No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars are a quick and easy no-bake dessert that kids will go crazy for. Just 3 ingredients and you have a tasty treat! How was your weekend? Anyone invent outdoor air conditioning yet? Like for reals. I can't even turn on my oven. I almost cry if I have to. And kick and scream. These No-Bake Chewy Cookie Bars are a perfect summer dessert. They only take about 5 minutes to prepare and another 10 to set up. My kids hovered the whole time I was making these. They … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2015
Easy Meal Plan Sunday #1
I am super excited to introduce you all to a new series here on Mandy's Recipe Box! I am teaming up with a fabulous group of bloggers to bring you an easy meal plan every Sunday. Each week you can find 6 main dish recipes and two desserts to get you through the week. Â Just click the title of the recipe to get it. Happy cooking and enjoy Easy Meal Plan Sunday! BAKED RITZ GARLIC PARMESAN CHICKEN STRIPS MEXICAN PIZZA … [Read more...]
Corn and Zucchini Casserole
Corn and Zucchini Casserole - An easy cornbread casserole filled with corn and fresh zucchini. Hello Mandy's Recipe Box readers! It's Jaren from Diary of a Recipe Collector back to share a wonderful summer side dish with you! Summer is in full swing down here. It is now so hot that it is pretty hard to play outside very long. I know! We sound like wimps! But seriously, my kids like to play in the front driveway versus the backyard. Why? I couldn't really tell you. I mean we have a covered … [Read more...]
Black Forest Brownies
Black Forest Brownies are an easy way to dress up brownies. With Lucky Leaf®Premium Pie Filling, this will be a hit with your family and friends. As I have said before, I am not a huge brownie fan. Well, a plain brownie fan, that is. I love to bake brownies and add mini marshmallows to the top and put them back into the oven until the marshmallows puff up. Once cooled, I frost with chocolate frosting and I am in heaven. So I jazzed up regular brownies once again with cherry pie filling and … [Read more...]
Red, White and Blue Floats
Make these Red, White and Blue Floats to celebrate the 4th of July. Only three ingredients and you will have a popular treat to celebrate our country's freedom! Anyone else looking for any and all cold treats to beat the heat? Oh my word, it's hot. Like I feel like I know how the old witch felt in Hansel and Gretel when they pushed her into the oven. I can't bear going outside for anything other than to get the mail. Even then, I usually talk one of my kids into grabbing it. Can someone … [Read more...]
English Muffin Recipe
Stop buying the pre-packaged English muffins at the store and make your own version at home where you control the ingredients. With this English Muffin Recipe, you can toast them up, add your favorite fruit spread, honey or butter and enjoy a delicious breakfast or snack anytime!  Eva's warning: This is an overnight recipe. It will require you creating a starter (dough) for ~12 hours plus another overnight rise. Once shaped, the dough will require another 1 hour to rise. Plan … [Read more...]
Totally Talented Tuesdays #98
Welcome to the party! Here are the features from last week... Most viewed post: S'mores Brownies from Cooking with Curls other faves: Father's Day Gifts Kids Can Make from Crafty Journal Garlic Butter Spread from The Ramblings of an Aspiring Small Town Girl June Budget Buys from Pink Heels Pink Truck Chocolate & Peanut Butter Bars from Kandy's Kitchen Kreations 25 Fun and Frugal Activities from Frugally Blonde Homemade Healthy Texas Toast from Faith Filled … [Read more...]
Chicago Style Hot Dog
This post is sponsored for One2One Network on behalf of ACH Food. I am partnering with them as a Become a Better Baker Blog Ambassador. Chicago Style Hot Dog is served on a poppy seed bun with all the fixin's. If you've never eaten one you're in for a treat! I love a good hot dog. It has to be an all-beef hot dog. I usually top mine topped with onions sautéed in butter and ketchup. Or sometimes I will heat up sauerkraut and butter and put that on my hot dog. It's so simple and completely … [Read more...]
How I Balance My Crazy Life
This post was sponsored by Chobani Simply 100 Greek Yogurt through their partnership with POPSUGAR Select. While I was compensated to write a post about Simply 100, all opinions are my own. It's so hard to find that happy medium in life these days between work, family and me time. I am sharing ways that work for me. Hopefully you'll get some ideas, too! I never thought I would grow up to be a full time food blogger, earning an income from doing something that I love. I didn't even know … [Read more...]