A Snowman Veggie Tray is a fun addition to any holiday celebration. Arrange your favorite fresh veggies in the shape of a snowman! Sponsored by Marzetti® Veggie Dips. The holiday season should be called the eating season because we eat all the time! When getting together to sing Christmas carols, there are cookies and hot cocoa. […]
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Pomegranate Fruit Salsa
This Pomegranate Fruit Salsa recipe is fun to serve from pomegranate bowl at holiday parties! The diced fruit is perfect with crispy baked cinnamon chips. During the holidays we have so many sweet desserts that I decided to make a pomegranate fruit salsa that’s perfect for the holiday season. This pomegranate fruit salsa recipe includes […]
Pumpkin Pecan Ice Cream Loaf Cake
Pumpkin Pecan Ice Cream Loaf Cake combines layers of pumpkin cake, pumpkin pudding, and vanilla ice cream. It’s easy to make and looks impressive when drizzled with caramel and sprinkled with toasted pecans. Just because the steamy, hot summer days are behind us doesn’t mean we have to quit enjoying ice cream! In fact, a […]
Chicken Alfredo Pot Pie Recipe
This Chicken Alfredo Pot Pie recipe has a creamy alfredo sauce filled with juicy chicken and tender vegetables topped with a flaky, golden crust. With cool, crisp fall in the air, warm, creamy comfort foods are perfect for family dinners. I started with the traditional chicken pot pie and then added alfredo sauce and a gorgeous […]
Chicken Alfredo Stuffed French Bread
Chicken Alfredo Stuffed French Bread is a crusty loaf of bread with cheesy chicken alfredo inside. It can be served as a meal or as a savory party dish. Looking back over my most popular posts from the past year, I noticed that you love chicken alfredo as much as we do! We love making […]
Cheesy Pizza Soup Recipe
Today’s recipe for hearty Cheesy Pizza Soup is like comfort in a bowl with a creamy tomato base, homestyle noodles, mini pepperoni and lots of cheese. It tastes like pizza and is delicious served with garlic bread and salad. Sponsored by Marzetti Reames Frozen Egg Noodles. I tend to get a little stuck, preparing the […]
Baked Meatball Wontons
This Baked Meatball Wontons recipe is a delicious party appetizer with a flavorful meatball and melted cream cheese wrapped in a crunchy wonton! Sponsored by Daily Chef Casa Di Bertacchi meatballs which are available at Sam’s Club. We had our first significant snowfall here in Minnesota! Winter is officially underway and the kids are so excited. Today is […]
Chocolate Dessert Bowls
These Chocolate Dessert Bowls are made by dipping balloons in chocolate! The recipe is easy to follow and chocolate bowls can be filled with fresh fruit. Sponsored post for Socialstars. #TargetCrowd Spring, oh glorious spring! The weather we’ve been waiting for all though the long, cold winter has finally arrived. During the past week, we […]
Oven Roasted Lemon Garlic Chicken with Vegetables
This easy dinner recipe for oven roasted lemon garlic chicken with vegetables is made in one pan. It is less work and there are less dishes to clean! As winter drags on, my eyes are glued to the weather app on my cell phone. And there is great news to report…there is a possibility of […]
Slow Cooker Corn Chowder Recipe
Slow Cooker Corn Chowder Recipe with Potatoes and Ham | This easy crock pot recipe is the perfect comfort food for dinner! It will be a family favorite. At least once a week, I try to make a meal in my crock pot. With all of that use, I wore mine out and had been […]
Chocolate Chip Biscotti
This Chocolate Chip Biscotti recipe is the perfect thing to enjoy with a cup of hot chocolate! Make some to share during winter activities. You can enjoy these crispy, twice-baked cookies year-round, but we really enjoy them in the winter because they are perfect for dunking in hot cocoa!
Chicken Pot Pie With Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
Easy dinner recipe for Chicken Pot Pie with Cheesy Mashed Potatoes. This casserole is the chicken version of Shepherd’s Pie! Sponsored by Campbell’s® Sauces a client of Socialstars. One of the things my kids really wanted to do this winter was to go snowboarding. Christine goes a couple of times every winter, but Vanessa and […]
Raspberry Sauce Recipe
This Raspberry Sauce recipe is perfect for anything from pancakes to cheesecake. Raspberry syrup pairs well with anything chocolate! I’ve been really into raspberries lately, even though it is the middle of winter and far from raspberry season. Fresh raspberries for salads and snacking. Frozen raspberries for desserts and smoothies. There are a couple of […]
Peppermint Oreo Fudge
Melt-in-your-mouth Peppermint Oreo Fudge is made with only three ingredients: white chocolate chips, peppermint frosting, and Oreos! We’ve been making Oreo fudge for years and it never fails to impress. It’s so easy to make yet it tastes so good. You can make variations for every holiday and season.
Tea Time Mason Jar Gift
This Tea Time Mason Jar gift is a homemade Christmas gift or Mother’s Day idea for the tea lovers in your life! Includes a printable label! Is it Coffee vs Tea or is it Coffee + Tea? I am most definitely a coffee drinker, but I would like to start drinking more tea, especially now that […]
Slow Cooker Chocolate Turtle Bread Pudding
Slow Cooker Chocolate Turtle Bread Pudding is a warm, comforting dessert with chocolate, caramel, and pecans. It’s a crockpot recipe that everyone will love! You know how most kids spend their candy money on gum and candy bars? When I was a kid, I spent my candy money on those things as well, but unlike […]
Bloomin’ Baked Apples Recipe
Bloomin’ Baked Apples taste like apple pie with an ooey, gooey caramel center! This is an easy dessert recipe for fall and it’s made with Honeycrisp apples. Post is sponsored by Socialstars. Every year we wait for the fall and apple season to come around! Growing up, we had an apple tree in our backyard. […]
Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie Soup Recipe
This crockpot recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie Soup is hearty dinner idea for chilly nights. Serve with puff pastry breadsticks instead of pie crust! Last spring, Christine and I met with one of my friends at a soup restaurant for dinner. One of the soups that they had on the menu was chicken […]
Bacon Stuffed Waffle Sticks
Bacon Stuffed Cinnamon Waffle Sticks are an easy to make breakfast or brunch recipe that kids will love! They can be eaten plain or dipped in Nutella, maple syrup or even peanut butter. One of my earliest memories of getting hurt was when I touched a hot waffle iron. My mom was making waffles and I climbed […]
The Best Ham And Cheese Croissants
These are the best Ham and Cheese Croissants with sliced ham topped with melted cheese on a flaky croissant! Just like my grandma used to make. Today I wanted to share the best ham and cheese croissants! I’ve been eating these my whole life. It stared at my grandpa and grandma’s house. This was one […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Bars Recipe
These Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Bars with cinnamon cream cheese frosting are the perfect combination of flavors and textures. I can’t believe that September is already halfway over! I was thinking that it was still the beginning of the month when it suddenly dawned on me that it is already the 20th! Sunday is the official […]
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 […]
Chicken Fajita Southwest Salad
This Chicken Fajita Southwest Salad is a flavorful summer salad recipe that’s perfect for backyard barbecues and cookouts. It can be a dinner side dish or a weekday lunch. I made this Chicken Fajita Southwest Salad when we got together recently to celebrate family birthdays. Although spring weather has not arrived yet, this summer salad […]
White Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate covered strawberries are so easy to make that a recipe really isn’t necessary. I made white chocolate hand dipped strawberries for my sister’s wedding and I am going to share how to make them in time for Valentine’s Day! Since I made these chocolate covered strawberries for a summer wedding, I didn’t have […]
Microwave Apple Crisp For One
Sit back and enjoy a taste of fall with this microwave apple crisp for one! This easy recipe cooks in only 2 1/2 minutes. There was an apple tree in my backyard when I was growing up. We used to help my mom collect the apples, peel and slice them and she would put them […]