My Sons Monster Birthday Bash

My son had his third birthday party and we did a monster bash this year I loved how everything turned out and wanted to share some of the pics with you. 

 Here are the invites they are felt covered cardstock with google eyes and faces

 Monster Cupcakes and the main cake

 More cupcakes

 We made a picture collage of his name with some favorite pics from the first three years :) We also had a monster bean bag toss game

 The cake stand I made with cardboard,paper,soup cans,hot glue and some fur/fabric

 Tissue Box utensil holders

 Eyeball Jello Salad

 The doors were decorated as monsters

 Here is my sons smash cake. I know that you normally only do a smash cake for the first bday but I cant help myself. Plus have you seen a 3 year oid blow out candles? Its not just air coming out of his mouth lol

 Watermelon fruit salad monster

 Monster cheese balls on crackers

 We served monster "meatball" eye sandwiches also

The party was tons of fun and I had a great time making all the fun and silly monsters. There was a few more decorations that we made to I will get some more pics of those up soon.

Snickers Chex Mix

8-9 cups rice chex cereal
7 regular size snickers candy bars
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup powdered sugar

1.Measure out Chex Cereal and pour into a large bowl. Set aside.
2.In a double boiler melt the butter and candy bars together until melted stirring often.

3.Once completely melted together, pour over Chex cereal and stir and fold it into the cereal to evenly coat. 4.It will be thick, just keep folding it in. It will eventually cover.
5.Add the powdered sugar over the chocolate covered Chex cereal. Stiring and folding to cover evenly.


* I got this recipe from chef-in-training she made a milky way version but I decided that I was going to try it with snickers and it was so yummy. how can you go wrong with candy bars and butter mixed together right lol. Good thing that I took this up to a family get together so I was able to share it with everyone.

Boston Market Cornbread

2 boxes Jiffy Mix Cornbread Mix

1 box regular yellow cake mix (Duncan hines Butter Golden yellow cake mix. Its the only one without pudding in the mix.)

 

1.Mix both boxes according to directions, and combine the batter. You can use a large mixing bowl and combine both boxes of mix together and add the other ingredients all at once.Pour into a  9x13" pan.

 

2. Spray pan with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees until done, approx. 30-40 minutes.Until done.

* I got this recipe from thesistersdish It was a good mix on cornbread. I never had Boston Market cornbread so I dont know how close it is to the actual bread. I have a recipe already on my blog for a cornbread cake Sweet Cornbread Cake I  love the sweet cornbread recipe.It tastes more like cornbread and it is light and fluffy where this recipe was more dense and heavy.

Cake Mix Cookies

1 (18.25 oz.) box cake mix
1 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips


1- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2-In a medium bowl, stir together the cake mix and baking powder. Add eggs and oil, then mix until well blended. (It was a bit crumbly for me so I used my hands to really mix it well- it's not as smooth as typical dough.)
 3-Stir in chocolate chips, or your choice of additions. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets.

4- Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.  Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

* I got this recipe from stephaniecooks I am not a big fan of cake mix cookies so I didnt love these. My husband said that his grandma always made them so he really liked them and the kids will eat any cookies that you give them lol I did like that you can use any flavor cake mix and mix ins 

Butterscotch Banana Muffins

1 white cake mix

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 eggs

1 1/4 cups smashed banana

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 cup butterscotch chips

Crumb Topping (optional)

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup cold butter

1.Combine the sugars, flour, and cinnamon from the topping. Cut the butter in until it resembles sand. Set aside.
2.In a large mixing bowl, beat the cake mix, buttermilk, butter, and eggs on low until combined. Add the banana, cinnamon, and nutmeg and beat on low for 1 minute.

3. Divide the batter in 20 cupcake liners. Top with a heaping spoonful of crumb topping. Bake at 350* for 24 minutes.

4.Store in a sealed container on the counter for 3-4 days.

Taco Pasta

1 pound ground beef
8 ounce small dry pasta shapes
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup salsa
1 packet taco seasoning
3 ounce cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper
Shredded Cheese for topping

1.Bring a large pot of water to boil. Cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta water. Set aside.

2.Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the ground meat and onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Once the meat is cooked through, drain off the excess fat and mix in the garlic. Cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.  Mix in the salsa and taco seasoning and let simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Stir in the cooked pasta, cream cheese, sour cream and reserved pasta water, and continue stirring until the cream cheese is melted and the sauce is well blended. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 

3.Top with shredded cheese and more sour cream and salsa if desired.



* I got this recipe from www.plainchicken.com It was so easy to throw together and was super yummy. The leftovers also tasted great.

Cottage Cheese Jello

1 3oz size box of Jello (any flavor)
2 cups cottage cheese
1 8ox tub of thawed cool whip (I normally only use about 1/2-3/4 the tub I think that a whole tub is to much)

1. Mix the dry jello with the cottage cheese until fully combined.(Mix a few minutes if you dont mix it well enough it will taste grainy from the jello)

2. Fold in the cool whip and chill until ready to serve.


* Thats it super simple and easy I love that its a fast last min side dish and you can use any flavor that you like. I have made this with sugar free jello and sugar free cool whip many times and its just as good. You could also add some fruit to it if you would like.