4/12/2011 The Giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Kelly T from Texas Type A Mom!

Oh, friends… do I have a treat for you! I can’t wait to share what I have joined together with 3 of my Kansas City blogging friends to create.

I’ll give you a hint. You know Kettle Corn? That delicious, addicting sweet and salty county fair treat? And of course you are familiar with classic Rice Krispie® Treats. Well, we decided to take the flavors of our favorite county fair treat and combine it with a classic Rice Krispie® Treat, creating – The Kettle Krispie Treat. A sweet and salty, oh so addicting, Rice Krispie® treat. One bite is sweet… the next bite is salty… and you just can’t stop eating them because they are just so darn good.

(These adorable cups are courtesy of the Hey Yo Yo Etsy shop)

Kelly from Kansas City Mamas, Jenn from Super Jenn, Julie from My Kansas City Mommy and I were asked by The Motherhood and Rice Krispies® to participate in a year long challenge creating unique and family friendly Rice Krispie® Treat recipes. They’ve turned our recipe creating into a fun little competition participating against three other teams across the United States. They are also generously throwing in some giveaways for our readers as well. (At the end of this post you’ll learn how you can win a $100 gift card… and you can enter to win a separate gift card on the other participating blog sites too!)

Before we get into the giveaway details…what do you think of our cute little Kettle Krispie eggs? Aren’t they fun? We thought these would be a great treat for a sweet treats Easter party for kids. You can shape your Rice Krispie® treats easily using well buttered plastic Easter eggs. Roll your egg shaped treats in colored sugar for another fun variation. Also you can create colorful Rice Krispies® by stirring the Rice Krispies® together with a few drops of food coloring. Sprinkle the colorful Rice Krispies® around on your table like confetti and you have yourself a fun and festive environment! We took things one step further and even filled a few votive candle holders with our colorful Rice Krispies® just for that extra touch of fun.

We hope you like what we created – and if you did, you’ll have the chances to give our Easter creations a thumbs up on the Rice Krispies® Facebook page between April 12th – April 15th (don’t worry… I’m sure we’ll give you a reminder when the day gets closer)

Now for the giveaway details… to enter for the chance to win a $100 gift card courtesy of The Motherhood and Rice Krispies®:

1. Leave a comment on this blog post telling me what your favorite Easter candy was when you were a kid… what did you look forward to finding the most in your Easter basket?
2. Additional entry: head over to the Rice Krispies® Facebook page and “like” them… that way when it is time to give your favorite creations a thumbs up, you’ll be one step ahead by getting the news through Facebook! (Make sure to leave a separate comment here letting me know you “liked” them).
3. Additional entry: Tweet the following…. “Love these Kettle Krispie Eggs! See the #RiceKrispies recipe and enter the $100 Giveaway @dineanddish  http://su.pr/2GthgM”
4. Giveaway will end at midnight CST on April 11th and a winner will be chosen through Random.org. Winner will be notified shortly after the giveaway close.
5. Make sure to check out the blogs of my teammates so you can enter to win their prizes as well! Kelly from Kansas City Mamas, Jenn from Super Jenn, Julie from My Kansas City Mommy

And now, the recipe for these delicious little Kettle Krispie Treat Eggs:

Recipe: Kettle Krispies Treat Eggs

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 6 cups of Rice Krispies
• 3 teaspoons Kosher salt
• 2/3 cup sugar For Treats
• 1/4 cup and 2 teaspoons butter
• 5 cups mini marshmallows
• Extra butter for greasing egg molds

1. Melt butter in an iron skillet or dutch oven over medium heat.
2. Increase temp to medium high and add Rice Krispies, Kosher salt, and sugar.
3. Stir continuously over medium high heat until Rice Krispies are caramelized and slightly brown. Around 7 minutes.
4. Remove from stove and continue stirring for another three minutes until cool. Set aside.
5. While Kettle Krispies are cooling, butter the inside of 12 large plastic eggs. Set aside.
6. In a large saucepan, melt butter and marshmallows over medium-low heat.
7. After mix is well blended, continue to stir and cook for two minutes longer.
8. Add Kettle Krispies and stir till well coated. Remove from heat.
9. Fill buttered egg molds with mixture and let them set for 10 minutes. Remove from molds and decorate if desired.

This is a sponsored post in conjunction with The Motherhood and Rice Krispies®. All opinions expressed within this post are my own.

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Easter has always been one of those holidays for my family that is spent with our “friends” family… you know, those friends and neighbors that are so close you feel like they are family? Both my parents and my in-laws don’t live near us, so when we aren’t able to make it home for a holiday, like Easter, we turn the celebration into something local with our friends.

Easter always means dying eggs, a visit to the Easter Bunny for an annual picture, our church Easter egg hunt and of course, a big meal with a full table of food and friends. Whether we have something elaborate or celebrate simply, it is always a time to be thankful for #1) winter being over (can I hear a big hooray for that one?), #2) the best family and friends a girl could ask for and #3) the wonderful blessings in our lives.

Speaking of blessings, this year has started off with a bang as far as new opportunities go. I am going to be celebrating the Easter season with the folks at Breakstone’s Sour Cream and Better Homes and Gardens. You’ll learn more as the weeks progress, but be on the lookout for some delicious Easter recipes as well as simple decorating ideas to make your Easter table really special from myself and 2 other bloggers, The Hungry Mouse and $5 Dinners.

You can also get in on the action by entering a sweepstakes for a chance to win $2500 simply by sharing your favorite Easter tradition on Better Homes and Gardens. Head on over and check out how now!

Since we’re talking Easter, what are some of your Easter traditions? Do you get to spend Easter with family or do you celebrate a different way?

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Breakstone’s Sour Cream.  All ideas, thoughts, experiences and photos are my own.

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For the past 2 months, every time Ella will go on the potty, whoever is home will rush into the room and start saying “Yay!!!” and clapping. Everyone, even without telling them to, has been making a big deal out of her success and telling her how proud we are of her. Finally, on Saturday, she went on the potty and the whole family went in and clapped and caused a big commotion. With an annoyed look on her face, Ella held both of her hands up and said “Stop with the clappin’…stop with the clappin!” It was hilarious, like she was finally done with the over abundant amount of excitement and attention for doing something that she now knows how to do!

You know, I believe some things deserve a standing ovation, and in my opinion, being done with diapers is one of them! Another thing that deserves a standing ovation is blogiversary’s. Nicole, who is one of my favorite bloggers, is the talent behind Art and Ailoi as well as Miss ‘N Nick Designs. I absolutely love it when people who have an amazing creative talent take that talent and build a successful business out of it. Nicole, on top of being a loving wife and wonderful mother, has done just that. She creates beautiful stationary.  Somehow Nicole also finds time to cook and maintain a wonderful food blog, which has just celebrated its 1st year. Congratulations, Nicole!

Nicole asked people to bring an appetizer or beverage for her blogiversary, but I decided to be different and make a cake. This Chocolate Covered Oreo Cookie Cake is so simple to make, so rich and delicious, and worthy of a standing ovation itself. If you want to use your Instant Pot for an Oreo dessert, give this Instant Pot Oreo Cheesecake a try!

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Chocolate Covered Oreo Cookie Cake

This dessert is so simple to make, so rich and delicious, it's almost guaranteed to be your new favorite recipe!

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 50 minutes minutes

Author Dine & Dish

Ingredients

• 1 18 ounce package devil's food cake mix
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 4 baker's semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1/4 cup butter cut up
• 1 8 ounce package Philadelphia Cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups thawed Cool Whip Topping
• 12 Oreo cookies coarsely crushed

Instructions

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F Prepare and bake cake mix in two (9-inch) round cake pans as directed on package. Cool in pans 5 minute Invert onto wire racks; remove pans. Cool layers completely.
• PLACE chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 2 minute or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 minute
• BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add the whipped topping and cookie crumbs; mix lightly. Place 1 of the cake layers, top-side down, on serving plate; spread with the cream cheese mixture. Cover with the remaining cake layer, top-side up. Spoon glaze over top of cake. Let stand until set. Store in refrigerator.

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For the past couple of weeks, I have turned into one of “those” bloggers. You know…the bloggers who take the time to update their own blog but do not go and visit all of the blogs of those who make comments. I really believe that it is important to frequent the blogs of those who frequent Dine and Dish. I love and appreciate your comments and I love your blogs…I so miss reading them, but life has been so hectic lately and to be frank with you, my need for at least a few hours of sleep at night is starting to take over….

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