Healthy Snacking Cheese Roll

February 2, 2017 by Kelly Dedeaux

This post is sponsored by Single Edition Media on behalf of PopChips. As always, we only share products we truly enjoy and use, and will give our 100% honest opinions. #PopChipsBigGame

Anyone who knows me well knows that I’m not that into sports. Sure, they’re fun to play sometimes, but I’m not big into sitting in front of the TV watching them. But for the big game, I’m on-board. Want to know why? The FOOD! There’s so many delicious foods to enjoy snacking on, like this Healthy Snacking Cheese Roll, which is super easy to make – and even works as a kid-friendly recipe!

While laughing at commercial breaks or chatting about the scores, you can be spreading this tasty cheese log on some crackers, veggies, or even enjoy more PopChips Ridges with it like a dip! I love that the recipe relies on your choice flavor of PopChips to add the special crunch to it, taking it from ‘good’ to ‘fantastic’. And since we all love saving money on all our munchies for the big game, enjoy 20% off your order of PopChips online using Offer Code: BIGGAME20

Ingredients

1-2 cups PopChips Ridges (we used Chili Cheese)
16 oz. Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 tsp. Lemon Juice
1 tbsp. Mayo
1/2 tsp. Dried Onion (minced, diced, flakes or powder)
1 tsp. Garlic Powder
1 tsp. Dried Chives
1 tsp. Parsley

Directions

Use beaters to whip the cream cheese, lemon juice and mayo until creamy. Add in the remaining ingredients until well-combined.
Spread onto parchment paper and wrap into a log shape. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Choose your flavor of PopChips Ridges, then crush. Unwrap the cheese log, and roll in the crushed pieces until well-coated. Refrigerate 1-2 more hours or until firm.

See, super easy to make – and you can have it all ready to go even before the big game begins, so you won’t miss a thing! One thing I love about this cheese roll recipe is that it’s a healthy snacking option – the PopChips Ridges are gluten free, have 0 grams of trans fat, and they’re popped instead of fried or baked! This means half the fat of fried chips – and they don’t add any artificial flavors and no preservatives.

The PopChips Ridges line is perfect for the cheese roll, because they’re super crunchy, and the flavor is perfectly kept in those ridges. Not only are they a healthy option, but they taste great and come in plenty of tasty flavors to choose from!

Cheddar & Sour Cream: I’m a big fan of potatoes with cheese & sour cream, so this is like the perfect combination of flavors in extra crispy form.
Perfectly Salted: These have just the right amount of flavor to make your taste buds happy, and you may not help but wanting more.
Tangy Barbeque: There’s just a hint of spice mixed in with this sweet smoky chip that tastes like it’s right off the grill, even though they’re popped! Plus they’re way less messy on your fingers 🙂
Chili Cheese: This was the winner that I picked to use for our recipe, and why wouldn’t I choose this authentic taste of spicy chili and sharp cheddar that’s got the perfect mix of savory and spice?

I’d love to try the other flavors of Sea Salt & Vinegar, Sour Cream & Onion, Sea Salt, Crazy Hot Potato, Salt & Pepper and even Sweet Potato (hubby is most eager for this one).

Which PopChips Ridges flavor are you most eager to try?

Sweet Lime Fruit Salad in a Hurry

September 2, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

This post is sponsored by DOLE® Frozen Fruit, but all opinions and this awesomely simple recipe are mine alone. #DisasterAverted #DoleFrozenFruit

Please tell me I’m not the only one who always seems to forget when I sign up to bring a side dish to a picnic or party? As much as I try to remind myself, mark it on the calendar and sometimes even resort to sticky notes, I often end up rushing at the last minute for SOMETHING to take that won’t be a big flop. Luckily I can whip up this Sweet Lime Fruit Salad in a Hurry – and it’s a huge crowd-pleaser, so it’s a win for everyone!

If you’ve ever shown up to a gathering where people expected you to bring something, yet you go empty-handed, you know the looks you get. Not that they’re ‘mad’ exactly, but you can’t help but feel awkward – or is that just me? Anywho, I hate it, so refuse to show up without a delicious recipe to share with the crowd – and luckily I’ve learned to keep DOLE® Frozen Fruit on-hand for times such as these so I can fix up a great snack!

Yup, disaster averted with DOLE® Frozen Fruit – or at least embarrassing stares averted! But really, our freezer has a shelf full of their many varieties of frozen fruit, such as the Mango Chunks, Pineapple Chunks, Whole Strawberries, or their Wildly Nutritious varieties like the Strawberries and Blueberries Mix, Tropical Fruit, or Mixed Fruit.

I’ve used them not just for this fruit salad before, but when other circumstances when my lack of planning ahead left us in need – like after making a ton of crepes, but my kiddos were begging for fruit to top them with. Or when I needed a healthy side to stick in their lunches – it’s great how easy it is to just open a bag, put it in a container, and send them off with all natural fruit with no added sugar. Plus the bags are resealable, making it really simple to open-close-reopen as needed.

When I mentioned sending it in my kids’ lunches – we actually do that most days now because it’s not only a healthier choice and they love the taste, but it’s FAST! Morning’s are hectic enough without washing, cutting and making more mess to clean from preparing fruit. The DOLE® Frozen Fruit is seriously just open, scoop/pour, close the container, close the bag, pop it back in the freezer. I wish more of our before-school morning routine was this easy!

DOLE® Frozen Fruit is the perfect ingredient that can help you prepare for any occasion, even when the unexpected happens – plus it’s great for a variety of recipes like drinks, appetizers, entrees, snacks and desserts. Yup, you can be ready for just about anything with the versatile DOLE® Frozen Fruit in your freezer!

Ingredients

3 lbs. DOLE® Frozen Fruit – choose the variety/combination you prefer
2 tbsp. Lime Juice
1/4 cup Honey
Dash or two of Basil, if desired

Directions

Combine the fruit, lime juice and Basil (if desired) until well-combined. Stir in the honey.
Allow to set and soak in the lime and honey for just a bit before serving!

Note: If you don’t want it entirely frozen when it’s served, just allow it to thaw in the bowl for 30-45 minutes. It’ll be nice and refreshingly cold!

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Strawberry Honey Butter

May 21, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

Does anyone else get a bit giddy when they see strawberries for a good price at the grocery store? I LOVE it, and so does my family – they’re one of our absolute favorite fruits! I grabbed several packs of the juicy berries so we could try a few new recipes with them, like this delicious and creamy Strawberry Honey Butter recipe! While I probably shouldn’t, it’s so good I could eat it straight out of the bowl. Don’t worry, I haven’t. At least not yet!

Another thing on sale were bags of frozen rolls, so we grabbed some of those. We usually just enjoy honey or this blackberry cream cheese spread on them, but I decided to give honey butter a try, with a flavorful twist. I was thrilled that it turned out so good, and even the kids were licking their fingers.

Another bonus? It only takes a handful of ingredients, most of which you probably already have on-hand. Score!

Ingredients

3 Sticks Butter, room temperature
1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
1/2 cup Strawberries, diced really small
1/4 cup Honey
1-2 tsp. Cinnamon (optional)

Directions

Measure all of your ingredients into a stand mixer (or mixing bowl using beaters, if you must) and use the whisk attachment to whisk all of the ingredients well. Every so often turn it off, scrape the sides of the bowl, then let it run again.
Whisk for about 4-5 minutes, or until it goes from clumpy, to smoother, to creamy.
Store in an air-tight container in the fridge. For easier spreading, get it out about 20-30 minutes before serving to soften.

Don’t panic if it takes several minutes to not be clumpy – I started to worry when it was just a glump of a mess in the mixer at first. After a few minutes, though, it got more smooth and ended up being perfectly creamy and spreadable.

The small strawberry bits will mostly just blend in to the butter mixture, but a few dots will still show up – making this not only a delicious honey butter recipe, but also pretty!

Check out all the strawberry buttery goodness melting on the soft, hot rolls! Yes, I snuck one while doing pictures – okay, maybe two – but it was so yummy I couldn’t resist! At least I didn’t just lick out the bowl, right?

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Hot Dog Twists with Beans

April 18, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

This post is sponsored by The Women Bloggers, LLC. All opinions are 100% mine alone. #CocinaLatinaBeans

Do you get sick of making a delicious recipe, only to have a member or two in the family refuse to eat it? Drives me nuts! That isn’t a problem with this yummy Hot Dog Twists with Beans – the whole family loves them, especially with Bush’s Cocina Latina Beans. Oh, and we have a special giveaway for you – so read on!

Don’t be fooled – just because this meal is SUPER easy to make, doesn’t mean it isn’t fabulously tasty and filling. Just grab the THREE ingredients during your next trip to Walmart, and you’re good to go! I was thrilled that Bush’s Cocina Latina beans came in so many flavors, with some a bit more spicy than others. And for you bacon-lovers: they have a touch of bacon, adding to the great flavor!

Ingredients

1 Package Hot Dogs
Refrigerated Crescent Rolls (same count as the hot dogs)
Your choice Bush’s Cocina Latina Beans – 7 tasty varieties!

Directions

Preheat oven according to crescent roll package directions. Spray or line a baking sheet, set aside.
Wrap one crescent roll (not cooked, still just dough) around each hot dog, twisting it upwards. Place on the prepared baking sheet, then bake according to the crescent roll package directions.
Meanwhile, heat your choice of Bush’s Cocina Latina Beans as directed on the can. Note: we used the Frijoles a la Mexicana flavor in the photos.
When the hot dog twists are done, dish them onto serving plates and top with a generous scoop of the beans. Enjoy!

Seriously, I LOVE how easy this was to make, and how happy everyone was with it! That’s a big WOOT WOOT for dinner, another mommy win! We can’t wait to try the other Bush’s varieties, too. There’s even some Cocina Latina inspired refried beans options – those will be AMAZING in some upcoming recipes!

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Sugar Free Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

June 25, 2018 by Chellie Schmitz

Feeling bored with the same old-same old snacks? Try this refreshing sugar free fruit salsa! You won’t be disappointed!

I don’t know about you, but I try to limit my kids sugar in-take. But often times, they want something sweet. Oh, who am I kidding? I do too! The sugar makes the kids a little crazy sometimes, and it makes my pants too tight. So this is a perfect sweet treat with no sugar. Fruit, it’s good for you! The kids won’t even know ya left the sugar out. 🙂 Try this sugar free fruit salsa for your next afternoon or after school snack.

Sugar Free Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

This comes together in just three easy steps.

1. Bake the cinnamon chips.

Take flour tortillas and brush them with melted butter and sprinkle them with a little cinnamon.

Bake them at 350 for about 12 minutes until they are golden and crisp.

2. Slice & Dice

Next you’ll chop up the fruit, and put some lemon juice on it. I like the brightness the lemon adds. I used strawberries, kiwi, oranges, mango, blackberries and blueberries. Fruit salsa is really versatile, so use whatever fruit you like. Personally, I think this is fantastic combination. The citrus adds a little something extra. Yum!

That fruit looks so juicy and delicious! I just want to lick the screen! Okay, bad idea.

3. Enjoy!

Lastly, just put it all together and serve it up. I like to garnish it with some chopped fresh mint leaves. It’s pretty and it tastes fabulous.

This isn’t going to last long friends.

Most fruit salsas do contain sugar. It definitely sweetens it up a bit, but personally, I think this fruit is sweet enough just how it it. If we put sugar in our fruit all the time, we’ll start to not like it without. So do something good for your body! 🙂

You’ll also notice that there is no sugar in the Cinnamon tortilla chips. Again, you can do a blend of cinnamon and sugar, but that blend is usually made with two parts sugar and one part cinnamon (that’s a lot of sugar!) so again, in efforts to scale back on the sugar, I left it out. I think the butter and cinnamon is delicious, and the naturally sweet fruit blends it all perfectly. Have I convinced you to try this yet?

Print Recipe

Sugar Free Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

Ingredients

4 flour tortillas
2 Tbs butter melted
ground cinnamon
1 pint strawberries hulled and diced
1 orange peeled and diced
1 mango peeled and diced
2 kiwis peeled and diced
1 6 oz container black berries quartered
1 6 oz container blueberries
Juice of 1/2 lemon
fresh mint leaves for garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350.
Brush both sides of the tortillas with the melted butter.
Sprinkle both sides of the tortillas with ground cinnamon.
Using a pizza cutter, slice the tortillas into eighths.
Place the 'chips' on a baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes, or until golden and crisp.
Peel, slice and dice all of the fruit and place in a bowl.
Add the juice of half of a lemon and stir to combine.
Garnish with torn fresh mint leaves (optional)

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Holiday Spice Fruit Salad

December 31, 2015 by Kelly Dedeaux

I love adding an extra dose of ‘spice’ during the holidays! No, not the HOT kind of spice, the cinnamony type that you can’t help but think of Thanksgiving, Christmas or any of those special times of year. This delish Holiday Spice Fruit Salad is just that, and makes the perfect side to any holiday meal!

I not only love the mix of flavors in this dish, such as the tangy apples and sweet grapes mixed with a creamy drizzle of sauce, but also that it’s SUPER simple to make, especially if you incorporate your family to help chop the fruits and mix the dressing!

Ingredients

1 medium Pear, diced
1 cup Red Grapes, cut in half
2 medium Apples, diced
4 tbsp. Fresh Lemon Juice
1/3 cup Yogurt (vanilla is great, but feel free to switch it up)
2 tbsp. Honey
1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Ground Nutmeg
1/3 cup Pecans or Walnuts, chopped

Directions

Toss the fruit and nuts in a large bowl gently. Set aside.
In another bowl, mix the remaining ingredients until smooth. Pour over the fruit and again toss gently to coat evenly. Best if served immediately!

We had this back at Thanksgiving, and it was a hit – especially for the kids who LOVE fruit! They even said ‘can I have that one fruit dessert’? Haha – if I can convince them it’s a dessert, then that’s a win to me!

What’s YOUR favorite fruit side dish for a holiday meal?

The Best Shepherds Pie & Cheese Bombs

December 31, 2015 by Kelly Dedeaux

I’ve partnered with Price*s® to bring you this delicious snack idea, but all opinions are my own! #PricesSouthernStyle @Walmart

You know those recipes that you grew up with, and now serve often to your own family? Shepherds Pie is one of those for us, but we wanted a way to really kick up the flavor more – make it unique, delicious and still be simple to make. We were thrilled with the result of The Best Shepherds Pie & Cheese Bombs to go right along with it! Using Price*s Southern Style pimiento cheese really gave it a nice kick, and added the perfect flavoring!

For ours, we stuck with the Price*s Southern Style Original, but if you’re more of a spicy-lover (like my hubby and our Iron Man) you’d probably love it with Price*s Spicy Jalapeño pimiento cheese! You can grab both at Walmart next time you’re there – in the refrigerated section near the cream cheese.

You can CHECK HERE for a store location near you! This Shepherds Pie goes so perfectly with the Cheese Bombs, so you get a complete meal in very little time on your part!

Ingredients – Shepherds Pie

1 1/4 lb Potato chunks
3 tbsp. Garlic, minced
1 lb. Ground Beef
2 tbsp. Flour
1 bag (about 4 cups) Great Value Frozen Mixed Veggies
3/4 cup Beef Broth
2 tbsp. Ketchup
1 tub Price*s Southern Style pimiento cheese
3 tbsp. Milk

Directions – Shepherds Pie

Boil the potatoes and garlic about 20 minutes, or until tender.
Meanwhile, cook the ground beef in a skillet until done. Add the flour, stir. Add the veggies, broth and ketchup and cook about 5 minutes, stirring often. When done, spread into a sprayed 8×8 baking dish.
Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F. When potatoes are done, drain then return to pot or another mixing bowl. Mash with the Price*s pimiento cheese and milk until smooth. Spoon over the veggie/beef mixture in the baking dish.
Bake about 20 minutes, or until lightly bubbly. Enjoy!

Ingredients – Cheese Bombs

1 can Refrigerated Biscuits
Price*s Southern Style pimiento cheese
4 tbsp. Butter, melted
1 tsp. Garlic Powder
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1 tbsp. Parmesan Cheese (the green can or shredded)

Directions – Cheese Bombs

Preheat oven to 400 Degrees F. Spray or line a muffin tin, set aside.
Take each biscuit and stretch it larger, then scoop about 1 tbsp. Price*s pimiento cheese inside. Close it up and pinch the ends to secure closed. Put each into a muffin cup.
Bake about 10 minutes, or until beginning to brown.
Stir the garlic powder, Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese into the melted butter, then brush over each biscuit. Serve warm for the nice, melted cheese!

Spicy Bacon Breadsticks

December 31, 2015 by Kelly Dedeaux

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BaconDoneWright #CollectiveBias

What are your feelings on bacon? Us, we’re among the many, many people who love it! My kids, especially. We like adding it to our favorite foods, and now have a new twist on a great meal – literally! You’ll love these twisted, Spicy Bacon Breadsticks not only because of the fabulous flavor, but also how simple they are to make!

We had a lot of fun during our holiday break last week trying new dinners as a family, and this one was a big hit! We made sure to swing my Kroger before the rush, so we could grab all of our ingredients needed, like Wright® Brand Bacon in the refrigerated meats area. They have a few varieties, but for this I chose the Applewood flavor – it was perfect!

The reason I liked using Wright® Brand Bacon for this recipe is the thick, meaty slices that pack a great flavor with the best cuts of meat that they hand-select and trim. Keep an eye out, as Kroger will often have coupons around to save you some money on your ingredients!

Note: This makes roughly 16 regular breadsticks.

Ingredients

2 tbsp. Rapid Rise Yeast
2 tbsp. Sugar
3/4 tbsp. Salt
2 cups Hot Water
2 tbsp. Olive Oil
1-2 tbsp. Red Pepper Flakes
2 tbsp. Italian Seasoning
1 tbsp. Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
4-5 Cups Flour
1 24-oz. package Wright® Brand Bacon

Directions

Spray or line two baking sheets. Set aside.
In a mixer, combine all of the ingredients except flour and bacon together for about 8 minutes. Slowly add in the flour until a nice dough forms.
Lay the dough out on a lightly floured surface (that’s safe to cut on) and roll out your dough until it’s about 1/2″ thick. Cut strips about 1″ wide.
Place a strip of bacon on each bread dough strip, then twist into a spiral and pinch the ends to secure. Use a kabob stick to secure the breadstick, then place on the prepared baking sheets. Cover with a moist towel and allow to rise about 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Bake the breadsticks for 7-10 minutes, or until bacon is cooked and breadstick is browned. Enjoy with a nice Alfredo sauce!

This was a great dinner for us, but it’d be perfect for any time of day! Next time I want to try it with a BBQ sauce marinade and see how that turns out 🙂

I used whole wheat flour for mine, but it works with both wheat and white. Adjust the amount of Red Pepper Flakes to make it more or less spicy to best suite your family.

What’s your favorite yummy bacon recipe at WrightBrand.com? Leave a comment letting me know!

Make Your Own Cookbook with Blurb

December 31, 2015 by Kelly Dedeaux

I received a voucher to create my own cookbook with Blurb to facilitate this post. All opinions are mine alone.

Do you know how many recipes I’ve published on this site? Neither do I, but I know it’s a LOT!!! Dozens and dozens of yummy recipes that I worked hard for – and have always wanted to put into a cookbook. Well, guess what? I finally did it – at least a first draft version. And if I’d known how easy it was to Make Your Own Cookbook with Blurb, I would’ve done it ages ago!

There’s several options you can choose from – what size of cookbook, the quality of pages and color options, layouts and fonts. Blurb even offers plenty of downloadable templates making is SUPER easy to just pull up in your favorite program (like Adobe Indesign) and add all your images and texts!

I had so much fun playing with the layouts, picking which recipes I wanted to include in the book, then setting up my purchasing/ordering options simply on the Blurb website. You can even check it out and order one for yourself here! Like I said, this was just a quick version for me to test it out – and I loved how easy it was to do!

I can’t wait to sit down and really put together a fabulous, amazing cookbook again with Blurb featuring the best of the best from Busy Mom’s Helper.

Which recipes would YOU like to see in our cookbook?

The Best Breadsticks & Alfredo Sauce for Your Holiday

January 4, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NestleHoliday #CollectiveBias

As if life couldn’t get any busier, it’s now the holiday season! Anyone else in a bit of a panic to get an extremely long To-Do list done, yet still manage the daily stuff – you know, like eating? Plus planning a big Thanksgiving feast is a whole list of tasks in and of itself! Phew! Luckily we can make our lives a little bit less stressful with delish, easy recipes like The Best Breadsticks & Alfredo Sauce for Your Holiday!

You know how my family loves pizza? I guess most probably do! For those days, or seasons, as the current case would be, that we don’t have much time to spend cooking we LOVE the variety offered by CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN® Crispy Thin Crust Oven Ready Pizza – especially their Sicilian! I like to stock up on several varieties when I’m at Walmart and keep them readily available in my freezer.

Seriously, NESTLÉ® products like this are what save my sanity this time of year! Then I just whip up amazing and SIMPLE recipes that go great with them – like this creamy alfredo sauce and soft, flavorful breadsticks!

The Best Breadsticks

Ingredients

1 tbsp. Instant Yeast
1 1/2 cups Warm Water
3 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 tbsp. Sugar
1 tsp. Salt
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
Topping: Italian Seasoning, Garlic Salt (both to taste)

Directions

Mix the yeast and warm water in a small bowl, set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Add the yeast mixture until it forms a nice dough. Knead for about 2 minutes, then cover with a moist towel and let rest for 10 minutes.
Melt the 1/2 cup Butter and pour it on a rimmed baking sheet. Lightly flour a work surface and roll out your dough into a rectangle the same size as your baking sheet. Cut 1″ wide strips. Take each strip, bring the two ends together and twist, pinching the ends together to stay. Roll the stick in the butter you spread over your pan and then place on the pan.
Top your breadsticks with the 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese, then garlic salt and Italian seasoning to taste.
Let your breadsticks rise for 10-15 minutes; meanwhile preheat the oven to 375 Degrees F.
Bake for about 18-20 minutes, or until lightly brown on the edges.

The Best Alfredo Sauce

Ingredients

1/2 cup Butter
2 tbsp. Minced Garlic
2 cups Heavy Cream
1/4 tsp. Pepper
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 1/2 cups Parmesan Cheese, grated or shredded

Directions

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, heavy cream, pepper and salt and bring to a low boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 7 minutes.
Turn the heat to low and slowly add the Parmesan cheese. Cook another 1-2 minutes or until creamy – stirring constantly. Serve it hot so it’s creamy!

See, totally simple – and it goes perfectly with the CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN® Crispy Thin Crust Oven Ready Pizza, Sicilian, as well as their other varieties!

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Braided Bread

December 31, 2015 by Nikki Cole

I was about 10 years old when I first made homemade bread and I absolutely loved it. Did it take forever? Yes and still kind of does but well worth the wait. This Braided Bread recipe is simple and the hardest part is waiting for it to rise, the bread looks amazing, smells incredible, and will having people always asking for more.

With the holidays and cold weather (at least where I’m at) bread is a great snack to have or serve at any get together with friends and family. This recipe is great for a variety of bread recipes like soup bowls, scones, rolls, bread sticks, sweet rolls, cinnamon rolls, and pizza crust.

Ingredients:

¼ cup shortening
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon salt
4 cups milk (warm)
3 tablespoons yeast
9 cups flour

Directions:

Take the first four ingredients and mix them together, make sure your milk is warm and not hot, if it is too hot it will kill the yeast.
Sprinkle yeast on top of mixture and let sit for a minute. Stir.
Add 3 cups flour and stir.
Add 3 cups flour and beat until smooth.
Add remaining 3 cups flour and knead until smooth, not sticky. I usually keep mine in the mixer with the bread attachment for this part then knead a little bit more flour after for a few minutes.
Place in greased bowl and let rise until double in size (about an hour).
Divide into thirds, then divide those thirds into thirds again.
Roll each section into a snake, not too thin and even in length.
Pinch one side of the ends together and start carefully braiding down pinching the ends together at the end.
Place on greased pan and let rise until double in size (about an hour).
Bake 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
This recipe is also great for scones, bread sticks, sweet rolls, bread bowls, and pizza crust.
Makes 3 loaves.

BBQ Chicken Pasta

January 1, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Calphalon. I received product samples and a promotional item to thank me for my participation. #KnifeSkills

Who has tons of time to make a good lunch or dinner? I’m thinking not many hands were raised – and I’m right there with ya! Life’s too busy to spend forever cooking, but we still want to give our families delicious, healthier options. Luckily, this yummy simple-to-make BBQ Chicken Pasta just became even easier with the Calphalon Self-Sharpening Knife Set!

As far as prep goes, the time that could be cut the most was chopping the produce and meat – and to make that go faster, while still being safe, is with sharpened, quality knives. And when you’re already looking to ‘cut’ down on time, it helps that they’re self-sharpening, with ceramic sharpeners built into the storage block (in the stainless steel spot). Calphalon even shares plenty of Knife Skills on their site – to keep your skills as sharp as their knife set!

Ingredients

1 box Pasta of choice
1-2 Chicken Breasts, boneless and skinless
2-3 cups BBQ Sauce
1 cup Green Onions
Shredded Cheese of choice

Directions

Bake chicken, marinated in half the BBQ sauce, at 375 for about an hour (or until chicken is cooked through). Cook pasta according to package directions.
Dice the green onions and chicken breasts – add to pasta. Include the remaining BBQ sauce and mix it all together. Plate and top with shredded cheese.

See, told you it was super easy! I like to whip up a bunch and freeze the extras, so we can grab a meal when we’re super stressed for time.

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Sugar Free Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

1. Bake the cinnamon chips.

2. Slice & Dice

3. Enjoy!

Sugar Free Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

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