My Friday Favorites 3/11/11

This week I'm looking for low-calorie desserts.  It's hard to since I don't like artificial sugar.  I'd rather use honey or less sugar.  It's a learning thing for me...

Orange Dreamsicle Delight

Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake - it's only 133 calories!

Flourless Chocolate Cake (141 calories using 1/3 cup honey instead of agave)

Cinnamon Chocolate Meringues


Do you have any low calories favorites?  Do share!

Thanks!

My Friday Favorites 3/4/11

Coconut-Lime Shortbread at Gimme Some Oven

Espresso Chocolate Chip Shortbread at Use Real Butter

Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Meringue Roses at u Try it - how pretty are these??!?!

Best Ever Brownies Made Gluten Free and Grain Free at Cook It Allergy Free

Cream Cheese Brownies at Alli-n-son - think this would be really good with mint

Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream at Simply Baking - love the star tip she used to pipe the icing

Can you tell my sweet tooth is acting up???

Enjoy your weekend!

This post has been linked to:
Saturday Sampling at Half Past Kissin' Time
Friday Favorites Joy in My Kitchen
Friday Favorites at Simply Sweet Home

My Friday Favorites 2/11/11

This week's favorites are not just about food...

Rose Hip Syrup at Cauldrons and Crock Pots

Peach & Blueberry Quinoa at Couscous & Consciousness

Tank Top Bag at She Wears Flowers

Stop Thumb Sucking at My State of Grace

Fudge Brownies at Newlyweds Blog (GF and sugar free)

Smores Cookie Bar at Mommy's Kitchen

Charleston Cheese Dip at Mommy's Kitchen

Party Hats at Maya*Made

Mini Spicy Buffalo Chicken Balls (this is a Martha Stewart recipe, but my cousin told me about it so I'm going to try them)

Gigantic Pie Crust Cinnamon Roll at A Whisk and a Prayer

Moose Tracks Cookies at Inside BruCrew Life

Have a great weekend!

My Friday Favorites: Super Bowl Party Foods

I'm not a big football fan.

In fact, I only watch the Superbowl for the commercials.

Last year, PBS aired Jane Austen movies, so my Momma and I went in the bedroom to watch that while the guys watched the Superbowl in the living room.  It was so fun!

I shared some of our favorite party foods last year and thought I'd recap them for new followers.

These are our favorites.  I usually make Taco Soup (my hubby calls this Chili).  My mother-in-law gave us some Chili and it's in the freezer so we'll be thawing and reheating for supper.  We'll have a "Chili Bar" set up so everyone can make their Chili the way they want it.  Complete with hotdogs, chips, cheddar cheese, jalapenos, cornbread.  I think everyone will like that.  By everyone, I mean my parents, my brother and my little family.  We don't usually do a big party for the Super Bowl since my Dad likes to actually hear the game. 

These are some of our favorites:

Greek Garden Spread

Easy Salsa and The Best Guacamole with Seasoned Corn Tortilla Chips

Jodi's 7 Layer Mexican Dip

Jessica's Buffalo Chicken Dip

Asian Chicken Wings

Granny's Chili 

Football Cookie Dough Truffles

Black Bean Salsa

Do you have any favorites?

Enjoy!

This post has been linked to:
Life as Mom - URS:  Super Bowl Foods
Finding Joy in My Kitchen - Friday Favorites

My Friday Favorites 1/28/11

I read some yummy food posts this week.  Something you should probably stay away from while wanting to lose weight.  But some are pretty healthy!

Here's some I'd like to try!

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes at Home Matters

Pineapple Pork Chops with Grilled Pineapple and Spicy Fries at Friday Night Dinner Date

Italian Chicken Orzo at The Keune Home

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken at It's a Keeper

Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken at Blue Jeans and Cotton Tees

Easy No Bake Oatmeal Cookies at A Whisk and a Prayer

Fudge Brownies at Newlyweds

Cherry Almond Granola at The Gaines Gang

Nut Granola Bars at Enjoying Healthy Foods

Blondies at Lamp Unto My Feet

Hope you have a great weekend!

Enjoy!

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• Friday Favorites at Finding Joy in my Kitchen

My Friday Favorites 1/21/11

This week I'm focusing on meals I can prepare with what's in my pantry.  Here's some recipes I'll be trying over the next couple of months.

Sausage and Potatoes Italiano - using up some boxes of Au Gratin potatoes

Creamy Salsa Potatoes - a box of Three Cheese potatoes, adding pre-cooked ground beef

Potatoes and Chicken Fiesta  - another box of Three Cheese potatoes, adding pre-cooked chicken breasts

Ground Beef Stew over Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes - a box of Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes, tweaking this recipe to use up some stew beef I found in the freezer

Butter & Herb Salmon Cakes - using a pouch of Herb & Butter and canned salmon

Lemon Rosemary Chicken with Herbed Chicken Couscous - using Near East couscous

Lentil and Rice Salad - using dried green lentils, rice, black olives

Beef, Potato and Quinoa Soup - using quinoa

Red Quinoa Pilaf in Lettuce Cups - using red quinoa

Beef Barley Vegetable Soup - using pearled barley

Hearty Hamburger Soup - using pearled barley

Tomato Black Bean Barley Soup - using canned tomatoes, canned black beans, barley

Hearty Lentil Stew with Cornbread - using dried green lentils and barley

Enjoy!

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Friday Favorites at Joy in My Kitchen

My Friday Favorites 11/26/10

Here's some recipes I came across and had to share:

My all time favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe.  Your welcome!

Pecan Pie Bars dipped in chocolate.  HELLO!?!  Yes, I did thank the Blue-Eyed Bakers :)

I love Buffalo Chicken Wings, Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches, Buffalo Chicken Dip, but have you tried Buffalo Chicken Chili?  Me either, but I'm putting this on my monthly meal plan!

I'm always looking for something yummy to make up for our Breakfast for Dinner night.  I can't wait to try these Cinnamon Bun Pancakes.

Do you love Balsamic Vinegar as much as I do?  We need to try this Balsamic Sauteed Chicken Breast recipe.  Sounds delicious!

Have a great weekend!

My Friday Favorites 11/19/10

Here's some yummy recipes to try out!

Kool Point Relish from Random Musing of a Deco Lady - a great use for some Green Tomatoes from our vegetable garden!

Green Tomato Jam from Fun Foods on a Budget! - I can't decide which recipe to try.  I've never made either and they both sound amazing!!!

Did you know you can freeze gravy?  Totally going to try this in the future thanks to Prairie Cottage Rose.

Hashbrown Casserole from For Such as Time as This sounds good for our Breakfast for Dinner meals on Wednesday nights.

Looking like a great weekend!  Be safe and don't forget to come back on Sunday to see what's for dinner next week!

Enjoy!

This post has been linked to:
Friday Favorites at Simple Sweet Home

My Friday Favorites 11/12/10

Here's some great recipes shared this week.  

Whole Wheat Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls - The Best Momma Chef

Chicken Divan - SteakNPotatoes Kinda Gurl

Burrito Casserole - Jamie Cooks It Up! - I just picked up the burrito packet at the grocery store to try this...

Caramel Apples Dipped in Chocolate - Jamie Cooks It Up!

Sawdust Pie - Charm of the Carolines

Maple Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes - The Flowering Dogwood

Let me know if you try any of them before I do!  

Enjoy!

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Friday Favorites at Simple Sweet Home

My Friday Favorites 11/5/10

I've noticed several bloggers share some of their favorite blog posts or recipes from other bloggers around the web.  In an effort for me to keep track of some of the great recipes I'd love to try soon, I thought it might be easy to link those to a blog post and then I can reference them for future trial.  

Plus, I can share them with you too!

Here's what I found this week:

Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker (can I just say I love her blog title!) made some Apple Rangoons.  Cream cheese AND cooked apples, um, yes please!

Running Away? I'll help you pack (love her's too!!!) made two recipes, but I really want to try the German Apple Cake.  Since Kevin doesn't like apples, I'm thinking this might be a good breakfast or afternoon snack for me and the kids.

The Paisley Cupcake shows us how to can pumpkin.  And you can use those gigantic pumpkins that the store has marked down to $.99 each.  My cousin Brenda asked the Produce Manager and he said they perfectly edible.

I've been addicted to Cherry Pie Larabars.  It's sort of an expensive habit.  Sarah at I Blame My Mother shows us how to make your own raw fruit and nut bars.  I can't wait to try this.  I picked up some dried dates at Walgreens for $1.  I'll keep track of the cost to see if it's cheaper for me to make these or buy them.  

Lisa at Blessed with Grace made Mexican Pasta Shells a few weeks ago and I really want to try these soon.

Let me know if you try any of these.  I'd love to know how they turned out for you or if you tweaked them in any way for your family.

Enjoy!

This post has been linked to:
Friday Favorites at Simple Sweet Home

I've been featured!

Woohoo!  I'm being featured over at Simple Sweet Home for my Pizza Margherita.  Be sure to stop by and visit her blog to see what others are posting as their Friday Favorites.

Thanks Jerri!

Enjoy!