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01.21.2020
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats are an easy way to get a healthy start to the day. Your pressure cooker makes quick work of this great recipe! Another one of my talented friends has written a cookbook and I’m so excited to tell you about it. Barbara Shrieving, author of the great blog Pressure Cooking…
01.18.2020
Chicken Fajita Stuffed Peppers
Chicken Fajita Stuffed Peppers are a delicious dinner recipe that even your picky eater will love! Full of fajita flavor and simple to make, your family will love this recipe! A lot of people who know me personally ask me why I am not the size of a small house. Probably because I spend my…
01.17.2020
Sidecar
The classic Sidecar cocktail is a simple drink you will fall in love with. Like a margarita with Cognac, this is a home bartender’s dream. Like so many traditional cocktails, the sidecar is simple. It has the perfect balance of sweet from the Cointreau, sour from the lemon juice, and the smooth taste of Cognac.…
01.12.2020
Turkey Meatloaf
Turkey Meatloaf is an easy dinner recipe that comes together fast, has simple ingredients, and freezes perfectly! Yesterday I hosted a belated Christmas for my family and made a full Thanksgiving dinner for them. My loving and gracious family kept thanking me, telling me how much work it must have been. Obviously it took a…
12.22.2019
Best Deviled Eggs
Deviled Eggs make a great appetizer to bring to a party, and this recipe is the best! My easy instructions plus a secret ingredient make the best deviled eggs. Whenever I’m invited to a party and I am supposed to bring an appetizer, I feel ALL the pressure. As a food blogger, I feel like…
12.19.2019
Manhattan Drink Recipe
This Manhattan drink recipe is a classic cocktail that every whiskey lover needs to know how to make. This Manhattan drink recipe is only three ingredients – perfect for the at home bar tender! Twelve years ago today, I gave my mom a hug and told her I loved her for the last time. I…
12.18.2019
Winter Salad
This Winter Salad is full of the perfect combination of flavors that will have you making it well into the new year. The other day I was looking in my refrigerator and noticed some left over kale from our Sausage and Kale Soup that we had earlier in the week. It was begging to be…
12.13.2019
Old Fashioned Recipe
This Old Fashioned recipe is a classic you must try. A Wisconsin staple, an Old Fashioned Recipe is essential for any at home bar tender. My wonderful husband is one of six boys (God bless his mother), and now with each one of those boys having started their own families there are 15 grandkids! Every…
12.11.2019
Haystacks Recipe
Haystack Cookies are such a fun easy no bake treat. Grab the kids to make this haystacks recipe, they will love it! Earlier this month, I shared with you my Magic Bar Recipe and talked about Quinn doing a presentation on the family tradition of baking for people. The night before her presentation – as…
12.08.2019
Rum Chata Fudge Recipe
Rum Chata Fudge is such an easy fudge recipe that is perfect for all your favorite grown ups. Creamy and full of delicious cinnamon flavor, this fast treat will be a favorite! Every year around this time I give you a boozy fudge recipe. And every year, you guys go NUTS for it. Like crazy…
12.07.2019
Best Sugar Cookie Recipe
This Sugar Cookie Recipe stands the test of time. Crisp on the outside, but buttery soft on the inside, this is a family favorite! This recipe for easy sugar cookies is one of my very favorite baked goods. I have made this recipe so many times, I can practically do it in my sleep. Originally…
12.06.2019
Christmas Sangria (Holiday Sangria)
This Christmas Sangria is perfect for your holiday party! Made with only three ingredients, this is the perfect Christmas cocktail. I was on my way to my dad’s for Thanksgiving and texting with a good friend. She was telling me about some family holiday drama – raise your hand if you can relate – and…