Christmas 2011 Gift Jars

Finally I got my gift jars photos together to post them.  I found these really cute jars at the dollar store that I used instead of the mason jar’s I usually do.  First off I made an Oatmeal Craisin Gift Jar.

Next on the list was a silk Hot Cocoa Gift Mix, I didn’t have the chocolate jello so I used the jello mousse caramel flavor, figured that would be  nice touch!

Then for the coffee & hot cocoa lover. I made this Spicy Mocha Mix.

Then I found these peppermint mallows that worked prefect for this Peppermint Dark Hot Chocolate Mix.

So there you have this years gift jars!  I think I’m done, maybe  few little treats for my church friends.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!  I’m going to put up a giveaway tomorrow for icaughtsanta pictures!

Easy Fudge & Caramels

First off on the list of goodies made are some super easy ones that ALL could be made in the microwave!  Yes it was a easy type of goodie year!

I had 3 good ones and ONE epic fail .. Yes I took a picture of the fail.

This was a very easy and yummy recipe done in the crockpot! This skinny Holiday Fudge is a must!

I made this last year and it was so easy I had to make it again.  This Homemade Microwave Caramel is simple and so tasty!

And then I found microwave Peanut Butter Fudge and found a new favorite!

And the epic fail … I thought it was going to turn out I was so excited it tasted so yummy but all I got was goo!  Yup it happens and I must post.  Sadly this Microwave Pumpkin Fudge didn’t turn out and the worst part is I doubled it so I would have enough.

Next up is the gift jars I made!

Have a S’Moretstastic Day

Yet again it has been crazy around here I can barely breath or sit down just for myself.  I do have my gift jars up but haven’t had a chance to download the photos and put them together.  So we go to something fun I did.  My friend Debby posted about making this little s’more bags and told me it was on her pinterest site.  So I hoped over there and found them and thought what a fun project to do with the kids.  I even found one to make for Cole’s teacher!

I found this easy S’more Teacher Appreciation gift to make for Cole’s teacher.  A free printable label is there also!

Then I made this S’more gift for our friends, it has the link for a free printable also.

Crazy times here we don’t have anything go on tonight so I hope to clean up hurricane Alexis in the kitchen. And maybe lay down I now have a stupid headcold again! UGH

So what are your plans tonight?  And more special treats to make?

Cut out Cookie Time

I signed up to make cookies for Cole’s classroom, of course it was the same night as our Christmas party for my women’s church group.  I made the treats for the Christmas party and a potato soup for the potluck and then ran home to make cookies.  It turned into 4 dozen … lol.  Cole had a ton of fun rolling these out and cutting them all out.  I let him choose what cookie cutters and do everything except pull them out of the oven.  He loved being able to do the whole thing himself.  I did make up my gift jar’s hopefully put those up tomorrow.  Now to make it to the post office, maybe sometime today … lol.

The recipe calls for drop cookies, but we rolled out.  I did make mine on the thick side.  I found the recipe here.

Enjoy, this was one of my favorite cookies to make and super easy!  We didn’t frost since the kids were going to do this in their class today.

Do you have any cookies that you’ll be making this week?

Ham & Brownies what could be better?

Our Tuesday dinner friends came over and I whipped this dinner up!  This was a easy casserole that was suppose to be done in the crockpot but I threw it all together and in the oven and the muffins were super easy!

First we started out with a Creamy Ham And Broccoli Casserole, that was a hit even if my rice was a little mushy … lol.

Then we ended with a super easy Yum Yum Brownie Muffins that is made up of TWO yes 2 ingredients.  Now I read the boards and a lot of people thought the points weren’t correct on this recipe but if you only use the 2 ingredients than it is true!  If you add the eggs and oil the box calls for then YES it would change the points but you don’t need that extra stuff.

I hope to have some yummy Christmas Fudges done to post tomorrow.  Hope you all have a wonderful day! 

Are you ready for Christmas?  What’s on the menu tonight?

Christmas Movie Time!

As most of you that have been friends with me for a while know that I LOVE Christmas Movies.  This is my favorite time of year and my DVR gets a work out!  Hallmark has the best but so does Lifetime.  Here is the list of ones that I’ve watched this year and thought I’d give you a heads up so you can catch them too.  Most of these are new to this year, I did have one that is older that I just caught.   The only movies that I will watch more then once are classics like it’s a Wonderful Life.  Hope you find one you may like, click on the name to find out more about the movie.

Looking for a good romance and heart warming story:

A Princess for Christmas

This is the movie I caught that is a little older.

A Christmas Wedding

I love Jennie Garth since 90210. Cute movie with talking dogs

A Christmas Wedding Tail

Mitch Albom’s books make me cry and so do the movies.  This is a MUST to see.

Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith

We’ve seen this theme before but still a cute movie

Holiday Engagement

Now I’m not a BIG fan of Elizabeth Berkley (loved her in saved by the bell, but then that movie killed it for me).  This movie did help my love for her again.

Lucky Christmas

What a cute movie that gives you a warm feeling about Christmas Spirit.

Mistletoe Over Manhattan

Take on a classic with a new twist

The Case for Christmas

This was such a cute movie, I’ve seen one like it before but still worth the time to watch.

The Christmas Pageant

And the last for today turned out to be one of my favorites!  I saw a movie last year about trading houses for vacation and this was better!  You know my love of Debbie Macomber’s is one of my favorite authors.

Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone and I hope you have find one you like.