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10.30.2015
Italian Mashed Potatoes
These Italian Mashed Potatoes can be made ahead of time and then popped in the oven right before the rest of the meal is served or warmed up in a slow cooker. These are a great spin on traditional mashed potatoes. Okay, before we get started here, I should say that I love calling these…
10.28.2015
Chocolate Pretzel Bread Pudding #ChocolateforJoan
This Chocolate Pretzel Bread Pudding is so rich and delicious and absolutely perfect with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream, some hot fudge, and a little sprinkling of salt! This is going to be a hard post to write, so bear with me. As I mentioned last week, I’ve recently lost a good friend,…
10.26.2015
Chicken Enchilada Crescent Braid
This Chicken Enchilada Crescent Braid makes for a delicious and fancy quick meal! Plus it’s way easier to pull together than it looks! Sometimes you are in the mood for something easy, but you don’t want it to look thrown together, am I right? Is it asking too much to appear as a gourmet cook,…
10.23.2015
Jalapeno Popper Potato Skins
These Jalapeño Popper Potato Skins come together fast and are so delicious. They make a perfect game day snack! If you love Jalapeño Poppers, you will love this delicious potato skins recipe. I’m writing this post with a very heavy heart today . . . in fact, I almost didn’t write it at all. I’ve…
10.19.2015
Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Pudding
This Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Pudding is made from scratch but comes together so easily! A perfect and delicious fall dessert! Thank you Horizon for partnering with me on this fun treat! Did you guys have a good weekend? We had a super chill and relaxed weekend with the addition of some family photos. So obviously it…
10.12.2015
Buffalo Recipes
More than 40 Buffalo Recipes that you must make for football season! I am seriously addicted to buffalo recipes! There are so many things you can do with buffalo sauce. Good things. Glorious things. Things that should be done. Some of the recipes below are my very favorites from my blogs and blogs of friends.…
10.09.2015
Pumpkin Brown Butter Cookie Bars
These Pumpkin Brown Butter Cookie Bars are phenomenal! Deliciously soft and chewy, with the deep flavor of brown butter and pumpkin perfection! You guys, I’ve been SUCH a mush ball mom lately (unless it is the hours of 4 to 5 pm in which case I am a scarier version of that horrible creature in…
10.07.2015
Caramel Apple Sugar Cookies
Amazingly soft Caramel Apple Sugar Cookies that are flavored with apple butter and have caramel baked right inside! Can we just stop and take a moment and think about how amazing you all are? ….. ….. ….. YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING!! The other day I posted about a nasty comment that I got on the…
10.02.2015
Cranberry Orange Sangria
This Cranberry Orange Sangria is easy to make but full of delicious fall flavor! Make a big pitcher for your next party! The other day I got the meanest comment on my blog that I’ve ever gotten. The basic idea of it was that no one wants to read about my kids, no one cares…
09.28.2015
Pumpkin Cookie Dough Bark
This Pumpkin Cookie Dough Bark is the love child of pumpkin desserts and your love of cookie dough!! Winning! Happy Monday Peeps! How was your weekend? Mine was fantastic, but totally exhausting. A date night in (I’m convinced that sushi, red wine, and Scandal is my happy place) a date night out, lots of errands…
09.25.2015
Easy Cheesy Taco Boats
Easy Cheesy Taco Boats are absolutely perfect as a quick weeknight dinner or a fun game day appetizer. My four year old declared these the best dinner ever! Thank you Old El Paso for partnering with me to make this kid friendly taco recipe! You guys, you know how I don’t often tell you what…
09.17.2015
More than TWENTY Halloween Treats!
From snacks to desserts, serve up some of these spooktacular Halloween treats and be the life of the party this holiday! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! I love all the fun and different crafts and homemade Halloween costumes, but I especially love fun and spooky Halloween food! Make one or more of these…