Category Archives: Recipes
December 13, 2024 Holiday Pretzel Wreath
Looking for a fun and easy craft for the kids? Try making these cute holiday pretzel wreaths with the kids? They are no bake, and take less than 5 minutes to assemble! Cover your work surface with parchment paper and line up your circle of pretzels. Melt your melting chocolate in a microwave safe bowl […]
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December 2, 2024 Holidays
Now that Thanksgiving is over, I am in FULL holiday mode. Tree is up, shopping has already begun, and, let’s be honest, is almost done, and we are in baking M.O.D.E! Chex mix is a go to in this house, you can make it big batch and is super fun to package up and give […]
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November 18, 2024 Pumpkin Bread – Spice, Spice Baby!
It’s getting to be that time of year, pumpkin spiced everything! Well, I think we actually may have just skipped right over that season actually, and we are now actually in the 40 something days until Christmas season…. but I do love making pumpkin bread. I love this recipe from Once Upon a Chef and […]
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June 3, 2021 Chex Mix: A Traditionally Salty Snack Takes a Turn For the Sweet
Chex Mix is one of my go to road trip staples. I never really thought about making it at home. During the winter and holidays, I went on a big Chex Mix at home kick. My friend brought me her version, made with Crispex, Corn Chex, Utz holiday pretzels and m&m’s. That is how this […]
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June 1, 2021 The Savory Cracker You Won’t Be Able to Put Down
Savory crackers aren’t really my thing. At snack time I am more likely to go for the sweet than the salty (or savory), but here we are. Have you ever tasted something that you just can’t stop eating? Like, I meant to eat one or two but looked down and the whole sleeve of Girl […]
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May 27, 2021 TikTok Tortilla Trend: Is It The Best or a Bust?
Everyone is doing the TikTok Tortilla and I just had to see for myself: is it was one of the best ideas ever or is it going to be a total bust. I decided to make a Rachel with mine. A Reuben is made with corned beef and sauerkraut, and a Rachel is made with […]
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May 20, 2021 Pretzel Kisses – Easy Ways to Use Up 30 Minutes
I have no idea what these are actually called, but we call them pretzel kisses in our house. Sometimes, you just need something to keep your kids occupied with while you do the dishes or get dinner ready, whatever. The most time consuming part about this is little hands unwrapping 40 Hershey Kisses, or however […]
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May 18, 2021 Are You Team Candy Corn? Yea or Nay?
I feel like you either love candy corn or you hate it. There is no in between… For me, I am totally NOT on team candy corn. But they are fun once in a while to use to make crafts. For these cupcakes, it was more about decorating them than what they tasted like. For […]
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May 13, 2021 What’s in the Muffin Tray Today?
Picking up from where my last post left off, my muffin tins have been getting quite the work out during this pandemic. I loved these carrot cake cupcakes – I mean, that’s basically eating a vegetable, right?! I really think I I just love the cream cheese frosting and the carrot cake is just a […]
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May 11, 2021 Snack Attack: Grazing Boards For All Occassions
While we may not be entertaining, I still like to make grazing boards. They’re fun to put together, they’re pretty to look at, and my kids love them. Here are some boards that I put together over the course of the quarantine. I love the leaf tortilla chips from Trader Joe’s, which is also where […]
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