Mom Knows Best Cookbook Giveaway from Gooseberry Patch!!!....

It's time for a giveaway!!!  I have made several recipes out of Gooseberry Patch's Mom Knows Best Cookbook !  This cookbook is definitely perfect for the busy mom.  It has delicious main dish recipes, desserts, appetizers and nutritious snacks.

 I made these super yummy Bacon Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes...

 Hawaiian Pinwheels....

 Banana Orange Yogurt Pops...

So, now for the goods!  To enter to win a copy of Gooseberry Patch's cookbook, Mom Knows Best leave a comment below WITH your email address.  If you don't leave your email address, I have no way to notify you if you are the winner.  Contest ends June 10, 2015 at midnight EDT.

While Gooseberry Patch did provide me with a copy of this cookbook, all photos and opinions are mine.

Hawaiian Pinwheels...

My husband loves ham sandwiches.  When he is in the fields and I'm busy and am unable to deliver lunch to him, he is perfectly content with a ham sandwich.  I thought the recipe for Hawaiian Pinwheels in Gooseberry Patch's cookbook,Mom Knows Best would be a nice twist on the traditional ham sandwich.  I sliced them because I made them for a party I was hosting, but you could easily leave them whole.

The recipe called for pineapple cream cheese spread.  I wasn't able to find it.  I don't know if it is my location or if it really is that difficult to find, so I mixed 8-oz cream cheese with 1/4 cup crushed pineapple and juice.  I also didn't add the lettuce.

Hawaiian Pinwheels

Ingredients

• 4 6-inch flour tortillas
• ¼ Cup pineapple cream cheese spread
• 12 slices deli ham
• 4 slices Colby Jack cheese
• 1 Cup romaine lettuce, shredded

Cooking Directions

1. Place tortillas on a microwave-safe plate; microwave for 30 seconds.  
2. Spread each tortilla with one Tablespoon cream cheese; top each with 3 slices ham, once cheese slice and ¼ cup lettuce.
3. Roll up tortillas; refrigerate for 2 hours then slice into one-inch pinwheels.

Banana-Orange Yogurt Pops...

One of the girls' favorite "recipes" to make in the summertime...or anytime rather...is lemonade Popsicle.  The recipe is pretty difficult;).  You make a pitcher of lemonade and then pour the lemonade into ice cube trays, or if you're fancy, Popsicle molds and freeze.  So, when Gooseberry Patch sent me a copy of their new Mom Knows Best Cookbook and saw the recipe for these Banana-Orange Yogurt Pops, I knew this would be a recipe we would have to try.  Actually, B saw the recipe while I was skimming the opposite page.  It adds a nice twist to our traditional recipe..and they're healthy too!

 All you do is add the yogurt, orange juice, and bananas to the blender and process until combined.  As you can see below, some might prefer ear protection when working with a blender;)  Seriously, why do those things have to be so loud?!

Pour the liquid into the Popsicle molds or plastic cups.  Freeze for an hour, insert Popsicle sticks, then freeze some more until completely frozen.  Enjoy!

 

Banana-Orange Yogurt Pops

Ingredients

• 16 oz. vanilla or plain yogurt
• 6 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 2 ripe bananas sliced
• 8 5 oz. freezer treat molds or paper cups
• Popsicle sticks

Cooking Directions

1. In a blender, combine yogurt, orange juice concentrate and bananas.
2. Process on medium speed until smooth.
3. Pour into molds or paper cups.
4. Freeze one hour and then insert sticks.
5. Continue to freeze until completely frozen.
6. To remove, dip into warm water for a few seconds.

Bacon Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes...

Sloppy Joes are one of my favorite foods to make.  They are super easy and you can switch up the recipe to make them taste a bit different each time you make them.  So, when I saw this recipe in Gooseberry Patch's new cookbook, Mom Knows Best  and saw that it combined sloppy joes and BACON, I knew I had to give it a whirl.  We love bacon in our house!  They weren't any more difficult to make and even our oldest loved them.  She's kind of hard to please food-wise sometimes;)  I changed some things up a bit...the original recipe calls for turkey and I used beef.  It also called for pickle relish, but I used chopped green peppers instead.

Bacon Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 1 pound hamburger
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell peppers
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 Tablespoon mustard
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 6 hamburger buns
• 6 slices Monterey Jack Cheese

Cooking Directions

1. In a skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp;set bacon aside on a paper towel.
2. Partially drain bacon drippings from pan.
3. Add hamburger and green peppers; cook until browned.
4. Stir in mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce; heat through.
5. To serve, top each bun with one cheese slice, one slice bacon, and some of the hamburger mixture.

Paper Bag Popcorn...

Four out of the five of us in our house are popcorn lovers.  Nothing beats the taste of movie theater popcorn in my book.  Sometimes we pop the bagged popcorn, other times it's stove top.  I would rather have the stove top method, but strongly dislike doing the dishes after especially since it's usually an after supper snack while watching a movie and once supper is over, I am done in the kitchen.  When I ran across this recipe for Paper Bag Popcorn in Gooseberry Patch's new cookbook, Mom Knows Best , I knew it was perfect!  The taste of stove top popcorn without the mess!

Begin by mixing the oil, popcorn and salt together in a bowl...

Then pour the popcorn in a paper lunch bag and fold three times...

Place in microwave for about 2 minutes...microwaves vary so listen for the magical popping sound;)  So simple and so yummy!  Enjoy!!

Paper Bag Popcorn

Ingredients

• 1/4 Cup Popcorn kernels
• 1/2 teaspoon peanut or canola oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 brown paper lunch bag
• spray butter, additional salt, optional

Cooking Directions

1. In a bowl, mix together the popcorn, salt, and oil.
2. Transfer to a bag;fold over 3 to 4 times to close.
3. Set bag on a microwave safe plant. Microwave on high until kernels stop popping, about 2 minutes. Season with spray butter and more salt, if desired.

Crockpot Mac & Cheese...

I was never a fan of mac & cheese.  I know, I know!  I live in America and I don't really like the stuff, how can that be?  But it's true!  I would still make it for my family( except B. she inherited my dislike for the stuff.) and I will admit, most of the time it was the box stuff.  Occasionally I would make it from scratch, but it still wasn't my favorite until I found this recipe in Gooseberry Patch's  303 Simple & Satisfying Recipes !.  This book is a collection of favorites from their other cook books.  This cook book is amazing and definitely filled with lots of yumminess.  Now, I can actually say I like mac & cheese...even if it is only this mac & cheese.  This is the creamiest and cheesiest mac & cheese I have ever had!  My family definitely approves, even B!  And the best part?  It can be made in the crockpot!

Crockpot Mac & Cheese

Ingredients

• 8 oz. package elbow macaroni, cooked
• 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
• 12 oz. evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 cups Velveeta, cubed
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 Tablespoons onion flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Combine cooked macaroni and oil in slow cooker, toss to coat.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients.
3. Cover and cook on low setting for 3 to 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
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Gooseberry Patch Cookbook Giveaway!!!...

This giveaway is now closed.  Thank you to everyone who entered!  Stay tuned for the next giveaway from Gooseberry Patch.

Well, the nice people at Gooseberry Patch have done it again!  They've given me another awesome cookbook to review and one to giveaway to one of you!!  I'm a sucker for slow-cooker recipes.  For the longest time it seemed the only thing I ever made in my crockpot was roast, potatoes, and carrots. Now, it seems, you can make nearly anything in one!  Even desserts!!  

 Slow-Cooker Fall Favorites cookbook is fabulous.  It is loaded with appetizers, side dishes, main dishes, desserts, and drink recipes that are all made in the crockpot!  Since fall means football season and tailgating, there are tons of recipes for all those tailgaters out there and Super Bowl parties.  There isn't a picture with each recipe like in some of their other cookbooks, so I thought that I would miss that.  I'm a visual type person and I like to see a picture of what I'm planning on making, but it turns out it wasn't that big of a deal.

Here's a recap of some of the recipes I made from this book.

Classic Buffalo Chicken Dip...

 Bacon Cheese Breakfast Casserole...

 and LB's Beer Brats...

With harvest rapidly approaching, I know I will be making several more recipes from this book!

So, would you like to win one?  Here's the details:  Leave a comment below telling me what your favorite fall comfort food is and be sure to include your email address!  If I don't have an email, I won't be able to contact you if you win!  This giveaway ends on October 10th at midnight EDT.  I will pick a winner at random and the winner will have 48 hours to respond.  If the winner fails to respond with in 48 hours, I will pick another winner.

While Gooseberry Patch did provide me with a free cookbook to sample, all reviews, pictures and opinions are my own.