 

Bacon, Bacon, Bacon, Bacon!!! That is what the commercial says and that is what this post is about.  Always and forever bacon will be a crowd pleaser.  Here are a handful of recipes that are surely going to get the crowd amped for mealtime. Let me know if you have had these, or if you are going to try them. I’d love to know your feedback!! I can personally attest to the jalepeno poppers, and I’m dying to try.. well.. everything else!! Enjoy!!

Bacon Pancakes Recipe

• 12 slices of bacon
• 2 cups prepared pancake batter (from a mix or from scratch)
• softened butter
• maple syrup
• Here’s a recommended recipe for making pancake batter from scratch.

Instructions:

1. Prepare the pancake batter with slightly less water or milk than instructed. A thicker batter will help prevent the pancakes from flowing into each other.
2. Set your griddle to medium-high.
3. Fry the bacon until crispy. Remove the bacon from the griddle and lay slices on stacked paper towels to remove excess grease (and to get more crispy).
4. Carefully, wipe down the griddle with wadded paper towels, leaving only a very thin layer of grease to cook the pancakes.
5. Return the cooked bacon to the griddle with at least two inches of space on both sides of the slices. (You’ll probably have to work in two batches.)
6. Slowly pour batter over each bacon slice. After one minute, check the bottom side of the pancakes. Once browned, flip the pancakes and cook the other side to golden brown.
7. Serve immediately with softened butter and warm maple syrup.

Bacon, Egg and Toast Cups
Serves 6 or more

Ingredients: 

• Cooking spray
• 6 slices white or whole-wheat sandwich bread
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 6 slices bacon, preferably thick cut
• 6 large eggs
• Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375^o F. Spray 6 standard muffin cups with cooking spray.
2. With a rolling pin, flatten bread slices slightly and with a 4-1/4″ cookie cutter, cut into eight rounds. (Now, most of us don’t have a cookie cutter that large.
3. Flatten your bread and place your largest round cutter on the bread and use as a guide to cut that size hole. 4-1/4″ is pretty much what a piece of sandwich bread will measure when flattened.
4. So, you are essentially cutting the largest round you can minus any crust.)
5. Cut each round in half, then press two halves into each muffin cup, overlapping slightly and making sure bread comes up to edge of cup.
6. Use extra bread to patch any gaps on bottom or sides.
7. Brush bread with melted butter.
8. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium, until almost crisp (I cooked my bacon in the oven for 6 minutes on 375^o F.)
9. The bacon will continue to cook in the oven.
10. Lay 1 bacon slice in each bread cup and crack an egg over each.
11. Season with salt and pepper. 
12. Place muffin tin on a rimmed cookie sheet to catch any bacon fat. 
13. Bake until egg whites are just set, 20 to 25 minutes.

Instructions:

A Lavender Latte Milkshake sounds so good right now! It sounds like a refreshing afternoon treat, that’s for sure.

Ingredients:
Lavender Simple Syrup, makes about 1 to 1 1/4 cups.
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup water
1/2 teaspoon dried lavender buds

In a small pot, combine the sugar and water. Whisk over low heat until the sugar dissolves. Now add in the lavender buds and cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until you can really smell the lavender. You don’t want the water to boil during this stage, but hot enough to steep the buds (similar to making tea). Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool (with the buds still in the mixture) to room temperature. Strain the buds from the liquid and store in an airtight container (can be stored at room temperature for up to two weeks).

To create the milkshake….. Combine 6-7 big scoops of ice cream, 8 oz. Starbucks Unsweetened Iced Coffee Beverage and 1 tablespoon lavender simple syrup. Blend, taste, add more simple syrup if you want a stronger lavender flavor.

Thanks to A Beautiful Mess for this one!

Recipe for BIRTHDAY CAKE POPCORN!

Check this recipe out! This would be perfect for a birthday party or even just a night in!

1 1/2 cups melted white chocolate or almond bark
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups white cake mix
6 cups of popcorn
1/4 cup sprinkles

Melt the chocolate or bark in a microwave safe container for 30 second intervals (stirring each time) until melted and smooth. Add the vegetable shortening to the warm chocolate and stir until combined. Add the cake mix into the chocolate/shortening mixture.

Pour the popcorn into a large bowl, pour the warm chocolate over the popcorn, and stir until evenly coated.

Pour the popcorn onto a cookie sheet covered in wax paper and immediately coat in sprinkles before the mixture hardens. Once the popcorn is totally cool,eat or store!