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Easy Bacon Ranch Potato Salad Recipe

Tiffani — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 03:04:20 +0000

We love making tasty side dishes to go with a main course! Sometimes sides are the best part of the meal. One of our favorite sides to make at home for summer BBQs is a bacon ranch potato salad. It’s one of the easiest potato salad recipes we’ve ever made and is always a major crow favorite, every summer! Not only is this tasty recipe a crowd favorite, but it eliminates the great debate of mustard or mayo potato salad. And also incorporates one of our favorite ranch dressing mixes with the savory flavors of potatoes and bacon.

While it does take a while to complete because you have to let the potatoes cool, this potato salad is the perfect make ahead recipe. If you’re anything like us, you don’t enjoy the crazy-hectic-madness that can happen on the day of a get together. We usually make this the night before we have people over and let it rest overnight. Major win-win because it’s one less thing to do on the day of AND you know it’s going to be nice and cold when served!

Bacon Ranch Potato Salad

Easy potato salad recipe for anytime that has three of the best ingredients: bacon, ranch and cheese.

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 30

Total Time 1 45

Servings 8

Ingredients

2 lbs Potatoes (Red or White) Cut into bite-size pieces.
16 oz Sour Cream
1 oz Ranch dressing mix packet
1.5 cups Bacon Cooked and crumbled
2 cups cheddar cheese More cheese never hurts
2 bunches green onions Chopped

Instructions

Turn oven to 400º
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add bite-size potatoes and cook to fork tender, 12-15 minutes depending on how many potatoes. Drain and set aside.
While potatoes are cooking it’s time to cook the bacon. Lay the strips of bacon out on a cookie sheet and cook for about 25 minutes (depending on your oven). Switch bacon from bottom rack to top rack half way through cooking for optimal crispness.
Once bacon is crisp, remove from oven and let cool on a plate with paper towels to soak up excess grease.
Once bacon feels dry to the touch, crumble the strips in to small pieces.
In a medium-large mixing bowl whisk together the sour cream and the ranch dressing packet until mixed thoroughly.
Fold in the potatoes, ¾ of the bacon, ¾ of the cheese, most of the green onions and gently mix it all together.
Place in fridge for about an hour to really let the potato salad settle and capture all of the flavors.
Top the potato salad with the remaining bacon, cheddar cheese and green onions.
Serve and enjoy!

This was the perfect, almost classic side dish to go with our peach pork ribs, summer succotash and fried okra for July 4th. This potato salad is an incredibly easy recipe that doesn’t actually require much cooking. We love starting this before anything else and letting it sit either while we work on the main course, especially if we’re making it the day we’re planning to serve it.

We couldn’t think of a better side for a holiday weekend get together. Or even as a side to go with a steak or chicken on a week night. It’s easy to make and is one of the best potato salad recipes we’ve made. Who doesn’t love bacon, ranch and potatoes all together? So delicious. Enjoy!

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Double Chocolate Overnight French Toast

Tiffani — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:33:00 +0000

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ServingUpTheSeason #CollectiveBias

Now, if you’re anything like me, you know the holidays are hectic, and time is usually pretty tight. Theres nothing that I love more than the tastes of homemade this and that, but more times than not, there just isn’t enough time for every aspect to be homemade.

Which is why I love turning to Marie Callender® pre-made loaf cakes! They are made from scratch, taste amazing, and are the perfect addition (or spotlight) to any meal!

As I was scanning the frozen aisle at Kroger, I saw the Marie Callender® Double Chocolate Loaf cake, and knew I could create the perfect holiday breakfast with it!

Recipe:

1 Marie Callender Double Chocolate Loaf cake

2 eggs

3/4 cup of half and half

1tsp. ground cinnamon

2 tbsp. sugar

2 tbsp. vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Thaw Marie Callender loaf cake for 1.5 hours on the counter.

2. Remove Marie Callender loaf cake from packaging.

3. Slice Marie Callender loaf cake in to 1/2 inch slices; should yield between 8-10 slices.

4. Cut each slice in to 6 cubes, and line a glass dish with cubes, and set aside.

5. In a small mixing bowl, combine eggs, half and half, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla extract, and whisk for two minutes.

6. Pour mixture over cake cubes, and cover. A small amount of the mixture will be visible in the bottom of the dish. Place in refrigerator overnight.

7. Heat oven to 350°.

8. Uncover, and bake 20 minutes on bottom rack, recover with foil, and back on top rack for 20 minutes. Uncover and cook on top shelf for 5 minutes.

9. Let cool, and serve with Reddi-Whip!

And I always top my sweet breakfast treats (or any treat for that matter) with Reddi-Whip, because it seriously is the perfect addition to any recipe! Now, I’m not saying this recipe is guilt free, by any means, but Reddi-Whip is made with real cream and is 15 calories per serving, so win-win? I think so!

Not only is this dish incredibly delicious, it’s easy to prep and easy to cook on any holiday morning! If you’d like to purchase either of the items I mentioned, you can click below to add them to your shopping list, and check out the coupons!

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White Chocolate Peppermint Pudding Cookies

Tiffani — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:16:00 +0000

You know the cold days when you just crave something sweet and delicious? Yeah, that’s me every single day during the holiday season. I have a big enough sweet tooth as it is, and it is only amplified during the holidays. You’ve seen the signs, calories don’t count during Christmas time!

I have this obsession with recipes that can easily be changed. If you’ve seen my strawberry chilled pie recipe, you know I mention that it can be made with tons of different fruits and jello combinations, and the same goes for lots of my other recipes. This little recipe is no exception. Who doesn’t love one recipe with endless possibilities?

I usually try to share recipes that have at least a little health value, but these are 0% healthy and 100% delicious, sugary goodness!

Ingredients:
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
1 cup softened butter
1 package white chocolate pudding mix (3.3oz)
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2.5 cups flour (less if you like your cookies more flat)
1 tsp baking powder
Peppermints & white chocolate chips to taste

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°

2. Mix brown and white sugars, pudding mix, softened butter, eggs, and vanilla. Beat together until creamy.

3. Slowly fold in the flour and baking powder until combined.

4. Use a spoon to measure out dough. Roll into balls, and dip in peppermints or white chocolate chips.

5. Place dough balls on to silicone baking mats (or cookie sheet) about an inch apart.

6. Freeze dough balls for 10 minutes.

7. Remove from freeze and bake for 10-12 minutes. Do not over bake!

8. Remove from baking mats and place on wire cooling rack & let cool.

9. Enjoy!

I love wrapping these delicious little festive cookies up in a cute tin or festive treat box and giving these to my neighbors and friends! They travel well and taste just as good the next day (if they make it that long!)

What kind of Christmas Cookie will you be leaving for Santa? Have an awesome recipe? Leave me the link in the comments!

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Golden Crisp Marshmallow Treats

Tiffani — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:04:00 +0000

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SingWithPost #CerealAnytime #CollectiveBias

It’s so easy to find everything I need for making holiday recipes at Walmart, and even easier, knowing that Post brand cereals has something for everyone, and not just for breakfast!

I remember doing our grocery shopping with my mom when I was little, and any time I saw cereal boxes with any kind of special packaging, I would literally freak out. Especially when it had something to do with the new movies coming out, or some kind of contest to enter! Who doesn’t love cereal boxes with sweepstakes?

Now as an adult, I definitely still get just as excited when I see contests on cereal boxes, especially when it’s for a movie that I am dying to see.. Not much has changed I guess.

When I saw these boxes of Post Golden Crisp Cereal I knew I just had to have a box (or four). After having two bowls of the cereal, I wanted to do something more… Something I could take with me all day long. So I whipped up these delicious marshmallow treats!

Ingredients:
2.5 cups Golden Crisp cereal
1 cup mini marshmallows
3 tbsp unsalted butter
Chocolate/ peanut butter morsels (optional)

Directions:
Measure out 1 cup mini marshmallows and put in a microwave safe bowl
Divide butter in to 1tbsp sections and put over marshmallows
Heat for 1 minute, stirring after every 30 seconds
Pour Golden Crisp cereal over melted marshmallows and mix until cereal is coated
Lay out a thin layer of treats on wax paper and sprinkle with chocolate and/or peanut butter morsels
Let harden for an hour
Use cookie cutter to cut out shapes & serve

I love being able to share these delicious treats with my friends and family, especially at family outings or just for fun.

While this dessert is far from a breakfast item, it’s so easy to have a winning breakfast when you have Post cereals for breakfast. What better way to start your day than with a delicious bowl of Post cereal? Especially when you can use the box to enter the SING National Sweepstakes for a chance to win $100,000 OR free movie tickets! All you have to do is enter the codes printed inside of the box of select Post cereals.

Look for the specially marked boxes of Post cereal at Walmart and don’t forget to enter the sweepstakes! With Post cereals, it’s easy to have a delicious breakfast, or snack any time of the day! Head over to the #CerealAnytime Pinterest to see tons of other recipes!

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Inside Out Caramel Apple Crisp

Tiffani — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 04:44:00 +0000

Happy national caramel apple day y’all! Ha, bet you didn’t see that one coming! Not a lot of people know that October 31st is also known as national caramel apple day! Since I’m not so big on Halloween, I thought I’d celebrate today was a tasty recipe to celebrate the holiday that graces the 31st of October.

My idea came about a few weeks ago when Thomas’ mom showed us her Whole Foods find of the week- apples stuffed with nuts and other goodies! We baked them and were in love! They were so delicious, but they were missing something…. I wanted to recreate them so badly, but I just couldn’t figure out what it was the apples needed.

Once I realized October 31st was also National Caramel Apple Day, I just knew I had to recreate the stuffed apples we had, but make them even better! So that’s what we set out to do. Thomas and I cleared our Sunday afternoon, and headed to his mom’s house in hopes of creating a delicious treat!

Ingredients:
6 Apples (5 filled 1 cut up)
Packaged caramel squares
Lemon juice
1/2 cup quick oats
2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
Dash of cinnamon
Pecans (optional)

Directions:
Heat oven to 400° F
Wash apples and slice top off of apples
Use a spoon to scoop out core and inside area of apple. You want the apple to resemble a bowl.
Place butter in microwave safe dish and heat until soft.
Add quick oats and brown sugar to softened butter and mix. Set mix aside.
Place apples face down in a glass dish with water. Microwave for 3 minutes or until apples are slightly tender.
While apples are heating, dice remaining apple, sprinkle with cinnamon, lemon juice and pecans.
Place apples on a lined baking sheet or cake pan, face up.
Fill with halfway with apple mixture, add in caramels and fill remaining space with apple mixture.
Top with Oat mixture.
Bake for 10 minutes, or until oats are crisp.
Add caramel(s) to the top and bake another 5 minutes.
Let cool & enjoy!

These sweet treats came out better than I ever could imagined! They were the perfect amount of crispy, caramel, apple goodness!

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Fall Skin Detox {with Clarisonic Mia2}

Tiffani — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 02:36:00 +0000

Fall is such a crazy time! Pumpkins are everywhere, the colors are changing, and temperatures get all wacky. For me, that means my skin gets wacky too! Since mother nature can’t make up her mind, and one day it’s humid, and the next day it’s 65 degrees outside, my skin pretty much lets me know it hates me.

Over the years, I have tried so many thing to help keep it under control. I’ve tried a million different face washes, pills, topical, and just about anything you can think of. While some have worked for a while, they’re never the long term answer for me.

A few months ago, my friends at Clarisonic and Her Campus asked me if I would try out the Clarisonic Mia2. Now, don’t get me wrong, the thought of this awesome device being mine alone had me jumping at the opportunity. But, that being said, I have always been skeptical of devices like this. Actually I’m skeptical of anything that costs more than $45, but that’s just me (kidding y’all, totally kidding). But my Clarisonic Mia2 seriously changed my mind.

Detox Water Recipe:

30oz water

1 whole Honey crisp (or similar) apple

Small Cinnamon sticks

4oz sliced ginger

Dash of ground cinnamon

Instructions:

Slice apple and ginger and add to water.

Add cinnamon sticks and dash of cinnamon to water and stir.

Refrigerate & enjoy!

The fall detox water is the perfect addition to any skincare regimen. It almost tastes like an apple pie, minus all of the bad stuff. A lot of people don’t realize most skin issues comes from within. You have to watch what you’re putting in your body! If you’re eating all the pumpkin loaf and PSLs from Starbucks, chances are, your skin isn’t going to be looking it’s best this fall. That being said, using something like a skin detox water can help rid your body of all the bad stuff that’s been going in.

My Clarisonic Mia 2 has seriously changed the game for my skincare. Coupled with my skin detox water, my skin has made a complete turnaround, and is looking great!

Clarisonic has seriously helped my skin so much! It will make the perfect gift for your bestie, sister, or anyone in your life! Use the code HERCAMPUS on The Clarisonic Website to get 15% off of your purchase!

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Pumpkin Zucchini Bread

Tiffani — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:52:00 +0000

If theres one thing I know that signifies it is really fall, it’s when I make my pumpkin zucchini bread! I’ve been making this recipe for many years, and I have yet to meet someone who’d doesn’t just love it! While I can’t technically call it healthy, there are lots of healthy aspects of this delicious treat, and in a season where everything is loaded with sugar, calories and pumpkin, having something that is a little lighter on the waistline is always a good idea! I’ve been making this recipe for so long, I actually don’t remember where I initially found/saw the pumpkin zucchini bread recipe, but I know it’s delicious! And today, I’m sharing the recipe with you!

Ingredients:

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 Tbsp vanilla

1 cup melted butter (substitue 1/2 cup of applesauce for healthier option)

1 Tsp. baking powder

1/2 Tsp salt

1 Tsp cinnamon

1 Tsp ground nutmeg

2 cups shredded zucchini

Handful chocolate chips or other topping (optional) I added streusel topping to a few of my mini loaves.

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°
2. Shred and dry two large zucchinis (I use a cheese grater & remove excess water with cheesecloth or paper towel)

3. Combine sugar and eggs, lightly beat together

4. Add pumpkin, vanilla and butter to wet mixture.

5. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and spices.

6. Slowly add dry mixture to wet mixture, mixing well.

7. Stir in zucchini and optional add-ins.

8. Fill two greased 9x5in loaf pans.

9. Bake for 40-50 minutes. (I used mini loaf pans so my cook time is different).
10. Let sit in pans for 10-15 minutes.

11. Move to wire rack to cool.

And there you have it! That is my marvelous Pumpkin Zucchini Bread! If you aren’t feeling this fab fall dessert, you have to check out my pumpkin snicker doodle recipe! They are equally delicious in their own way!

What is your favorite thing to make during the fall season?

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Watermelon Cooler

Tiffani — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:08:00 +0000

As many of you saw on Instagram, I was recently lounging my days away at the beach. Granted, I’ve been home for some time now, that doesn’t mean I have abandoned all thoughts of beach life (really, who isn’t dreaming of being at the beach?).

Today I’m talking about a little drink that I whipped up for the beach! Watermelons are not only a fabulous sweet treat, they are chalked full of vitamins, can help keep you hydrated, AND are a natural defender against the suns harmful rays! Who doesn’t want to sip a delicious drink and be protecting their skin at the same time? DOUBLE WIN!

Have I mentioned yet just how simple this little drink is to make? 4 ingredients and three steps… Does it get any easier than that? I don’t think so!

Ingredients:

1 cup frozen diced watermelon

1/2 cup ice

3 tbsp sugar

1/2 cup vodka

1/2 lime (juiced)

Instructions:

1. Dice watermelon & freeze for three hours

2. Add watermelon, ice, vodka, lime and sugar to blender. Blend until smooth. Add more vodka or water to thin the mixture.

3. Pour & Enjoy!

This drink could just as easily be made for the little ones, but omitting the vodka of course, and substituting it with water!

What drinks have you been sipping on lately?

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Sweet Strawberry Oat Bars

Tiffani — Mon, 09 May 2016 13:46:00 +0000

It’s about this time of year that I start seriously craving strawberries. I have no doubt this stems from my childhood obsession with this sweet red fruit. My grandmother would slice up tons of strawberries, sprinkle them with sugar, and have them waiting for me to snack on at any given moment. Honestly, I don’t think I had ever had a strawberry that did not have sugar on it before the age of 10. So many of my favorite memories with my grandma involve various kinds of food, and this recipe is definitely a tribute to her supplying my demand for strawberries from a very young age. While for the longest time, my grandmother was my rock, it’s time for me to be hers. In a little over a week she’ll be undergoing a very major surgery, and you bet I’m going to be right there by her side through the entire process- figuratively, not literally.

This sweet little recipe is going to come in super handy for the mornings I need a quick bite before having to rush off to the hospital to be with her, and all of the long days when I get home and want something sweet, but nothing too unhealthy.

Strawberries are just coming in to season and they are so delicious right now. These Strawberry Oatmeal Bars are the perfect bake ahead breakfast, or even the perfect after dinner sweet snack!

Whether you’re rushing off to work or needing a sweet & healthy snack throughout the day, these Strawberry Oatmeal bars and so delicious, and don’t pack a ton of calories, which makes for a great treat anytime of the day!

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