Sugared Cranberries are a delicious combination of sweet and tart. They are the perfect garnish for holiday salads and beverages. There is something so beautiful about sugared cranberries! They look like they are frosted with snow, and they add so much to beverages and desserts.
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Cranberry Punch
Creamy, frosty Cranberry Punch is a refreshing holiday drink that is ready in minutes and is irresistible to everyone from kids to adults! A frosted cranberry punch is the winter version of an Orange Julius! This cranberry julius is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve.
Banana Cream Pie Recipe
This classic Banana Cream Pie recipe has sliced bananas covered in a creamy homemade pudding in a cookie crust and topped with whipped cream. People have some pretty strong feelings about their pies, and when asked about favorites, the results can vary drastically. That is why there is such a large variety of pies for […]
Meatloaf Recipe
A classic Meatloaf Recipe for a weeknight family dinner! This tender, flavorful meatloaf is topped with a sweet and tangy glaze. When making this meatloaf recipe, I realized that a meat loaf is like one giant meatball cut into slices! And with the fabulous glaze on top, it tastes like the glazed meatballs served at […]
Roast Garlic
Wondering how to roast garlic in the oven? This delicious roasted garlic is easy to make and can be used in so many recipes. Fresh garlic is essential in so many recipes. It adds a unique flavor. When you roast garlic, the flavor mellows, making it more mild. The softened roast garlic cloves can be […]
Halloween Cookies
These Halloween Cookies are so much fun! Make Witch Hats, Frankenstein, Pumpkins, and Spider Cookies from one batch of sugar cookie dough. It’s fun to make decorated sugar cookies for every holiday, but it can be time-consuming. I have a recipe for Four Christmas Cookies From One Basic Dough that I’ve used for years, and […]
Lemon Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
This creamy Lemon Vinaigrette recipe tastes like salad dressing from an upscale restaurant! It’s easy to make and works as a veggie dip too! After making homemade salad dressing, I started eating more salads because the dressing brings the salad to the next level! I also keep fresh-cut vegetables in the refrigerator and use this […]
Pumpkin Cookie Recipe
Here’s our favorite Pumpkin Cookie recipe for soft pumpkin cookies with crunchy sugar and sweet cream cheese buttercream frosting on top! I made a batch of these pumpkin cookies to share with some friends recently, and everyone raved about them! No one could stop at just one cookie. It’s the combination of soft, spice cookies […]
Lemonade Whip
Creamy Lemonade Whip is similar to Frosted Lemonade and is perfect for hot summer days! It’s ready in minutes with only a few ingredients. Lemonade is already a classic summer drink, but when you make it a creamy whipped lemonade, it brings it to another level. This recipe is a copycat Chick-Fil-A frosted lemonade but […]
Fruit Dip Recipe
This Fruit Dip recipe with cream cheese and marshmallow cream is easy to make and is delicious with fresh fruits from strawberries to apples! It’s pretty hard to make fresh fruit more delicious, but there is something about a fruit dip that brings it to the next level! This is a great recipe to make […]
Mango Smoothie
Whip up this Mango Smoothie recipe for an easy breakfast, or make it as a cool treat on a hot summer day. Only four ingredients are needed! Our local grocery store sells fresh, juicy, sliced mangos. They are so popular that the store has a hard time keeping them in stock. I’ve observed everyone from […]
Strawberry Lemonade
Our strawberry lemonade recipe is sweet, tart, and so refreshing! This homemade freckled lemonade is a Red Robin copycat. There’s nothing like fresh-squeezed lemonade during the summer, and the addition of strawberries makes it even more special. You can also get the kids involved by letting them help squeeze out the lemon juice!
Mango Cucumber Salad
Mango Cucumber Salad is a combination of fresh mango and vegetables. Serve with chicken or fish. Or turn it into salsa and serve with chips. This mango cucumber salad recipe is super easy to prepare when you need a quick side dish. It goes works really well with tacos, chicken, and fish!
Lemonade Recipe
You’ll want to make this homemade Lemonade Recipe on repeat all summer long! It’s so simple and so refreshing. Summer is all about the cold drinks from iced tea to iced coffee. This easy lemonade recipe is a classic that is best enjoyed when poured over a tall glass of ice!
Sesame Chicken
Sesame Chicken is a favorite take-out choice and you can make it at home in less than 30 minutes! Serve over rice or noodles. When dining out one of our favorite meals to order is sesame chicken with fried rice and cream cheese wontons. So today I’m sharing my sesame chicken recipe that you can […]
How To Make Fried Rice
Here’s how to make fried rice with step-by-step instructions. This easy fried rice recipe can starting point of so many yummy variations. When dining out, I’ll choose fried rice over white rice every time! It’s one of my favorites. But it’s not always practical to order take out so today I’m sharing my recipe for […]
Easter Dinner Ideas
These delicious Easter Dinner Ideas are TOTALLY DO-ABLE for everyone from beginners to busy moms and includes everything from ham to cake! I wanted to share our Easter dinner ideas and recipes for stress-free Easter! The blog post is broken down into the following Easter Dinner categories: appetizers, main dishes, vegetables, casseroles, salads, breads, beverages, […]
Glazed Shredded Carrots
These Glazed Shredded Carrots are sweet and spicy with a little zest! Serve brown sugar carrots as a side for your favorite meats. We ate at a restaurant in Florida while on vacation with our friends, and everything was delicious, including the glazed shredded carrots! A side dish has to be pretty spectacular to stand […]
Glace Icing
Glace Icing is simply made with powdered sugar, half-n-half, corn syrup and vanilla. It can be poured over cakes or used to decorate cookies. When I made the mini conversation heart cookies, I knew that I needed an easy icing recipe that I could use to quickly decorate lots of small cookies. This glace icing […]
Chocolate Fondue
Serve rich, creamy Chocolate Fondue with fresh fruit, bite-sized desserts, and marshmallows! It’s so easy to make yet will impress everyone. Chocolate fondue is one of our favorite “fancy” desserts! We often serve it after enjoying smoked gouda fondue with steak, meatballs, and jerk chicken as the main course. I love that it is super […]
Mulled Cider
This Mulled Cider recipe is easy to make with apple cider and mulling spices. Add whipped cream and caramel for a Starbucks hot apple cider! Although I love coffee drinks, it is great to have another option to offer family and friends during the holidays. Mulled cider is a favorite of everyone, from young to […]
Halloween Fudge
This Halloween Fudge recipe with Oreos is made with only four ingredients! It’s easy to prepare and looks fun on a dessert tray. This easy Halloween fudge recipe is made with only white chocolate chips, vanilla frosting, and Oreos! You can even cut it into fun shapes using cookie cutters.
Halloween Drinks For Kids
These Halloween Drinks for kids are so much fun! Decorate the cups and let them choose their favorite syrup for these non-alcoholic drinks. We love making Italian sodas with lemon-lime pop or ginger ale, cream, and flavored syrup. And we thought it would be fun to come up with some flavored Halloween kid’s drinks!
Caramel For Apples
This homemade caramel for apples recipe is easy to make with 5 ingredients! Use it to make THE BEST gourmet caramel apples at home. As long as I can remember, my mom has been making soft caramels, especially for the holidays. The last time that I made that recipe, I wondered if it would work […]
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
This Pumpkin Pie Smoothie recipe with pumpkin puree, frozen yogurt, and pumpkin pie spice can be ready in minutes whenever the craving hits! My daughters suggested that I try making a pumpkin pie smoothie. One of their friends loves the Pumpkin Smash from Jamba Juice and will drive 30 minutes just to get one! So, […]
Powdered Sugar Glaze
This easy Powdered Sugar Glaze recipe has only three ingredients! It’s the perfect icing for cookies, cakes, cinnamon rolls, and donuts. We use this same recipe to make a glaze for cake and donuts, as well as icing for cinnamon rolls and sugar cookies. It can easily be thinned and thickened or flavored and tinted.
Shave Ice and Snoball Recipes
Fluffy Shave Ice drizzled with flavored syrup is the best way to cool off on a hot summer day! Top your snoball with gummies, sprinkles, or whipped cream. The first time I ever had shaved ice was at Pelican’s SnoBalls in North Carolina. Every time I eat one I’m taken right back to our vacations […]
Snow Cone Syrup
Homemade Snow Cone Syrup can be made in a rainbow of colors and the sky is the limit for flavor options! Use it on snow cones, shave ice, snoballs, or in beverages. Remember standing in front of the snow cone stand and how hard it was to choose which flavor syrup you wanted on top?!! […]
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
This Strawberry Rhubarb Pie recipe is a quintessential summer dessert. It is sweet and tangy just like grandma used to make it. Most families in the midwest seem to either have a patch of rhubarb growing in their yard. Otherwise, their neighbors do and they share the bounty with them. That is how I got […]
Weekly Menu Planner – Free Printables
This Weekly Menu Planner with free printables is helpful when trying to plan meals and purchase food in advance. Preparing can save time, money and sanity! We are living in an unusual time with many people experiencing feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. Things seem to be changing minute by minute and everyone just wants to […]
Teriyaki Chicken Recipe
This simple Teriyaki Chicken recipe is sweet and savory with tender chicken pieces and stir-fried vegetables. Serve on a bed of rice or noodles. Oftentimes it feels like grabbing takeout is the easiest way to get dinner on the table. But there are so many easy dinner recipes that can be made at home in […]
Egg Roll In A Bowl
This Egg Roll In a Bowl recipe is a deconstructed egg roll! It’s made with coleslaw mix, ground beef, and pork, and it’s cooked in a skillet. Egg roll in a bowl has become one of our favorite meals! It’s easy to make, full of flavor and can be reheated the next day if you […]