Irresistible Shot Glass Sundaes

In the land of calorie counting, watching your figure and the latest diet trends, indulging your sweet tooth can prove to be an impossible challenge. Luckily, there is a way for you to let yourself indulge a little bit and not have to worry about a thing.

You will need:

1 pint vanilla, peach, and/or mango ice cream
24 1-oz. disposable plastic shot glasses

1. Line 15x10x1-inch baking pan with waxed paper. With miniature ice cream scoop, scoop ice cream and place in prepared pan (you should have 24 small scoops). Cover loosely; freeze at least 2 hours. Prepare desired combinations below. Serve at once. Makes 8 servings (3 treats per serving)

Peach: Peel, pit and coarsely chop 2 small peaches; toss with 1 tablespoon sugar. Divide mixture among 8 plastic shot glasses. Top with scoops …

Carnival of the Recipes

I am very honored to be hosting the Carnival of the Recipes and would like to thank everyone for submitting their posts. Enjoy the recipes and also don’t forget to take a look around the sites themselves.

Batya presents Happy Birthday To Me — KCC #30 posted at me-ander, saying:
“Lots of recipes for your cooking pleasure.”

Bill presents Loaded Baked Potato Salad posted at Food and Cooking Blog.

Bill presents Chocolate Caramel Pie posted at World Famous Recipes.

Bonnie presents Football Appetizer – Party cheese straws posted at Phoenix Arizona East Valley Living Blog.

Diabetic Recipes presents Apple-Cheddar Popovers posted at Diabetic Recipes – Diabetic Meals.

Elisson presents Le Gateau en Rose posted at Blog d’Elisson.

Eric Koshinsky presents Dry Rub for Ribs …

2nd Annual Cookbook by Moms On Sale Now

For those of you who submitted recipes to the 2nd Annual Cookbook by Moms sponsored by MothersClick, I’m here to let you know that it is now available just in time for Mother’s Day!

With special forward by Missy Lapine, author of The Sneaky Chef, this book is sure to be a great addition to your kitchen. To see your recipe in a fancy shmancy cookbook, to learn the family recipes of other women and to support the Girls and Boys Clubs of America, you can pre-order your copy of the cookbook today! Click here or email info@MothersClick.com to pre-order yours.

2nd Annual Cookbook by Moms

MothersClick is sponsoring the second annual cookbook by moms, after their first cookbook had tremendous success.

If you are a mom and have a great family recipe that you would like to see published in a community cookbook featuring other moms out there, as well as celebrity special contributor Missy Lapine, author of The Sneaky Chef, register over at MothersClick and add your recipe.

The best part of this community effort cookbook is that 100% of the proceeds are donated to The Boys & Girls Clubs of America; so not only are you receiving recognition for your original and delicious recipe, you are also helping disadvantaged kids in the process.

The Ultimate Blog Party Has Begun!

That’s right folks, The Ultimate Blog Party has now begun and will be a week-long event lasting from now until March 14.

The Ultimate Blog Party is a great place for women bloggers to meet other women bloggers, so naturally, Woman Tribune wants a piece of the cake and in on the action! Last year party had almost 1,000 participators and just with the first day winding down, there are over 400 new blogs that I can’t wait to go through.

If you haven’t heard about The Ultimate Blog Party before, I strongly suggest you head on over and read all about it–You have until March 14 and then the party is over until next year.

To get the party started I thought …

Recipe: Natural Mango Banana Soup

Eating well is definitely a must and a big trend now among people is eating naturally. When you’re in the mood for something sweet, instead of breaking out the chocolate, it would be much better for you to indulge yourself with some fruit. Fruit is not only all natural and very good for you, but it has also been proven to making a person happier.

Here is a great recipe for all natural, Mango Banana soup.

You will need:

1 large ripe mango, peeled and cut into chunks
2 ripe bananas
2 cups orange juice
½ cup plain nonfat yogurt
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
¼ cup pure maple syrup (optional)

Add all the ingredients to a blender or food processor, and puree. Test taste and add more sweetener if desired.

This is not only delicious, but during the winter months we …