Creamy BLT Dip

This is an easy and quick dip to make.  You can even substitute low fat mayonnaise and low fat sour cream to cut more calories.  If you are really in a pinch for time, use the pre-cooked bacon.

1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
I pound bacon
1 pound of cherry tomatoes

Cook bacon (or use pre-cooked)
Mix sour cream and mayonnaise.  Stir in bacon. Add tomatoes just before serving  You can serve with tortilla chips or your favorite crackers.

Peanut Butter Cookies With a Kiss

These would be a great treat for Mom on Mother's Day or any other day!  I hope you enjoy this easy recipe!

Items needed:

2 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour
1 ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
½ teaspoon Salt
2 sticks Unsalted Butter (1 cup)
¾ cup Creamy Peanut Butter
¾ cup Sugar, plus additional for dusting
1 cups Light Brown Sugar
2 large Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Chocolate Kisses
Non-Stick Cooking Spray

Spray an 11x17 inch pan with cooking spray, set aside. Pour a small amount of sugar (for dusting) in a bowl, set aside. Combine flour, baking soda and salt, then sift into a mixing bowl and set aside. In a large mixing bowl and with an electric mixer, beat butter and peanut butter together until combined. Slowly add ¾ cup sugar while beating. Beat in light brown sugar. Add eggs one at a time and beat. Beat in vanilla extract. Slowly add flour mixture while beating. Roll 1 tablespoon of batter into a ball (will be soft), then roll around in the bowl of sugar. Drop balls onto pan (do not flatten). Once pan has 12 balls, bake at 350 degrees on the 1st (top) rack for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and carefully place a chocolate kiss in the center of each cookie by pressing down slightly. Let cool completely

The Best Mother's Day Gifts Are At Best Buy

I have been told I am a good cook.  I must admit, I watched every move my grandmother made when she was in the kitchen.  I know I picked up some of her cooking skills. 

She would let me help more and more and as I got older, I was actually allowed to make a dish.  Back then, there were not all the gadgets we have available today.

With Mother's Day coming up, Best Buy has some great gifts for that cook or foodie in your life.  I hope my kids are reading this and I will be lucky enough to get one of those must have items to add to my collection. 

My all time favorite gift from Best Buy would be the Retro Kettle Popcorn Maker.  This would bring back the all the memories I had with my grandmother and the times we made popcorn for a snack before we sat down to watch our soap operas.  This would have been great to have now for movie nights with my kids. 

I think any of the gifts listed below would be great:

Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 16GB

Mini Jambox Wireless Speaker

iPad Air Defender Papaya

KitchenAid Ultra Power Tilt-Head Stand Mixer

Cuisinart Griddler

Smart Oven Convection Toaster/Pizza Oven

Oster Waffle Maker

Hamilton Beach set and forget slow cooker

Cuisinart Food Processor

8 bottle wine chiller

Ninja Blender

Breville Juicer

Samsung 22" Class LED 1080p HDTV

Cuisinart Smart Stick 2-Speed Hand Blender

Keurig special edition

Rocketfish Under-Cabinet Mount For Most 13" - 22" Flat-Panel TVs

Dash Greek Yogurt Maker

Best Buy has all types of gifts for all types of Moms.  Not only do they have an array of gifts for Mom, they offer a low-price guarantee!  Now, that is my kind of shopping.  Add in the free shipping on orders $35+, and I am sure that you can find that perfect gift!

Click Here to get 20% off Misfit Shine Products Print Coupon Or use MOMSHINE20 on bestbuy.com

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Best Buy is hosting two Mother's Day Twitter Parties on Friday May 2nd at 12:00pm CST and Wednesday May 7th at 7pm CST . Feel free to join one or both of these parties for a chance to receive Best Buy gift cards and other great products. Tweet #GreatestMom with your favorite Mother's Day Gift ideas from Best Buy.

I have  been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free

  

Key Lime Shamrock Cake Pops

Key Lime Shamrock Cake Pops

Items needed:

1 box Key Lime Cake Mix

2/3 cup Cream Cheese Frosting

1 bag Vanilla Candy Wafers
2 (14-ounce) bags Green Candy Wafers
Vegetable Oil
Green Sprinkles
Shamrock Cookie Cutter
Lollipop Sticks
Double Boiler
Treat bags
Ribbon
Large piece of Styrofoam
Foil

DIRECTIONS:

Lay out a couple of ungreased pans, set aside. Cover a large piece of Styrofoam with foil, set 

aside. Prepare and bake cake according to package directions. Remove from oven and let cool 

completely. Break apart cake and place in a large bowl, then crumble completely. Stir in frosting, 

then blend together with hands until you have the texture of play-doh. Melt a small amount of 

vanilla candy wafers in a small bowl, set aside. Place some of the dough on a work surface, then 

flatten to 1 inch thick. Using your cookie cutter, carefully cut out a shamrock. Lay flat on pan, 

then dip tip of lollipop stick into melted candy and insert a little ways into bottom of the 

shamrock. Repeat until all dough is used. *You will need to melt your vanilla candy wafers every 

so often to continue use. Place in the freezer for several hours. Just before removing from 

freezer, melt 1 bag of the green candy color wafers and 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in a double 

boiler until completely melted. Remove 1 cake pop at a time from the freezer. Dip the front and 

back of the cake pop in the melted candy. Use a spoon to drizzle the candy coating near the 

stick, making sure to coat completely with the melted candy. Top with sprinkles and place in 

styrofoam. Continue to dip 1 at a time. Save leftover hardened candy in bowl, set aside. Let 

cake pops sit for several hours to set. Reheat leftover hardened candy in bowl and use to seal 

any cracks in coating. Place back in styrofoam to harden. Place a treat bag over each cake pop 

and tie with ribbon.

*You will need to use 3 tablespoons vegetable oil for each bag of candy wafers.

Recipe and photo used with permission from In the Kitchen with Azure.

DIY Playdough

This is what you will need:

3 cups All-Purpose Flour

3 cups Water
¾ cup Salt
¼ cup Vegetable Oil
6 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
50 drops Food Coloring
Wax Paper

Lay out a large sheet of wax paper, set aside.  In a large heavy pot and over medium heat, combine flour, water, salt, vegetable oil and cream of tartar.  Once everything is blended together, add food coloring.  Stir constantly until dough pulls away from the sides of the pan and forms a firm ball in the center.  Remove from pan and place on wax paper.  Knead to get the flour lumps out. Pick out the larger flour lumps with your fingers and continue to knead until smooth.  Store in an airtight container.

EASY Crock Pot Italian Chicken

4 boneless Chicken Breasts

1 (8-ounce) package Cream Cheese (softened)

1 (10-ounce) can Cream of Chicken Soup

1 (10-ounce) can Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 (.7-ounce) packet Italian Salad Dressing & Recipe Mix


1/4  cup Milk

1 (12-ounce) bag Extra Wide Egg Noodles

Shredded Parmesan

DIRECTIONS:

Layer chicken breast in the bottom of the crock pot. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, cream of 

chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, salad dressing mix and milk, then stir until combined. Pour over 

chicken breast. Cook on low for 6 hours. Using a large spoon, gently break apart chicken and stir together 

with sauce. Cook pasta noodles according to package directions. Serve chicken over noodles and sprinkle 

with Parmesan cheese.

Valentine Cake Pops

Valentine Cake Pops

Items needed:

1 (16.5-ounce) Box Duncan Hines Red Velvet Cake Mix

2/3 cup Cream Cheese Frosting

1 bag Vanilla Candy Wafers

2 (14-ounce) bags Colored Candy Wafers (Pink, White or Red)

Vegetable Oil

Valentine Sprinkles

Lollipop Sticks

Treat bags

Ribbon

Large piece of Styrofoam 

Foil

Lay out a couple of ungreased pans, set aside. Cover a large piece of Styrofoam with foil, set 

aside. Prepare and bake red velvet cake according to package directions. Remove from oven

and let cool completely. Break apart cake and place in a large bowl, then crumble completely.

 Stir in frosting, then blend together with hands until you have the texture of play-doh. Melt a

small amount of vanilla candy wafers in a small bowl, set aside. Roll cake into golf ball size balls

.

Dip tip of lollipop stick into melted candy, then insert a little ways into the ball. Lay flat on pan.

 Repeat until all dough is used. *You will need to melt your vanilla candy wafers every so often 

to continue use. Place in the fridge for 1 hour. Just before removing from fridge, melt ½ of a 

bag of the desired candy color wafers and 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a small narrow bowl in 

the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until completely melted. Remove 5 cake pops at a 

time from the fridge. Dip most of the cake pop in the melted candy. Use a spoon to drizzle the

candy coating near the stick, making sure to coat the cake ball with the coating. Use your 

finger to remove excess melted candy from near the stick. Top with sprinkles and place in 

styrofoam. Continue to dip in batches of 5 and melt candy wafers as needed to continue use. 

Save leftover hardened candy in bowl, set aside. Let cake pops sit overnight to set. Reheat 

leftover hardened candy in bowl and use to seal any cracks in coating. Place back in styrofoam

 to harden. Place a treat bag over each cake pop and tie with ribbon.

*You will need to use 1 teaspoon vegetable oil for each ½ bag of candy wafers.

Image and recipe used with permission from In the Kitchen with Azure.