Friday Features-Turtle Goodies

I was searching around Etsy last night (as I often do!) and decided to venture into the Edibles Category. If I wasn't hungry before I started my search, I sure was by the time I was done! Who knew there were so many edible goodies on Etsy!!!

Turtle candies are one of my favorite treats, so I chose them as today's theme. Chocolate, caramel and nuts...what more could you ask for in a treat!

Cashew Clusters-Belgian Chocolate-Caramel-Cashews

by nikid

One Dozen Turtle Truffles

by SinnersSaintsSweets

Ultimate Carmel Turtle Brownies

by reeaadd

Turtle Cheesecake (3 Mini Cheesecakes)

by minimenageriecakes

Hungry yet :)

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Chocolate Banana Smoothie

Thanks to TheFabMissB for hosting our EtsyBloggers Blog Carnival this week :) Our two choices are:

1) Share your favorite Summer Recipe!

2) Tell us your top five favorite things about summer! (And tell us why, of course!)

Well...since I already shared about my summer fun here, I thought I would share a super easy, super yummy summer recipe with you today :)

Chocolate Banana Smoothie

Ingredients: 2 cups cold 2% milk (I use skim) 1 package (1.4 ounces) sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 2 large ripe frozen bananas, sliced (I found you need to slice the bananas before freezing!) 2 cups coarsely crushed ice cubes

Directions: In a blender, combine the milk, pudding mix and vanilla; cover and process until blended. Add the bananas and ice; cover and process until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings.

I always get hungry in the afternoons and need a little snack. I'm trying to keep my snacks healthy, so I was excited when I found this recipe :) It is very easy to cut in half...and very tasty :)

A Good Day for Baking :)

I've been wanting to do a little baking for a couple of weeks now. I'm no pro...that's for sure! I'm pretty much a stick to the directions, do exactly as they say kind of girl. In fact these chocolate chip cookies are about as extravagant as I get...but they taste great :) I enjoy baking more than I do cooking for some reason. Maybe it's because I eat about half the batter before I actually get the cookies made :) I have a huge sweet tooth and just can't help but snack while I'm waiting to put the next batch in the over. Hey...I want to make sure they taste okay :) What have you been baking lately? Do you enjoy baking or cooking more? Drop me a note and let me know :)

Take 5...You Deserve a Break :)

I don't know about anyone else...but I have a HUGE sweet tooth! I have a hard time passing up any kind of cookies, pies, cakes, bars, etc, etc, etc!!! You get the point. So, today I felt I deserved a little break from my hard work to bake some cookies :)

I'd love to give you the recipe...but to tell you the truth...I cheated! I bought these recently from a school fundraising function and every time I'd open the freezer door, they were staring back at me. So today I finally broke down and took a few minutes to pop these in the oven :) You can't beat a tasty treat that only takes 5 minutes to prepare!!!

Hope you are getting lots of work done today...but I really hope you take 5 minutes to have a quick little break :) You deserve it!