Chocolate-Filled Crescents Recipe

Easy Chocolate Crescents for Dessert

Hello Everyone!

Summer is finally here at Campbell's place. Wohooo! excitement overload- Yes! we are heading to Outerbanks once again with my lovely family for vacation. I simply can't contain myself from excitement! (Oh yeah! lets bring the hottest dance music Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) for inspiration hahaha ) 
Anyways, I'm really excited to share with you my latest favorite dessert the Chocolate- Filled Crescents. Yum! It's super easy, fast and delicious dessert that surely your family and friends will loved. I personally loved this recipe, its simple yet so delicious! It's number one dessert requested in my household right now. Indeed my kids loved some chocolate-filled crescents. I can't wait to make more of this scrumptious dessert soon. Yummo! I got the original recipe from Allrecipes.com and made my own version which I'll be sharing here on my blog.
Let's get this excitement going! Come on join me as we make this super easy and delicious dessert.

 Note: This recipe makes 8 chocolate filled crescents. You can sprinkle powdered sugar at the end if desired. Double or triple the recipe for larger crowd. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 (8 oz) Refrigerated Crescents  Dinner rolls

1 cup chocolate chips- used any chocolate chip you have on hand.

Butter- optional

powdered sugar- optional

Directions: 

1. Heat the oven into 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Separate the crescents rolls dough into 8 triangles.

2. Spray the cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. 

3. Place tablespoon of chocolate chip on wide end of each triangle. Roll up the crescents dough, rolling into the opposite side. Place on greased cookie sheet.

4. Brush the chocolate-filled crescents dough with melted butter this is totally optional.

5. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. You can sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Share with family and friends! Enjoy:)

Sweet yummy dessert overload! I can't get over how good this recipe.Yum! If your looking for super easy, fast and delicious desserts. Give this chocolate-filled crescents a TRY. I'll promise you, this dessert is truly a keeper. Simply delicious! have I told you how many rolls I had? (Shhhh, I'm down to my third one now hahaha so good!) Anyways, As I mention earlier. I'll be away for a week but I'm still going to check my blog while I'm there. So keep those comments coming and let me know how this dessert work out for you. 

Don't forget to visit my two blogs sweetcuisinera for your everyday recipe inspirations, or even DIY and  product reviews at wish4less. I'll see you when I get back. Enjoy the rest of the day and always stay gorgeous.

xoxox- Melgie

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Cheesy Baked Potato Recipe

 Easy Cheesy Baked Potato Recipe

Happy morning everyone! It's weekend once again wohoo!, time goes so fast that, I can't hardly remember  anything about the weekdays. Do you have any plan this weekend? Perhaps, a cook out with friends? Just hanging out, talk and sharing delicious food? Sounds like a good plan and If you scratching your head  on what to make or bring to the party. I got some super easy recipe idea that you can whip in no time. Its perfect side dish in any special occasion or even just simple dinner with friends that surely impress everyone's taste bud, even the picky eater is sold. Sounds so yummy? Yup! it is really good, If you like potatoes combine with cheese and sour cream.. Oh My! I think I'm drooling just by talking about it. Not to mention its super easy to make. You can totally mix everything, throw it on the oven and by time your done fixing your hair the Cheesy Baked Potato is ready! Are you excited? Me too! It's like a perfect side dish for a perfect instant party get together.. 

Anyways, this Cheesy Baked Potato Recipe is inspired from my mother in-law. She made this in every special occasion and its always a HIT, everyone love it. This is also, one of the side dish I prepared when my husband's friend come over last Tuesday for dinner. I also made sauteed green beans for some greens on the plate, grilled/ baked pork loin which I'm going to share the recipe on my next post and for dessert we have chocolate chip cookies. Isn't it sound like a wonderful dinner meals ideas? I think it is.. Come one join me in my kitchen and ask your friends to come over and have a dinner get together kinda night...:)

Notes:

- Try to spice the recipe up by adding maybe some chopped ham or bacon and top it off with more cheese on top.

- Adjust the taste according to your preference ..:)

Ingredients:
1 pack (30oz) Frozen Shredded Potato
1 pack ( 8 oz ) mild cheddar cheese
1 tub (16oz) sour cream
2 can of potato condensed soup- I used Campbells brand
Salt and Pepper- to taste

 Directions:
- Preheat the oven onto 375 degrees
1.) COMBINE all the ingredients into a big bowl. Stir them thoroughly until everything is combine.
2.) Put the mixture into prepared dish and BAKE for 45-50 minutes until its cooked.
3.) DONE! Enjoy your Cheesy Baked Potato. Yum!:)

Super easy indeed right? So, try it when you get a chance and let me know what you think. Share me your twist on the recipe and some topping you decide to add. Have great weekend ahead everyone.. and Cheers! to nice weather outside.
Keep coming back on my blog and I'll see you in few days for more recipes I come up with. Have great day:)

xoxox- Melgie

Happy Veterans Day

                  

(Veterans Song)

 Compose and Sing by: Gary Campbell

           

 This song is highly recommended from yours truly sweetcuisinera!:)

Veterans Day is an official United States holiday which honors people who have served in armed service also known as veterans. Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day; Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving (source: wikipedia )

 Friday, October 8,2013 Hurricane Yolanda hit the Philippines big time. The most devastated news I've heard for very long time.  The aftermath of the damages is so unreal, the houses are destroyed, electricity is down and lot of people recorded died, injured and still lot of people are missing. My family is safe and I'll be praying to those family you got affected by the typhoon and hoping that everything will back to normal soon.

Today is Veterans Day and I would like to say big "Thank You" to all the veterans out-there. As a proud wifey of veteran, I also consider Veterans Day a very special one. I can't imagine what other family been through knowing that their love-one's is out-there far far away and there's no certainty that they'll be back alive. Putting your life in the line for your country is truly amazing! and I'm so proud and thankful that my husband is one of those HEROES! The video above, is compose and sing by my father in-law Gary Campbell. I personally recommend to listen to the song, so perfect for Veterans Day! the inspiration behind it is my husband. Great song indeed! Do you have any Family members that is veteran, active duty or retired from the service? I'm sure they also have an inspiring stories that would inspires the next generations. The song is very true and it makes me so emotional, I'm like carried away with my emotions right now, especially to all what happened to my beloved country Philippines. I can't put into words how I felt to those badly affected by the typhoon. I hope through prayers I contribute a lot. Be strong!
Anyways, in part of this Veterans Day- I'll be preparing my Sweetie his favorite breakfast which is fried potatoes, gravy, eggs and biscuit. I think this breakfast makes him so happy and also for the whole family to enjoy.. I'm also making his favorite cookies of all time chocolate chip cookies to be enjoyed for the rest of the day.

Aside from that I'll be making our lunch which is probably Fried Chicken.

To make this day even sweeter most of the major restaurant in the US are offering Veterans Free meal day. Yay!  So, take advantage of this deal which is really nice treat to all the veterans out-there. Nothing more fulfilling having dinner with them and treat them so special, honoring their service in the country.
Check out this top 3 restaurant of my choice for special menu on Veterans day. Hope you have wonderful Veterans Day.

RESTAURANT DEALS ARE EXPIRED
Tips:
-Please call the restaurant before you leave home to make sure if they're taking part of Veterans Day Free Meals.
-Pay close attention to the date listed and what you need to bring so you qualify for the free meal. 

Outback Steakhouse Free Bloomin' Onion and beverage

-Whohoo!Calling all veterans as well as active duty and retired military. Stop by into any Outback Steakhouse on Veterans Day, November 11,2013 (Monday) and get free Bloomin' Onion and beverage.

- Also, Outback Steakhouse is giving out a military discount of 10% off the total check from November  12- December 31,2013-( awesome! I personally love Outback steakhouse..wink)

Olive Garden Veterans Free meal day

Veterans and current service member get a free meal from their special menu. All these entrees come with freshly baked garlic bread sticks and choice of unlimited soup or salad.
This offer valid on November 11,2013
- Family dining with them will also get 10% off their meal. ( Sounds good to me:) wink!!)

 

 To all Veterans and Active Duty Military enjoy a FREE Applebees Signatures Entree on Veterans Day,  Don't forget to stop by on November 11, 2013 Monday, to view the Vets Menu click HERE

-This deal is dine-in only and beverages and gratuity are not included.

-You'll need to bring in one proof of military service such as a U.S. Uniform Service ID card, U.S. Uniform Services Retired ID card, current Leave and Earnings statement, photograph in uniform, be wearing your uniform, a veterans organization card such as American Legion or VFW, or a DD214.

To my family and friends back home. I'll be praying for your safety. This is the time to be united, help one another and be strong..xoxox-thesweetcuisinera:)

Birthday Party Ideas

My Little Girl Birthday Party

My favorite thing to do is to plan or host a birthday party, especially if it's my kids birthday party.  Last week, my little girl turn 4 and the birthday celebrant have plan of her own, she want it at her grandma's house and she requested her favorite food Lumpia shanghai and Pancit- Bihon, meatballs, rice, cupcakes, balloons, goodie bag and of course the gift galore! She was showered with lots of love and glorious gift from family and friends.

This is how we celebrate Reyna's 4th birthday, It just so simple yet so FUN! and some cute ideas for children birthday party that you can make at home. 

- Birthday Invitations- Planned the date and time for the party ahead of time. I always scheduled mine after my kids afternoon nap.It always work for me...:) I always use free editing or scrap-booking site to design invites my invites, It's personalized, cute and free:)

-Birthday Cake/ Cupcakes- Store bought is always an easy take out, but I like the challenge to learn more about baking and stuff, So I made mine homemade:)

Things you need:

Bake cooled cupcake- I made mine out from the cake mix box.

Icing- store bought, but you can totally make your own icing if you want

Sprinkles- birthday girl choice

Pink food coloring-

Chocolate chips and slice cherries- for topping

Directions:

- Put the icing on the cupcake using butter knife-

 Mix 1/4 cup white icing with a drop of pink food coloring, mix well. Put it on a sandwich bag, cut the end of the sandwich baggie, just little bit, enough to come out the icing. Then start to decorate the cupcake. Keep it simple and cute..:)

 ( finish product)

 Put the chocolate chip on the middle to make look like a flower, slice cherries on the side and sprinkles. Put it on the refrigerator let it chill.

- Goodie Bag for Everyone-   I made a chocolate fudge butterfly brownies and chocolate chip cookies for goodie bags. I want not only the kids can enjoyed the goodie but also the adults. This is a very sweet gesture of  saying " Thank You!" for coming and celebrating the party.
Things you need:
Butterfly cookie cut out
Pink icing
Chocolate icing
Bake fudge brownie

 Directions:
-Using the butterfly cookie cutout, cut as many pieces as you want on the bake brownie, Put some pink icing on top of the brownie using your butter knife, Using the chocolate icing draw a thin butterfly line on the side to make it more like butterfly.

 Let it cool and put it on the cupcake baking cups.. whola! ready to be taken anytime.!
- I put the chocolate chip cookies on the pink cute little bags and tied with silver ribbons.

(finish product)

- Birthday Food-  I let my kids pick their own birthday food, and make it for them. This year, we had Lumpia, Pancit-Bihon, and grandma's meatball.

- Birthday Gifts-   She love opening present and I always make sure that I wrapped something for her, just cute simple things that little girls like. She got her ear-pierced which is so exciting for us. 

P.S.-I wanna extend my heart warming thank you to all,who greeted my baby bear on her birthday. To my beloved family here and back home and friends for being so generous and making her birthday extra special.
Thank you so much.:)

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

(  My all time favorite cookies )

It's been busy week and I'm glad I have 2 day off this week and been able to make my family something they really LOVED! cookies...yay! This is what I do on my day off cook, bake and experiment recipes. It's kinda relaxing for me spending time with my kids. I fall in-love with this chocolate chip cookie the very first time I took a bite, that was four years ago and since then, I was totally hooked. My mother in-law made chocolate chip cookie all the time and It's really GOOD! I was drooling thinking about it right now (hahahha)  So, by then I asked the recipe from my Mom and started it making at home. Every time the cookie come up not exactly the same as my Mom's, I still eat and do it again until I come close to perfection. It took me long time to make it right. Now, I'm sharing this scrumptious chocolate chip cookie recipe. It might be you family's "MUST" be dessert tradition.:)

Ingredients:

2 eggs

2/3 cup butter

2/3 cup oil

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 tsp. vanilla

3 cups flour

1 cup oats (quick)

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

12 oz  semi- sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1.) Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside;
2.)  In large mixing bowl mix on low the eggs, butter, oil, sugar, and vanilla until combine.
3.) Slowly add the dry ingredients. Add the quick oats and then lastly the chocolate chips.
4.) Bake on preheat oven 375 degrees for 7 minutes. Enjoy! yummy chocolate chip cookie.:)

I made 44-48 pieces of chocolate chip cookies:) Feel free to grab some! wink:)

Sweet, Thank you to my Mother in-law for the recipe:)