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A&W Root Beer Float Popsicles Recipe with Breyers Vanilla Ice Cream

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published date: May 06, 2014
modified datt: May 06,2014

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Copycat A&W Root Beer Float Popsicles Recipe
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Ready to cool off – Blend your favorite soda with ice cream and create the ultimate A&W Root Beer Float Popsicles. A refreshing treat that will not only have your kids asking for more, butyou as well!

Ingredients:

  • A&W Root Beer – or another brand of your choice
  • Vanilla Ice Cream – I prefer Breyers
  • Popsicle Sticks
  • Popsicle Mold or disposable paper cups – I love these!

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Directions:

  1. If you let sticks soak in boiling water for 15 minutes helps keep them from rising in the mold while freezing.
  2. Get your Root beer ice cold before starting. I used cans and put them in my freezer for 50 minutes.
  3. You are going to alternate layers of ice cream and root beer in the mold.
  4. Watch out for it to foam over clean up any overflow.
  5. Insert Sticks and freeze overnight.
  6. Run mold briefly under hot water if needed to release popsicles.

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Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed

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by Filed Under: Mother's Day, Pinterest, Recipe

published date: May 11, 2012
modified datt: May 05,2014

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Doesn’t Mother’s Day breakfast in bed sound delightful? Here is a breakfast that a dad and kids can handle without you. These mini pancakes are a great recipe to have your mini chefs help out with.

Ingredients:

  • Your favorite pancake mix (like Bisquick) or recipe
  • Syrup or vanilla
  • Powdered sugar
  • Assorted berries
  • Skewers cut in half

Preparation:

Whip up some pancake batter and use a measuring spoon or cantaloupe scooper to make your mini pancakes on a griddle. If you are having little ones help serve, you might put a few drops of vanilla in the batter to sweeten up the pancakes. If not, feel free to drizzle syrup galore. Have your kids help you stack a few mini slap jacks on a skewer. Shake some powered sugar over the batch. Then top each stack with yummy seasonal berries. Serve them up on a plate with fruit and a nice cup of coffee or tea.

There you have it. A simple breakfast for dads and kids to prepare for the Queen of the House! Happy Mother’s Day!

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Pumpkin Spice Coffee Frappuccino Recipe

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published date: October 04, 2013
modified datt: April 30,2014

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Pumpkin Spice Coffee Frappuccino Recipe
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This Pumpkin Spice Coffee Frappuccino Recipe provides a sweet and delicious autumn treat. If Fall is not quite the weather you expect, especially for us here in Florida, but you still want an Fall taste, this treat will keep you cool but still satisfy your pallet.

There is no need to spend $5 or more on a yummy coffee drink when you can make it at home yourself for a fraction of the cost! Don’t get me wrong I completely understand the call of the enchanting green siren, and do on occasion give in. But going in with the kids also means 2 cake pops and 2 organic milks, and don’t forget your drink! It becomes hard to make it out of the store for less than $15! When not indulging your self and saving the cash in your wallet, It’s nice to have an alternative recipe for home.

Frugal Tip: Anytime you have leftover coffee (ya me neither, but just in case you do) freeze it in ice cube trays to use for yummy iced coffee drinks.

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup coffee, frozen ( coffee ice cubes)
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 3 Tbsp. canned pumpkin
  • 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ tsp. cinnamon
  • 3 Tbsp. brown sugar

Directions:

Blend all ingredients in a blender until completely smooth, pour into glass. Top with whipped cream, a dash of pumpkin pie spice, and if you really want to be decadent, drizzle some caramel and sprinkle with candy sugar.

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Chocolate Covered Bacon Recipe

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published date: April 26, 2014
modified datt: April 27,2014

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Chocolate Covered Bacon Recipe
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Bacon, Bacon, Bacon – it seems to be all the rage! How about mixing this salty treat with something sweet, Chocolate! This easy step by step will make Chocolate Covered Bacon something the family will ask for over and over… so is it breakfast or dessert?

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb Thick Cut Bacon
  • 1/2 cup Semi Sweet Chocolate
  • 1 tsp Shortening
  • 1/8 cup White Chocolate

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400.
  2. Line baking sheet with foil and place bacon on foil.
  3. If you want very crispy bacon place on a cooling rack sitting on top of foil.
  4. Bake 16-20 minutes or until desired crispness.
  5. Transfer to paper towels to drain.
  6. Allow to cool.
  7. Cut in half and place in freezer for 30 minutes.
  8. Heat semi sweet chocolate and shortening by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
  9. Dip bacon in chocolate and shake off excess and place on wax paper.
  10. Heat white chocolate by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
  11. Transfer white chocolate to corner of zippered bag and clip tiny piece off of corner to pipe.
  12. Pipe drizzles of white across bacon pieces.
  13. Place in refrigerator fo 10 minutes to allow to set.

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Easter Deviled Egg Chicks Recipe – Twist on the Norm

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by Filed Under: Easter, Frugal Living, Pinterest, Recipe

published date: April 15, 2014
modified datt: April 15,2014

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Easter Deviled Egg Chicks
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Have you been boiling eggs? Curious what to do with all those hard boiled eggs? Make some fun Deviled Chick Eggs perfect for the Easter Table.

Ingredients:

  • 6 Boiled Eggs
  • 1/4 cup Mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp Sweet Pickle Relish
  • 2 tsp Mustard
  • Salt and pepper, for taste
  • 1 Mini Carrot
  • 1 Sweet Midget Pickle

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Directions:

  1. Cut small slice off bottom off egg to flatten it so it will stand.
  2. Cut zig zag pattern around middle of egg to look like it cracked open.
  3. Remove yolks and place in a bowl.
  4. Cut carrot so that you end up with 6 small triangles to use as beaks.
  5. Cut strip off of pickle and then make 12 small squares to use as eyes.
  6. Mash yolks with a fork and stir in mayonnaise, pickle relish, and mustard.
  7. Salt and pepper, to taste.
  8. Mix until consistency is smooth and creamy.
  9. Transfer mixture to zippered bag and clip corner for piping.
  10. Pipe mixture into cooked egg whites piping until over full to resemble a chick head sticking out.
  11. Place beaks and eyes in place.
  12. Top each with the bottom with its top half.
  13. You can optionally shred lettuce to resemble grass to display them.

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Two Ingredient Jelly Bean Bark – Easter Recipe

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published date: April 05, 2014
modified datt: April 05,2014

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Jelly Bean Bark Recipe
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Think outside the box, or rather the EGG, this Easter Season with this Jelly Bean White-Chocolate Easter Bark! Easy two ingredient recipe, that creates a perfect dessert for Spring!

Ingredients:

  • 12 oz Jelly Beans
  • 12 oz White Candy Melting Chips

Directions:

  1. Prepare an 8×8 or 9×13 (depending on how thick you want your bark) by lining with parchment paper.
  2. Melt chips in microwave by heating for 30 seconds, then stirring and repeating until chocolate is melted and smooth.
  3. Mour melted chocolate in prepared dish.
  4. DIstribute jelly beans around melted mixture to ensure equal distibution of cany and colors.
  5. Place dish in refrigerator for 10 minutes to allow chocolate to set.
  6. Cut or break into bite sized pieces.

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Sirloin Gyros Recipe – Easy and Budget Friendly Meal with Weekend Prep

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published date: October 20, 2013
modified datt: April 03,2014

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Sirloin Gyros Recipe
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A delicious Greek classic, with an update. Not only is lamb hard to find in your local grocery store, but it can be a bit pricey. If you love the flavors of Gyro but want an alternative, thin cut sirloin is a great substitute.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 pound thin cut sirloin steak
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 Tbsps.oregano
  • 2 tsps. lemon juice
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • ½ cucumber
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 pack pita bread

Directions:

  1. Cut Sirloin Steak slightly into thin strips, going against the meat grain.
  2. Dice onion, dice tomato, finely chop cucumber, crush garlic. Stir ingredients together.
  3. In a gallon ziplock bag mix marinade: ½ cup greek yogurt, lemon juice, 2 cloves garlic, 1 Tbsp. oregano, salt and pepper, and steaks strips well, seal bag leave to marinate overnight.
  4. In a air tight container mix Tzatziki sauce: 1 cup Greek yogurt, 1 Tbsp. oregano, 2 Tbsp. garlic, salt and pepper.
  5. In another small bag or bowl store your tomatoes and onions. I recommend eating this no longer than the day after you prep it. The day of will prove to be more fresh.
  6. To cook: sauté sirloin and sauce marinade in a large saucepan over medium high heat to desired done-ness.
  7. Assemble sirloin steak, tomatoes, and onions in pita bread, top with Tzatziki sauce and enjoy!

Serve with chips, fries, or a yummy Greek potato salad.

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Creamy Farfalle Carbonara Recipe – Easy Prep, Freezer Friendly Meal

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published date: October 21, 2013
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Creamy Farfalle Carbonara Recipe
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Yummy, and while it’s not exactly low-cal, it has peas, so that counts for something right? Even men who are big red meat eaters will find this a tasty and filling meal…. can we say Bacon?

Ingredients List:

  • 2 cups uncooked farfalle pasta
  • 1 cup ½ and ½
  • 1 cup peas
  • 1 egg
  • 6 pieces bacon
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 small onion
  • ½ cup fresh grated parmesan
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

  • Finely chop onion
  • Chop bacon
  • Grab 3 quart sized freezer bags and fill each:
    • Bag 1- pasta
    • Bag 2- onion and bacon
    • Bag 3- ½ and ½, egg, peas, salt and pepper, garlic, parmesan cheese

Cooking Directions:

Boil pasta in water 8-10 minutes until desired doneness, drain and set aside. Sauté Onion and bacon in a large non-stick sauce pan with a bit of olive oil, until bacon begins to crisp and onions become translucent and golden. Add bag 3- allow to simmer 2-3 minutes. Toss pasta in pan until heated thoroughly.

Serve with a salad for a yummy side. If carbs don’t matter, garlic sticks or bread will add a nice addition.

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