Roasted Chestnuts are suppose to be a Holiday Staple ... so they say. | #FoodThoughts #RoastedChestnuts

In November 2016, was the first time my family and I ever ate Roasted Chestnuts. I was 32 yrs old at that point and I truly found the experience quite entertaining and fascinating .... especially since my hubby--the non-holiday-lover in our family--was the one who had the idea to try them. So ... below are photos that I took of the chestnuts AFTER they were roasted and at the very bottom of this post I'll let you know what we tought of them. 🌰🌰🌰 😋

Train Lover Cake - Nana's 3rd Decorative Cake for Her Grandchildren | #BirthdayCake #FromJesstoYou

For my Son's 3rd Birthday (in December 2016) we were in the process of a state-to-state move ... so a few weeks before his actual birthday we were able to be at my parents’ house to celebrate early. That year my son was really big into trains and kept saying he wanted to be a train conductor someday. Therefore, my mother (i.e. Nana) created a "train cake" for him. Basically she made three individual chocolate cakes, made a peanut butter icing to frost them with, and then had a cut out gingerbread cookies in the shape of a train that she lined up on both sides of the cakes ... as you can see in the photos below. My than 3-year-old LOVED it!

My International Delight Product #Review | #coffeecreamer

Here is another of my coffee creamer reviews!! This time it is International Delight's Pumpkin Pie Spice & Caramel Waffle Cookie coffee creamers that I get to enjoy and share my thoughts with you about. Yum!


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My International Delight Product #Review | #coffeecreamer

Recently I had picked up International Delight's Limited Edition Peeps & Birthday Cake coffee creamers while I was recently grocery shopping at Target!! I was really excited and I enjoyed putting together a video for you in which it shares my thoughts on these creamers' flavors.


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Happy October! #Pillsbury Pumpkin #Cookies

YAY! October is here!!
Time to celebrate so ..... I brought out my Pillsbury™ Shape™ Pumpkin Sugar Cookies for the kids to have fun with ....


Too bad I completely messed up pulling off the parchment paper properly and they came off the pan looking like this ... 😆


Thankfully they taste just as good no matter what they look like. **hehee**

Though this post is in NO WAY sponsored because -- hey man they are a tradition -- check out their page to get some more info!


Are you a fan of these pre-created cookies too?

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Boy Land - Nana's 2nd Decorative Cake for Her Grandchildren | #BirthdayCake #FromJesstoYou

For my Son's 2nd Birthday (in December 2015) we really could not pin down what theme to do ... so we went for it all! Nana (my mother) created this cake and came up with the items she new my son would appreciate the most. I'm calling it her Boy Land cake and it was another success! Plus, everything used on that cake both of my kids still play with even though almost three years has passed! Please check out the photos below.

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Princess Castle - Nana's 1st Decorative Cake for Her Grandchildren | #BirthdayCake #FromJesstoYou

In May 2015 my mother (Nana) decided to create my then 4-year-old Daughter's Birthday Cake instead of ordering one. Nana decided on creating a Princess Castle for her Princess and it was quite the success (please check out the photos below)!!

The cake was a box one that was a purple swirl. My daughter loved it!


I was quite proud, especially since it was the first time for her to take something like this on!

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KISSES Candy Cane Blossoms | Hershey's @HersheyCompany #fromjesstoyou #dessert

** I first found this recipe on the back of the Hershey's Kisses bag (see below photos) in December 2014. Check out Hershey's website for more info. **

Ingredients

• 48 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Candy Cane Mint Candies
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick), softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/3 cup red or green sugar crystals, granulated sugar or powdered sugar for rolling

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Remove wrappers from candies.
2. Beat butter, granulated sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with milk to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
3. 3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in red sugar, granulated sugar, powdered sugar or a combination of any of the sugars. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and cookie is set. Remove from oven; cool 2 to 3 minutes. Press a candy piece into center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Makes about 48 cookies.

My Attempt/Success with this Recipe :

Recipe/Ingredients Changes : I didn't change a thing!


My Family's Verdict :

My Thoughts : These were my first attempt in baking cookies for my daughter's school teachers ... and it worked out well that my daughter was able to help make them too. I would definitely bake/make them again. However, you really need to be a peppermint fan for you to truly enjoy this version.

My 3-year-old Daughter's Thoughts : LOVED making them as they were easy and very interactive for her age. Plus she enjoyed eating them too.

Gift Receiver's Thoughts : They raved about them! But whether that was because of the gesture in receiving them OR because they actually liked them still remain to be seen. =0)

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Dolly's Walnut Pie | #PiDay @DollyParton #DollyParton

HAPPY Pi DAY!! Yes ... it's another I haven't tried yet but COME ON it's Dolly Parton, so I just HAD to share!! ♥

It may be #PiDay but I'm celebrating PIE! Here's a favorite of mine that I hope you'll enjoy. For the full recipe, swipe to the left 😉

A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton) on Mar 14, 2017 at 7:31am PDT

If you make this up BE SURE to let me know how it came out!!

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Nammie Sara's Apple Applause from Regina Jennings

Okay ... I have yet to try this recipe yet but I heard about it through Litfuse Publicity Group and wanted to share! It is said that Regina Jennings' Nammie Sara's Apple Applause is the perfect go-to dessert for holiday parties!

Nammie Sara's Apple Applause
Recipe from Regina Jennings & Litfuse Publicity Group

Cook: about 35 min

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Silly Holiday Food Things

Okay ... sorry for being away for a while but here are two videos ... one goes with the holiday spirit that is now just ending (my daughter's Gingerbread House) and the other I found load but funny (my Christmas dinner's sweet potato screaming at me)....

My #daughter's #gingerbreadhouse . #preschooler #Christmas 2015

A video posted by From Me to You ... (@fromjesstoyouservices) on Dec 23, 2015 at 8:01am PST

My #SweetPotato is #screaming for #help

A video posted by From Me to You ... (@fromjesstoyouservices) on Dec 25, 2015 at 5:59pm PST

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