Wonderful Food Wednesday

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Wonderful Food Wednesday

Week #35

Can y'all believe it's May 1st already???  Mother's Day will be here in less than 2 weeks!!  How do y'all celebrate Mother's Day?  Do you get served breakfast in bed?  Do you do brunch with friends or family?  Does your family take you out to eat at the restaurant of your choice?  Are you still looking for recipes to make?  Check out the features below for a few Mother's Day ideas!!
 

This week we are joined by our co-host Danielle from Busy Mom's Helper!



Danielle is a wife & a mommy to 4 little ones!!  Danielle's blog is full of amazing recipes with some kid-friendly crafts thrown in!  Be sure to stop by Busy Mom's Helper & show Danielle some WFW love!!  

So now let's check out some recipes!!

 

 

This week we are featuring three fabulous recipes perfect for Mother's Day! Come back next week to see if you are one of our featured bloggers!!  Also be sure to follow our Wonderful Food Wednesday Features board on Pinterest!!



 Because every mom should start their Mother's Day off with chocolate, our first feature is this sinfully delicious Chocolate Cinnamon Monkey Bread from What's Cooking, Love?

And because every mom deserves a cocktail {or six} on our day, check out this yummy Mango Blueberry 'Smoothie' Cocktail via Melissa Kaylene ~ Willamette Valley Wonder Woman

And since all mom's should END their day with chocolate, how about we all dig into this Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Cake by Barefoot Hippie Girl!!

 

 

Be sure to stop by all three of these fabulous blogs to check out these recipes and lots of others.

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Rules:

1. Follow your hosts Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel

and Jessica @ All She Cooks , Jaime at Mom's Test Kitchen

*If you are a new follower please leave us a message/comment so that we can hop on over for a visit.

2. Visit as many blogs as you can, leave comments, follow and grab their recipes.
 

If you are interested in guest hosting for a week, please send an email to

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Thanks for partying with us!!!

 

Cherry Dessert Casserole #CountryCrockStars

Who doesn't love a good casserole?  The classic one dish meal that can make breakfast, lunch or dinner, and even desserts, so quick and easy to put together.  And you know what helps make it even easier?  Country Crock!

Do y'all have that one product that you're name brand loyal to?  The one that you'll buy even if it's not on sale, not the best deal that week, and you don't have a coupon available for it??  Well Country Crock is that product for me!  And I'm not just saying that because they're paying me!  I always have a tub of Country Crock in my fridge!  I grew up on Country Crock and it's what I always buy for my family.  It's my go to for everything from toast to cookies!

Now that I've spouted all about my love of Country Crock, they want to hear all about your love of casseroles!  Country Crock has teamed up with Chef Carla to find a few Country Crock Stars!  They want to know all about what you do to make your casseroles a family favorite!!  Want to be the next Country Crock Star?  Head over to Country Crock's Facebook Page, share a photo of your favorite one-dish wonder and tell Chef Carla & Country Crock what makes you the Star of your kitchen!!

Now let me show you why I'm a star in mine!

CHERRY DESSERT CASSEROLE

YIELD: 6 servings

 

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) Country Crock Spread
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup maraschino cherries
• powdered sugar for dusting
• warm milk (optional)

COOKING DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 1 & 1/2 quart casserole dish by lightly buttering and flouring the sides and bottom. In a medium mixing bowl add the flour, baking powder and salt; mix and set aside.
2. In your mixer, cream together the Country Crock and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, making sure to mix well after each egg. Add the vanilla and then the flour mixture a little at a time, scraping the sides of the bowl as it combines.
3. Continue mixing until the flour mixture is incorporated. Fold in a 1/2 cup of the cherries, and then transfer mixture to the prepared casserole dish. Arrange the other 1/2 cup of cherries over the top and bake uncovered for 45-50 minutes. Let cool and dust with powdered sugar.
4. Optional ~ pour warm milk over casserole when serving

 

RECIPE INSPIRED BY: CooKen-Casseroles

 

 

 





DISCLAIMER:

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective, and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

Chicken Satay Bites #SecretRecipeClub

Welcome to this month's Secret Recipe Club!!  This is my third month with the group and I am loving every minute of it!  It has been so much fun finding new blogs & recipes every month.  If it weren't for this group, I might have never stumbled across such great people and their food!  Great people like Dena from Oh! You Cook! , my secret recipe club mission for this month! :)

Dena has so many great recipes that just so happen to be kosher!  Now, I am not Jewish but my very best friend from school is & I practically lived at her house growing up so many of Dena's recipes brought back great memories of meals with my second family.  I had a hard time deciding which of her recipes I wanted to recreate but I finally landed on her Chicken Satay Bites and I'm glad I did!!

CHICKEN SATAY BITES

YIELD: 40 appetizers

 

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 package (5 6-inch rounds) pita bread
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 bunch chopped fresh cilantro, stems removed
• juice from 2 small limes
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1-2 dashes hot sauce
• 1 pound chicken tenderloins, cooked & shredded
• additional cilantro for garnish (optional)

COOKING DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut each pita into 8 wedges. Lightly brush rough sides of triangles with 1 tablespoon of the oil and place, oiled side up, on a baking sheet. Bake until crisp and golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Place triangle toasts on a serving platter and set aside.
2. Using a food processor, pulse the peanut butter, chopped cilantro, lime juice, water, ginger, hot sauce, and remaining tablespoon of olive oil until combined but still thick.
3. In a large bowl combine the chicken with the peanut sauce. Spoon mixture onto the pita toasts. Top with the additional cilantro leaves, if desired.

      

 

Let Me Pintroduce You + #Giveaway

Good morning everyone!!  Carrie from Frugal Foodie Mama and I are so happy to have you here for our fourth Let Me Pintroduce You Party! :)

Last month we had 56 Pinterest accounts linked up and 36 Bloglovin pages!  Make sure you spread the word about the party- the more the merrier, right??

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Carrie and I originally brainstormed the idea for a Pinterest linky party when the two of us were emailing back and forth one day after discovering how much of our blog traffic was a direct result of some of our recipe posts being pinned and then repinned and repinned again on Pinterest.  We thought why not host a monthly Pinterest party? And thus, Let Me Pintroduce You was born! 

We have decided to add a special Bloglovin linky seeing as how Google Reader just announced it's July 1st exit.  So after you have linked up your Pinterest accounts below, be sure to scroll down a bit and add your Bloglovin link as well! Just remember to give your hosts and co-hosts a follow. ;)

And while you are here be sure to check out the giveaway that's going on! :) Today is the last day to get entered for the Digital Crock Pot giveaway!

This month's party co-host is...

Katie from Clarks Condensed

And for this month's party, Carrie & I would like to have a little giveaway to reward those of you who are linking up! :)  We will be giving away an ad spot on each of our blogs to one lucky partier this week!  Please be sure to link up your Pinterest and/or Bloglovin accounts at the party linkys below (you must link up at least one account to be eligible to win!) and you could be the BIG winner!!  

So, how does the Let Me Pintroduce You Party work?  Easy!

• Please follow Carrie (Frugal Foodie Mama) and Jaime (Mom's Test Kitchen), and this month's co-host Katie (Clarks Condensed). 
• Try to follow at least two other Pinterest accounts that have linked up and maybe repin a few things that catch your eye while you are at. ;)
• Grab our button above and slap it on your sidebar or your party page on your blog.  Help us spread the word! 
• Be sure to link up your main Boards page of your Pinterest account only, not individual board pages or individual pins.
• Then hop down to the Bloglovin linky & do the same! 
• Send out a tweet & let the Twitterverse know that we would like to Pintroduce them to everyone! (You can use the Tweet entry every day in the Rafflecopter below if you would like! ;) )

*This giveaway is open internationally.  All entries for the winner will be checked and verified, so please make sure you are doing what you are claiming in the Rafflecopter or all your entries will be voided.  No funny business, folks. ;). By entering you give the right to use your name and likeness. Number of entries received determines the odds of winning. One winner will be selected. Each individual blogger that has provided ad space for the giveaway is responsible for awarding the winner their ad spots in a timely manner.  Entries must come from your MAIN social media accounts, not accounts that have been set up separately just for entering giveaways.  Entries from these types of accounts will be disqualified.  Protected tweets do not count as an entry method for tweeting. Tweets must come from a public account.  No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

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Wonderful Food Wednesday

Welcome to

Wonderful Food Wednesday

Week #34

I'm not sure about y'all but April has completely flown by!  And Mother Nature is just screwing with us ~ it was perfect Spring weather a day ago & now it's barely 50 degrees outside!  Maybe this means the summer won't be as hot??  {anyone in TX, don't freak out, I'm knocking on wood!!}

Since we are coming up on the end of April ~ don't forget this Friday will be the Let Me Pintroduce You Party!!  So be sure to come back Friday & find some new Pinteraholics to stalk!!

So now let's check out some recipes!!

 

 

This week we are featuring three fabulous recipes! Come back each week to see if you are our featured bloggers!!

 

Our first feature this week is Kale and Quinoa Salad  from Yummy. Healthy. Easy
 

Our second feature is this fantastic recipe for Lemon Meringue Pie Rice Krispy Treats - what a cool idea!
 

And finally, our third feature is Chicken Pho from Soliloquy of Food and Such
 

Be sure to stop by all three of these fabulous blogs to check out these recipes and lots of others.

If you've been featured grab this button and place it on your sidebar:

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Rules:

1. Follow your hosts Kerrie @ Family Food and Travel

and Jessica @ All She Cooks , Jaime at Mom's Test Kitchen

*If you are a new follower please leave us a message/comment so that we can hop on over for a visit.

2. Visit as many blogs as you can, leave comments, follow and grab their recipes.

If you are interested in guest hosting for a week, please send an email to

twinstravelblog (at) gmail (dot) com