Irish for a Day: St. Patrick’s Day Crafts and Recipes

Toni-Lynn | March 12, 2010

St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday when everyone is “Irish for a day.” Get a free FaveCrafts Book to help you plan your St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Complete with what to wear, how to decorate, gifts to give, oodles of recipes and fun activities. Over 40 pages of crafting fun with what to wear, [...]

Recipe: Cheesy French Bread w/ 3 Variations

Toni-Lynn | February 20, 2010

Cheesy French Bread with Three Variations
Summary

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Yield: Serves: 10

Ingredients

1 loaf (1 lb.) French bread, unsliced

Garlic Parmesan Topping:

1 cup (8 oz.) Part-Skim Ricotta Cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1 cup (4 oz.) Fancy Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
3/4 cup (3 oz.) Sargento Artisan Blends Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Herbed Cheddar Topping:

1/3 cup mayonnaise
4 slices [...]

Recipe: The Cheesecake Cookie

Toni-Lynn | December 29, 2009

My very good friend Corine brought me some of these cookies the other day. Such a simple and delicious recipe!! If you give it a try, come back and tell me what you thought!Ingredients:
1 package of Yellow Cake Mix
1 package (stick) of Cream Cheese
1 stick of Butter
1 egg yolk
Chocolate chips (optional)
Directions:
- Soften Butter and Cream [...]

How do you make the Ultimate Meatballs?

Toni-Lynn | December 11, 2009

Since I am Italian, we eat a lot of pasta. You just can’t have spaghetti without meatballs in my house! I honestly never gave it much thought to how I could make them differently so it was still the same great dinner but with a variation.  Have you seen the Ultimate Party Meatballs? This is [...]

Recipe: Eggnog Cheesecake Bars

Toni-Lynn | December 10, 2009

Eggnog Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients:
14 Grahamn Crackers
1 3/4 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon nutmeg, divided
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
3 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup canned or refrigerated eggnog
Nutmeg (optional)
Directions:
1. Finely crush crackers (should have about 1 3/4 cup crumbs). In small bowl stir together crackers, 3 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 [...]

Recipe: Alouette Elégante With Red Pepper Coulis

Toni-Lynn | November 24, 2009

Category: Appetizers
Makes: 6 to 8 appetizers
Product: Alouette® Elégante®

Ingredients
1 jar (7 oz.) roasted red peppers
2 tsp. olive oil
1 pkg. (6 oz.) Alouette Elégante (recommend Roasted Garlic & Pesto or Roasted Sweet Peppers & Olive Tapenade)
paprika
fresh chopped chives or parsley

Directions
Make a red pepper coulis: drain roasted red peppers and add to food processor with 2 tsp. olive [...]