Tips for PERFECT Cookies Everytime (Video)

Are you cookie challenged??? Do all your baked sweets end up a hot mess???

Kraft put together a video of some holiday cookie baking tips to get your baking back on track. I love giving the gift of baked goods for Christmas. These tips are just in time for the holidays so now your cookies will go from a hot mess to yummy deliciousness.

Winter Fun in the Snow–Wordless Wednesday

5 Smart Snacking Tips

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Snack your way to a thinner you on Thanksgiving day. I find it very hard to cook Thanksgiving dinner without “sampling” all of the goodies. The aroma and visual presentation is just too tempting to pass up.

The problem? Those bite-sized morsels add up FAST. Then I sit down to consume even more food during the actual “dinner” with the family. I even go back for seconds!

No Bake Pumkin Pie Video Recipe

Image via WikipediaThis week's focus will continue to focus on food to celebrate the family gatherings around the dinner table later this week. I hope to help you find great tasting recipes that are simple to prepare and (if possible) save you a few calories without sacrificing any flavor.

Today's recipe focuses on the timeless tradition of Pumpkin Pie. This is an easy no bake recipe from Kraft. Simply mix, layer and chill until you're ready to serve. What's simpler than a dessert like this???

Mashed Potato Layer Bake from Breakstone

The Meredith Corporation (parent company to local television stations, Better Homes & Gardens, Ladies Home Journal, etc) is sponsoring a Blogger Challenge Sweepstakes. Three foodie bloggers were tasked with creating a menu of their family’s favorite foods while incorporating Breakstone sour cream into each recipe. Amanda’s Cookin’, My Baking Addiction, and Iowa Girl Eats took the challenge and now it’s up to public vote to see who’s winning menu reign’s supreme.

Vote once a day for weekly prizes until December 20th.

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Pumpkin. Raisins. Cinnamon and nutmeg. I can smell it now!

Pumpkins are everywhere this time of year. Why not make some use of those orange delights with some tasty Pumpkin Quick Bread?

This is a quick holiday recipe certain to warm not only your kitchen but you tummy as well!

Hot Buttered Rum Recipe

Need something to warm you up during a cold wintery day? How about a mug of hot buttered rum?

MMMMM.

This is NOT a figure friendly recipe but you can reduce the fat by using a fat free or lower fat ice cream like Edy’s Slow Churned ice cream. This ice cream is creamy like regular full fat ice cream but has fewer fat grams per serving. (Every little bit helps!)

13 Thanksgiving Freebies & Deals

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. Wouldn’t finding a free turkey be the BEST THANKSGIVING DEAL?

I haven’t found a deal for a free turkey…yet but to help you out on your Thanksgiving day festivities, I’ve collected 13 Thanksgiving freebies and deals from around the web!

You’ll be sure to let me know if there’s a free turkey with my name on it out there won’t you???