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3 Valentine Gifts in a Jar

January 24, 2013 by brandie 39 Comments

Valentine's Day is just around the corner! I love all the hearts and any excuse to play with red and pink colors, so I put together a few quick and inexpensive Valentine gift ideas to share with you. What could be better than that? Well, how about if all of the gift ideas are in a jar too? Yes, that's where I'm going, but that's still not the best news. I'm holding an awesome giveaway -- $100 to spend on your own canning jars, food storage containers and more for making your own food gifts or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, New Tagged With: candy, food gift, gift idea, gift-in-a-jar, Valentine's Day

Make Your Own Caramel Vanilla Latte (+ BONUS: Peppermint Mocha Fudge)

December 20, 2012 by brandie 8 Comments

As someone who loves her coffee, I'm always noticing great coffee drink recipes on blogs and Pinterest. While I've made some frozen coffee drinks at home in blender, the one thing I've been hesitant to make at home is hot coffee drinks. First, I don't have a fancy espresso machine or something that will steam milk. I know some of the recipes I'm seeing probably don't require those, but I've always figured it must be hard to make my own lattes at home if I didn't have one. So, I just don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drinks, New Tagged With: candy, candy making, Christmas, coffee, Coffeemate Walmart, Vanilla Creamer, Walmart, Walmart Coffee Mate, Walmart Creamer

Snickers Cheesecake Pops

September 5, 2012 by brandie 20 Comments

I don't know much about football. In the earlier years of our marriage, my husband and his family used to watch lots of NFL. I hung around and watched some of it with them, but never really caught on to how the game is played. Of course, this was all before the Rams and Raiders left Los Angeles in 1994. When they left, my husband decided he didn't have a NFL team to cheer for anymore. Sure, he will watch whatever team happens to be playing, but it's without any real loyalty to any one team. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cake & Cupcake, Dessert Tagged With: candy, candy bars, cheesecake, cheesecake balls, cheesecake pops, chocolate, Dessert, Snickers

How to Make Lollipops (in a mini muffin tin)

December 25, 2011 by brandie 2 Comments

Want to make homemade lollipops but don't have a candy mold? I'll teach you how to make lollipops in a mini muffin tin! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Candy, Food Gifts, Holidays Tagged With: candy, candy making, Christmas, food gift, lollipops

Candy Bar Cupcakes

October 14, 2011 by brandie Leave a Comment

Every year, our family does a Halloween party of some kind. Many years, the party is with our family members, and we eat lots of yummy party food and treats - scary movies are often part of the fun too. I'm getting busy prepping for our party and will be sharing a a few of the treats I am making. One of them is Candy Bar Cupcakes. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cake & Cupcake, Dessert Tagged With: cake, candy, cupcake, frosting, Halloween, Kmart

Craft Tutorial: Candy Corn Halloween Garland

October 5, 2011 by brandie 4 Comments

Oh, how I LOVE this time of the year! Starting with Halloween, ending with New Years...I love it all. I get so excited when the stores start putting all their Halloween products on the shelves! One new product this year has been M&M’s Candy Corn White Chocolate. As soon as I heard about them, I knew I would have to get my hands on a few bags, but something even cooler happened....I was selected to create a craft project with M&M’s Candy Corn White Chocolate! And, that's not all - my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: candy, chocolate, garland, Halloween, Halloween candy, white chocolate

Delicious Food Science: Candy Stages & Caramelization

September 17, 2011 by brandie 3 Comments

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We've been watching Top Chef: Just Desserts together as a family. We tend to watch quite a few competition cooking shows together as a family, but this one seems to be a top favorite. The kids will watch it and constantly make comments like "oh, that looks SO good!" or "I WANT THAT!". As someone who loves watching food shows, I enjoy seeing their enthusiasm. As we sit and watch, lots of conversations come up - discussing how the chef's do what they do, sharing our thoughts on what we think they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Fun Tagged With: candy, candy making, Elmer's, sugar