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Funfetti is such a fun and festive choice for any occasion. My son and DIL had Funfetti cupcakes at their wedding reception! So, when I saw a bunch of posts about Funfetti Cookies online recently, and being the sprinkles lover that I am, I knew that I had to give them a try! They will add a festive addition to any Christmas cookie platter.
A couple of years ago, I shared a 3 ingredient cookie collection with you on this post. Cake mix cookies can be a life saver when you are in a hurry and need to take a plate of something somewhere. If you need some inspiration, be sure to check out that post to get some!
What makes these cookies even better is the addition of white chocolate Funfetti Chips! They have the same look as the cake mix, with the sprinkles in the chips! This is a good time of year to look for them in your local grocery store.
Click on the image below to get the PDF to print the recipe.
I hope that you enjoy them!
And now I have to get back to my baking!
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When I started canning my pears last week, my son mentioned that a pear sauce, like apple sauce, might be a good idea. He also recalled this recipe when I canned apple slices with Red Hots. I started thinking about that and decided it might be delicious to make a combination of those two ideas with my pears!
I have made apple butter and pear butter in my crockpot, and I thought that might be a great idea for this Pear Sauce. I also decided that adding some dried cranberries (Craisins) to the mix might be a great little burst of flavor. I was right! I first rehydrated my cranberries with water and reserved a little of the water to add juice to the sauce. I later thought that I could have used apple juice to rehydrate them and that would have been a good idea as well. (If you try it, let me know how it goes.)
This recipe doesn't take a lot of sugar. My pears were nice and ripe and sweet. Plus, the Red Hots add sugar as well as the cinnamon flavor. The pumpkin pie spice also adds cinnamon and other spices contained therein, such as ginger, nutmeg and cloves. The aroma in the house while the sauce was cooking was heavenly.
I canned mine into 4 12 oz and 1 pint jar, which left enough for my husband and I to enjoy some while it was still warm! It was a rainy day, so the mixture of watching the rain and enjoying this warm, Spicy Craisin Pear Sauce really made it feel like Fall for a moment. (The next day our temperatures were back over 100 degrees!)
I've been trying out a steam canner that my friends Anita and Rhonda have been using and it was fantastic to use. It uses a lot less water, heats up to temperature sooner and is so easy to use. This sauce in these smaller jars stayed in for 20 minutes. Everything sealed and I am so pleased with the results. I hope that you enjoy this recipe as well!
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This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support. What is a seafood lover to do with today's prices in the grocery store? Purchasing salmon for my salmon addiction has always been a splurge, but now I am finding myself saving up in order to pay the huge price and still be able to purchase the basics. Fortunately, and surprisingly, I can usually find a pretty good sale on shrimp. Some weeks, the sale will be on large shrimp, others, on medium. Salad shrimp or small shrimp are usually pretty affordable compared to other seafood in the supermarket. Since I adore shrimp, I find myself purchasing it more often to put into our menu rotation. Benefits of Eating Shrimp The great thing about eating shrimp is that it is very good for you! It contains vitamin B12 and other things like niacin and zinc. It is high in anti-oxidants that fight inflammation, wrinkles and sun damage. Shrimp is also good for thyroid function. Of course, you shouldn't overdo it with shrimp, they are fairly high in cholesterol and sodium, and of course, some people are allergic to shellfish, which is very sad for them. All of that being said, shrimp is great to have on hand because it cooks up quickly and that makes it easy to create a delicious dish in no time at all! I was browsing through our posts and realized that we have a bunch of wonderful shrimp recipes that will add so much variety to your lunch, dinner and even snacking menu! Here are our best shrimp recipes. Click on the photo to go to the recipe. Having shrimp in a home cooked meal always makes it seem special to me. When I can do it in a budget friendly way, that is even better! Do you have any shrimp recipes that you love? I would love to hear about them in the comments!
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I know, I know! You can get on Pinterest and find loads of recipes for meals in a jar. If you haven't looked, meals in a jar are shelf stable meals or desserts put together in canning jars. They are generally shelf stable for about a year (or more) and they are a great way to have something quick to fix in a pinch AND meals in a jar make terrific gifts! All the preparer has to do is add water and any other perishables that the recipe may call for.
Last week, I taught a back to basics jam making class to our church women's group. Each class that was taught had optional crafts associated with them. I decided that for my class I would also offer a meal in a jar as the optional "extra!" Well, the class went really well, we made a batch of strawberry jam, and I handed out samples of blackberry jam in these tiny jars! They were adorable as well as delicious! But, I digress...
This soup in a jar recipe is one that I have had for a long time and I have tweaked it to be more to my family's taste. The original recipe didn't even have garlic in it! I mean, how can you have chicken noodle soup without garlic? The ingredients are ones that you probably already have in your pantry, and if not, they are super easy to find and inexpensive. And yet, when the soup all comes together, it tastes great! My son and my husband both go back for seconds! Sure, it isn't your homemade noodle, grandma's handed down recipe, but it isn't bad at all for something really quick and convenient to make. As you can see in the picture, I include a can of chicken with my gift, or pair the chicken with the jar in my pantry. After that, all you need is 5 cups of water!
When you put the ingredients together in a jar, you will want to seal it to preserve the freshness of the noodles and the herbs and spices. I used my Food Saver with an attachable jar sealer to do that. I love this machine and sealing the jars is quick and easy! I purchased my Food Saver at Costco. Be sure that you get one that is compatible with the jar sealer attachment.
I also made a recipe card that you can print, trim and attach to your jar. It tells you how to prepare the soup from the jar. Just click on it, open it and save it to print.
Here are the directions for putting the soup mix together. Isn't it great that it is in a pint jar? I love to use a wide mouth pint jar in order to hold enough noodles. As you put your noodles into the jar, be sure to shake them down so that you fit in as close to 2 cups as you can. Honestly, I shopped all over to find wide mouthed pint jars at the best price that I could for my class. The best price I found was at Target, in store, not online! They were pretty hard to find though. I bought the last boxes at two of the Targets that I shop at. So, good luck!
If you don't have a Food Saver, you could simply put on the lid and use it within 6 months. Or you could put in an O2 packet to help keep it fresh longer.
I mounted the soup recipe onto some decorative cardstock and trimmed it with decorative edged scissors and tied it to the jar with Baker's Twine. I went old school! Sometimes that still works best!
Everyone in the class had a great time and I was so pleased with how everything turned out. Do you have favorite "recipes in a jar" that make great gifts or quick meals? Send me the link to your favorites in the comments below!
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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