Santa's 'Magical' Reindeer Poop Cookies

November 30, 2017 Amanda Plott

You know that in the Spring and Summer I'm all about rainbows and unicorns but during the winter months I like to let my imagination go with snowmen and reindeer and all things holly and jolly.

Just the other day my daughter's Elf on the Shelf (Candy Cane) brought my little girl some 'reindeer poop' chocolate mints. And while I thought they were cute and all, they weren't quite the magical poo that I had imagined Santa's reindeer to have. I mean... come on, they guide Santa's sleigh and fly around the world!...

Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

November 22, 2017 Amanda Plott

It's no secret that one of my favorite things about the holidays is cooking for my loved ones. As crazy and manic as it can get in my tiny little kitchen; there is nowhere else in the world that I would rather be. And that's the truth.

This Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole is an old family favorite, and really more of a tradition now at this point. It started some years back around one of the major holidays when I had a house full of people and a bunch of hungry bellies to feed in the morning. I knew that I wasn't going to have much time in the morning, but wanted to have a hot delicious breakfast ready and waiting. That's where the slow cooker comes in!...

Healthifed Tater Tot Casserole

November 21, 2017 Amanda Plott

Tater tot casserole. It's one of the great American classics. Almost all of us have eaten it before, mostly during our childhood years when it was one of those quick weeknight meals that the parents would put together at the end of a busy work week.

Well, that wasn't my first experience with it but I know for many of you it was. For me, it was something that I had made for my own family. At least... I'm pretty sure my mom never made it for us. She was much more about the Hamburger Helper and cans of La Choy back when I was in grade school...

'Pumpkin Pie' Cheese & Cracker Bites

November 16, 2017 Amanda Plott

Thanksgiving is officially just a week away and I really wanted to up my appetizer game this year. While I know that cheese and crackers aren't the most healthy thing that you could serve as an appetizer, it definitely has its place and time. Holidays and special celebrations happen to one of them for me!

These cute little cheese and cracker bites are made to look like a little slice of pumpkin pie and are sure to impress your friends and family with how unique they are. They actually hold up pretty well with a softened cream cheese being used as the 'glue' that holds it all together...

Pumpkin Spice Monkey Bread

November 14, 2017 Amanda Plott

Getting ready for Thanksgiving means preparing for the hungry crowd that will invade my home next week. And to do that, I need to have a nice warm, quick and easy breakfast ready and waiting in the wings. Monkey bread has been a long time go-to of mine since it's quick to make and rather impressive to see as an end result.

To keep the Thanksgiving theme and all things pumpkin, I decided to try my hand at making a pumpkin spice monkey bread today, and I was not at all disappointed...

Dexter's Breakfast

November 11, 2017 Amanda Plott

So, a few many years back now I was pretty much obsessed with the TV show Dexter. And... no. I don't mean the cartoon. I mean the show about the serial killer that posed as a blood splatter analyst. On the day that the show would air, I would always make 'Dexter's Breakfast' to keep the mood of my favorite show going on all day long.

The breakfast came about because the beginning credits of the show are scenes cut together of Dexter making breakfast in such a way that it looks like a real 'killer' of a breakfast. If you know what I mean by my clever pun there...