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03.21.2023
Ambrosia Bread
Ambrosia Bread, like the salad, is easy to make and crazy delicious. Like a dessert, this is bound to become your favorite new quick bread. This past winter, I was listening to the radio as they were talking about different family recipes. A caller called in and described this bread. It sounded amazing, like a…
03.19.2023
Blackened Salmon
Blackened Salmon is an easy dinner that is ready in less than 25 minutes. The flavors of our Cajun seasoning put this recipe over the top! My kids are not huge fans of fish, which is such a bummer to me. I could eat fish several times a week, especially salmon. It is so good…
03.18.2023
Easy Banana Cake Recipe
This Banana Cake recipe will knock your socks off. It is so easy to make, but moist perfect and delicious. It comes with a fast chocolate frosting that is drool worthy. I am beyond excited to share this easy Banana Cake recipe with you today. It went through a few rounds of testing, and when…
03.17.2023
Homemade Coffee Creamer
Homemade Coffee Creamer comes together with just four ingredients. Mix it up with different flavors, or try one of our six variations! Your coffee will never be the same. Making homemade coffee creamer is easy to do! With just four ingredients, you can whip it up at home. It is sweet, delicious, and perfect in…
03.16.2023
Pizookie
The famous Pizookie is part pizza and part cookie, but all irresistible. Like the warmest, gooiest cookie you could ever dream up, try to resist eating the whole pan. There is almost nothing as enticing to me as cookie dough. But a gooey slightly underbaked cookie also has my heart. In this amazing Pizookie recipe,…
03.15.2023
Sun Dried Tomato Pasta
Sun Dried Tomato Pasta is a delicious creamy pasta dish that is ready in about 30 minutes. This pasta recipe is fast enough for a weeknight dinner, but fancy enough to entertain with. I am always on the hunt for more pasta recipes. They speak to my soul. When they are a 30 minute dinner…
03.14.2023
Grasshopper Drink
The Grasshopper Drink is a super simple cocktail that is only three ingredients. Line your glass with chocolate and take this mint chocolate drink over the top! A grasshopper walks into a bar and the bartender says to him, “Hey! We have a drink named after you!” The grasshopper looks at him and says, “You…
03.12.2023
Carrot Cake Muffins
Carrot Cake Muffins have all the delicious flavors of my amazing Carrot Cake turned into a healthy and delicious muffin. This is perfect for snacking! Easter season always makes me think of Carrot Cake and turning everything into a version of it. (Hello, Carrot Cake Fudge! Looking at you!) In this recipe for Carrot Cake…
03.11.2023
Homemade Lasagna
Homemade Lasagna is the ultimate comfort food. We start this delicious lasagna recipe with a homemade meat sauce that is perfection. This is bound to be a family favorite. If you have been following me for a while you know that I grew up eating vegetarian recipes. So when it came time for big holidays,…
03.10.2023
Irish Coffee Recipe
Irish Coffee is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or any day you need a little pick me up! Just four simple ingredients for a delicious cocktail recipe that warms you from the inside out. An Irish Coffee is the most delightful little treat. Adding sugar, coffee, cream, and Irish whiskey can just never be wrong.…
03.09.2023
Chopped Salad
This Chopped Salad is the perfect side dish. It is quick to throw together and rounds out any dinner in the best way. I have been wanting to give you this recipe for years! Whenever I link to recipes that would make good side dishes, I always want to mention to you that a simple…
03.08.2023
Mint Chocolate Truffles
Mint Chocolate Truffles are such an easy treat. Cure your chocolate cravings with this four-ingredient chocolate truffle. I have been craving chocolate like no other lately. And at all hours of the day. Sometimes when chocolate craving is this intense, the only thing to cure it is truly amazing chocolate. If you’ve never made chocolate…