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DIY Play Dough Recipe

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DIY Play Dough Recipe

Do you have kids that LOVE to make things with play dough? My son just started kindergarten last week and came home the other day talking about how much fun he had with cookie cutters and play dough. The following day I told him that if he had a good day at school that I would make him some play dough and that he could use my cookie cutters. He was excited and when I picked him up from school, the first thing he says is “I remember the play dough”.

Since I really didn’t to make a bunch of batches of play dough, I asked him what color he wanted. Luckily he just said he wanted blue, so blue homemade play dough is what I made. I love how easy and cheap it is to make. For those that want to get crafty in your kitchen, here is the recipe to make some play dough too!

DIY Play Dough Recipe
Recipe Type: Craft
Ingredients
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup salt
  • 1 tablespoon coconut or vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp cream of tartar
  • food coloring
Instructions
  1. In a 2 quart saucepan, add all ingredients except food coloring.
  2. Turn stove on to low/medium heat and stir until it starts to thicken. Add drops of food coloring until you reach desired color.
  3. Stir until batter gets thick and starts to gather around spoon.
  4. Remove dough from saucepan and put on plate to cool.
  5. Shape the dough and have fun.

 
I have found that a batch of this play dough works good for a stress relief ball. Maybe I am just a big kid, but I still like playing with play dough too!

 

 

Ten Uses For Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar + Texas Barbecue Sauce Recipe #HeinzVinegar

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“I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Heinz Vinegar. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and as a thank you for participating.”

Ever since I was a little girl, I have seen and used the vinegar products from Heinz. My first memories would have to be making Easter egg dye with food coloring and the Heinz Distilled White Vinegar with my Nana each year when I was little. Over the years I have found that the Heinz Vinegar products have so many different uses. Not only do I keep a bottle of the white distilled vinegar in my pantry, I also keep a bottle of the Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar as a staple in my kitchen too!

Heinz Apple Cider Vinegars

Not many are familiar with just how handy vinegar and especially the apple cider vinegar can be. Below are different ways I found that apple cider can be used. These are just some ideas and there are a TON more uses for this stuff!

  1. For Your Hair – You can use apple cider vinegar as a rinse for your hair after you shampoo it.
  2. To Relieve Nausea – Mix 1 cup of water, 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar and honey to taste.
  3. Helps With Allergies – You can drink to help with relief but there are pill supplements now available.
  4. For Your Teeth – Rub the apple cider vinegar directly on your teeth to help remove stains.
  5. For Your Face – It can be used to help regulate the pH of your skin.
  6. Soothes Bug Bites – For those with itchy bug bites, this can used for relief.
  7. As A Cleaner – Mix a solution of 1 part apple cider vinegar to 1 part water and mix in a spray bottle.
  8. On Your Toes – Helps to get rid of fingernail or toenail fungus.
  9. Repel Fleas – Used to make a wash to help repel fleas off your pet.
  10. Use in marinades, dressings & sauces – A great staple for those who love to cook!

For me, I mainly use the Heinz Apple Cider in my kitchen. Since I love to cook, I use it in different dishes that I use, especially pasta salads. Since I don’t use any harmful chemicals in my house to clean, I like to use the apple cider vinegar and mix it with water to make my own cleaner to clean the kitchen with.

Heinz® Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar is vinegar in its most natural and wholesome form. The product retains the “mother” of the vinegar – a compound created naturally during vinegar’s fermentation process. It is used in cooking to bring out refreshing flavors, and has a variety of other unique uses.

Another favorite way I am now using the Heinz Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar is in a BBQ sauce recipe I found on their website. I know many of you like to use the grill during the summer and even in the winter, so I thought I would share their recipe in case you want to try some yummy BBQ sauce too!

Texas Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Recipe Type: Marinade, Sauce
Author: https://www.heinzvinegar.com/
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup Heinz® Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1/3 cup Lea & Perrins® The Original Worcestershire Sauce
  • 3/4 cup Heinz® Tomato Ketchup
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine all ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

 

I LOVE to find recipes online. I pin the recipes that I make and want to make on Pinterest, but it is also a great way to find recipes that I want to make. If you are looking for more recipes using the Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar, visit the following pages:

What uses do you have for the Heinz Vinegar products?

Snickerdoodle Muffins Recipe

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Snickerdoodle Muffins

One thing I love to bake is muffins! There are so many ways to make them taste great and one of my favorites is my Snickerdoodle Muffins. When I make these muffins, they go FAST! Just like Snickerdoodle cookies, they are easy to make and easy to become a favorite in your household.

Snicker Doodle Muffins On Plate

Ready for the snickerdoodle muffins recipe? Here you go:

Snickerdoodle Muffins Recipe
Recipe Type: Muffins
Author: Mom’s Blog @ MommyEnteprises.com
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 tsp butter (softened)
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl add dry ingredients.
  2. In another bowl add remaining ingredients and mix well.
  3. Combine both bowls of ingredients, mix and pour into muffin tin wells about 3/4 cup full. A little fuller if you want large muffins with big tops, but don’t fill or you will have a mess.
  4. Bake at 400 degrees for 13-14 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Makes 12 muffins.

 

How To Make A Grilled Artisan Pepperoni Pizza With #Pillsbury

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Grilled Artisan Pepperoni Pizza

One thing that all of my family LOVES to eat is pizza. For me, I like pizza for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Before I learned how to make my own homemade pizza, I would either order it from take-out or make it from one of the frozen varieties you can find at the store. Once I learned that making pizza is easy to make and a whole lot cheaper than take-out, I have been hooked. Being able to make it at home gives you the option to add your own ingredients and make it just the way that you like it.

Grilled Artisan Pizza Ingredients

This weekend I wanted to be creative with our dinner and decided to make pizza on the BBQ grill. I normally make our pizza in the oven, but it is summer now and the weather here in California can be a little too hot to use the oven. Even though I love a pizza with a variety of ingredients, my kids prefer just pepperoni, cheese and sauce.  Now I will show you just how easy it is to make one.

First you will want to open the Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Bread dough, unroll it and place it on a sheet of foil. Be sure to keep the dough in the fridge until you use it so the dough unrolls easily.

Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Dough

Next you will want to spread your pizza sauce. I used a brush to spread the sauce evenly on the dough. The amount of sauce will depend on how saucy you like your pizza.

Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Dough with sauceI am always trying to add some extra flavor, so next I sprinkled some Parmesan cheese on top of the sauce.

Pilsbury Artisan Pizza Dough with sauce

Next add the cheese. For me I use Mozzarella because it seems to melt the best for me, but you can choose whatever shredded cheese you like best.

Pillsbury Artisan Dough with cheese

Next add the pepperoni to the top of the cheese.

Pillsbury Artisan Dough with Pepperoni

Now it is time to place your pizza on the grill. Since I have a family of six, I decided to make two pizzas to make sure we had enough. I made a pizza with the Pillsbury Artisan Pizza Dough as well as the regular Pillsbury Pizza dough.

Pillsbury Pizza on the grill

The next step is going to vary on your BBQ Grill. We have a grill that uses propane, so we put the heat on low and grilled the pizza bout 25-30 minutes. You will want to cook on low because if you turn it up too much, your crust is going to burn.

Grilled Pillsbury Pizzas

This is just one of many ideas that you can use to make pizza on the grill. To find more grilled pizza recipes, visit the following links:

 

Grilled Shrimp & Cantaloupe Salsa Recipe #FreshFinds

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Grilled Shrimp & Cantaloupe Salsa

Now that summer is here, we have been using the grill quite often. This weekend I went to Save Mart Supermarkets to find some fresh finds in the produce area. I also wanted to grab some fresh shrimp so I could “put some shrimp on the barbie“. We are always making hamburgers or chicken breast and this time I wanted to try something a little different.

My journey at Save Mart was to grab some supplies for a recipe that included cantaloupe. Now I could have made cantaloupe sorbet or something simple like a cantaloupe smoothie, but I wanted to make something delicious, fresh and healthy. It had been a long time since I had grilled shrimp, so I decided I was going to make some grilled shrimp and serve them with a side of cantaloupe salsa.

Save Mart Supermarkets Shop

Once I got home and unpacked the groceries, I was a little eager to get my recipe started. The first thing I did was get the shrimp cleaned and put in a little marinade while the other meat was put on the grill. After letting it marinate, I then put the shrimp on some wood skewers and then placed them on the hot grill.

Shrimp marinating and on skewer

While the shrimp was marinating, I put together the ingredients for my cantaloupe salsa. This part was easy, but did take some time since I was trying to dice the vegetables to look as perfect as possible. Once I had all the ingredients diced and chopped, I added them to a bowl and mixed them up.

Cantaloupe Salsa

After my salsa ingredients were well blended, it was time to throw the shrimp on the grill. When it comes to shrimp, you only put them on the grill for about 3-4 minutes on each side. If you are cooking meat along with this dish, you will definitely want to put the shrimp on when your meat is almost done.

London broil and shrimp on grill

Once the shrimp was done to my liking, I put it on a plate and served it with a side of my homemade cantaloupe salsa. I happen to be the only one at my house that enjoys shrimp, so this means more for me. My husband did spoil the neighbor with a plate of my grilled shrimp!

Grilled shrimp with cantaloupe salsa

If you like shrimp and you like salsa that is a little fruity, this might be something you will enjoy also.  Below you will find my recipe for the Grilled Shrimp & Cantaloupe Salsa featured above:

Grilled Shimp & Cantaloupe Salsa Recipe #FreshFinds
Recipe Type: Appetizer
Author: MommyEnterprises.com
Ingredients
  • For The Salsa:
  • 2 cups cantaloupe – diced
  • 1 firm but ripe avocado – pitted and diced
  • 1 red bell pepper – diced
  • 1/8 cup chopped cilantro
  • 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • For The Shrimp
  • 24 medium shrimp – cleaned/peeled/deveined
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 tsp
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Add shrimp and remaining shrimp ingredients in a bowl and let marinade while the grill heats up.
  2. Add all of the salsa ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
  3. Thread the shrimp on wood or metal skewers. Place on hot grill for 3-4 minutes on each side.
  4. Remove shrimp from skewers and serve topped with cantaloupe salsa.
  5. Optional – serve with a slice of lime or also side of tortilla chips

This recipe is both healthy, delicious and a great dish to serve at an upcoming BBQ you might be having. If you are a like me and like to serve more than just the boring ole hamburgers and hot dogs, get creative and put together something fruity! This dish is simple to make and doesn’t took that much time to prepare.

To view more pictures of my shopping trip to Save Mart Supermarket and me making these yummy grilled shrimp with cantaloupe salsa, visit my Google+ Photo Album.

Screenshot Save Mart Google Plus Album

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