Honey Nut Crescent Rolls

For several years I have been tearing recipes out of magazines thinking that I will make them someday.  I found this in my recipe folder and it is dated 2005.  Yes, you read that right 2005!  I am proud of myself for making a recipe that I held onto for 9 years!!!!  That is older than my kids!  Anyways... I made these for Easter dinner and they were yummy.  I am not going to lie, they were a little on the sweet side and I don't think that I could eat these very often, but they were a great treat.  I actually cut the amount of filling in half from the original recipe (from Food and Family Winter 2005) because I thought they would be too rich and I was right!  

Ingredients:

• 2 Packages Refrigerated Crescent Roll Dough
• 4 oz of Cream Cheese- softened
• 3 Tablespoons of Honey-divided
• 1/4 cup Sliced Almonds
• Ground Cinnamon

Makes 16 Rolls

Preheat oven to 375.  Using a mixer, combine cream cheese and 2 tablespoons of honey.  Then stir in sliced almonds.  

Unroll crescent dough into the already perforated triangles.  Place 1/2 tablespoon of cream cheese/honey mixture near the long end of the dough.  Then roll it to the opposite point.  Place on ungreased baking sheet or baking sheet lined with parchment paper, sprinkle with cinnamon, and bake for 12-14 minutes.  Drizzle with remaining honey and serve warm.

 

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Banana Berry Oatmeal in the Oven

Christmas morning (ok every morning) is crazy around here.  I made this oatmeal casserole because it is quick and easy to put together and it can easily be reheated so we can eat as we are hungry.  I have also made this on Sunday and reheated throughout the week for a delicious breakfast.  The chocolate chips and bananas make this a hit at my house!

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups of Quick Oats
• 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 Cup Raspberries (or sliced strawberries)
• 2 Cups of Milk (I used 1%)
• 1/3 Cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
• 1 Egg
• 3 Tablespoons of Butter (melted)
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 1 Ripe Banana

Preheat oven to 375.  Spray an 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray.  In a bowl combine oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, half of the raspberries, and half of the chocolate chips.  Pour that mixture into the baking dish.  Then arrange the remaining berries and chocolate chips on top.  Slice the banana and place it on top of the oatmeal.  In a bowl, whisk together egg, milk, melted butter, and vanilla.  Pour mixture over top of fruit and oats.

Shake the baking dish side to side to help the liquid settle and cover all of oats.  Bake for 30 minutes.

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Easter Peeps S'mores

                           

The Henderson and Lewis kids have spent much of their Spring Break together.  They have building forts and tents throughout the house.  Last night they asked for s'mores so the Magical Moms decided to make some festive treats. 

Ingredients:

• Graham Crackers
• Peeps or other marshmallow
• Chocolate bar or chocolate kisses

Place chocolate on top of graham cracker and microwave for 15-20 seconds.  Add Peep or marshmallow and microwave for additional 10-15 seconds.  Top with another graham cracker and enjoy!

Easter "EGG" Your Neighbor's House- with FREE Printable

This is one kind of "egging" your neighbors won't mind! We hid 12 plastic eggs in our neighbors yard.  Since they have little kids we chose to do it during the day, but would be even more fun to be sneaky at night!  We also left this little bucket with some additional treats and the instructions to carry it on.   The kids had so much fun hiding the eggs, hopefully someone will "egg" us!

Here is the FREE Printable to pass along the fun.

Egg Crate Lunch Box Buffet

Nathan is all about eating "buffet" style.  He wants every meal to be a buffet!  I am not sure why he has such an obsession, maybe it is because he really loves Chef Mickey's Buffet.  Anyways...he was so excited when I presented him with his lunch today.  He asked if everyday could be "egg buffet day"?  

You could put almost anything in the compartments.  Here is a list of what I used-

• Carrot Sticks
• Cheese
• Ham Cubes
• Goldfish
• Mini Crackers
• Grapes
• Pineapple
• Craisins
• Or whatever else you would like to put in it!

He ate every last bite, maybe tomorrow I will put a few new foods for him to try!

Happy Easter- FREE Printable Banner

 I wanted a cute Easter decoration for the house, and I keep seeing all these cute banners all over Pinterest, and I thought- I can do that. And of course I'll share with you as well!

So I printed each of the below letters as a 5x7 picture. I then used leftover paper from another project and cut them into slightly larger triangles, but you could use the letter triangles by themselves and it will still look cute. I just taped the Easter letters onto the other paper, and clipped each one to a string of twine. I then used Command hooks on my mantle and hung from there! Super easy!

Deviled Eggs

Deviled Eggs make me think of two things- Springtime and Family Picnics.  I think our grandmothers could whip them up with their eyes closed, but I am not sure they ever thought to top them with delicious things.  The possibilities are endless, these are a few of ours.
Ingredients:

• Hard Boiled Eggs
• Mayonnaise
• Mustard
• Dill Pickle Juice
• Pepper

Toppings:

• Bacon- cooked and crumbled
• Dill Relish
• Paprika
• Cinnamon Sugar Pecans (yes, I made them myself.  I will post recipe soon)
• BE CREATIVE! Black olives, Lobster, Pimentos, or Pickles!

I begin by hard boiling the eggs.  There are dozens of ways to make them and for years every time I made them, I would have to call my Grandma Lois and ask her how long to cook them.  I am not sure if I really forgot each time or if I used it as an excuse to call and chat with her.  I put them in a pot with water covering them, bring to a rolling boil, and then turn off stove and cover for 7 minutes.  Then remove from water.
 My mother-in-law taught my kids how to crack them.  Each person gets an egg and then you hit them together, whoever's egg breaks is the loser and the winning egg attempts to break another one and so on and so on.
Just like my grandmother, I don't measure how much stuff goes into the yolk mixture.  The consistency is the most important thing.  In the egg peeling process, one egg white usually gets busted up which leaves me with an extra yolk.  Having the extra yolk allows me to make sure that I have plenty of filling to make the eggs look extra full.
Then let your creativity show!
This recipe was featured on our 30 Days of Dinners June Menu, Make sure to check out all of the other great recipes on this month's menu!