Cherry Pie Pops

Monday, August 29, 2011 8:38 AM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments



Prep Time: 20 Min
Total Time: 1 Hr
Makes: 16 to 20 pie pops






INGREDIENTS
1tablespoon Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1box Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
About 1/2 cup cherry pie filling (from 21-oz can)
16to 20 lollipop sticks1egg, beaten3tablespoons turbinado sugar (raw sugar).

DIRECTIONS
1 Heat oven to 425°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray, or line with silicone baking mats. 2 Sprinkle flour on work surface. Unroll pie crusts onto surface. Using 3-inch wide drinking glass or cookie cutter, cut rounds from crusts; place on cookie sheet. (Leftover pastry can be rolled in a ball and rolled out with a rolling pin. Cut to make additional rounds.) 3 To make each pie pop, lightly press lollipop stick into crust round so that it rests in center. Top each round with 1/2 teaspoon pie filling; cover with second crust round. With fork or lollipop stick, press around edges to seal. Brush tops of pops with beaten egg; sprinkle with sugar. 4 Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets; cool completely on cooling racks. .Any pie filling will work for this recipe.
If you want to double the recipe, one 21-ounce can is more than enough pie filling for 2 boxes of pie crusts..

Fruit Pizza

Sunday, August 28, 2011 8:41 AM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments

INGREDIENTS
1roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies
1package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/3cup sugar
1/2teaspoon vanilla
2 kiwifruit, peeled, halved lengthwise and sliced1cup halved or quartered fresh strawberries
1cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1/2cup apple jelly

DIRECTIONS
1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray. In pan, break up cookie dough; press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust. Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. 2 In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Spread mixture over cooled crust. Arrange fruit over cream cheese. Stir jelly until smooth; spoon or brush over fruit. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour. To serve, cut into wedges or squares. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pizza. .For best results, keep the cookie dough very cold until you're ready to use it.
To decrease the amount of fat in this recipe, use light cream cheese instead of regular.

Peach Pie

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 8:44 AM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments

INGREDIENTS
7cups fresh or frozen (partially thawed) sliced peeled peaches (about 3 pounds)
1 1/4cups sugar
1/4cup quick-cooking tapioca
1/4teaspoon cornstarch
1/4teaspoon ground cinnamon
2tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1box Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
1/2teaspoon all-purpose flour2tablespoons peach preserves or jelly.


DIRECTIONS
1 Heat oven to 425°F. In large bowl, mix peaches, sugar, tapioca, cornstarch, cinnamon and lemon juice. Let stand 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. 2 Meanwhile, unroll 1 pie crust on work surface. Sprinkle both sides lightly with flour; place in ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate. Spoon peach mixture into crust-lined plate. Press firmly against side and bottom. Top with second crust and flute; cut slits in several places. 3 Cover crust edge with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning; bake 20 minutes. Remove foil; brush with preserves. Bake 20 to 30 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool at least 2 hours before serving. .Julie Gonzalez of Okeana, Ohio, won 1st Place with this recipe at the Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust Pie Baking Championship, 2009 Ohio State Fair.
If you'd rather, 1/8 tsp. nutmeg can be substituted for the cinnamon for a subtle nutty flavor..

8/22 Saves from HEB and Walgreens!

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 9:00 PM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments
Yesterday's Trip! Walgreens 5 12pks of pepsi, 2 cold relief boxes, 1 bar of soap, 1 can of chalk, toothe paste and toy for Aidan.. total $14, $24 saved!!

2nd trip to HEB.. head of lettuce, turkey deli meat, jambalaya mix, gumbo mix, family size mac and cheese, heb tortilla chips, idaho mashed potatos 3 cans green beans, 2 cans corn, krat sandwhich dressing, 2 individual string cheeses shrmp, 2 boxes of pop tarts, 2 cans of refriend beans, bananas, 8pck of sunny d, 2 cans raviolia, hefty trash bags, pantene, danimals, and milk....Total $21 and $30 saved!

1st Day of School!

8:16 AM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments



I'm behind on blogging by far! Let's see I lost my mail keys and had to pay $25 to replace them and my camera just dissapeared off my dresser a week ago so all of my pictures I was going to use to blog are gone.. gee I wonder if the 20 month old has them stashed together somewhere? haha

Yesterday was the first day back to school for my oldest two! My oldest Aidan is in 3rd grade! Man how time has flown by! It just doesn't seem like time for him to be in 3rd grade at all. He's still so small! He had a wonderful first day back and loved his new class.




My 2nd child is now in 1st grade! He loved his new class as well but was a litle dissapointed all of his friends were in another class. He's TAG this year so he wound up being split up but I think he will have fun and make new friends.

My 3rd child started her first year this year! She is in prek and man was she ready to leave me by far! She didn't even hesitate when we went to drop her off! She's one of the hardest to get up in the mornings and daddy woke her up and told her it was time to go to school and she jumped right up full of excitement! Daddy did pretty well with seeing her off too lol She had a grat first day and loved it!

I made alien pancakes for their back to school breakfast this morning. They loved that! I colored them green, used giant marshmallows for eyes topped with chocolate chips and chocolate chips for the mouth!


Update from the Hospital

Thursday, August 11, 2011 3:46 PM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments
Well no recorded seizures which is a wonderful thing! I was afraid after not getting any that we would leave with no answers but they did blood work and turns out his iron, pheritan, and red blood cells were low so we're treating that. It can cause tremors in his sleep and things like that.
They also started him on some migraine medication to help his headaches and throwing up since we out ruled it being anything much more serious now.
So hopefully this will all work out so he will be feeling much better and not have these spells and sleep better and not miss school so much this year.
I enjoyed the time alone with him in the hospital and relaxing but I missed my other 3 kids like crazy and my husband! He did great playing Mr. Mom for 4 days though! Did a lot of stuff around the house like laundry and more for me!

Keagan's Hospital Trip and Salmonella!

Monday, August 8, 2011 6:35 PM Posted by The Cookie Cutter Diva 0 comments





So this morning we get one of the results that came back from the emergency room trip with my youngest daughter almost 2 weeks ago and she tested possitive for Salmonella! I can't imagine how in the world she got it or how she did and no one else in our family did! A lot of people said maybe since she has a lower immune system which makes a lot of sense.
I am so upset right now at the hosptial because not a single person called us to tell us and we got notified by letter and by the time it go to us the office was closed and we were told by the emergency room we would be charged again to get results and had to come in for them! So we find out today almost a week after the results come in that she needs to be on antibiotics! I'm glad it didn't turn out much worse with waiting!

I'm in the hospital now with my 2nd child. He has been admitted for a few days to be on a on going EEG to test for possible seizure activity and see if it is, how bad it is or if it's something else.

He's absolutely loving it since he gets time alone with mommy, got to pick out a ton of snacks for the trip and got to visit their awesome playroom before being hooked up to the monitor!