Christmas Favs- Rocky Road

Here is another favorite Christmas food tradition that we love at my house.  Again, it's very simple!

Ingredients

1 bag of mini marshmallows
1 bag of chocolate chips - semi-sweet or milk chocolate ( I like to mix with 1/2 milk chocolate and 1/2 semi-sweet)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 TBS of butter

Directions

Add chocolate chips, milk, and butter to a bowl and microwave on high for about a minute and a half - be sure to stir about every 30 seconds.  Fold in marshmallows until completely combined and add to a 9x13 pan to chill in fridge for 2 hours.

Cut, serve, and enjoy!

Christmas Favorites - Oreo Balls

I'm hoping to show a few of our Christmas favorites with you and Oreo Balls are a part of our Christmas tradition.  Bonus:  they are extremely easy to make and under 3 ingredients!

What you need

1 Package of Oreos
1 Package of Almond Bark White Chocolate - I only used half and you can also just melt white chocolate chips
1 Package of Cream Cheese
Sprinkles or colored sugar - optional

Directions

Put your oreos in a food processer and pulse to you get a crumb mixture.  If you don't have a food processor, just put them in a ziploc bag and crush them.  Next mix in the cream cheese until you get a nice pliable ball.

Chill mixture for at least 30 minutes or overnight.  Melt chocolate in microwave or 1 minute 30 seconds until melted stopping to stir every 15 seconds.  Roll mixture into small balls dip in chocolate.  If you'd like to add a little color, add sprinkle or colored sugar to the top as soon as you dip them. Chill again for at least 30 minutes or until chocolate hardens.

Enjoy!

Watch and see how quick and simple the process is.  If you can't see the video, click here.

Creamy Banana Pudding

Here's a favorite recipe from our family.  It's a great summertime dish for us.



Enjoy!

Weekly Wrap Up - The One Where Things are STILL changing!

In my life this week…

As I type this my son will be completing his 1st official week of work - and he has put in 40 hours!!  It is so weird to have him driving and now working right on top of it.  Yep, another phase has hit our homeschool.

I know a lot of men who don't work 40 hours a week so to say that I am proud is an understatement.  It's a lot but it shows me what he's made of!  He's tired but he has pushed through.  He will need to have his hours adjusted. In reality, that's a whole lot of hours for a 16 year old still trying to push through school as well.

In our homeschool this week…
The countdown for summer has begun!  We will still be doing reviews and having some fun school but the structure school will be out the door.  :)

Weigh In
I'm the same weight and wanting to eat everything in sight!  I need to get back on track before there is a gain.

I'm cooking

Here's a recipe for our favorite chicken pot pie.  It's total comfort food!

Happy Mother's Day to you all!  There's no job in the world more rewarding than that!

Linking up with The Homeschool Mother's Journal,  Collage Friday, and Weekly Wrap-Up!

eMeals Review

*This post does contain affiliate links!  The opinions here are my own!


Meal Planning saves money and eMeals saves you time and money - double whammy!  I recently received the opportunity to give eMeals a try in exchange for a review.

If you haven't checked out eMeals in a while, you will find that they are constantly adding new menu plans to their selection of menu planning choices.  

We are trying out the Portion Control plan right now because it gives you the total of points per serving making it so easy to plan healthy meals!

Here is the most recent meal we tried called Taco Pie and it received a thumbs up from everyone.  

eMeals makes the shopping so easy too! It comes complete with a shopping list broken down by meals so if we want to skip a meal in the plan it is so easy to tweak.  I love that!

Current subscription prices available are:

3 months for $30 ($10 per month)
6 months for $48 ($8 per month)
12 months for $58 ($5 per month)

You can try sample menus of all the meal plans too! eMeals really does make menu planning quick and simple!

Christmas Cookie Exchange - via the internet :)

Here is one of our favorite cookies to make at Christmas time.  They are so yummy and make up in a snap.   

I also have this recipe pinned to my "Tried And True Board" on Pinterest.

All you need is 4 simple ingredients:

• devils food cake mix
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup oil
• package of Andes mints

Enjoy watching my daughter whip these up!