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Death by Chocolate Brownie

June 5, 2013 by KimM

Calling all chocolate lovers! This recipe is for YOU! I am a huge chocolate fan, and so is my mom, so this past Mother’s Day I wanted to have something super chocolate-y just for us.

I succeeded. This was a chocolate lover’s dream. Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate Brownie mix (includes chocolate chips in the mix) – topped with semi-sweet chocolate chips, crushed Oreos, more chocolate chips…and a drizzle of caramel. BOOM! Death by Chocolate Brownie.

My mom was pretty happy. I even apologized to my siblings, for I knew it would make me the favorite child

Death by Chocolate Brownie

Ingredients

1 box brownie mix (8x8 or 9x9 size) *plus ingredients called for on box
1 cup chocolate chips, divided
2 cups Oreo cookies, roughly chopped
Caramel ice cream topping (optional)

Instructions

Prepare brownies according to package directions.
Remove brownies from oven and let cool for 5-10 mins.
While still warm, top with ½ cup chocolate chips.
Sprinkle crushed Oreos on top and lightly press down.
Sprinkle remaining ½ cup chocolate chips over Oreos.
Drizzle with caramel topping (or melted white chocolate), if desired.

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The heat from the brownies slightly melts the chocolate, which acts as the “glue” to hold the cookies in place. Allow brownies to cool completely before cutting. Enjoy! We sure did!

*Quick tip – I used the the mini Oreo cookies that come in a bag, so I just opened the bag to let out the air, resealed, and used a rolling pin to break up the cookies.

The great thing about this recipe is that the options are endless! I have so many varieties floating through my head now…like replacing the Oreos with Nutter Butter cookies; or replacing the chocolate chips with peanut butter chips; and I’m sure you all can think of lots more – be sure to let me know!

About KimM – I’m a chocolate loving mother of three. My blog, Makin’ it Mo’Betta is dedicated to my adventures in the kitchen as I deal with food allergies, diabetes, tween sass, with some fun giveaways and reviews thrown in the mix! Join me on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest too!

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Magically Delicious Cereal Treats

March 15, 2013 by KimM

With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, I decided to make a themed treat for my kids. I thought I was being very original in using Lucky Charms cereal (because what says St.Patrick’s Day more than a leprechaun and green clovers, right?!) Turns out, this has been done many times before. Oh well, I thought I was being creative!

I made these just like traditional rice cereal treats, except I browned my butter. I’ve discovered that brown butter is truly amazing stuff. [Read more...]

Filed under: Dessert, Snacks Tagged with 3 ingredients, brown butter, cereal recipes, no bake dessert3 Comments

Peanut Butter and Jelly Milkshake Recipe from Disney World

February 15, 2013 by Tiffany

I have wanted to try PB&J milkshakes forever. Of course, I’d like to have a chance to try them in their “home” at the 50′s Prime Time Cafe in Hollywood Studios. But since that hasn’t happened, making them at home is a great way to get a little taste of Disney.

If you’ve read this blog very long at all, you know I love all things peanut butter and jelly. Even so, these milkshakes do sound a little strange. But they don’t taste like blending a sandwich into your shake (which is a bit what they sound like).

They taste like a vanilla shake with a good amount of peanut butter smoothed in and a hint of jelly. I think the amount of jelly could even be increased for my taste.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

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Roasted Garlic Hummus

January 30, 2013 by KimM

Are you looking for some healthier apps for game day? In planning our Super Bowl Menu (b/c for me, it’s all about the food and commercials!), I thought this Roasted Garlic Hummus would make a perfect addition. I’m not a fan of beans in general, but I have found that I love hummus and other recipes with chickpeas. I also discovered with this recipe how easy it is to make hummus at home! Now the flavor combos are endless.

It may look a little bland and boring, but the roasted garlic makes this anything but! Garlic takes on a whole new flavor dimension when roasted.

Roasted Garlic Hummus

Ingredients

1 can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
3 tablespoons tahini
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup water
1 bulb roasted garlic
juice and zest of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp. sea salt
Red pepper flakes/hot sauce/sriracha (to taste; optional)

Instructions

Squeeze the garlic cloves from the bulb of roasted garlic.
Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth.
Serve with additional red pepper flakes or hot sauce or sriracha on top.

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I keep the spice down on mine since my middle child loves hummus too, but you can make this as spicy as you like. Hummus makes a great dip for crackers and veggies, and is something I feel good about eating and serving.
For more great recipes with roasted garlic, check out the Ingredient Spotlight: Garlic, a recipe link up hosted here at Eat at Home, and Parmesan, Roasted Garlic and Basil Bread over on my blog.
So what’s on your Super Bowl menu? I need more ideas!
KimM is a contributing writer for Eat at Home and can be found at her personal blog Makin’ it Mo’Betta, on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

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Thai Chili Chicken Egg Rolls

January 25, 2013 by KateS

Is anyone else excited about the Super Bowl? Even though my beloved Giants didn’t even make the playoffs, I’m looking forward to the big game. It’s so fun to get caught up in the hype, watch the commercials and spend the night eating finger foods in front of the TV!

Egg rolls are always one of my go-to dishes for football game watching. People are always impressed, but they’re actually really easy to make yourself. (And, who doesn’t love dipping things?!) These are also baked, not fried, so I feel better about indulging in them.

I’m not going lie – my first few rolls always come out a little lumpy or ripped. That’s part of the reason double-wrapping them is great – it also helps make them crunchy without the frying. They do get easier as you go, though, I promise!

These are also super freezer-friendly. After you have them assembled, put them on a baking sheet and pop them into the freezer for 2-3 hours, until firm, and then transfer them to a zipper-lock freezer bag. When you’re ready to cook them, use the same baking instructions and just add a few minutes to the cook time.

Thai Chili Chicken Egg Rolls

Ingredients

1 T. olive oil
4 1/2 c. cole slaw mix (or, shredded cabbage and carrots)
3 c. cooked, shredded chicken breast
1 1/2 c. bean sprouts
2/3 c. Thai Sweet Chili Sauce, plus more for serving
24 Egg roll wrappers
Cooking spray

Instructions

In a large skillet, heat 1 T. olive oil until shimmering. Add cabbage and cover. Cook until wilted, for about 5 minutes. Stir in the shredded chicken and cook until heated through, about two minutes. Stir in bean sprouts and sweet chili sauce and toss to coat. Set aside until cooled enough to handle.
Preheat oven to 425F degrees.
Add 2-3 T. of the mixture onto the center of an egg roll wrapper. Fold in two opposite corners, then a third corner over. Roll towards the fourth corner, sealing it off. Place the roll onto another wrapper and wrap again. Repeat with remaining mixture and wrappers.
Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Place the egg rolls, seem-side down, on the baking sheet. Spray tops with cooking spray.
Bake for 15 minutes, until golden brown, turning halfway through.

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Kate is a home cook living and working in New Jersey. In addition to sharing recipes with Eat at Home readers, she blogs her cooking adventures at Kate’s Recipe Box. When she’s not in the kitchen, you can find her reading or tending to her garden.

Filed under: Chicken, Main Dish, Snacks, Uncategorized Tagged with Asian, Chicken, egg rolls4 Comments

Easy Snackadium for Super Bowl (or other Football Game) Parties

January 3, 2013 by Tiffany

There are two reasons that I would attend (or throw) a Super Bowl party (or any other football game party).

1. Friends – It’s always fun to get together with friends.

2. Food – Any excuse to share food with friends!

So when Pillsbury asked me to create a Snackadium using their Crescent Roll Dough and Pizza Dough, I was in! You know I love canned dough products.

What’s a snackadium, you ask? It’s a stadium made of snacks. [Read more...]

Filed under: Snacks Tagged with buffalo chicken, calzones, crescent rolls, Pillsbury, snackadium, veggie pizza8 Comments

Pesto Bruschetta Spread

December 6, 2012 by Tiffany

Lately, we’ve fallen into a lovely routine of family dinners after church. Even though all of our kids still live at home, the oldest two are busy with work, school and activities. We often don’t see our daughter for several days, other than passing each other at breakfast. And our son, who is a senior in high school is often working or busy with other things.

Family dinners are much rarer than they used to be.

But lately, we’ve all been home for Sunday lunch after church. Most weeks, our daughter’s boyfriend joins us too. I love having everyone gathered around the table, catching up with each other.

Last Sunday, I decided to try out a new slow cooker recipe for an Italian style chicken dish (recipe coming soon). This Pesto Bruschetta Spread seemed the perfect thing to serve with it.

Everyone loved it! It’s creamy and full of flavor, thanks to the PHILADELPHIA Creamy Pesto Cooking Creme. The tomatoes on top were a perfect pairing with the pesto and cheese. They’re big enough that the picky people could dip around them, leaving more for the tomato lovers.

This was quick to make, which made it doable for after church. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

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Brownie Biscoff Puppy Chow

September 20, 2012 by KimM

Puppy Chow, Muddy Buddies…whatever you like to call it, is a yummy treat made up of cereal, chocolate (need I say more?!) and the variations are endless. I have several different versions on my blog, b/c we love it!

In seeing all the different cake mix recipes floating around, it got me to thinking….cake mix is good…but BROWNIE mix is even better (can I get an amen from all my chocoholics out there?) So I decided to play around with my Puppy Chow/Muddy Buddy recipe to incorporate…you guessed it, brownie mix!

Since my son and I are allergic to peanuts, I usually make this with a peanut butter replacement (like Sunbutter or Wowbutter ) but since Biscoff is my son’s most current favorite food obsession, I thought we would use that. If you haven’t tried Biscoff, I highly recommend it! I have to keep myself from just sitting down and eating it with a spoon. But don’t fret, all you die hard peanut butter lovers out there…this recipe would be fantabulous with peanut butter. **Side note: Biscoff comes in glass jars and I’ve been saving mine to use as storage jars. Just cut off label (it is shrink wrapped onto bottle, so no messy goo to get off), wash, and you are ready to go!

Brownie Biscoff Puppy Chow

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups Chex (or store brand) cereal
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup Biscoff (could also use any nut butter or PB replacement)
3/4 cup brownie mix (I used Dark Chocolate)
Add ins (optional) - mini marshmallows, M&M candy, the possibilities are endless!

Instructions

Measure out cereal and place in a large bowl.
In a small, microwave safe bowl, melt your chocolate chips and Biscoff. (I start out with 30 seconds, stir, then heat in 15 second increments until melted.)
Pour melted chocolate mixture over the cereal. Stir gently to coat.
Add 3/4 cup brownie mix to a large ziploc bag, dump chocolate coated cereal into ziploc, and shake to coat.
Spread brownie coated mixture on a large baking sheet to completely dry.
Once cereal mix is dry (which only takes a few minutes), you can add anything you like to it (I used mini marshmallows and M&M's - but during the holidays, themed candies are fun to add) or you can leave the mix plain - b/c it is delicious all by itself!

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Enjoy!

Kim of Mo’Betta – 40 year old married mama of 3 – ages 11, 9, and 4. I started blogging as a way to journal my adventures in the kitchen as I learned to move away from the microwave and boxed meals to cooking ‘from scratch’. Most of my recipes are tailored to meet the needs of my food allergic son (nuts & eggs), diabetic husband, or my waistline! And don’t even get me started on how picky my kids’ taste buds are…

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Homemade Grab and Go Snack Bars

August 23, 2012 by Tiffany

These bars are an experiment for my family. The first part of the experiment is a success – the bars taste good and the kids like them! The next part is to see if we can stop buying granola bars and eat these instead.

I don’t buy many snack foods, but during the school year I do make a habit of buying granola bars. They are expensive. I’ve wanted to try making my own for a long time, but kept putting it off.

Then I saw some soft baked bars in the granola bar aisle and a light bulb went off. I remembered a recipe for oatmeal cookies from Whole Foods for the Whole Family and I was pretty sure it could be baked in bar form instead of cookies.

I made two different versions – Mixed Berry and Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip. They are both great. Bonus: they’re healthy too! And they can be frozen. Now we’re talking!

I wrapped the bars in plastic wrap and put them all in freezer bags. The kids have been grabbing them to take to soccer and classes. They say the bars thaw quickly and aren’t crumbly to eat. They like them better than store bought granola bars.

I did tell the kids that they can only have them if they are leaving the house and will need a snack while they’re gone. We have other foods they can snack on at home. I want to have the bars used for the intended purpose and not scarfed down in two days.

Here’s what you’ll need to make the mixed berry version. The peanut butter version has similar ingredients. [Read more...]

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Almost Homemade Pickles

July 5, 2012 by Tiffany

These pickles are super crunchy and a bit sweet. They’re fun to make too.

My mom told me about the recipe, which came from my Aunt Anne. I didn’t make them right away though, because we don’t eat pickles very often. However, these are really good to have with quick summer meals of hot dogs, hamburgers or sandwiches.

The recipe starts with a large jar of store-bought pickles. Then you slice them thick and add sugar, garlic and alum. Alum can be found in the spice section of the grocery. It’s used in pickle making for crispness.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]