8 Tantalizing Truffle Recipes

If there was one dessert I had to pick to eat for the rest of my life it would probably be truffles. I love the way the chocolate melts in your mouth and the flavors are strong and creamy. I've got 8 tantalizing truffle recipes just for you to try. I'm going to try a few of them myself!

Here they are.Try one of them or try them all. If you have any extras I'm happy to take them off your hands!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
Cereal Cookie Truffle Balls
Cotton Candy Cookie Truffles
Salted Sunbutter Truffles
Homemade Peanut Butter Chocolate Truffle Eggs
Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream Truffles
Coconut Almond Truffles
Oreo Truffle Balls
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Delicious Summer Frozen Treats

Nothing says summer like hot days and sharing frozen treats with friends. Heck, I like cold treats all year round. Ice cream is probably one of my favorite food groups. Today, I have a few frozen treats that you can enjoy on those hot summer days. Make a few different recipes, try something new and let me know what you think. And if you need a taste tester, I'm happy to help you out!

Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream Sandwiches - Baker by Nature Enjoy the cinnamon sugar taste of cinnamon rolls in a frozen ice cream sandwich, fantastic for summer.

No Churn Cake Batter Ice Cream | Life Made Sweeter With a funfetti cake batter taste, this homemade ice cream is no churn, which means no ice cream machine is needed. Despite that, it still has a creamy taste, and only requires four ingredients! Topped with sprinkles, it is kid-friendly and perfect for any occasion.

Pistachio Gelato - Bless This Mess Pistachio gelato is an elegant frozen treat with an upper-class feel. It only has six basic household ingredients, and makes 6 servings.

Snickers Ice Cream Sandwich Cake - Three Kids And A Fish Hot fudge combines with chunky Snickers bars and a fluffy homemade whipped cream for this Snickers homemade ice cream sandwich cake.

Chunky Monkey Popsicles - Glitter "N" Spice Bananas mix with a chunky chocolate and peanut butter. With a mix of healthy and sweet, these are mom approved and kid approved!

No-Bake Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches - In Katrina's Kitchen Cookie dough ice cream is always a great treat! This recipe is no-bake, which means no heating up your house on those hot days!

3 Ingredient No-Churn Whole Lemon Ice Cream | Kirbie's Cravings With only three simple ingredients, no ice cream machine is needed for this lemon ice cream.

Nutella Fudge Pops - Chocolate Covered Katie Enjoy Nutella popsicles with this simple homemade recipe!

Homemade Watermelon Slush - Say Yes Enjoy sweet, ripe, watermelon in this frozen drink slushie. As an extra bonus, it doesn't take long to make, and is ready within minutes!

Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches - Keepin' It Kind Fulfill your sweet tooth with this mixture of creamy ice cream, sandwiched between yummy homemade brownies!

Frozen Strawberry Lemonade - As Easy As Apple Pie This fresh, frozen, and tart drink has over 100,000 repins! It's a great way to cool off on a hot day.  

If you need to find a freezer pop mold, I have one similar to this that we love. If I make too much smoothie, we always fill up our molds with the leftovers and freeze them for a treat another day. You don't have to be fancy. It can be as simple as freezing fruit juice too. You will save a ton of money and it's a much healthier alternative to high sugar frozen treats from the store.

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I also am ordering some of these to make our own ice pops this summer. I'm thinking you could even make some "adult" ice pops in these.

Whatever you try, just try to stay cool! Happy summer!
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Lemon Pucker Pistachios

I like snacks. A lot. Please tell me I'm not the only one! A few years ago, I indulged my snack habit and started a subscription with Nature Box. I became obsessed with these Lemon Pucker Pistachios that you could order. I could order 5 bags of snacks and I would often order multiple bags of the pistachios. It's always inevitable that when I love something, they stop making it. I pouted about it, sent tweets to the company, checked back incessantly in hopes that the pistachios would return with no luck.  I have finally come to grips with the fact that the Lemon Pucker Pistachios just might not make it back to the snack rotation at Nature Box, so what's a girl to do but set out to make her own.

I think I got pretty darn close and making them couldn't be easier. If you love pistachios, you will love these lemon flavored ones.

I've tried making these pistachios a few different ways. This is the best recipe. I promise you. You will need:

1 large lemon {about 1/2 cup}
1 small bag {8 ounces} of lightly salted pistachios

Juice your lemon. You will need around 1/2 cup of lemon juice. Fresh lemons are the key! Do not try to use the juice out of those little plastic lemons. It will not taste the same.

Pour the whole bag of you pistachios into a bowl and stir in the lemon juice until all of the pistachios are coated. Set a timer for 5 minutes and let the pistachios soak in the juice. Don't let them soak for too long. This can make them soggy, even after you roast them. While you are letting them soak, turn your oven on to pre-heat at 325 degrees.

After your pistachios have soaked in your lemon juice, pour them on to a non-stick pad {I love these silpat sheets: they make me feel like Martha Stewart and they last forever!} and pop them in the oven for 25 minutes.

Let your pistachios cool and then enjoy!

You guys! These are fabulous and now I'm obsessed. Why the heck didn't I think about making them myself? So easy! Give them a try.

I think you guys are really going to enjoy these too! Let me know if you give them a try.

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Backyard S'mores Bar with Free Printable Gourmet S'mores Menu

This post is sponsored by HomeRight. All opinions are 100% my own.

I'm kind of a big fan of S'mores. I like dessert of any kind, but if you can make it with toasted marshmallows and melted chocolate, you have got yourself a winner! With the school year winding down, I am soaking in as much family time as I can before my oldest son heads off to college. Sometimes I have to bribe them with things like dessert, but I am shameless and happy to stoop to that level if it means that we can get the whole family in one place for a few hours.

I created this customized S'mores menu with some family tested recipes that are sure to be hits at your next backyard S'mores bar. We all love the classic S'more, but why not try a S'more with a twist?

I picked up a little charcoal grill at a garage sale recently. We haven't had one since we were in college and we found one in the dumpster outside of our first apartment. We have been sold on the gas grill since because the main downside of a charcoal grill is that it takes FOREVER to light and heat up.

Not anymore!

With the HomeRight Electro-Light Fire Starter, you can light your charcoal grill {without chemicals} in 2-3 minutes.

It uses super high 1300 degree heat to ignite and has it's own built in blower to get those flames glowing. It was impressive!

I gathered up all the supplies for our gourmet S'more menu and the kids started lining up!

We used the charcoal grill like you would a fire pit and the kids got the best golden brown marshmallows.

You can get the S'more Menu here.

These are the S'mores you will find on the list. All of these are family tested and approved! You might even find one you like better than the classic.  Or you might not.

The Classic S'more

Graham Cracker//Chocolate//Marshmallow

Nutty Buddy S'more

Graham Cracker//Peanut Butter Cup//Marshmallow

Salted Caramel S'more

Ritz Cracker//Caramello//Marshmallow

White Raspberry S'more

Waffle Cookie//White Chocolate Truffle//Raspberry//Marshmallow

Dark Raspberry S'more

Waffle Cookie//Dark Chocolate Truffle//Raspberry//Marshmallow

S'more Cookie

Chocolate Chip Cookie//Chocolate//Marshmallow

Fudge Cookie

Fudge Cookie//Marshmallow

Gather up the kids, print off the S'mores menu and take some time to create a backyard S'mores bar. I'm sure your family will love it as much as ours did. You may even try a new kind of S'more that you love!

What's your favorite S'more combination? Maybe you've tried one that I haven't.

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20 Summer Potluck Recipes

I don't know if this is a little known fact about me or not, but I love a good potluck. Like love it love it. I don't know if it's because I grew up going to a church that had potlucks once a month or if it's because I like to try as many new foods as I can at once, but if I hear potluck, you have my RSVP.

Memorial day is just around the corner and if the weather is right, that brings with it the first summer BBQ of the season. Which also brings the opening day of potluck season. Woohoo!

I've gathered 20 crowd pleasing summer potluck recipes so that you have a place to start. 

I will take one of each thank you very much! Happy potluck season!

1. Cheesy BBQ Potato Chip Casserole - Penney Lane
2. Chicken, Broccoli, & Pasta Skillet Casserole - Gal on a Mission
3. Baked Penne - Hi! It's Jilly
4. Dump and Bake Meatball Casserole - The Seasoned Mom
5. Shrimp and Wild Rice Casserole - The Seasoned Mom
6. Sausage Pasta Bake - Penney Lane
7. Easy Baked Ziti Casserole - Tastes of Lizzy T's
8. Easy Broccoli Rice Casserole Recipe - Home Cooking Memories
9. Dump and Bake Pizza Pasta Casserole - The Seasoned Mom
10. Easy White Cheddar ‘n Broccoli Mac and Cheese Shells Casserole - Eazy Peazy Mealz
11. Easy Southwest Casserole Recipe - Penney Lane
12. Creamy Turkey & Noodles - Mom's Messy Miracles
13. Chicken Cheesesteak Casserole - Living La Vida Holoka
14. Loaded Potato and Chicken Casserole - Love Bakes Good Cakes
15. Chicken Parmesan Sliders Casserole - The Seasoned Mom
16. Chili Corn Chip Casserole - Busy Being Jennifer
17. Million Dollar Casserole - Cleverly Simple
18. Chicken Ranch Tater Tot Casserole - My Kitchen Craze
19. Chicken Pot Pie Casserole - CincyShopper
20. Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Casserole Recipe - Snappy Gourmet

 

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Must Make Salads 8 Ways

I love a good salad. I'm a huge veggie fan and I love how easy it is to throw together a yummy salad in not too many minutes. Salads are great to bring with you to a pot luck or to have on a warm summer night so you don't have to heat up your kitchen.  I'm excited to share with you 8 Must Make Salads. You are going to want to make them all!

Salads with Fruit

Grilled Peach Salad
Chicken Poppyseed Fruit Salad

Salads without Lettuce

Zesty Sweet Corn Salad
Chopped Caprese Salad
Green Bean Cherry Tomato Salad
Chicken Avocado Cucumber Salad 
Rainbow Broccoli Salad

Salads with Arugala

Arugula Couscous Salad

I'm going to try them all this summer. Who is with me?

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Cinco de Mayo recipe round up

If I had to pick any one kind of food to eat for the rest of my life, it would be hands down be Mexican food. I love fresh salsa and could eat it by the spoonful! Not that I need another reason to make Mexican food but I'm fairly certain that if you needed a reason, Cinco de Mayo could be it. I've put together a round up of some of the best Mexican foods so that you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo to the fullest. Now you can find all these great recipes in one place! You're welcome. 

Corn and Black Bean Guacamole
World's Best Guacamole 
4 Ingredient Guacamole 
Guacamole
Spicy Mexican Corn Dip
Fiesta Chicken Enchilada Dip
Copycat Chipotle Tomatillo Salsa Verde
The Best Pico De Gallo

Slow Cooker Spanish Rice
Mexican Sour Cream Rice
Restaraunt Style Refried Beans

Authentic Horchata
The Perfect Margarita

Southwest Chicken Skillet

Tequila Lime Chicken Fajitas Surprise Recipe Swap

Easy Slow Cooker Tacos

Easy Beef Empanadas

Mexican Corn Salad

Weeknight Taco Salad

Fish Tacos

Mexican Stuffed Peppers

One Pot Queso Pasta

Cauliflower Enchilada Casserole

Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Peppers

Sweet Chipotle Pork Tacos

Black Bean Soup

Tostadas De Tinga

Hatch Green Chile and Cheese Wontons

Baked Chicken Street Tacos

Taco Dippers

Mexican Skillet Pie

Taco Lettuce Wraps

Taco Pizza

Microwaveable Chicken Burrito Bowl

Lemon Carlota

Now head to the store, pick up some limes and get chopping! Happy Cinco de Mayo to you!

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The Very Best Fruit Dip made with only 2 Ingredients

I feel like I am just about to divulge a huge family secret. I'm sharing one of our families favorite recipes today. It is a recipe that my mom shared with me and that when ever I serve it at a party or an event I always get asked for it. It's almost too easy that I hate to share it! You are going to die when you find out what two ingredients you probably have in your home right now go to make this fruit dip. It seriously is the very best fruit dip you will ever make. I promise you, it will be a hit with everyone!

Are you ready for it? The very best fruit dip is made with a block of cream cheese and a jar of marshmallow fluff. That's it! I let my cream cheese get to room temperature {otherwise the dip is chunky not smooth} and I whip the two together in my mixer. You want your dip to be nice and fluffy so whip it good.

Our very favorite fruit to dip in the fruit dip is strawberries. 

I usually stock up on marshmallow fluff around Christmas. I can find it at the Dollar Store {yep, you can buy everything at the Dollar Store...even marshmallow fluff!}.  

It's a sweet treat that will have your kids begging for fruit!

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The best Pico De Gallo recipe

If there was one kind of food that I could eat every single day it would be Mexican food. My favorite of course is pico de gallo served with warm chips. I just love all the fresh vegetables and how all of the flavors blend together. It's the best. I'm sharing with you the absolute best pico de gallo recipe that I have found. I have been making it for years and it's by far my favorite! So get your chips ready! You are going to love this!

Pico De Gallo:

3-6 medium tomatoes {depending on how much salsa you want} finely chopped

3/4 cup green pepper finely chopped

1/2 cup onion finely chopped

1/2 cup green onion finely chopped

6 garlic cloves pressed

2 t. cider vinegar

2 t. lemon juice {I freshly squeeze mine}

2 t. vegetable or olive oil

1 to 2 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 to 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

chopped cilantro

and if you are feeling spicy some chopped jalapeno peppers

Blend all of the ingredients together, cover and refrigerate

I scoop out the pit of a ripe avocado and fit as much pico inside the pit the hole made as I can! It makes for a delicious lunch.

You can serve it on top of tacos. Another favorite of mine! You can find out how we make shredded chicken for Taco Tuesday. It's so easy and can be made in your crock pot for a quick week night meal.

Or, you can put your pico de gallo on top of a bed of rice, black beans and chicken {I love my shredded chicken!} for a yummy protein packed meal.

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