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09.28.2021
Pumpkin Cold Brew
Pumpkin Cold Brew is the perfect fall treat. Easy to make at home, you will love this simple cold brew coffee recipe. We are at that weird time in Wisconsin when we are wishing for fall, the leaves are starting to turn colors, but it is still in the 80s some days. These types of…
09.23.2021
Instant Pot Acorn Squash
Instant Pot Acorn Squash makes for the perfect hands off side dish recipe! This is a great way to add vegetables to your dinner without any fuss. I’m always looking for ways to expand our dinners and add in more vegetables. Side dishes are a great way to add vegetables to a main dish. Making…
09.21.2021
Pumpkin Spice Syrup
Pumpkin Spice Syrup is incredibly easy to make and perfect for making a pumpkin spice coffee at home. Add a splash of this each morning for a great fall treat. Something I use in my drink recipes all the time is Simple Syrup. It is easy to make and is a great way to add…
09.19.2021
Easy Shrimp Scampi
This easy shrimp scampi recipe is the perfect pasta dinner that comes together in just about 30 minutes. Perfectly cooked shrimp is smothered in a garlic and butter shrimp scampi sauce. This is restaurant quality food at home! Sometimes simple recipes are the best. This isn’t an overly complicated recipe, but that doesn’t mean it…
09.16.2021
Air Fryer Cauliflower
Air Fryer Cauliflower is a delicious low carb side dish recipe your family will fall in love with. With only 5 minutes hands on time, this will be a recipe you will come back to over and over. If there is one type of recipe I have been getting requests for more than any other…
09.12.2021
Pumpkin Cookie Dough Dip
Pumpkin Cookie Dough Dip combines everything you love about cookie dough and pumpkins and puts it together in a delicious easy dip recipe. This pumpkin dip is a keeper! This Pumpkin Cookie Dough Dip is an older recipe, but I thought it needed a photo face lift as well as a tweak of the recipe.…
09.11.2021
Italian Meatloaf Recipe
Italian Meatloaf takes the wonderful flavors of my grandmother’s Italian meatballs and combines them with a traditional meatloaf recipe for a new dish your family will love. Recently when I was testing my Crockpot Meatballs, I realized that my grandmother’s recipe for Italian Meatballs would work perfectly as a meatloaf. I already knew that my…
09.07.2021
Crockpot Meatball Recipe
This Crockpot Meatball Recipe makes the most perfect Italian meatballs. Created off of my grandmother’s Italian meatballs, this recipe is perfect for busy nights. In the quest to find dinners that we can walk away from during the rush of busy afternoons, let me introduce you to these amazing Crockpot Meatballs. Based off my amazing…
09.05.2021
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup is the ultimate comfort food! Your favorite soup recipe, but creamy and delicious. This soup recipe is a perfect side, but hearty enough to be dinner! Soup is one of my favorite dinner recipes because it comes together so easily and I can make a big steaming pot of it full…
09.02.2021
Tomato Bisque
This Tomato Bisque is so easy to make and home, and is the perfect light lunch or side for dinner. Serve it with some crusty bread and a salad for the most comforting of meals. As we come back to soup season again for another year, I wanted to share with you an old classic…
08.31.2021
Edible Sugar Cookie Dough
Edible Sugar Cookie Dough is such a delicious and easy dessert recipe. This is the perfect thing to make with kids and would make a great gift as well. Whenever I share my Edible Cookie Dough on Facebook, I typically get at least one person who says, “Wait. Isn’t all cookie dough edible?” Listen. If…
08.29.2021
Cowboy Caviar Recipe
Cowboy Caviar is one of my favorite appetizer recipes! It is easy to make, has the perfect balance of flavors, and is always a hit with guests! I want to live in a world where it is socially acceptable to sometimes just eat appetizers for dinner. Because, I have in fact eaten a whole recipe’s…