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Whiskey & BBQ Meatballs Recipe – Football Gameday Appetizers

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January 29, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Pinterest, Recipe

Gameday Whiskey & BBQ Meatballs Recipe
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I have another fantastic appetizer for you to add to the menu of delicious finger foods at your next football gathering. These Whiskey and BBQ Meatballs are a perfect addition to your Superbowl party. Throw everything in the crock pot 5 hours before kick off and go do other things while the flavor settles. I love an easy meal!

Making your own barbecue sauce from scratch really imparts a unique taste and makes frozen store bought meatballs seem like homemade. If you love sweet southern bar-b-q sauces then this appetizer will definitely make it onto your entertaining menu again and again. Use your favorite whiskey to make your meatballs. This recipe makes 2 lbs of meatballs but could easily be doubled or tripled for a bigger batch. Bring them to parties, showers, tailgating events, potlucks, or any other event where there’s a crowd and you want to bring the best meat on the table.

Ingredients:

2 lbs. frozen meatballs
½ cup Whiskey
1 ½ cup ketchup
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup water
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire
1 Tbsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Ground black pepper

Directions:

Place frozen meatballs in crock pot and cover with ingredients. Stir well.
Cook on low for 5-7 hours, stirring occasionally. At the 5 hour mark turn crock pot to warm so they are not too overcooked.

Helpful tip: Provide cups of toothpicks or plastic serving spears throughout your food table to make eating finger foods easier on your guests.

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DIY Valentine Series – You’re Just WRITE for Me ROLO Pencil

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January 24, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe, Valentine's Day

DIY Valentine Series – You’re Just WRITE for Me ROLO Pencil Valentine
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A pen and paper for your classmates or anyone else you want to give a fun and unique Valentine to. I have created a simple writing paper printable for your child to personalize for their own special Valentine’s to tell their classmates Valentine, You’re Just “Write” For Me! Made of two candy favorites, this makes for a yummy February 14 treat, and its almost too cute to eat! I used card stock and the most difficult part was wrapping the pencil with stiff paper, for small hands I would recommend using thin paper to make it a bit easier but I do love the look of the cardstock.

Supplies

You’re Just WRITE for Me printable note
yellow paper
pink paper
Hershey Kisses
ROLO cylinder – Hershey’s Chocolate Caramels
silver tape, or aluminum foil
clear tape
curling ribbon

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Directions:

Cut a piece of yellow paper to 4 ½ “ 4” squares.
Cut pink paper into 3/4”x 3 ½ “ strips.
Wrap yellow paper around roll of candy, and secure with clear tape on the seam from top to bottom to create pencil.
Wrap pink paper around top and secure with clear tape, matching up seams to make the eraser.
Halfway over yellow and halfway over the pink press silver tape ( I found mine at Dollar Tree) If you can’t locate silver tape use a small strip of aluminum foil about ¼ “ x 3 ½ “, fasten down, this makes the metal band.
For the pencil point- Roll a piece of tape and place on end of roll of candy, or you can add a small dab of glue. Remove tag from Hershey Kiss and press onto rolled tape or glue.
Print tag, have your child sign their name, punch a hole in corner, attach to pencil with a piece of curling ribbon about 6-8 “ long, run scissors over ribbon ends to curl.

You’re Just WRITE for Me Valentine Printable

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You’re a HOOT Owl Valentine – Pin to Pinterest

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Pink Valentine Heart Pancakes – February Breakfast Kids Food Craft

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January 18, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe, Valentine's Day

Pink Valentine Heart Pancakes
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Use your boxed Bisquick Recipe and add some red food coloring drops for a fun twist on this February Breakfast Food Craft activity!

Ingredients:

2 cups Original Bisquick® mix
1 cup Milk
2 Eggs
Red Food Coloring
Heart Egg or Pancake Mold (as seen HERE and HERE)

Directions:

Stir Bisquick, Milk and Eggs together in a bowl.
Place half the mix in a measuring cup (for pouring).
Slowly drop food coloring into the half remaining int he bowl. Stir until desired pink is achieved (only a couple drops are needed – no not go to heavy with coloring.)
Place the pink mixture into a different measuring cup for pouring.
Lay the heart mold on the heated skillet. Slowly pour in the heart less than 1/4 cup of pancake mixture.
Cook until edges are dry.
Carefully lift the heart mold and turn pancake over with a spatula and cook until golden.
Continue until all mixture is used.

Note: You can also make regular (circle) pancakes without the mold.

Happy eating – Enjoy!

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Valentine JELL-O Heart Squares – Fun Dessert for February

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January 16, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe, Valentine's Day

Valentine JELL-O Heart Squares
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This is fun and different and TRULY NOT AS DIFFICULT as it looks. Take a Valentine Foot Craft to a whole new level with these Square JELL-O Heart Valentine Treats. This fun dessert takes a twist on the classic gelatin treat! It makes a yummy after school or February Valentine’ s Party Treat!

Ingredients:

6 oz. box Strawberry Jello
1 envelope Unflavored Gelatin
2 cups boiling water
7 oz. Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/4 cup cold Water
3/4 cup boiling water

Directions:

Spray a 8 x 8 pan with non stick cooking spray.
Boil two cups of water.
Pour the JELL-O power into a large bowl and add 2 cups boiling water. Stir until dissolved.
Pour into the pan and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
In another bowl add 1/4 cup cold water. Sprinkle gelatin packet over top and let stand for several minutes.
Boil 3/4 cups of water.
Stir your 3/4 cups boiling water with sweetened condensed milk until well combined.
Allow to cool.
Invert red Jell-O pan onto cutting board or wax paper.
With a heart cookie cutter, cut hearts out of the jello. Cut as many as you can fit, but you may not use all of them in the next step.
Spray the pan with cooking spray again.
Arrange the hearts in the pan being careful to leave room for white in between each heart.
Pour condensed milk mixture around the hearts and place in the refrigerator for several hours until firm.
Remove from pan and cut into squares.

Happy eating – Enjoy!

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Microwave Peppermint Fudge Recipe – Easy, Delicious Chocolate Dessert

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January 15, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

Microwave Peppermint Fudge Recipe
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Everyone loves an EASY Microwave tutorial especially on a yummy snack. This fudge will be sure to please the whole family, they will surely ask for more treats! I bet you won’t mind cause it is an easy dessert to make!

Ingredients:

(2) 14 oz Packages of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 1/2 Cans Condensed Milk (21 oz)
1 Tsp Peppermint Extract
3 Candy Canes or red and white peppermints

Directions:

Place candy canes (or peppermints) in a food processor or crush inside of plastic bag
Place chocolate chips in a large bowl
Add condensed milk
Add peppermint extract
Stir
Microwave for 1 minute and then stir
Return to microwave for an additional 1 minute
Mix until smooth
Pour mixture into a greased 8X8 pan
Top with candy cane pieces
Refrigerate for 1 hour

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Filling Recipe – Gluten Free, Sugar Free

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January 10, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Recipe

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Filling Recipe
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If you follow me on Pinterest and have seen my fitness board, you likely know that I try to prepare my meals gluten-free and sugar-free, using only natural peanut butter and sweeteners (Truvia or Stevia.)

Just because I watch the ingredients I use in the kitchen, doesn’t mean I need to neglect my baking. When looking for a sweet treat, try out these Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Filling Recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup coconut flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 3 tbsp truvia (Not the baking blend)
• 20 drops liquid stevia
• 1/3 cup almond milk
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened
• 1/3 cup red palm oil (you can also use oil or butter)

For the Filling:

• 1/3 cup natural peanut butter, unsweetened
• 1 tbsp truvia (Not the baking blend)

For the Frosting:

• 8oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 13 drops liquid stevia
• 2 tbsp truvia (Not the baking blend)
• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.
In a small bowl combine coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt, truvia, and cocoa powder. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl combine eggs, liquid stevia, vanilla extract, and almond milk.
Slowly combine wet and dry ingredients until thoroughly mixed.
Place cupcake liners in a muffin tin and lightly grease with red palm shortening (or any oil you might have on hand)
Place mixture into liners and bake for 25 minutes.
Once cupcakes have completely cooled, combine the filling. It is recommended to use a filling tip (makes it much easier).
Insert the tip into your cupcake and slowly fill to prevent overflowing.
Once the cupcakes have been filled, cream the frosting. Frost the cupcakes.

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BLT Avocado Chop Salad Recipe with Homemade Ranch Dressing

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January 10, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Pinterest, Recipe

BLT Avocado Chop Salad Recipe with Homemade Ranch Dressing
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This is a delicious and healthy meal that you can build to customize to your taste. Served with an Greek yogurt homemade ranch dressing- you will never buy it at the store again! If I include my kids in the preparation process they will usually eat anything, salad is no exception. Crumbling bacon in a baggie, or tossing everything together are great jobs for little hands.

BLT Avocado Chop Salad

Ingredients list:

1 head of romaine lettuce or 1 bagged salad
1 avocado
6-8 pieces of cooked bacon
1 Large tomato
3 oz. Mozzarella (consider low fat for a healthier alternative, I raided the kids fridge snacks and diced up 3 mozzarella cheese sticks into our salad)

Other ingredients that are great to include in chopped salad: scallions, diced bell pepper, corn, black beans, crushed tortilla chips, homemade croutons, diced olives, diced boiled eggs or just about anything else you can think of.

Peel, and dice avocado
Chop crisp bacon pieces
Dice tomato
Chop lettuce into small, uniform pieces
Dice any other ingredients you want to add
Toss all items together in a large bowl
Serve with homemade ranch dressing

Homemade Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing

Ingredients List:
1 cup Greek yogurt
½ cup milk
3 Tbsp. fresh parsley
¼ tsp. dill
1 tsp. garlic paste
1 ½ tsp. vinegar

Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl, or container for storing. Allow to sit in refrigerator to “marry” ingredients for at least 30 minutes.

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Pizza Zucchini Boats Recipe

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January 10, 2014 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Frugal Living, Pinterest, Recipe

Pizza Zucchini Boats Recipe
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Zucchini can be a delicious and healthy alternative to pizza with all of the flavor. Kids will be inclined to gobble up their veggies when they are mixed into cheese and pepperoni. Let them help by stirring the mixture and spooning it in the shells and see if they don’t take more interest in something they have helped prepare. These are tasty warmed up in the microwave the next day so make a little extra and you will have lunch covered too.

Ingredients:

6 zucchini
1 8 oz. can diced tomatoes
¼ cup pizza or spaghetti sauce
½ cup grated parmesan
½ cup shredded mozzarella
Pinch of mozzarella for topping
10 pieces of pepperoni
¼ cup Italian breadcrumbs
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 Tbsp. oregano
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Dice pepperoni. Slice zucchini long ways and chop off ends. Use a spoon to scrape insides of zucchini out leaving at least ¼” to create a shell. Chop zucchini that you have scooped out, and place chopped zucchini into a small bowl. Add all remaining ingredients, stir well, combining thoroughly. Scoop mixture back into zucchini to create a heaping filling, and top with shredded mozzarella. Place in freezer bag for later cooking. Or if preparing now; preheat oven to 350°, place zucchini in baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, bake for 25-30 minutes until tender.

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