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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Peanut Butter and Honey Cereal Bar
This cereal bar recipe is easy to make with cereal, peanut butter, and honey. They can be eaten as an after school snack or a quick on-the-go breakfast. I love eating cold cereal and so does my family. We eat many different kinds of cereal from the sweetened varieties to the plain Jane varieties. We […]
Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars Recipe
These peanut butter and jelly bars are made with a peanut butter cake mix cookie crust. They are the perfect dessert to make for National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day! Ahhh…what a classic…peanut butter and jelly! Many of us could never count the number of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in their childhood. National Peanut […]
Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bars
Peanut butter cookie bar recipe is topped with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Minis. This is another cake mix recipe that is easy to make and tastes delicious! It’s still National Peanut Month so let the peanut butter love continue, right? I made these bars a couple of weeks ago to bring to a friend’s house. […]
Sugar Free Cake Mix Cookie Recipe
This Sugar Free Cake Mix Cookie recipe is easy to make with sugar free cake mix and chocolate chips! Fill with frozen yogurt for a sandwich. Disclosure: I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias® and […]
Sausage Pizza Balls Recipe
Sausage pizza balls are a fun way to stuff the goodness of a sausage pizza into a bite-size snack! These quick appetizers are similar to easy pepperoni rolls because they start with a refrigerator biscuit but they have pizza sauce and string cheese in them! How many times do you think my family ate pizza […]
{Easy} Strawberry Smoothies Recipe
Strawberry smoothies are easy to make and my kids love them! This recipe includes strawberries, yogurt, juice and ice. Just blend until smooth and it is ready to drink! Yesterday I told you about our fun weekend and our delicious breakfast. I promised to share my recipe for how to make a strawberry smoothie. My […]
About Me
Hi! I’m Tonia Larson, the owner, recipe developer, and content creator at The Gunny Sack, where I’ve shared easy recipes for busy people for over 12 years! My family-friendly meals, easy side dishes, and delicious desserts include mouthwatering photos, dynamic videos, and step-by-step instructions to help you cook at home. About The Gunny Sack by […]
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 […]
Spa In A Jar
A gift in a jar will not only impress the recipient but it is also fun to make! I am taking the gift jar idea a bit further by combing it with Valentine’s Day ideas. Last week, I shared the Ice Skating Date In A Jar. This week I am showing how to make a […]
Ice Skating Gifts In A Jar
A themed gift in a jar can be anything from a group of similar items like a spa in a jar, to a gathering place for love notes in a jar to a get well soon jar filled with treats. With Valentine’s Day on the way, now is the time to start thinking of DIY […]
Pumpkin Crescent Roll
This Pumpkin Crescent Roll recipe is easy to make with refrigerated crescent roll dough. They are a delicious fall recipe the whole family will love. Disclosure: I’m sharing this Pumpkin Crescent Roll recipe in partnership with Torani. Even though Halloween and Thanksgiving are over, I am still into pumpkin. Plus, I can still say that […]
Bacon Egg Grilled Cheese Sandwich
I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour for Mom Central Consulting on behalf of the Grain Foods Foundation. I received a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate. Have you heard that November is National Bread Month and this year marks the 250th anniversary of the sandwich? […]
Baked Mozzarella Cheese Sticks Recipe
Easy Baked Mozzarella Cheese Sticks Recipe that is perfect for an after school snack, party appetizer and game day. Super simple to make with string cheese! Each and every member of my family loves cheese! No, we are not from Wisconsin, but we might as well be called cheese heads! One of our favorite ways […]
Classic Fajitas Recipe
This Classic Fajitas recipe with juicy grilled steak and veggies is easy enough for a weeknight dinner but perfect for a simple dinner party as well! Does your family enjoy grilling? I loved grilled food! I am the one that wanted to buy a grill and I do most of the grilling in our family. […]
Minnesota Wild Rice Salad
There is a deli in the Twin Cities that used to make a Minnesota Wild Rice Salad but for some reason they no longer do. I loved that salad and sometimes crave it! So, I made my own version by combining what I remember being in that deli’s salad with a different wild rice salad […]
{Easy} Taco Bites
I am a member of the Collective Bias™ Social Fabric® Community. This content has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias™. #CBias #SocialFabric One of my most popular posts, Easy Pepperoni Rolls, is the very first recipe I ever posted. I decided to revisit that recipe by making […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Delight
This Chocolate Chip Cookie Delight mason jar dessert involves 5 layers of gooey goodness! It is a Hot For Cookie Copycat Recipe. Disclosure: sponsored by Collective Bias While I was on my girlfriends getaway a couple of weekends ago, we had a to-die-for dessert from the little ice cream shop across from our hotel. I […]
{5 Easy Steps} Quick Bathroom Makeover Just In Time For Guests
Thank you to Kleenex Hand Towels for sponsoring this post about how I’m making my bathroom guest-ready! To learn more about Kleenex Hand Towels or to find out how you can save money when you buy your own, check out this site. We love having guests at out house anytime but it is even easier […]
60 Second Brownie For One
This 60 Second Brownie is the fastest way to get a warm, delicious brownie for dessert or an afternoon pick-me-up. It only requires a few ingredients! Do you have a certain time of the day when, as a mom, you just need a little pick me up? For me that time comes in the afternoon. […]
Garlic Butter Sauce
This easy Garlic Butter Sauce recipe is made with only 3 ingredients! Toss with pasta, dip in pizza, or slather it on corn on the cob. Whenever we order pizza, we get a side of garlic butter sauce as well, if it is available. But sometimes it isn’t offered, or we grill pizzas and want […]
Slow Cooker Pork Roast
Do you love your Crock Pot as much as I do? If I can put dinner in the slow cooker in the morning, it makes my day so much easier. I recently picked up a pork roast for only 99¢/lb. and wanted to make roasted garlic and herb pulled pork sandwiches for dinner. The recipe […]
52 Things ~ A Year In A Jar
This Gift In A Jar is filled with 52 Things making it A Year In A Jar. It’s a handmade gift idea for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, Father’s Day or Mother’s Day. I love Valentine’s Day because I think it is a great reminder for us to really think about those we love. But I don’t […]