‘Kraft’ Articles at Sweetnicks

Recipe: Quick Taco Pizza

December 23, 2013 · Narrative

All the Mexican flavors you love in a quick and easy Taco Pizza.

Being in final countdown mode when it comes to the holidays, quick and easy is the name of the game when getting dinner together. Mostly because my mind is fried with last minute gift details, holiday plans, cookie baking and delivery, and finally getting our Christmas cards out the door. If I have to think about anything else beyond that, my head just might explode. Which is how recipes like this Quick Taco Pizza come to fruition.

Because, after all, necessity is the mother of invention.

Starting with the refrigerated Pillsbury pizza crust (I have used both the regular version and the whole wheat), and add your basic taco components (seasoned ground beef, lettuce, Old El Paso salsa, shredded Kraft cheese), and you have a quick and healthy meal that is better (and cheaper!) than take-out and kid-approved. Both of my kids love tacos, but while I like them too, I don’t want to see them quite as regularly as they do. So this is the next best thing. They’re happy, I’m happy, and I can work on getting the presents wrapped in time for the big day.

If you have to rush out for last minute needs and find yourself at Target (which is pretty much where I go for one-stop shopping and a frappuccino to boot), be sure to download these coupons for your grocery items before heading off. Because saving money, especially during the holidays, is pretty much my favorite way to shop.

From shopping for gifts to planning family dinners, it’s hard to keep up with all your holiday to-do’s. This year, Kraft is helping out with great weeknight meals and entertaining ideas to make the season a little bit easier. Plus, Kraft is offering up to $20 in coupons, redeemable exclusively at Target, to make food shopping easier and to help you have a happy holiday season.

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Recipe: No Bake Oatmeal S’mores Cookies {The S’mores Cookbook}

August 12, 2013 · Narrative

Both of the kids have a sweet tooth. Madeline’s is ridiculous, and she is forever looking for her next sweet fix. Nick’s isn’t quite as rampant, but he never turns down dessert after dinner, much like my Dad, just needing something small and sweet to finish off the night.

Both of the kids totally see dinner as a means to get dessert, and when they’re not feeling whatever I’m serving up, they always make sure to eat just enough to secure a sweet finish.

Nick is also a little bit of a s’mores addict. If there isn’t any dessert in the house, he can often be found making s’mores in the microwave for him and his sister, so when the new S’mores cookbook arrived last week, I knew it wouldn’t be long before we were baking from it.

I flipped through the pages, looking for something super easy and a recipe that I had all the ingredients for, and once I spied the No Bake S’mores Cookies, I didn’t need to look any further.

Regular readers know how much we love no bake cookies, and combining that with Nick’s obsession with s’mores? It’s pretty much a no brainer.

Taking less than thirty minutes from start to finish to make, the kids could barely wait for them to set before digging in. Besides the obvious toasted marshmallow on top, this is the first no bake recipe that I’ve seen that includes chocolate chips on the ingredient list (usually it’s just the cocoa powder). Either way, I bet you have all the ingredients in your pantry to make these on a whim … or when your cookie monsters are looking for their next fix.

I got 28 cookies out of the batch, and we kept some here, and quickly distributed a lot of them to friends and neighbors. And, of course, the next day, the kids were looking for more.

As far as the cookbook? I think it makes a nice addition to your collection. There is a picture of every recipe (love that!), and each recipe is super simple to make, using basic ingredients that are either already in your kitchen, or easy to find. There is a whole chapter dedicated to riffs on traditional s’mores, another one on breakfast s’mores that includes S’mores Danish and S’mores Stuffed French Toast, and countless other drool-worthy recipes like S’mores Layer Cake, Crustless S’mores Cheesecake, and S’mores Turnovers.

The author, Susan Whetzel, is a professional baker and popular food blogger, who can be found serving up more deliciousness on her web site, DoughMessTic.

Make ’em and share ’em. A perfect summer activity.

Hungry for more s’mores recipes?
This S’mores Nutella Pizza was a recent favorite during an at-home movie night.
S’mores were thoroughly enjoyed last summer with the crew from Hershey.
These Chocolate S’mores Cookies were perfect for a Valentine’s Day blogger meet up, especially when Joanne piped all the hearts on top. And, oh man, that frosting…
These S’mores Cookie Bars from two years ago were very kid-approved (and look! sunsets! my favorite!)

Tomorrow? July Instagram photo round-up.

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Comfort Food: Grilled Cheese, Bacon, and Avocado {Kraft Singles}

May 29, 2012 · Ad-Free, Narrative

When it comes to comfort food, grilled cheese is probably in the Top 5 for me. When I was a kid, a grilled cheese sandwich and a bowl of hot tomato soup did wonders. Well, that and the fact that my Mom would make it for me. These days, it’s a go-to request from Nick too, although Madeline has yet to jump on the bandwagon. She’s fickle about cheese. Considering the insane cravings I had for cheese during my pregnancy with her, this surprises me to no end.

Over the years, I have made a variety of incarnations, and although I like to use other “more grown-up” cheeses, I always go back to the classic Kraft slices. Because that’s what my Mom did.

The first time The Ex and I went on a cruise, before we were married, we stopped at a little dive restaurant in Bermuda and had the most amazing bacon and avocado sandwiches. We actually smuggled some back on the ship before we left the port. They were that good. And that’s another favorite sandwich to this day. I mean, really, avocado? Bacon? How can you go wrong?

So when Nick asked for a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch yesterday, I decided to make a new kind… grilled cheese with crispy bacon and avocado. It seriously may be the best grilled cheese sandwich to date. It was the perfect way to combine some favorite old memories, and just the thing our lazy Memorial Day afternoon called for.

What is YOUR favorite kind of grilled cheese sandwich?

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