Wicked (Wizard of Oz) Cupcakes

I absolutely LOVE the musical Wicked…in fact, I have seen it 3 times!

My friend Toni recently saw Wicked and her daughter fell in LOVE with the show.  It seemed only natural that she would have Wicked-themed cupcakes for her birthday party!

You can check out the instructions HERE!


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Game Day Recipes: Free eBook


We are still getting ready for our Super Bowl party at the Casa de Cherry and I still haven’t nailed down everything I am making….if you are in the same situation, you might find some good ideas in the new eBook available from Recipe Lion.

Get a FREE 39 Appetizer Recipes eCookbook which includes recipes for things like wings, bruschetta, dips, and more!

GO STEELERS!

Other eBooks still available from Recipe Lion:

33 Hearty Slow Cooker Recipes - 50 pages of quick and easy recipes

Restaurant Copycat Recipes – Volume III

Sweets For Your Sweet – Easy Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes

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Christmas Cookie Recipes: Free Ebook!

I love baking Christmas cookies!

If you are looking for some new Christmas Cookie recipes to try this year, you can get a FREE Christmas Cookie eBook filled with 50 Cookie recipes

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Taste of Home $5 Cookbook Sale!

This sale is always a popular one and the best books sell out quickly!

Through November 18, 2010 you can shop the Taste of Home $5 Cookbook sale!

You can even get Free Shipping on your order of $20+ when you use the code: LST02 at checkout!


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Chavrie Goat Cheese: Free eCookbook!


I absolutely love goat cheese!

Through the CHAVRIE® FOR THE LOVE of GOAT CHEESE CLUB, Chavrie is offering a free downloadable recipe book featuring 15 delicious recipes.

Enjoy flavorful salads, savory sides and creamy desserts from our very own Executive Chef, Greg Gable.
Bon Appetit!


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Free Grilling eCookbook (+ More!)


There is a new FREE eCookbook on the Mr. Food site!

Get your copy of Let’s Get Grilling containing 42 recipes, including: Beer Can Chicken, Asian Skewered Chicken, Homestyle Grilled Vegetables, Tropical Pork Kebabs and even grilled Dessert Recipes!

While you are on the Mr. Food site, don’t forget to snag your copy of Decadent Desserts as well!

Additionally – the following free eCookbooks are still available:

29 Tasty, Easy Breakfast Recipes Click Here

Restaurant Copycat Recipes Vol. II Click Here

Restaurant Copycat Recipes Vol III Click Here

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BJ’s: 12 Budget Recipes on The Facebook Fan Page

BJ’s Wholesale Club has come up with some great new recipes on their Facebook Fan Page. We are making a switch to a more “whole foods” in our family (much to the chagrin of my children) and these recipes are easy weeknight recipes that are also very budget-friendly AND don’t rely on heavily processed ingredients!

And since it is a Friday during Lent, here is what we are having for dinner tonight:

(recipe courtesy of BJ’s Wholesale Club)

Shrimp Lo Mein
Serves 4, $2.74 per serving

8 oz. Barilla® Whole Grain Spaghetti
1 Tbsp. Kikkoman® Soy Sauce
1?2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Domino® Cane Sugar
1 Tbsp. fresh Ginger, grated
2 tsp. Argo® Cornstarch
1 lb. Berkley & Jensen® 21/25 Frozen Raw Shrimp, defrosted
4 Tbsp. Berkley & Jensen® Peanut Oil
2 stalks Celery, finely sliced
11?2 cups Fresh Express® Cole Slaw (undressed)
1 Green Onion, minced

1. Cook spaghetti until al dente and drain immediately. Rinse with cold water and drain thoroughly. Set aside.

2. Mix soy sauce, ginger, cornstarch, salt and sugar in large bowl. Add shrimp and let marinate for 20 minutes.

3. Heat wok or large, straight-sided skillet over high heat until very hot. Add 2 Tbsp. of oil. Using slotted spoon, carefully add shrimp to hot pan. Reserve marinade. Stir-fry until shrimp is just opaque. Immediately remove from pan and set aside.

4. Add remaining oil. Stir-fry celery, slaw and green onion until just tender, about 5 minutes.

5. Add shrimp to ingredients in pan, along with reserved marinade. Stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes, or until sauce boils and thickens.

6. Add spaghetti to pan and toss to mix. Remove from heat and serve immediately.


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Worth Reading: Once A Month Slow Cooker Meals

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Anyone who has been reading this site for more than a month should know that I have an unhealthy obsession with my Crockpot.  I’ve also been saying for quite some time that I wanted to start doing some Once A Month Cooking (OAMC, for short).

What is OAMC?  Simply put, it is setting aside a day to make a ton of meals to freeze.  It’s making yourself insane one day a month to help save your sanity the rest of the month (I don’t think that’s the “technical definition, but it is the “net result”!).

I have had Once A Month Mom in my Google Reader for quite some time and when this post popped up in my Reader the other day, I was thrilled.  It combines my love of the Crockpot with the convenience of OAMC!

Check it out!


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50 FREE Christmas Cookie Recipes

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Sign up for the Recipe Lion newsletter and you will get the free eCookbook ”50 Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes”, featuring 99 pages of Christmas cookie recipes.


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PreOrder The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook for $10.11

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If you have never heard of the $5 Dinner website, you have been missing out.  I “met” Erin online a long time ago (and can’t wait to meet her in person this February at Blissdom) and her blog has been in my Google Reader for what seems like forever. 

Her concept is simple:  make a dinner for a family of 4 for under $5!  As an added kick?  Due to some allergies in her family, a good number of her recipes are gluten-free! 

Because her website became so popular, she was approached to write a cookbook.  If our Facebook and Twitter  conversations are any indication, she poured her heart and soul in to this book.  I literally can’t wait to get my copy!

The The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook is being released on 12/22/09 and you can pre-order it now on Amazon.com for only $10.11.  It contains over 200 recipes that can be made for $5 or less.  It won’t arrive in time for Christmas, but it would be a great addition to any kitchen library!

And I can’t say this enough…congrats to Erin for taking a simple concept and running with it.  Your recipes have helped me spice up our family dinners while still staying within our weekly grocery budget!


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Recipe Roundup

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this is SO not a picture of me!

I’ve been in a “Linky Love” kind of mood lately…combine that with my bad habit of drooling on my computer when I view recipes and you have a Recipe Roundup!

My New 30 has a recipe for Apple Cobbler with Easy Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream.  Note:  she said EASY.  How often do you see that when it comes to making ice cream?  Check it out!

Cheryl at TidyMom (who I absolutely adore) made an Upside-Down Apple Pecan Pie.  Umm….yum?

I’m not sure if Jenn from Frugal Upstate has been hitting The Sauce lately, but she sure has been making it!  Check out her recipes for Kahlua, Irish Cream and Amaretto!

Do you have a blog and would like your recipe included in my next roundup?  Email me your links (and feel free to FedEx me the finished product)


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Eggnog Cookies

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