FBF: 4th July Strawberries

This is a good one--and perfect timing for 4th July! These were a big hit and not to mention they are SOOOO easy to make! ENJOY!

FLASH-BACK FRIDAY

4th JULY STRAWBERRIES

Click on image to see full post from 6/2011

Over the Rainbow Smoothie

SMOOTHIE MONDAY

OVER THE RAINBOW SMOOTHIE

1-1/2 cups fruit punch
1/3 cup rainbow sherbet
1/2 cup club soda
additional rainbow sherbet for garnish

• Combine fruit punch and sherbet in blender. Process until smooth. Pour into glasses; add club soda. 
• Top with additional sherbet!

For the colorful rims on the glasses, wet edges of glasses then turn them upside down and dip them into colorful sprinkles.

#14 Creamy-Dreamy Thumbprints

My apologies for falling behind. Finals was a very hard and stressful week for me...buts its OVER! I'll try to catch up if I can. =)

CREAMY-DREAMY THUMBPRINTS

2/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 cups flour
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
Colored Sprinkles
Vanilla Frosting

• In a large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add sugar. Beat until combined. Then beat in egg yolks, vanilla and extract until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with mixer, then mix in the remaining by hand.  Cover and chill for about 1 hour. 
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll ball in beaten egg white and then roll in assorted colored sprinkles. 
• Place balls 1-inch apart on cookie sheets. Using your thumb, make indentation in each dough ball. 
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until bottoms are brown. 
• Transfer to wire rack and cool completely. Fill each thumbprint with frosting. Serve immediately. 

If saving for later use, store cookie without the filling in the middle stacked in an air-tight container with wax paper between layers.

The recipe is from Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest magazine Dec 2011 edition

Happy Halloween Treats

I made these for my little ghouls and goblins!

I use leftover mini brownies (from my Ferrero Rocher treats), icing, sprinkles and ghost peeps.

In the process, I found that my box grater is PERFECT to hold the push-pops while making them!

Hope everyone has a fun and SPOOKTACULAR Halloween!

Click HERE of the image to see the other things I made for the kids' classes!

4th July Strawberries w/ Linky

**UPDATE** Sorry my friends! I had wrong html code for linky, but its all fixed now. So sorry about the confusion!
This is the perfect treat to bring to a BBQ! Very simple as well.

4th JULY STRAWBERRIES

You need:
Strawberries
White chocolate
Blue colored sugar or sprinkles

The rest is very simple to figure out...dip strawberries in chocolate then sprinkles. I'm sure a variety of sprinkles would work! I like the look of the red-white-blue. Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

We are the land of the free, because of the brave.

  

Do you have a 4th July favorite? Crafts, food, decorations--anything goes as long as its red-white-blue... Link it up here! 
I'll feature my favorites on Monday, July 4th