Patriotic Party Mix

This was super cute for our Olympic viewing party :)  Easy to make!!

Ingredients

• 4 cups Chex cereal
• 3 cups Cheerios
• 2 cups pretzels snaps
• 1–1/2 cups dry roasted peanuts
• 1 (16 ounce) package candiquik candy coating or 1 (20 ounce) package vanilla almond bark
• 2 (1.7 ounce) containers red, white and blue sprinkles
• 1 cup regular red, white and blue M&M’s
• 1 cup peanut red, white and blue M&M’s
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1. In a large bowl, combine the Chex cereal, Cheerios, pretzels and peanuts.
2. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the almond bark or candy coating according to package directions, usually 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted and smooth. Be sure not to over melt the almond bark as it will burn and become too thick to stir and coat the mix evenly.
3. Pour the melted almond bark over the ingredients in the large bowl and toss to coat with a large spoon. Ingredients should be evenly coated in the almond bark.
4. Spread the mixture out in an even layer on parchment paper. Immediately sprinkle with the sprinkles and then the M&M’s. Allow mixture to cool completely. Break apart to serve. Store in an airtight container or baggie.

4th of July Charcuterie

 You know I love a good charcuterie board :) so why not make it festive for the 4th of July!!!

Ingredients:

White cheese

salami

blueberries

4th of July Fruit

 I'm all about festive eats :)  This was a HIT for the kids for the 4th of July!!

Ingredients:

Blueberries

Strawberries

Marshmallows

kabob skewers

OR another option -- how yummy is this?!

Ingredients:

Blueberries

Strawberries

Bananas

4th of July Food!

4th of July "fruit" fun :)

Festive "veggie FIREWORKS"!

Patriotic Punch

Ok so I tried to find something fun and easy to bring to our 4th of July celebration.....and it was fun....and easy - but it didn't turn out :)

Here is what my drink looked like:

and here is what it was supposed to look like:

So yeah....I tried.  It still tasted very sugary and awesome :)  Just didn't look as pretty....if you try it and it works, let me know :)

Ingredients:
Hawaiian Punch (red color)
Diet Sierra mist (white color - also works for you preggers out there!)
G2 Gatorade (blue color)

Then all you do is fill your glass all the way to to the top with ice.  Start with red (or whichever has the highest sugar content) - and fill up the glass 1/3 of the way.  When you pour your next two layers pour them slowly, right over and ice cube, down the side of the glass.  (this part didn't work for me....mine just blended as soon as I poured.  I tried like 4 glasses too...)