Good morning, Blog Friends!

I spent a brief period selling Tastefully Simple products (and was terrible at it, mostly because I only wanted the discount and didn’t really focus on the selling part), so I’m quite familiar with them. And they rock. And I love creating recipes out of spices, seasonings, flavor packets, dip mixes, and baking mixes. Because I’m lazy. Or I choose where to spend my time and it’s not being a good homemaker and house wife.

The perks of Tastefully Simple

• Tastefully Simple products are great for people who love good food and don’t have a lot of time to spend cooking. All of the products can be easily made using 1-2 ingredients within an hour.
• The possibilities are endless. I’ve included some of the recipes that I created with TS products on my own, but the website also offers a HUGE recipe bank of ideas.
• They offer standard and seasonal products, so the product list is always changing, but they always offer fan favorites.
• The products will ship to your door quickly and easily by purchasing items through their online shop.

Here are 3 recipes of my own creation that I absolutely LOVE:

Light Spinach and Bacon Dip

• 1 cup light sour cream
• 1/2 cup light mayo
• 2 Tbs Tastefully Simple Bacon Bacon™
• 1 Tbs Tastefully Simple Spinach & Herb Dip Mix

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and serve with raw veggies, pretzels, or reduced guilt potato chips (I like Trader Joe’s the best). Brian and I may or may not have consumed an entire bag of chips and the whole damn dip during one weekend Dr. Who marathon…

Absolutely Almond Pound Cake™ French Toast with Strawberry Rhubarb Syrup

This is NOT a light recipe. But it’s certainly a delicious one.

Pound Cake recipe:

• 1 box Tastefully Simple Absolutely Almond Pound Cake Mix™
• 3/4 cup butter (I use whipped butter)
• 1 cup water

Mix ingredients, pour into a greased loaf pan, and bake at 325 for 45 minutes.

French toast  and syrup recipe:

• 4 slices of Tastefully Simple Absolutely Almond Pound Cake™
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 Tbs Tastefully Simple Rhubarb Strawberry Fruit Spread

Combine egg and milk-stir well. Coat each slice of pound cake lightly in the egg mixture. Heat a greased pan to medium heat, and place the coated slices in the pan. Cook each side until golden brown. Combine maple syrup and fruit spread, stirring well. (Optional: warm syrup in the microwave). Serve.

Key Lime Coconut Yogurt Fruit Dip

• 1 box Tastefully Simple Key Lime Cheese Ball Mix
• 1 cup fat free Greek yogurt
• 2 Tbs Tropical Coconut Balsamic de Modena (or any coconut flavored white balsamic vinegar)
• Tropical fruit (I used mango, papaya, and pineapple) cut in cubes

Combine the first 3 ingredients (discard the graham cracker crumbs from the cheese ball mix or save for another recipe). Serve chilled with tropical fruit.

What do you think? Have you ever used Tastefully Simple products? Did you create any of your own recipes? Tell me in the comments below.

*I was not compensated for the nice things that I have said about Tastefully Simple, nor was I contacted by anyone affiliated with the company to write this post. I just enjoy the products and decided to share them with you.