Pumpkin Carving & Halloween Cookies

Oct21

I got the Sweet Creations Pumpkin Carving Kit from Good Cook to help with our pumpkin carving adventure. I liked how this kit comes with all the tools you need to carve out that spooky pumpkin. The stencils in the kit are at various skill levels.

With the wide variety of stencils, there sure to be one that will spark your interest.

My husband used the scraper in the kit to clean the guts out of the pumpkin and the scraper worked really great.

My husband used the Frankenstein stencil from the Sweet Creations Pumpkin Carving Kit. For some reason we could not get the clear tape to stick to the pumpkin so I went and got a few band-aids. The band-aids worked like a charm. I guess band-aids will stick to anything lol My husband liked using the punch wheel to trace out the stencil.

This is my husbands finished pumpkin. He hadn't done a pumpkin in years. I used a battery powered blue light to light the pumpkin up. I think the pumpkin looks great.

My mom got creative this past weekend and made use Halloween cookies. The cookies are sugar cookies. My mom made cats, bats, houses, witches, ghosts pumpkins and frankensteins.

My mom used the Frankenstein cookie cutter from Good Cook to make the cute Frankensteins. Don't you think the cookies look great?

Just for my readers: You can get 25% off of any Sweet Creations Halloween product at www.goodcook.com with promo code: HAUNTED23 or PUMPKIN25.

Disclaimer: Individuals can enter the Good Cook Halloween contest on multiple participating blog sites to increase their chances of winning. However, one prize will be awarded per promotion. If an individual wins a Good Cook prize on two or more bloggers’ sites, they will only qualify to receive one prize. Limit one Good Cook win every 6 months.

Now for the giveaway: Four lucky people will win a Pumpkin Carving Kit. This is open to US and ends 10/31/2013 @ 11:59 pm est. To enter, Simply do the tasks on the Giveaway Tools widget below and you're set to have a chance to win! Remember you can't win if you don't enter. It only takes one entry to win!

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Sweet Creations By Good Cook: Halloween Cupcake Stand

Oct20

Easy-to-assemble Halloween Cupcake Stand is crafted from corrugated cardboard, so it’s sturdy. Features three tiers, to hold 24 cupcakes. The stand is trimmed with Halloween art, from haunted house to bats, pumpkins, and ghosts.

Features three cupcake display tiers with decorative border for each.
Comes with harvest moon topper.
Perfect for school and family parties.

The Sweet Creations By Good Cook: Halloween Cupcake Stand was very easy to put together. I had it together in a few quick minutes. I was able to fit 30 small cupcakes on the stand. Here is a really easy way to display your Halloween cupcakes, cookies and other treats is with the Sweet Creations Halloween Cupcake Stand ($12.99, GoodCook.com). This will surly be a great hit. I know the stand was for me.

Just for my readers: You can get 25% off of any Sweet Creations Halloween product at www.goodcook.com with promo code: HAUNTED23.

Disclaimer: I got the Good Cook Products free to do this product Review and was not paid for my response.

Sweet Creations by Good Cook Haunted Gingerbread House Kit

Oct16

So with Halloween approaching I was given a chance to do a Sweet Creations by Good Cook Haunted Gingerbread House. I was excited to do my own Gingerbread house. When I got the kit pictured above I realized that I would have to make my own Gingerbread as this kit is just the cutters for the house.

Wow I thought when I opened the box and saw the cutters. I have never made Gingerbread before so I called my mom who can make or bake anything and asked for her help. Well my mom made me a deal and that was, she would make and bake the gingerbread house pieces for me. I was then to take it home and complete the house at my house lol

My mom used the recipe on the back of the haunted house kit to make the gingerbread for the house. My mom had no problems at all.

Now I learned real quick why my mom wanted me to put the house together at my own home. Want to test the strength of a marriage? Then put a gingerbread house together. I love my husband dearly but I can say there were some very tense moments. The haunted house pieces were done great and we took the advice from my mom to decorate the pieces before putting the house together.

Hubby used some metal rods to hold the walls up on the house until the royal frosting dried. I thought that the rods worked like a charm. The house only took a few hours to fully dry and the rods were removed and left no marks. The haunted gingerbread house only took about an hour to put together.

My husband completed the roof as I was too scare that the roof would fall in. I sat back and watched as I thought for sure it was going to. The Sweet Creations by Good Cook Haunted Gingerbread House turned out great for being our first one ever. Overall I had so much fun doing this with my wonderful husband. I now know the work that all goes into doing a Gingerbread house and will have a great appreciation for them.

Just for my readers: You can get 25% off of any Sweet Creations Halloween product at www.goodcook.com with promo code: HAUNTED23.

Now for the giveaway: Two lucky people will win a Haunted house party kits. This is open to US and ends 10/31/2013 @ 11:59 pm est. To enter, Simply do the tasks on the Giveaway Tools widget below and you're set to have a chance to win! Remember you can't win if you don't enter. It only takes one entry to win!

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Delicious Popcorn treats with JOLLY TIME Pop Corn & Good Cook

Oct7

I just spent this past Saturday with my mom and we tried out our treat making skills making some popcorn treats, as I was given a few products from JOLLY TIME & Good Cook to help with this. I can say the time I spent with my mom was great. So buckle up and enjoy my story with plenty of pics.

I got a 2 QT Sauce pan, Spatula, Candy Thermometer, and a Stainless Steel Rubber Base mixing bowl from Good Cook to use in my popcorn treat making.

JOLLY TIME Pop Corn sent me a variety of popcorn and a popcorn baller. I even got some of their new Smart Balance Butter Light popcorn.

My mom used these ingredients to make the syrup for the popcorn balls:

2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup light-colored corn syrup
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla

We had to clip the candy thermometer to the sauce pan and brought the mixture to 250 degree F, which is hard-ball stage for about 20 minutes.

My mom and I both were set up and ready to start making popcorn balls

My mom poured the syrup mixture over the hot popcorn and we stirred gently to coat all of the popcorn. We added in our candies and nuts when the syrup cooled a little. Then we tried to make popcorn balls but for some reason they just wouldn't stick together so my mom never wanting to give up put the pop corn mixture in a pan.

We then added some candy eyes on the top of the popcorn treat and placed it in the refrigerator to cool.

After trying the old time popcorn ball recipe, We did the JOLLY TIME Popcorn Marshmallow Balls recipe. This went a lot better and the balls came out great.

My son love eatting the popcorn balls that grandma and I made.

Right now for a limited time, you can save 25% Off the Good Cook Popcorn Baller when you use code: POPCORN at checkout.

From Oct 7 – Oct 14, 2013 you can enter on the Good Cook facebook page to enter to win the Free Jolly Time Pop Corn and Good Cook Popcorn Baller Giveaway daily for your chance to win. 250 people will win a Good Cook spherical Popcorn Baller and a coupon for a free box of Jolly Time Pop Corn.

Disclaimer: I got the Good Cook & JOLLY TIME products free to do this product Review and was not paid for my response.

Bacon & Sausage Breakfast Casserole

Sep13

I used my Good Cook Cast Iron Grill Press to cook my bacon and sausage with.

I love how crispy or crunchy as my husbands says it the bacon comes out when using the Cast Iron Grill Press. The Cast Iron Grill Press fit great in my frying pans and was super easy to use.

Before you start cooking the meat it is best to pre soak the box potatoes that are needed. I soaked two boxes of julienne potatoes in hot water to soften them up. After the meat is all cooked I started to put my Breakfast casserole together. I took one loaf of bread and cut it into squares.

I then added the pre soaked potatoes and powder cheese packets that came with the boxed julienne potatoes, one 8oz package of shredded cheese (I used mild cheddar), one pound of cooked breakfast sausage, one package of cooked bacon and 10 eggs scrabbled with a half cup of milk.

I mixed everything together in a big baking pan. I pre heated the oven to 400 degrees and cooked the casserole coved with aluminum foil for 45 minutes then uncovered and stirred the casserole and let bake for 15 minutes uncovered to get the top golden.

The Bacon & Sausage Breakfast Casserole done and ready to eat. You can eat it the way it is, With Maple syrup like my husband does or with catchup like my son does. This will be a great hit as it is with my family and friends. Everyone who has tried this loves it. I barley ever have any left overs as everyone likes eating the Bacon & Sausage Breakfast Casserole

For all you bacon lovers you can get 25% off on any Good Cook Burger Tools just use the code: BaconLovers.

Disclaimer: I got the Good Cook Cast Iron Grill Press free to do this product Review and was not paid for my response.

Avocado Cheese Cake Trifle Recipe

Aug18

I was given three Good Cook kitchen tools and a challenge to come up with a recipe that used the tools given. Well I asked my wonderful mom to help me and we had a blast making an Avocado Cheese Cake Trifle. So to start out my mom baked a simple butter milk cake with lime zests the night before so it had time to cool.

The first tool my mom used was the Avocado Slicer and wow does this work. I was amazed at how well the Avocado Slicer cleaned out the Avocado and left only the skin behind. The slicer has a nice rounded cushioned handle which helps you control the pressure needed to slice through the Avocado. On the end of the Avocado Slicer is a pointed tip to help you remove the pit.

The Avocados before and after we used the Avocado Slicer on them.

The second tool my mom used was the Citrus Zester. My mom zested a lime, lemon and an orange. My mom loved how easy this was to use and that it was hand held and smaller than her other kitchen tools. Again this has a nice rounded cushioned handle for easy grabbing.

The third tool my mom used was the Citrus Reamer to add some lime juice. This again has a a nice rounded cushioned handle for easy grabbing.

My mom added Juice of a half lime, two packs of cream cheese, one and a quarter cup butter milk and a package of vanilla pudding to the three Avocados and mixed them up in her food processor.After everything was thoroughly mixed my mom poured the filling into a large bowl and folded in a half tub of whip cream in.

My mom then cut the home made butter milk cake with lime zest into bite size pieces.

My mom then layered the cake with the Avocado Cheese Cake filling until the dish was full.

Then my mom used the rest of the whip cream on the top of the Avocado Chesse Cake Trifle. My mom has a passion for baking and cooking so she decorated with her special tool lol

To finish my mom mixed the lime, lemon and orange zests in sugar then she applied them to the top of the trifle. My mom used a pair of tweezers to get the zests to lay where she wanted them. I told you my mom has a passion for cooking and baking.

The Avaocado Cheese Cake Trifle all finished and looking pretty.

Here is a discount just for my readers: You can get 25% off of Good Cook ProFreshonals Produce Tools at www.goodcook.com with promo code: LOVEAVOCADO.

Disclaimer: Individuals can enter the Good Cook Avocado Slicer contest on multiple participating blog sites to increase their chances of winning. However, one prize will be awarded per promotion. If an individual wins a Good Cook prize on two or more bloggers’ sites, they will only qualify to receive one prize.

Now for the giveaway: Two lucky people will win an Avocado Slicer with bonus tools, the Citrus Zester and Citrus Reamer. This is open to US and ends 9/02/2013 @ 11:59 pm est. To enter, simply do the tasks on the Giveaway Tools widget below and you're set to have a chance to win! Remember you can't win if you don't enter. It only takes one entry to win!

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