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Pomegranate Punch

Sparkling Pomegranate Punch is a pretty, family-friendly drink perfect for holiday celebrations and parties from Thanksgiving to Christmas! Raise your hand if you look forward to pomegranate season every year. My kids would eat them every day if I kept them on hand! This pomegranate lime holiday punch has both pomegranate juice and pomegranate arils. […]

Easy Coconut Macaroons Recipe

These Easy Coconut Macaroons drizzled with chocolate are chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside. They are like a homemade Mounds bar! It’s the season for holiday baking and Christmas cookies really have their moment during this time of the year. From cookie platters at holiday parties to cookie exchanges, we love them […]

Triple Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake Recipe

Triple Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake is smooth, creamy and full of chocolate goodness. From the Oreo crust to the white chocolate mousse top, it is amazing! And by the way, I received a free copy of the Cheesecake Love cookbook to try. Cheesecake is so delicious but it can be really expensive to buy already made so […]

Bacon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

This crave-worthy Bacon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds recipe makes the best toasted pumpkin seeds EVER! Everyone will love this easy snack or appetizer with bacon! Although my kids enjoy carving pumpkins, the real reason they want to do it is to get the pumpkin seeds. We save the seeds from the pumpkins and roast them. Some […]

Pumpkin Bundt Cake With Maple Glaze

A moist Pumpkin Bundt Cake with a Maple Glaze. It’s fast and easy to make with pumpkin puree and a cake mix. The bundt pan shape is gorgeous on a cake plate. There’s something about the combination of pumpkin and maple that is just perfect! I wanted to make an easy pumpkin cake for fall […]

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dessert

This Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dessert recipe is perfect for fall with a cheesecake layer topped with apple pie filling, caramel sauce, and whipped cream. Each fall during apple season, I’ve contemplated making an apple cheesecake recipe but couldn’t quite wrap my mind around the combination of apples and cheesecake. I wasn’t sure if there should be […]

Apple Nachos Recipe with Cinnamon Chips

This easy Caramel Apple Nachos recipe with crispy cinnamon sugar tortilla chips, caramel, whipped cream, and fresh apples is the most delicious fall dessert! The kids are back in school, there’s a chill in the air and we are excited for fall! We love pulling out the sweatshirts, watching the leaves turn golden, and visiting […]

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Caramel Apple Pretzel Salad

This Caramel Apple Pretzel Salad recipe is a delicious way to enjoy a taste of fall with crunchy apples, candied pretzels, and sweet caramel sauce. When it’s apple season, we enjoy eating as many apples as we can in as many ways as we can. It’s fun to buy different varieties to see which one […]

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cinnamon Rolls

These Peanut Butter and Jelly Cinnamon Rolls are so easy to make with crescent roll dough. Have the classic lunch time favorite for breakfast or snack! Nothing says back-to-school quite like a good old peanut butter and jelly sandwich! My family is BIG into the grape jelly but I grew up eating strawberry and raspberry […]

Bloomin’ Cinnamon Rolls

These Bloomin’ Cinnamon Rolls are full of ooey, gooey caramel goodness. Make this blooming cinnamon roll monkey bread like recipe for breakfast or dessert. Cinnamon rolls of one of the desserts that bring me back to my childhood. My mom has always made the most amazing cinnamon rolls. She makes pans of big fluffy cinnamon […]

Lemon Chicken with Asparagus

This Lemon Chicken with Asparagus is full of flavor and done in only 10 minutes! Make it with leftover chicken or use rotisserie chicken. This skillet recipe is so easy to make and so delicious! If you are making this one pan lemon chicken with asparagus for your whole family, use a larger skillet and […]

Garlic and Herb Chicken Marinade Recipe

This Garlic and Herb Chicken Marinade recipe makes the BEST juicy, tender, flavorful chicken that is a perfect main dish or delicious on a salad and pasta. Everyone will love this grilled chicken recipe marinade. Chicken is a staple in many family dinners since it is so versatile and generally affordable. There is a large […]

Key Lime Pie

This Key Lime Pie recipe is sweet and tart with a graham cracker and macadamia nut crust topped with whipped cream and key lime zest. There’s nothing like key lime pie in the summer. It’s cool and creamy, sweet and tart, with macadamia nuts in the crust for an additional taste of the tropics. Even […]

Pie Milkshake

A Pie Milkshake is the ultimate ice cream treat with whole slices of pie blended into the shakes! It’s like pie a la mode in a frosty glass. The three pie milkshakes we made include three of our favorite pies. We made a Peanut Butter Pie Milkshake, a Key Lime Pie Milkshake, and a Strawberry […]

No Bake Monster Cookie Protein Bars

These No Bake Monster Cookie Protein Bars are a chewy, crunchy, delicious breakfast. These energy bites also are a great snack option! Ahhh…the lazy days of summer! Just kidding, it’s more like the CRAZY days of summer. What happened to summer vacation? We’ve got so much going on this summer that it’s going to be […]

Lemon Pepper Chicken Kabobs

This grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken Kabobs recipe with asparagus and potatoes has juicy, tender chicken that is full of flavor and will be a family favorite! If I had to choose one food that I’m into this spring I would have to say asparagus, especially when it’s eaten together with lemon pepper chicken. I’ve been […]

Easy Pepperoni Stromboli

This Easy Pepperoni Stromboli recipe is a family favorite. Crave-worthy golden crust wrapped around layers of cheese and pepperoni! I’ve been making this easy pepperoni stromboli recipe for almost 10 years and my family would still eat it weekly if I made it for them that often! My husband and daughters love it with pepperoni […]

Mini Fruit Pizza

This Mini Fruit Pizza recipe is easy to make with a cookie crust, cream cheese frosting, and sliced fruit. It’s the perfect summer dessert! This Mini Fruit Pizza recipe is so easy to make with store-bought shortbread cookies. It is less messy to eat than the traditional version, and it’s easy to serve at summer […]

Bacon Mac and Cheese Bites

This Bacon Mac and Cheese Bites recipe is a cheesy appetizer that everyone loves. Make them for your next party or as a fun family dinner! When it comes to appetizers what could be better than combining macaroni and cheese with bacon? These Bacon Mac and Cheese Bites can be prepared ahead of time and […]

Mini Nutella Pies

Mini Nutella Pies have scalloped-edged pie crust cups filled with Nutella mousse, drizzled with chocolate, and topped with chocolate curls. Pies are fun no matter the type, but there’s something about the mini size or the individual serving size that makes them a little more special. When I was a teenager, I used to request […]

Chocolate Mint Cake

This Chocolate Mint Cake recipe includes layers of chocolate cake topped with fluffy mint buttercream and smooth chocolate mint ganache. If you are a long-time reader, you already know how much we love chocolate mint brownies. I’ve told you about how we served them at our wedding and that they continue to be a family […]

Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Dumplings

Slow Cooker Garlic and Herb Cheesy Chicken Dumplings are a fun twist on this classic recipe! It’s easy to make and perfect for cold nights. This slow cooker recipe has a flavorful chicken stew topped with cheesy biscuits! You can add veggies to the filling and serve it with a simple salad.

New Year’s Eve Mason Jars

New Year’s Eve mason jars are an easy-to-make NYE party idea. Fill the mason jars with confetti, party blowers, horns, and Hershey’s Kisses! Christmas is over, and it’s time to ring in the new year! We usually spend the evening at a friend’s house for a laid-back evening of appetizers, board games, and laughter. I […]

Chocolate Peppermint Brownies

These Chocolate Peppermint Brownies have a fudgy chocolate brownie base and melt-in-your-mouth peppermint buttercream frosting topped with smooth chocolate mint icing and crushed candy canes. It’s that combination of chocolate and mint that gets me every time! Brian and I even served chocolate mint brownies at our wedding in addition to a wedding cake. During much […]

Gingerbread Man French Toast

Try this Gingerbread Man French Toast recipe for Christmas morning or a weekend during the holiday season. Kids will love having gingerbread men for breakfast! This gingerbread man French toast recipe is something I was planning to make last year but ran out of time during the busy holiday season. But I couldn’t get them […]

Snowman Veggie Tray

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. […]

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 […]

Coffee Break Mason Jar Gift

A Coffee Break Mason Jar is filled with everything you need to make a cup of coffee. Give one of these mason jars as a gift, along with a couple of cute coffee cups. Calling all coffee lovers, this mason jar is for you and for your coffee-loving friends as well. It’s like a grown-up version […]

Peppermint Patties Recipe

Homemade Peppermint Patties are so easy to make and more delicious than the store bought ones! Cool and minty on the inside with smooth chocolate on the outside, they are a Christmas holiday tradition. Silpat and Roul’Pat provided by Sasa Demarle. Inc in return for sharing this recipe. Although peppermint patties can be enjoyed year round, they really […]

Peppermint Cheesecake With Brownie Crust

This Peppermint Cheesecake With Brownie Crust recipe is perfect for the Christmas holidays. The cool, creamy, peppermint cheesecake is dotted with crunchy bits of peppermint bark and is finished off with a chewy brownie crust. Although I will continue making apple and pumpkin recipes through the holidays, I am so excited to start adding in […]