This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BakeInTheFun #CollectiveBias In a few short weeks, the holiday season will be upon us and, with it, all of the yummy baked treats that we look forward to all year long. … [Read more...]
Superheroes Eat M&Ms … in Their Pajamas
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias We love that M&Ms is asking "Who is your favorite Marvel Super hero?" over at HeroesEatMMs.com. While we are talking Marvel Superheros, are you waiting … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Peanut Butter and Jelly Heart Cookies
I am excited to share a Sophie inspired recipe here. We were waiting for bath fizzies to dry. Sophie had my attention as Grace and Matthew were off playing. She begged for cookies. hmmm. I didn't want to dig a lot out so I decided to go easy and make the three ingredient peanut … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Thin Mint Crackers
A friend mentioned making Thin Mints on Facebook back in December. Having two little Girl Scouts in the house (and as of today 30 cases of Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies), I was intrigued. We made these in December with Christmas colors. My dad even loved them (minus the … [Read more...]
It’s Snowing OREO Cookie Balls
We are excited to with OREO on a sponsored campaign to feature their OREO Cookie Ball Recipe! Are you getting ready for the holiday season? With Thanksgiving being later this year it feels like we need to get started on holiday planning a little earlier. The fall air here in … [Read more...]
Oatmeal Cranberry Pistachio Cookies
It's getting close to the holiday season and that means it's time to get baking and I can hardly wait for all of the yummy sweet treats. Thankfully, I have an excuse to get started! Dixie Crystals and Imperial Sugar are hosting a Cookie Contest for a chance to win a free ticket … [Read more...]
Shopping Therapy or Baking Therapy
These are two types of therapy I love. I will be the first to admit the shopping therapy rarely happens though ... you know this whole life on a budget thing plus a job and family that keeps me busy. Baking Therapy on the other hand, I seem to find time for that. Some times it is … [Read more...]
Great Value Valentine’s Day Sweet Treats Part 2
Last week, in Great Value Valentine's Sweet Treats, I shared a couple of easy recipes to use for Valentine's Day. You got to see just how easy it is to make Berry Tartlets, Tickled Pink Heart Cinnamon Rolls, and Frosted Chocolate Chip Heart Cookies using dough products found in … [Read more...]
Great Value Valentine’s Day Sweet Treats
Do you remember our Great Value Thanksgiving goodies and Great Value Christmas goodies? Well, we are back with some great Valentine's creations using Great Value cookie and pastry dough. I am helping Sophie's preschool class for Valentine's Day this year, so I wanted to try out … [Read more...]
Great Value Holiday Party Treats
December means lots and lots of holiday parties. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, any number of other winter holidays, or even December birthdays, providing treats for all of the celebrations can strain your budget in a month when presents alone can empty your … [Read more...]
Friday Favorite: Oneida Trigger Cookie Scoop
Details ... The Oneida Trigger Cookie Scoop is an essential tool for anyone who loves to bake. This classic, trigger-style scoop features a brushed stainless steel handle. It's also dishwasher safe for easy clean-up. Oneida Trigger Cookie Scoop: Trigger-style … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Cookie Therapy
Baking is therapy for me. The graduate school semester ended and I started baking. (These all left our house to go to new neighbors and co-workers!) Let us know where your Wordless Wednesday post is ... Want to guess what kind of cookies? Leave us a comment and … [Read more...]
The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap: Orange Pecan Cookies
This year we participated in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. We aren't really food bloggers in that we don't only blog about food but we do loving sharing our recipes and this was a great excuse to make a new cookie. We decided to look through my grandma's cookbook. We found … [Read more...]
Friday Favorites: Top Secret Recipe (TV Show)
Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]