White Chocolate Blueberry Fudge

On the Menu Today~
White Chocolate Blueberry Fudge topped with
Blueberry Icelandic Sea Salt.

White Chocolate Blueberry Fudge is easy, peasy.
This particular recipe is one of those no-fail recipes.
I have made this recipe over and over again.
Each and every time I have made this recipe, it has turned out.
By simply changing the nuts, extracts, and dried fruit combinations,
you can make this fudge in many different ways or flavors.

 When I first decided to make this fudge,
I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out.
After all, this fudge is made with mini marshmallows,
white chocolate chips, ground almonds, dried blueberries and
a wonderful Blueberry Icelandic Sea Salt by Nordur Salt.
Not your usual fudge ingredients....at first I was a little bit apprehensive.
Not really sure what to expect.

Well, let me reassure you,
White Chocolate Blueberry Fudge is fantastic!
The flavor combination works great together and
believe it not, this fudge isn't overly sweet.
The dried blueberries add just the right amount of blueberry flavor and
the white chocolate flavor is always delicious.

If you don't have almond extract,
you can substitute vanilla extract for the almond.
I only had whole almonds,
which I ground in my mini chopper but
you can easily substitute sliced, slivered or
chopped almonds if you prefer.
A light sprinkling of Blueberry Icelandic Sea Salt,
on each piece of fudge adds that extra 'oh yeah'
to every delicious bite.

Get the recipe here!

Smashed Cauliflower

On the Menu Today~

Smashed Cauliflower

Smashed Cauliflower is simply delicious!
Now that fresh cauliflower is in season here in WI,
I couldn't wait to give this recipe a try.
Fresh is so much better than store-bought but
in a pinch, store bought will do just fine.

We used a super large head of cauliflower and
we wanted a creamy yet slightly chunky,
texture to our smashed cauliflower.
That is why we only used 2 tablespoons of evaporated milk.
Parmesan cheese or shredded cheese of your choice can also be added.

In this recipe the cauliflower is steamed along with the garlic.
All the ingredients are then blended together.
Using an immersion blender works perfect for this recipe.
My hand-held mixer has an immersion attachment feature,
which I absolutely love.
You can purchase a hand-held immersion blender,
(a boat-motor, as Emeril call them)
anywhere and they are fairly inexpensive.
In fact, I picked one up at a thrift store for $2.00.
If you like to go thrfting, keep your eyes peeled.

Smashed Cauliflower
is a great substitute for mashed potatoes,
perfect if your on a low-carb diet or
a wonderful way to incorporate more vegetables into your diet.

Click here to visit Ink and Elm Backdrops

Get the recipe here!

Ink and Elm Backdrops

On the Menu Today~

Ink and Elm Backdrops
Shoot in Style~

I have joined Ink and Elm Backdrops Affiliate Program.

What are Ink and Elm Backdrops?

Well, let me tell you about them.....

Ink and Elm Backdrops are strong, durable and 

beautiful backdrops used by photographers, (food) bloggers and

anyone who wants a realistic looking backdrop
for their photos, at very affordable prices.

No other backdrop,
that I have found anyway,
are made like Ink and Elm Backdrops.
Nor do any other backdrops have that same look and feel,
like Ink and Elm Backdrops.
If your looking for a high quality backdrop,
at super affordable prices,
Ink and Elm Backdrops are for you.

Whether you photograph food, pets, or your family,
if your in the photography business, or it's your hobby,
why not shoot in style!

Ink and Elm Backdrops will make your pictures magical.

If you want to take your picture taking to the next level,

consider purchasing Ink and Elm Backdrops.

I recently purchased a new camera,
wanting to take my picture taking to the next level.
Lets face it, new cameras are super expensive and
an important investment.
Why take average pictures with your new expensive camera,
when you can take fantastic pictures with your new expensive camera 

After purchasing my new camera, 

I went to the Ink and Elm website,
to see if they had any backdrops I might be interested in.

While there, I decided to sign up for their affiliate program.

Over our 5 years of blogging,
we have purchased many Ink and Elm Backdrops.
We only promote products that we use and love,
so this was a great fit for us.

Get the recipe here!

Smoky Sun-Dried Tomato Scones

On the Menu Today~
Smoky Sun-Dried Tomato Scones are
made with Smoked Icelandic Sea Salt,
Smoked Gouda Cheese, Sun-Dried Tomatoes and
Fresh Snipped Chives~

Get the recipe here!

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to our party! Please enjoy our features and then do share your posts with us here for another great party!

This week, we have HOMEWORK assignment for you!

Assignment: visit and pin at least 3 posts before you leave :)

Most Viewed

Melt in Your Mouth Buttery Dessert Bars -Aging Like A Fine Wine

Five Ideas in the Latest Trends Over Done -Eclectic Red Barn Peanut Butter Cup Oreo No Bake Cheesecake -Marilyns Treats No Sew Basket Liners -Dazzle While Frazzled Guilty Pleasures How Do You Treat Yourself -Living On Cloud Nine Old Fashioned Caramel Cake -Across the Blvd   Editor's Pick  

Colors of Fall -Vintage Paint and More

  So let's get this party started! This week, if you haven't already, please follow our hosts on Pinterest!

Ducks'n a Row- Pinterest

Mom Resource- Pinterest

My Life Abundant- Pinterest

Simplee Thrifty– Pinterest

Marilyn's Treats- Pinterest

Engineer Mommy– Pinterest

Eclectic Red Barn – Pinterest

Turnips2 Tangerines - Pinterest

Steps For Living Life - Pinterest

2JustByou– Pinterest

  Here are our simple party rules...

• Please follow our hosts on this week's social media. ♥
• Please TWEET our party ♥
• Add as many of your family-friendly posts as you would like to. No Etsy shops, adult sites or blog parties, please.
• Visit others. Let them know you've been there!
• If you are NEW, let us know in the comments so that we can follow you back. ♥ Help us find your posts - tell us what number they are?
• NOTE: party entries appear in REVERSE. i.e. the most recent entry goes to the top! That way all of our guests will have a chance to be seen no matter when they arrive :)

Thanks! ♥

   

Follow our Pinterest board?

 

Now Let's Party!

 

An InLinkz Link-up

How to Make Vanilla Sugar

On the Menu Today~
How to Make Vanilla Sugar

Many European recipes I want to try call for Vanilla Sugar.
You can even purchase vanilla sugar on Amazon.
When I saw the price, I though, you have got to be kidding me....
For the price of one 2.5 oz bag of vanilla sugar plus the cost of shipping,
I can buy a bottle of Watkins Madagascar Vanilla Beans (under $10.00) which contain 2 beans,
5 lb. bag of sugar (under $2.00) and make my own vanilla sugar.....and then some!

My hubby loves to drink Bird Dog Whiskey, which is great for me. Why?
Because Bird Dog whiskey comes in decorative bottles with a cork stopper....
perfect for storing my vanilla sugar.

Vanilla sugar is wonderfully fragrant and flavorful sugar made by burying vanilla beans in granulated sugar or powdered sugar. The beans can also be scraped from the bean pod and the seeds are added to granulated sugar. The result is a delicious and perfumy sugar that can be used as an ingredient for baked goods, fruit and other desserts.

Vanilla sugar in a decorative bottle,
makes a great teacher gift, birthday gift or
even hostess gifts during the holidays.

Get the recipe here!

German Style Coleslaw

On the Menu Today~
German Style Coleslaw

Here in Wisconsin we love a good Friday Night Fish Fry and
what goes with battered fried fish?
Coleslaw, of course.....that and
tarter sauce and buttered rye bread.

German-Style Coleslaw is made with a fantastic homemade vinegar/oil dressing.
We used a German Seasoned Vinegar by Hengstenberg.
You can also use distilled white vinegar.

We normally prefer a creamy style coleslaw but
after trying this recipe we might have changed our minds.
This recipe makes a tangy, slightly sweet dressing,
that goes perfect with the crisp cabbage and carrots.
The dressing consists of vinegar, dry mustard, celery seeds,
salt, sugar and vegetable oil. Even my 4 year old grand-daughter
loved this coleslaw, she ate two bowls!

Get the recipe here!

German Potato Salad

On the Menu Today~

German Potato Salad

For this recipe we used Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes by: Melissa's.

Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes have a rich, buttery flavor. 

Perfect grilled, roasted or in salads.
Not only were these little gems tasty,
they made making German Potato Salad a breeze to make.
Boiled whole for 20 to 25 minutes, cut in half, and
tossed with bacon, green onions and
a tasty vinegary dressing,
this recipe for German Potato Salad,
was ready to eat in less than 45 minutes.
No peeling, chopping, dicing involved.

This was the first time we have ever made German Potato Salad.
I'm really not sure why either....
maybe it was the vinegar....but
it probably comes down to the fact,
that most potato salads are creamy.
We have always made a mayonnaise based potato salad and
I think most people think of potato salad as a creamy-style potato salad.
Most if not all of the parties, family get togethers, and
summer grill parties, always serve a creamy version of potato salad.

Well that is about to change....
We really, really, loved this recipe.
The bacon, sliced green onion and
the potatoes were delicious. But the
star of the salad was the easy vinegar dressing.
We used a German Seasoned Vinegar by: Hengstenberg

If you can't find German Seasoned Vinegar,

a good quality apple cider vinegar can be substituted,

with the same great results.

Click here to visit Ink and Elm Backdrops

Get the recipe here!

Tuna Noodle Casserole

On the Menu Today~
Tuna Noodle Casserole

Tuna Noodle Casserole
has been served in school cafeteria's for eons and
when I was growing up,
Tuna Noodle Casserole was a stable in our house,
eaten every Friday for dinner during Lent.
Often to the moans and groans of myself and
my brother and sisters.

Saturday's lunch would be left-over tuna noodle casserole,
spread on thick slices of French bread,
then put under the broiler until the slice of American cheese had melted.
Saturday's version of Tuna Noodle Casserole was by far my favorite.

Chopped onions and celery are optional in this recipe.
I don't think my mom added either to her Tuna Casserole.
Aggie wasn't exactly what you would call a 'chef'.
It would be fair to say, that she was more in the category of 'terrible' cook...
Aggie would have considered adding onion, celery and
dried dill weed, would certainly qualify the recipe as 'gourmet'
(I very much doubt she even had dried dill weed)
Considering I had never eaten a taco until I was in the third grade....or
a lettuce salad, until I was 19 years old, should shed some light on the subject.
I definitely led a very 'Sheltered Food' life.

Now on to this {Gourmet} Tuna Noodle Casserole recipe~

Get the recipe here!

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Welcome to our party! Please enjoy our features and then do share your posts with us here for another great party! 

This week, we have HOMEWORK assignment for you! 

Assignment: visit and pin at least 3 posts before you leave :)

Get the recipe here!

Padre Island Shells

On the Menu Today~
Padre Island Shells
Recipe from:
Dona Grover, Rockwell, Texas
via Taste of Home, Pasta Cookbook

I have wanted to make this recipe,
ever since I saw it in a  Taste of Home Cookbook.
I think that was over 10 years ago,
so I thought it's about time to give it a try.

What is imitation crab meat, seafood sticks, krab sticks or crab sticks anyway?
All of the above are a form of kamaboka,
a processed seafood made of starch and
finely pulverized white fish, surimi, 
then shaped to resemble the leg of a snow crab or
Japanese spider crab.

Sugiyo Co., Ltd. of Japan was the first to produce and
patented imitation crab meat in 1973,
as Kanikama, this was the flake type.
In 1974, Osaki Suisan Co., Ltd. of Japan,
first produced and patented imitation crab sticks.

In 1976,
The Berelson Company, of San Francisco,
working with Sugiyo, introduced them internationally.
Internationally they are marketed under the names;
Krab Sticks, Ocean Sticks, Sea Legs, and Imitation Crab.
Legal restrictions now prevent them from being marketed as 'crab sticks' in many places,
as they usually don't have crab meat.
North Pacific Alaska Pollock is commonly the main ingredient.

Imitation crab is something that you either like or you don't.
Personally, I like imitation crab, the flaked kind.
I use it in seafood pasta salad and now in this recipe.
My hubby is a huge fan of imitation crab and
usually eats it dipped into jarred shrimp sauce....
a good way to eat imitation crab but
not a very 'fancy' way to eat imitation crab.

So when I saw this recipe using imitation crab,
(you can also make this recipe using 'real' crab)
I thought it would be the perfect recipe to try.

Get the recipe here!

{Deli} Rotisserie Chicken

On the Menu Today~
{Deli} Rotisserie Chicken

{Deli} Rotisserie Chicken is juicy,
delicious and packed full of flavor.
A mixture of eight different spices,
is rubbed over the entire chicken and
then allowed to marinade overnight.
The longer the chicken is allowed to
marinade the better.

If you like grocery-store rotisserie chicken but
don't like to pay grocery-store prices,
then it's time to make your own rotisserie chicken.

One 4 to 6 pound roasting chicken,
a few {on hand} spices, olive oil,
a rotisserie or an oven roasting rack and
Poof, you have a made-at-home,
deli-style rotisserie chicken.
Get the recipe here!

Zucchini Squash Casserole

On the Menu Today~

Zucchini Squash Casserole

It's zucchini time again!
Time for zucchini and
summer squash casseroles.

This casserole is great as a side dish or
as a {meatless} meal option.

Made with both zucchini and summer squash,
it's the perfect dish to make to use fresh, farm market squash.
If your family isn't keen on one (zucchini) or the other (yellow squash),
make this casserole with what works for you.
Another great thing about this casserole, it's versatile.

My hubby doesn't like zucchini at all but
if you were to ask him whether or not he liked zucchini,
he'd say, "I love zucchini!"
"I love zucchini bread and zucchini cake."
Really dear?

As I've mentioned before,
my hubby does not like any vegetable that is green.
I feel sorry for him, he doesn't know what he's missing.

Get the recipe here!

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to our party!

We love what you have been doing with all those creative ideas and can hardly wait to see what you have for us again this week!

Get the recipe here!