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! […]
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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 […]
Pina Colada Muffins Recipe
These Pina Colada Muffins are gluten-free, dairy-free and are filled with pineapple and coconut. They are the perfect way to start the day and give you a taste of summer all year long! This post brought to you by Silk. All opinions are 100% mine. The nice weather puts everyone in a great mood and […]
Mint Macarons
These Mint Macarons are light, crisp French macarons with mint buttercream frosting. They’re fun to make and perfect for parties! Yes, I did it! I finally tackled the macaron. Well, I’m not sure that tackled is the right word since I’ve only made one batch, but I successfully made Mint Macarons. My sister-in-law is getting married […]
Fruity Pebble Crunch Ice Cream Cake
Fruity Pebble Crunch Ice Cream Cake recipe is easy to make with only four ingredients. The bright, cheerful crunchies make this cool treat, the perfect summer dessert! Yesterday after church, my sister hosted the first cookout of the season! After all of the rain we’ve had recently, everyone is so excited to be able to go outside. […]
Streusel Topped Blueberry Muffins
These delicious Streusel Topped Blueberry Muffins are the best version of blueberry muffins because they have a crunchy pecan streusel topping. This cake-like muffin recipe is perfect for breakfast with a cup of steaming coffee! When Zack was an infant, he couldn’t get enough blueberries. I would give him a serving and he would gobble […]
Barbecue Pot Roast Recipe
This Barbecue Pot Roast recipe is a delicious twist on the traditional pot roast! Plus, the leftovers are perfect for barbecue roast beef sandwiches. Disclosure: Farberware Cookware sponsored this post and all opinions are 100% my own. I love making pot roast for my family and I typically make it in the slow cooker as […]
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 […]
Chicken and Ham Wild Rice Soup
This Chicken Wild Rice Soup recipe contains ham for added flavor. It is perfect for cold winter days! It’s still cold here in Minnesota. So cold that we paid to go ice skating indoors this weekend, rather than using one of the free outdoor rinks. Everyone is sick of the cold weather and the snowbanks […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Roasted Butternut Squash with Green Apples and Candied Walnuts
This roasted butternut squash recipe includes green apples and candied walnuts. Serve this vegetable side dish with your holiday dinner for a taste of fall. Even though it is quite chilly here in Minnesota, I am still hanging onto fall! Last weekend we drove along the Mississippi River Valley, to check out the fall colors. […]
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 […]