More Summer Snacks!

With long summer days and warm nights, it seems like the phrase "I want a snack please!" is a never ending, ever repeating sing-song loop playing in my head and in my kitchen! I'm sure they pause sometimes. I'm sure my little boys don't say it over and over and over again. But it sure feels like it.

In honor of snack attacks and cookie monsters everywhere (and in the spirit of being kind to other mommies like me) here's a short list of just a few of the yummy recipes to try from Alicia's.

Blackberry Bars

Peanut Butter Bars

Banana Pancakes

Blueberry Muffins

Black & White Cookies

With the time that's left in your summer, try some of our recipes and let us know which is your family's favorite! We'd love to hear from you.

Head over to Alicia's Recipes to find many more snack recipes for summer! Connect with us on Facebook for more recipes shared from other food blogs and follow us on Pinterest for more foodie inspiration!

4 Potluck Perfect Summer Recipes

Apple Salad

It's summer and that means...Potluck season! Especially outdoor potlucks, picnics and barbecues! I am a huge fan of getting together with friends, neighbors and loved ones to spend some quality time frolicking in the green grass and summer heat.

Banana Split Pie

With potlucks and frolicking in mind, here are four potluck perfect recipes to make and take to your next summer party! Find some fabulous fresh apples and produce at your local farmers market and create a dish hit!

BLT Pasta Salad

Whether the Apple Salad or our BLT Pasta Salad strike your fancy, we've got the perfect recipe (and plenty more over at Alicia's) for your picnic or potluck. They are easy to make and suitable for just about any set of taste buds!

Lemon Bars

Try our Banana Split Pie or Lemon Bars and add a sweet little zing to your potluck or summer feast! Your friends and family will thank you. Enjoy your summer potlucks, parties, picnics and shindigs! Connect with us on Facebook and share your favorite potluck recipe!

We've Gone Bananas...

Banana Pancakes

...for banana recipes! Whether it's breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert - we have a banana recipe for just about any occasion. Try our banana pancakes recipe for a potassium pick-me-up!

Banana Brownies

Need a fun fruity dessert idea? How about baking a pan of banana brownies for your next family gathering, just to mix things up a bit? Go from plain Jane brownies to monkey-mad brownies!

Low Carb Banana Bread

Banana bread is such a tasty treat anytime of year, but also makes a wonderful winter warm up or gift for the neighbors. Stop monkeying around and try our low carb version!

Banana Fudge

If any of you are chocolate lovers - one word for you: fudge! Create our banana fudge recipe and add a little tropical fruit flair to your fudge. (You could even serve this with coffee or a fruit drink!)

Banana Pudding Cake

Try our Banana Pudding Cake recipe for fun or for your next family night. Your little monkeys will love this moist baked creation almost as much as we do!

No matter how you take your bananas, enjoy trying some new ways to add them to your go to recipes! Find us on Facebook to share your favorite banana recipes!

Tasty Ideas for Memorial Day - Part 2!

Buttermilk Rolls

Whether leaving town for a camping trip or staying home for a quiet weekend, add these buttermilk rolls to your Memorial Day dinner to wow your guests!  Rolls go with almost everything!

Grilled Chile Lime Chicken

If grilling is your groove, we have some great grilling recipes over at the main site for you to savor and grill up.  Or use our grilled Chile Lime Chicken to spice up your holiday weekend!

Fruity Rice Pilaf

Tired of potato and macaroni salad? Try the fruity rice pilaf as an alternative. Keep things fresh and new with any of our tasty salad recipes.  Check them out!

Banana Pudding Cake

We'll leave you with our Banana Pudding Cake because 1. it's delicious and 2. its pretty easy to make in advance and serve at your Memorial Day feast, picnic, potluck or barbecue.

Enjoy your Memorial Day and long weekend!

ABC's of Mother's Day Treats!

Apple Pie with Candied Crust

Mother's Day is just around the corner!  If you are asking yourself what to buy, give, create for your special lady may I suggest baking?

Banana Brownies

Instead of spending a lot of money or time shopping, get what you need to bake  your mom a special treat.  (Tell her you took all the calories out of it.)

Chocolate Cake Balls

Apple Pie, Banana Brownies, and Chocolate Cake Balls - oh my!

Dreamsicle Cookie Mix

Did I mention we have baked delights for you and your mother, A - Z over at our site?  Check out our huge list of desserts to find something fabulous to bake!

Easy Chocolate Turtles

After all these ideas, you should be all set to create a tasty dessert masterpiece for your mother.  The cool thing about mothers is no matter the age, they are always proud of their kids "projects!"

Happy Mother's Day!  If you try one of our recipes, be sure to share a picture with us on Facebook!

Deck the Halls with Breads and Pies!

Fah-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la...We're very near to Christmas Day now (4 days to go by my calendar) and our Christmas baking countdown is coming to a close.  We've shared recipes over the phone, googled easy oliebollen recipes on the internet, called our mothers in a panic to get their famous fill-in-the-blank holiday recipes, and sank into the nearest chairs spent and tired from compiling the perfect Christmas menus!

And we aren't done yet!  Hang in there my friends.  We are in the home stretch.  A few more holiday parties and Christmas carols to go and then we can relax with a tall cup of steaming hot cocoa and watch our kids dismantle every single package under the tree.

Speaking of relaxing, here are some bread and pie recipes we can make up ahead of time to have on hand when the kids and in-laws get cranky because their blood sugar levels have plummeted to a new Christmas low.

Enjoy!  Remember to submit a photo of your results to our site, because we love to see what's shakin' and bakin' in your kitchen!   

Almond Pear Bread

Apple Pie With Candied Crust

Banana Split Pie

New recipes added

Hi everyone! Just wanted to pop in and share with you some of the latest recipes that have been added to the Alicia's. There's also a giveaway this month for a microwave quesadilla maker, so be sure to enter (see end of post)!

New recipes:

Banana and Peanut Butter Pancakes
Blueberry Cornmeal Pancakes
Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes
Blueberry-Bran Pancakes
Sweet Potato Pecan Waffles
Bartlett Harlequin Jam
Caramel Apple Pear Cobbler
Grilled Pears with Currants
Oatmeal Muffins
Spiced Pear Bread
Blackberry Muffins (pictured)
Crock Pot Sausage And Sweet Potatoes
Crock Pot Sausage Chowder
Crockpot Chili With Beans
Crockpot Taco Soup
Applesauce Pancakes
Impossibly Easy Italian Chicken Pie
Red Lobster Biscuits
Duck Cassoulet
Blackberry Breakfast Bars
Blackberry Crepes
Jeanie's Tomato Salsa
Chocolate Sauce

Enter our giveaway!

This month, enter to win this MiracleWare Microwave Quesadilla Maker & Tortilla Warmer.

Great for kids and dorms! Make quesadillas the easy and tidy way -- in the microwave! Our microwave quesadilla maker lets you pile on the fillings without worrying about flipping and making a mess on the stove.

Rules: Must be a legal U.S. resident, 18 years or older. You may enter once per day. Entries will be accepted through midnight, CST on August 15, 2010. Winner will be drawn at random and notified via email.  They will have 7 days to respond or an alternate winner will be drawn.

To enter, click here and fill out the form

Banana Split Pie

Today's recipe is...

Banana Split Pie

2 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
2 sticks margarine or butter
1 lg. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 lb. powdered sugar
5-6 lg. Bananas
1 lg. can crushed pineapple in syrup
1 lg. container Cool Whip

Melt 1 stick of butter and mix with crackers. Spread on bottom of 9"x13" dish. Cream 1 stick butter, sugar and cream cheese in mixer for 5 minutes. Spread over crust. Slice bananas and spread. Drain pineapple and pour over bananas. Spread Cool Whip over top. Sprinkle with nuts and cherries if desired.

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Pear Walnut Cake With Caramel Icing

Today's recipe is...

Pear Walnut Cake With Caramel Icing

1/2 box Duncan Hines Banana cake mix (1/2 box - 2 cups)
1 pkg. (3 3/4 oz.) instant banana pudding
3/4 c. Crisco oil
1/2 c. pear nectar
1/2 c. water
6 eggs
2 med. bananas mashed
1 c. walnuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Blend first five ingredients. Add eggs, bananas and walnuts. Pour into well greased large tube pan, lined with wax paper. Bake 2 hours.

Top with caramel icing.

CARAMEL ICING
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. light brown sugar
4 tbsp. margarine
1/2 c. confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Dash of salt

Boil milk, sugar and margarine 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Spread on warm cake.

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Banana Pudding Cake

Today's recipe is...

Banana Pudding Cake

1 or 2 sm. ripe bananas
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1 pkg. Jell-O instant pudding (banana
cream or vanilla)
4 eggs
1 c. water
1/4 c. oil
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Slice bananas into large bowl; beat until well mashed. Add remaining ingredients. Blend; then beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour into well-greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 60-70 minutes. Let cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan and finish cooling. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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