A blueberry melon protein smoothie is an easy breakfast recipe that is perfect for back to school. It also works as an after school snack or a quick, on-the-go meal. When I was a fourteen, I made my first airplane trip without parents, to visit my relatives in Washington state. My cousins and I had […]
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Picnic In A Jar
A Picnic In A Jar is perfect for parties. Customize the food in a jar, colors, and the washi tape for the party or shower! Eating outside in the summer is so much fun (as long as the bugs leave you alone). Every morning, I grab a cup of coffee and drink it while sitting […]
Gone Fishing Mason Jar Gift
Adorable Gone Fishing Mason Jar gifts are filled with fishing gear and snacks. These jars could also be given as fun party favors. Today is National Go Fishing Day! Although my kids don’t eat fish, they love going to a lake to fish off the dock. If they do catch any fish, they let them […]
Fireworks Cupcakes 4th of July Recipe
Fireworks Cupcakes are a patriotic recipe for the 4th of July with fireworks cupcake toppers and popping “fireworks” in your mouth! Two ingredient cupcakes. Fireworks Cupcakes are so much fun for the 4th of July. This easy cupcake recipe only calls for two ingredients: a cake mix and a can of strawberry soda pop! […]
Raspberry Swirled Peach Ice Cream
Homemade Raspberry Swirled Peach Ice Cream can be made with only 5 ingredients and without an ice cream maker! It’s the perfect summer treat. Disclosure: This blog post is sponsored by Cans Get You Cooking. All opinions are 100% mine #cansgetyoucooking I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend! We actually had to turn our […]
Bacon and Cheese Quiche
Bacon and Cheese Quiche with a puff pastry crust is perfect for breakfast or even dinner and can be made in a toaster oven! Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Panasonic. All opinions are 100% my own. I remember when I was growing up, we loved having breakfast for dinner. Once when one of my […]
No Bake Energy Bites With Nutella
No Bake Energy Bites with Nutella are an easy no bake breakfast or snack. Made with peanut butter, oatmeal, ground flaxseed, honey, coconut oil and Nutella. Disclosure: This post was brought to you by Ferrero U.S.A, Inc., the makers of Nutella® hazelnut spread. I received promotional consideration to write this post to support the Nutella […]
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. […]
Cadbury Mini Eggs Layer Cake
A beautiful Cadbury Mini Eggs Layer Cake for Easter and spring celebrations. This cake has 3 pastel layers, buttercream frosting, and pastel chocolate eggs. What is it about Easter candy? I think it might be my favorite holiday candy. I love all of the chocolates and bright spring colors from the Cadbury eggs to the […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Scotcharoos Bars
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Scotcharoos Bars are a dough bar with layers of cake mix cookies and scotcharoos with eggless cookie dough in the middle! I wasn’t sure what to make for my second cookie dough recipe. I did some brainstorming and then looked online and found that all of the great ideas I came […]
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 […]
Funfetti Ooey Gooey Bars
Funfetti Ooey Gooey Bars are fun to eat with a rainbow of colors. It’s a combo of a cake mix cookie bars recipe and Fruity Pebbles Bars recipe! Disclosure: Smuckers sent me free samples of some new products and I use the cake mix in this post. #smuckersfirsttaste I had big baking plans last week […]
Chocolate Truffle Fudge Bars
Chocolate Truffle Fudge Bars are melt-in-your-mouth delicious. These triple chocolate bars have a brownie base, a chocolate truffle layer and smooth chocolate frosting on top. A couple of weeks ago, I made some bars that were going to be served after church on Sunday. I didn’t know what to make, but as a food blogger, […]
European Truffle Pies Recipe
European Truffle Pies are mini pies with triple the chocolate! This chocolate pie recipe is perfect for the chocolate lovers in your life. Every year during the month of February, you can get European Truffle Pies from Baker’s Square. It is “An exquisitely rich pie featuring dark chocolate silk, chocolate ganache, and chocolate whipped cream […]
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 […]
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
These Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are meant to be shared! Why spend all that time scooping chocolate chip cookie dough when you can make chocolate chip cookie bars? My first experience with brown butter was when I made a brown butter sage sauce for three cheese tortellini. Ever since I started making that […]
Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups
These Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups made with sugar cookie dough are filled with hot chocolate ganache, have a pretzel handle and mini marshmallows on top! Disclosure: Pillsbury provided me with Pillsbury Dough Products. All opinions are 100% my own. Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups are perfect for cold winter days and they are a fun holiday […]
Chocolate Peppermint Torte
Chocolate and peppermint are the perfect combination for holiday desserts! This Chocolate Peppermint Torte recipe is a layer cake filled with peppermint cream frosting. With Christmas just around the corner, it is time for a holiday version of one of my favorite desserts: a torte (or cream filled layer cake). There were a few flavors […]
Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Bacon Chicken Bites
This is the time of the year when everyone is looking for appetizer recipes for holiday parties. These Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Bacon Chicken Bites are delicious and easy to make. This post is sponsored by Gold’n Plump. All opinions are 100% mine. Have you jumped on the Sriracha bandwagon yet? I was a little […]
Gifts In A Jar Homemade Gift Ideas
Gifts in a Jar are a fun way to give presents! These gift ideas are perfect for the holidays. Jars for artists, bakers, crafters, and more. This post is sponsored by Ball. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ve been making gifts in a jar for two years now. It all started with my Everything In A […]
Slow Cooker Nacho Bar
This Slow Cooker Nacho Bar is easy to make and can be served at holiday parties and potlucks. It contains taco chicken, chili, cheese dips. This post is sponsored by Crock-Pot. All opinions are 100% mine. I have the upcoming holidays on my mind and everything that comes with them. We only celebrate Thanksgiving once […]
Peppermint Pampering Gifts In Jars
Gifts in a jar are perfect for giving homemade Christmas gifts. This Peppermint Pampering Jar is filled with items like body butter, foot, and sugar scrub. Giving homemade Christmas gifts is so affordable! This Christmas, I am giving gifts in a jar with a Peppermint Pampering theme. It is filled with homemade peppermint spa products […]
Maple Glazed Pumpkin Coffee Cake
Maple Glazed Pumpkin Coffee Cake with a walnut streusel topping is the MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH amazing! Enjoy a warm slice of pumpkin coffee cake with a cup of coffee. When I was in elementary school, my grandma moved from northern Minnesota to only a few miles from my house. She lived in an apartment and I loved […]
Frosty Mocha Punch
Frosty Mocha Punch is a cool, refreshing combination of chocolate, coffee, and ice cream! It’s always a part of our family celebrations. Sponsored by Collective Bias and Kraft Foods. One of the best things about the holidays is all of the holiday desserts! One of my family’s favorite holiday desserts is actually a beverage called […]
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Cobbler Recipe
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Cobbler is an easy way to make dessert! Just put everything in the crockpot and walk away. We are already more than halfway through October! Can you believe it? The weather has gotten cold here and it is way to early for that. I was hoping for a long, beautiful fall but […]
Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes
Crock Pot sponsored this post. All opinions are my own. Slow cooker recipes are so convenient! Making baked potatoes in a Crock Pot is easy and they turned out great! For our second week of Crocktober, I’m sharing a recipe for Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes! I’ve seen several recipes online for making baked potatoes in […]
Slow Cooker Lasagna Rolls
Crock Pot recipes are perfect for family meals. Today I’m sharing a Slow Cooker Lasagna Rolls recipe. Warm comfort foods and slow cooker recipes are in everyone’s minds when the cooler weather comes around. With the kids back in school we are back on a schedule and eating family meals at home. With the schedule […]
Nutella Mousse Cups Recipe
Nutella Mousse Cups are bite sized desserts that are perfect for parties. They have a chocolate shell and are filled with Nutella Mousse. I first heard about Nutella from my neighbors when I was a kid. I was friends with one of their kids and her parents were from Germany. Her grandparents still lived in […]
Macaroni and Cheese Pizza Recipe
Take pizza night to the next level with Macaroni and Cheese Pizza. This mac ‘n cheese pizza recipe is easy to make for a fun family dinner! Do you love cheese as much as we do? There’s nothing like a bowl of warm, comforting macaroni and cheese. It is the first meal Brian ever made […]
Caramel Apple In A Jar
This Caramel Apple In A Jar is perfect for a fall party or to give as a gift. The jar includes caramels, mini M&Ms, and a small apple! Last weekend was the first day of autumn and that calls for a special treat. This caramel apple is super cute, but the best part is that […]
Food Photography With Philips Hue Wireless Lighting
Philips Hue wireless lighting from the Apple Store is perfect for food photography. My love for pumpkin desserts continues with these Pumpkin & Nutella Swirl Bars with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting! Last weekend, I volunteered to bring a dessert for a family dinner. I was walking around the grocery store trying to figure out what […]
Peanut Butter Cup Crownies
This post is sponsored by McCormick and the Mom It Forward Blogger Network. All opinions are 100% mine. Peanut Butter Crownies are brownies topped with peanut butter cookies, peanut butter buttercream frosting and peanut butter cups. With the kids back in school and the holidays just around the corner, it is time for bake sales […]