These Dirt Cake Cups are made with chocolate pudding and crushed Oreos! Top them with edible cookie flowers, gummy worms, and Swedish fish. Dirt cake is perfect for spring and summer celebrations! It’s an easy, no-bake dessert that you can serve at parties and backyard barbecues. If you put it in individual cups, it is […]
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Brownie Milkshake
A Brownie Milkshake is a genius combination of our two favorite desserts: homemade chocolate brownies and thick, creamy milkshakes! Milkshakes are already pretty awesome, but why not bring them to the next level by incorporating brownies? It’s a drinkable brownie a la mode! I really wish I could give you a taste of this shake, […]
Banana Syrup
Homemade Banana Syrup is delicious in coffee, on ice cream, and in Italian cream sodas! This simple syrup is made with only 3 ingredients. If you like banana desserts, you are going to love this banana syrup recipe! It tastes like banana cream pie, it’s easy to make, and it can be used in so […]
S’more Rice Krispie Treats
S’more Rice Krispie Treats include toasted mini marshmallows, chopped Hershey’s bars, and graham crackers for the ultimate treat! These bars are a soft, gooey combination of two of our favorite treats: smores and rice krispies treats! Although they are perfect for summer because they are a no-bake dessert, you can enjoy them all year long.
Fruit Salad Recipe Lemon Vanilla Glaze
This Fruit Salad Recipe is full of colorful fruit with a lemon vanilla glaze on top. Serve it for Easter brunch, as a side salad, or dessert! Fruit salad is always a welcome dish at any meal from breakfast to dinner and it can be made year-round! It is great eaten fresh but adding this […]
Cranberry Salad
Creamy Cranberry Salad with pineapple and apples is a holiday favorite! This pretty side dish is sweet and tart with the perfect amount of crunch. Dessert salads always make an appearance during the holidays. Cranberry salad is popular for both Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. It is an irresistible combination of flavors and textures!
Steak Marinade
This Steak Marinade recipe is a simple combination of pantry-staple ingredients that adds fantastic flavor to your steaks! In our family, we pretty much like all steaks cooked any which way, but even so, we have our favorites. We love steaks seared in a pan, as I talk about in this post: How To Cook […]
Corn In A Cup
This Mexican Corn In A Cup recipe is a flavorful way to eat fresh sweet corn. It has all of the flavors of elote but is easier to eat! Every state has some uniquely popular foods at its state fair, from a bucket of chocolate chip cookies at the Minnesota State Fair to Indian Tacos […]
Apple Pie Filling
This homemade Apple Pie Filling recipe is SO EASY to make! Freeze the apple filling for pie, or use it for all your favorite apple desserts! We grew up with an apple tree in our backyard. Every fall, my mom would spend a day peeling and cutting apples for freezing apple pie filling. Then, all […]
Chicken Noodle Casserole
Chicken Noodle Casserole is comfort food at its best! A creamy combination of noodles, chicken, and vegetables that’s perfect for dinner. Along with the cool fall nights comes the need to gather family and friends around the table for a comforting family dinner. Growing up in Minnesota, this would be called Chicken Noodle Hotdish instead […]
Bloomin’ Peach Melba
This Bloomin’ Peach Melba recipe tastes like a peach pie with the sweetness and bright colors of summer fruit. Make it for two or for a dinner party. Last week while I was shopping I spotted the recipe peaches and nectarines in the grocery store. I’m so excited for peach season! If you are a […]
Watermelon Salad Recipe
This Watermelon Salad recipe is made with spinach, watermelon, glazed pecans and poppyseed dressing. It’s easy to make and perfect for summer! Everyone loves to eat fresh watermelon just the way it is, but since I love fruit on my salads, I decided to try putting it on my salad, and it was so good […]
Baked Spaghetti Recipe
This Baked Spaghetti recipe is for mini loaves of creamy Alfredo baked spaghetti topped with meatballs and marinara sauce. It’s a Tucci Benucch copycat recipe! There is a restaurant at the Mall of America called Tucci Benucch that I went to with my husband a few months ago. The food was delicious! As usual, I […]
Stir Fry Sauce Recipe
This Stir Fry Sauce recipe can be used for vegetables, chicken, beef, shrimp, and pork. It is super easy to make and totally adaptable. One of the easiest meals to make is stir fry and using a stir fry sauce makes it even easier because it has all of the seasonings you need.
Tater Tot Breakfast Pizza
This Tater Tot Breakfast Pizza recipe with crispy potatoes, scrambled eggs, melted cheese, crispy bacon, and sausage is a family favorite! Is it a tradition in your family to start the weekend and holidays with a hearty breakfast? It’s such a wonderful way to start the day. My family loves breakfast foods from French toast […]
Double Berry Frozen Yogurt Cupcakes
This Double Berry Frozen Yogurt Cupcakes recipe is a yogurt parfait with a no-bake granola bar, yogurt, berries, and whipped cream. You can enjoy these frozen yogurt cupcakes for breakfast or as a summer snack!
Slow Cooker Pizza Casserole
Try this slow cooker pizza casserole for a family dinner. It is easy to make and full of the flavors of pizza. This crockpot recipe is ideal for busy days. My family loves pizza in all forms. We make regular homemade pizza, skillet pizza, pretzel pizza, breakfast pizza, pizza balls, pizza sandwiches, and pizza dip. […]
Oven Roasted Pork Chops
An easy, crave-worthy family dinner recipe for Oven Roasted Pork Chops with Potatoes and Carrots! Put it all in one pan and let the oven do the work. I made this Oven Roasted Pork Chops recipe with Campbell’s® Sauces as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars. #CampbellsSauces I try to meet up with girlfriends […]
Chocolate Mint Milkshake
This Chocolate Mint Milkshake recipe is a cool, creamy combination of ice cream, coffee, mint, and chocolate topped with whipped cream! My husband’s favorite flavored coffee drink is a grasshopper or mint condition, so this is the milkshake version of those coffee drinks, and it is so delicious!
Mini Meatball Sliders
Mini Meatball Sliders on garlic breadsticks with spaghetti sauce and melted cheese are perfect for parties! Today we are going for a high of 74 degrees, which is a temperature that we haven’t seen in Minnesota since October 11, 2013! What a winter it has been… that is 6 months of below 74 degree weather. […]
Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake Frappe
This delicious iced coffee recipe for Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake Frappe has a streusel topping, homemade caramel coffee creamer and Dunkin’ Donuts Cinnamon Coffee Cake coffee. Coffee is one of life’s little pleasures. It is something that makes me happy.every.single.day! I like my coffee plain or flavored, hot or cold, with half-n-half or with cream. I enjoy […]
Peanut Butter Puffcorn Recipe
Peanut Butter Puffcorn is like Caramel Popcorn with the delicious addition of peanut butter! When I was growing up, we used to call puffcorn, baby popcorn, because while we were eating regular popcorn, the “babies” would get puffcorn. With no kernels or hulls, it dissolves in their mouths and it is safer for little kids. We […]
Earth Crayons & Play Dough Recipe
These Earth Day Activities for Earth crayons and this homemade play dough recipe is fun to make with kids. Bonus points if you can reuse old crayons to make new ones! The Earth crayons and blue and green play dough can be given as gifts to classmates or made in elementary school classrooms. These Earth Day […]
Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bars
Peanut butter cookie bar recipe is topped with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Minis. This is another cake mix recipe that is easy to make and tastes delicious! It’s still National Peanut Month so let the peanut butter love continue, right? I made these bars a couple of weeks ago to bring to a friend’s house. […]
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Hi! I’m Tonia Larson, the owner, recipe developer, and content creator at The Gunny Sack, where I’ve shared easy recipes for busy people for over 12 years! My family-friendly meals, easy side dishes, and delicious desserts include mouthwatering photos, dynamic videos, and step-by-step instructions to help you cook at home. About The Gunny Sack by […]
Bacon Egg Grilled Cheese Sandwich
I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour for Mom Central Consulting on behalf of the Grain Foods Foundation. I received a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate. Have you heard that November is National Bread Month and this year marks the 250th anniversary of the sandwich? […]
Dipping Sauce for Sweet Potato Fries
This dipping sauce for sweet potato fries is creamy and full of flavor. This addicting dip with sour cream and mayo is perfect for parties! We were invited to a barbecue at our good friend’s house on Saturday evening. I wanted to bring something to share so I decided to bring sweet potato fries and […]