Our Favorite Halloween Recipes (Cookies, Cakes, Drinks & More)
A few of our favorite Halloween Recipes.. Caramel Apples, Cider, Party Mixes, Cakes Cookies and more!
Caramel Apples
Ingredients:
6 apples
1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels
2 tablespoons milk
Directions:
Lightly butter a baking sheet and set aside. Remove the stem from each apple and stick a craft (popsicle) stick into the top of each apple. Unwrap caramels and [...]
Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms Cookbook Review & Giveaway
Your busy mom lifestyle dictates quick get-on-the table meals, but how do you prepare and cook a delicious meal at the end of your busy day when you are simply out of time and energy?
It’s simple! Here’s how: Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms Cookbook. This is Jane Doiron’s cookbook of savory, family-favorite recipes that were [...]
King Arthur Flour – “Pretty Up” Your Cupcakes!
Long before Martha Stewart began teaching us to “pretty up” our food, my paternal grandmother was making art of antipasti. Before she taught me recipes, her early assignments had me arranging platters of Italian appetizers. I was hooked – a lifelong interest in food preparation began.
The cupcake craze of recent years has been a boom [...]
Wine Taste at your next Outdoor Concert
During the summer, I usually look for affordable, family friendly activities. That way, we can enjoy numerous activities through out the year. The youngest likes to run around, dance, clap, and listen to music. My husband and I love to listen to music and experience new things. A free concert in Millennium Park was just [...]
Eden Organic Pasta Basket Giveaway!
“Eden Organic is the oldest natural food company in North America, and the largest independent manufacturer of ‘dry grocery’ organic foods. We have put down deep roots at our headquarters in Clinton, Michigan, about 20 miles southwest of Ann Arbor. All EDEN food is received at, and ships from our main and secondary warehouses in [...]
Virtual Great American Bake Sale
Stolen Moments Cooking is hosting the Virtual Great American Bake Sale. Mom Fuse is joining in to support this great cause and we invite you to do the same!
From now until April 5th you can submit a recipe to be included in the ebook which will be available for sale during her online bake sale.
How [...]
Laura’s Lean Beef Review
Laura’s Lean Beef is the largest lean, natural beef company in the country, available in more than 6,500 grocery stores in 47 states. The company was started by Laura Freeman in the mid-1980’s while she was on a personal quest to eat healthier food and save the family farm.
“Unlike traditional beef raised by industrial methods, [...]
Crock Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu
INGREDIENTS
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup milk
4 ounces sliced ham
4 ounces sliced Swiss cheese
1 (8 ounce) package herbed dry bread stuffing mix
1/4 cup butter, melted
DIRECTIONS
Mix together the cream of chicken soup and milk in a small bowl. Pour enough of the soup into a slow cooker [...]
Traditional Irish Stew
Ingredients
3 pounds boneless lamb shoulder, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
1 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
6 cups chicken broth
3 pounds boiling potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
6 stalks celery, trimmed and ribs cut into 1/2-inch pieces
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup [...]
Homemade Marshmallows
Homemade Marshmallow from Serendipity Sundaes
Ingredients (makes 80 small marshmallows)
Oil for greasing the pan and the knife or pizza cutter
1 cup confectioner’ sugar plus extra for dusting
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
3 (1/4 ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Drop of food coloring (optional)
1/2 cup cornstarch
Directions
Oil a 9×13-inch pan, sprinkle with a little [...]
King Arthur Flour Baking Supplies
One of our newest “Mommy Reviewers”, Elizabeth, from A Nut in a Nutshell recently had the chance to try out a few new products from the King Arthur Flour’s new Spring catalog.
Silicone Heart Mini Bakers
Hearts and Flowers Shortbread Mold
The Review
Knock Knock.
Who’s there?
Nobody. Just me. I’m all alone on Valentine’s Day.
But, don’t feel sorry for me. It’s [...]
GLEE Gum Candy Kits Review
Here’s what Mom Fuse “Mommy Reviewer”, Gina from The Clan McLeod, had to say about her GLEE Gum Candy Kit experience….
We have had an absolute blast with the products I am about to tell you about! I think they’ve been one of the top products we’ve reviewed yet!
First a little background information. Way back in [...]
Cuban Frijoles Colorados (Red Beans) and Pollo Empanizado (Breaded Chicken)
I thought I would begin putting together a recipe book for my little sister of my Cuban recipes, each time I make a meal I’d snap a few pictures, and then compile them into a book for her. While doing so, I thought that the readers of Mom Fuse might enjoy this recipe too, and so here [...]
Stuffed Shrimp
With my MIL away in Puerto Rico for the holidays I finally had a chance to do some snooping around in her kitchen and hoard some of her recipes to share with a few close friends, lol. (Sherry, if your reading this, I promise, this is a private post, your secret is safe!) Now that [...]
Super Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef
This super easy recipe turns out perfect every time I make it-and the leftovers are even yummier then the original dinner! If you wish to add veggies to your roast, add them at the start of the cook time. For a healthier alternative, use low sodium broth and low fat cream of mushroom soup and [...]
Gingerbread with Spiced Creme Anglaise
THIS is why I love the holidays! All these yummy recipes start popping up, ones you would never think of making any other time of the year. This one is from Emeril…so you know it has a great BAM factor! It’s beginning to taste a lot like Christmas…Mmmmm!
Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter
1 cup turbinado sugar [...]
Cranberry Meatloaf Recipe
This recipe has been in my family for years. It’s one of our favorites, especially during the holidays or to take to pot lucks. It’s always a hit and has even won an award in our hometown! If you like cranberries.. you’ll love this recipe! Try it out and let me know what you think.
Things [...]
5 Recipes Under $10
I like to think I’m a frugal person so, I thought I’d share 5 of my family’s favorite meals that can be prepared for under $10. Each meal can feed at least a family of 4 and sometimes theres a little left over to nibble on the next day for lunch instead of buying that $5 sandwich.
1. Breakfast Casserole
2. [...]
