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 […]
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Banana Oat Muffins Recipe
Love banana recipes? Try making these Banana Oat Muffins! I love eating them warm, with peanut butter on top. Ahhhh…that is the sound of me relaxing in the peace and quiet of my home, alone for the first time in days. What crazy weather we’ve had lately! From the polar temps here in Minnesota, to […]
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 […]
Slow Cooker White Chili With Chicken
This Slow Cooker White Chili with Chicken with chicken and white beans is super easy to make in a crockpot and is the perfect family dinner for busy weekdays. Things have once again gotten really busy! When things get busy, family life still goes on. Everyone needs clean clothes, dishes need to be washed and everyone […]
Creamy Vegetable Casserole Recipe
Creamy Vegetable Casserole is a classic holiday dinner recipe! This cheesy side dish is easy to make and everyone loves it. The veggie casserole has mixed vegetables coated in a creamy sauce, topped with melted cheese and crunchy French fried onions! My sister-in-law, Bev, is a wonderful cook! Everything she makes is delicious and she […]
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 […]
Cherry Cheesecake Dessert Recipe
This Cherry Cheesecake Dessert recipe is creamy and smooth with cherry pie filling and whipped cream. It’s perfect for any celebration! We’ve been having really cold weather here in Minnesota and we’ve gotten some snow but things aren’t as bad as they have been for many of you in the midwest. Some of you have […]
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 […]
Pumpkin Silk Pie Recipe
This no-bake Pumpkin Silk Pie is light and airy! Make this pumpkin cream pie recipe with pumpkin, cream cheese, cool whip, and gingersnaps. This Pumpkin Silk Pie is a delicious holiday dessert recipe that is easy to make. Pumpkin dessert recipes are perfect for holiday parties, and this pie is a fun alternative to the […]
Cleans Up Well Gifts In Jar For Men
This men’s mason jar gift is called Cleans Up Well. It is filled with men’s toiletries, including a moisturizer and scrub! Yesterday I shared five gifts in a jar, and one of them is called Cleans Up Well. I decided to make this mason jar gift for men after making so many gifts in a […]
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 […]
Candy Bar Pretzel Bites
Candy Bar Pretzel Bites are easy to make with mini candy bars sandwiched between pretzels. They’re perfect for cookie exchanges or in a mason jar as a gift! There are so many kinds of Christmas cookies to make and so little time! We love making ones that take a long time like frosted sugar cookie […]
Chocolate Chip Mocha Icebox Cake Recipe
This Chocolate Chip Mocha Icebox Cake is an easy, no-bake dessert with delicious layers of chocolate chips and mocha whipped cream! Make this icebox cake ahead of time and it will be ready when you are. I was in my twenties (you know… just a few years ago) when I started to really enjoy coffee. […]
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 […]
Cheddar Cheese Fondue
This cheddar cheese fondue recipe is kid-friendly cheese dip that can be used as an appetizer or as a fun dinner! Serve with cubed bread, fruit and veggies. For the first week, the menu item that I made was the appetizer. I decided to make Cheese Fondue that can be served with fresh veggies, apple […]
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 […]
Caramel Apple Mousse Cake
Caramel Apple Mousse Cake is layers of apple cake and creamy caramel mousse. This apple dessert is perfect for fall! Last weekend my friend and her kids came to town. She tries to come here in the fall so we can visit our favorite apple orchard. Last year the weather was cold, and this year […]
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 […]
Ice Cream Cookie Bites
This Ice Cream Filled Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites recipe is bite sized dessert! Wrap chocolate chip cookies around a scoop of ice cream and dip it in chocolate. Some summer days just call for a special treat like these ice cream filled chocolate chip cookie bites! Even though it is called summer vacation, it isn’t […]
Flatbread Breakfast Pizza
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of the American Egg Board. Can you believe that we are talking back-to-school already? It seems like we waited so long for summer vacation to arrive and now it is almost over. My kids have been asking when they are going to find out which […]
Cherry Berry Slushie Recipe
This post brought to you by Jel Sert. All opinions are 100% mine. This simple Cherry Berry Slushie recipe is a refreshing way to stay hydrated this summer! As summer races on it feels like we are trying to pack in as much fun as week can! I’ve heard that some of you have kids […]
Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes
An Orange Float Creamsicle Cupcake is a fun dessert to serve at a party. This recipe is easy to make and is the perfect thing to pair with Orange Floats! Summer is just FLYING by! I’ve been on vacation since July 12 and here it is the end of July already! It feels like we […]
Cheese Bombs
These Cheese Bombs have a delicious crunchy coating with warm, melted cheese on the inside! There are so many different kinds of pizza balls to make that I wasn’t sure which one to make next. Since we are a cheese loving family and always have multiple kinds of cheese in the fridge, I figured I […]
Chocolate Covered Gummy Bears Recipe
Chocolate Covered Gummy Bears are a combination of fruity gummy bears and creamy milk chocolate. It’s like a chewy version of chocolate covered strawberries! One of my best friend’s husbands loves gummy bears and it has become a fun joke among friends. He eats them plain, puts them on his ice cream and shells out […]
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Kettle Corn
This homemade brown sugar cinnamon kettle corn is an easy kettle corn recipe. The sweet, salty, crunchy combination is delicious! I came across a recipe for sweet and peppery kettle corn in a magazine recently and wanted to try making it without the peppery part so I started looking for other recipes. All of the […]
Nutella Chocolate Torte Recipe
This Nutella Chocolate Torte recipe is a chocolate layer cake filled with a Nutella mousse that is sure to impress! Last fall, I made a Pumpkin Torte that was not only impressive to look at but it was also delicious to eat! That dessert came to mind when I was trying to decide what to […]
Orange Creamsicle Sugar Scrub
This Orange Creamsicle Sugar Scrub recipe uses coconut oil, sugar, and orange oil. It makes your skin so soft and smells good enough to eat! Who doesn’t need a little pampering in their life? Mix up a big batch of this orange creamsicle sugar scrub, put it into small mason jars, and give this gift […]
Whipped Coconut Body Butter
This coconut whipped body butter recipe is a creamy, light moisturizer that smells amazing! Put it into jars and give them as gifts! I love making gifts in a jar and with Mother’s Day on the way, I wanted to make a Mother’s Day gift in a jar. What mom couldn’t use a little pampering […]
Mac ‘n Cheese Balls
It’s time for another pizza ball recipe! Although Pepperoni Pizza Balls continue to be the all time favorite, I am having so much fun trying various fillings. This time I made Mac ‘n Cheese Balls and instead of using the traditional refrigerated Pillsbury biscuits like I did in the pizza rolls recipe, I used Pillsbury […]
Easy Meatball Sub ~ A Subway Meatball Marinara Copycat
Need a quick, easy dinner? How about a meatball sub? Instead of buying Subway, try making this Easy Copycat Subway Meatball Marinara sub. This meatball sub recipe uses premade, frozen meatballs so all you have to do is warm them up! How is your week going? Unfortunately, the flu is making its way through […]
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 […]