This One Pan Cheesy Chicken Noodles recipe is an easy family dinner idea. It’s warm, it’s cheesy and it cooks in about 15 minutes! Sponsored by Barilla. Doesn’t it feel like it is often hard to get a warm meal on the table for your family? That’s how it feels for me. My days are […]
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Egg Salad Sandwich
I made this “Good Luck” Egg Salad Sandwich for back-to-school, as part of a post sponsored by Hellman’s through their partnership with Kitchen PLAY. I was making myself an egg salad sandwich for lunch last week and Vanessa asked me if I thought she would like egg salad sandwiches. I couldn’t believe she had never […]
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Our favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies are chewy, gooey and slightly crisp on the outside. This easy recipe results in flatter cookies that taste amazing! What is the one food item that you baked (or cooked) that inspired you to want to continue baking (or cooking)? It might be something you made when you were a […]
Cheesy Breadstick Pizza
Cheesy Breadstick Pizza is a deep dish pizza with gooey, melted cheese in the crust! It’s topped with pizza sauce, pepperoni and of course, more cheese! My family loves trying various forms of pizza and we love eating at new pizza places. The whole family gets involved in critiquing the pizza from the crust and […]
Chocolate Ooey Gooey Bars
A recipe for Chocolate Ooey Gooey Bars that everyone will love with brownies on the bottom, marshmallow cream in the middle and Cocoa Pebbles Bars on top. Spring break and the Easter holiday are over. I hope you had a wonderful vacation. It was nice to have some time off of work and school but […]
Easy Skillet Beef and Broccoli Recipe
This beef and broccoli recipe is easy to make and more delicious than Chinese take out. It’s a family friendly 30 minute meal everyone will love. The weather here in Minnesota has turned absolutely gorgeous! After the below zero temps a couple of weeks ago, 60 degrees feels balmy and everyone is in a great mood. […]
Citrus Salad Recipe
This Citrus Salad recipe with Honey Citrus Salad Dressing is perfect for lunch! The salad is topped with clementines, walnuts and dried cranberries. Since my family is away during the day at work and school, I get to choose whatever I want for lunch. My favorite lunch is a delicious salad and I love putting fruit […]
Chocolate Raspberry Tartlets
Gorgeous chocolate raspberry tartlets with an Oreo cookie crust, raspberry filling and cheesecake cream cheese. Try this mini dessert recipe for parties. Sponsored by BROOKSIDE Crunchy Clusters a client of Socialstars Last week, I told you about how I’ve been enjoying raspberries lately and I discovered that I’m not the only one. Several of you told […]
Crock Pot Chicken Burritos
Dinner is easy to make with these Crock Pot Chicken Burritos! The burrito filling cooks in the crock pot and its ready to fill burritos at dinner time! Not much gets a Minnesota kid more excited than a snow day! Last week, my kids were really hoping that school would be canceled due to the […]
Peppermint Brownies In A Jar
Disclosure: I received Ball Mason Jars to facilitate this recipe post for Peppermint Brownies In A Jar. Peppermint and chocolate go together perfectly any time of the year, but when the Christmas season comes the peppermint desserts are the best! This year I made some pretty Peppermint Brownies In A Jar that can be given […]
Five Weeknight Meal Ideas
Here are five easy weeknight meal ideas that you can make in 30 minutes or less! Each one of these meals features a protein, a vegetable, and starch. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Alexia Foods. The opinions and text are all mine. Who else has a hard time getting […]
Candy Corn Layer Cake Recipe
A Candy Corn Layer Cake is sure to impress everyone at your Halloween Party. It is easy to make and is covered with candy corn M&M’s! There are so many fun crafts and recipes for fall! I joined together the creative minds of some of my talented blogging friends to bring you over 110 fabulous Halloween […]
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Easy to make peanut butter cup cookies with delicious peanut butter buttercream frosting! I like to have some sort of after school snack for my kids. Some days it’s popcorn, other days it’s cheese crackers and sometimes it’s a sweet treat. They are often my taste testers. My kids and two of their cousins walk […]
Butterfinger Ooey Gooey Bars Recipe
Today is the first day of school for my kids and even though it was definitely time for them to go back, once they are gone I’m always a little sad. My baby started middle school and that is so strange to me. He will do great though and he has his big sister there to […]
Ice Cream Social Ideas
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Smuckers. All opinions are my own. Although much of our time and thoughts are consumed with getting ready for back to school, we are also trying to squeeze as much fun as we can out of the last week weeks of summer. We’ve spent the last several days at the […]
Blueberry Melon Protein Smoothie Recipe
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 […]
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 […]
Ooey Gooey Red White and Blue Bars
These patriotic, star-shaped, Ooey Gooey Red White and Blue Bars have a blue cake mix crust with soft marshmallow cream in the middle and red Rice Krispies treats on top. They are perfect for Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day. With summer about to kickoff, I just couldn’t resist making another variety of […]
Triple Meat Pizza Casserole
Our Triple Meat Pizza Casserole recipe is ready in under 30 minutes! This EASY one pot meal is meat lovers pizza in casserole form. This Triple Meat Pizza Casserole recipe is perfect for busy weeknights because it takes less than 30 minutes to make and only uses one pan!
Peanut Butter Cup Eclair Cake
Peanut Butter Cup Eclair Cake is an easy dessert recipe with a pastry crust topped with creamy peanut butter pudding, whipped cream and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups! One of my friends makes a delicious dessert called Moon Bars and it is like an eclair in a pan form. Last Saturday was Peanut Butter Lover’s Day, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cinnamon Sugar Soft Pretzel Sticks
Copycat Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Stix are easy to make with frozen bread dough. This recipe is for Cinnamon Sugar Soft Pretzel Sticks and maple frosting dip. My kids had a day off of school recently for the end of the quarter and they wanted some soft pretzels. They love getting pretzels from Auntie Anne’s at […]
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 […]
Pumpkin Spice Scones Recipe
This Pumpkin Spice Scones recipe is the perfect treat to share with friends over a cup of pumpkin spice coffee. They are also great for breakfast! Sponsored by Coffee-Mate. If there is one constant thing throughout my life, that has been a served at large family gatherings, holidays, dinner parties and one-on-one chats, it is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Free Printables
Here are OVER 100 FREE PRINTABLES we have created! We LOVE these labels and planners and made them available for you to use for free as well! These are printables that we created and shared in our blog posts. We have labels for applesauce, salad dressing, pie filling, syrups, and seasonings. There are free menu […]