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03.06.2015
Samoa Cake
This Samoa Cake is the perfect combination of chocolate, caramel, and coconut. Moist, delicious, and perfectly rich! So, you know how sometimes on Facebook you can see what your friends post on their other friends’ walls? Have you ever gotten sucked into the Facebook hole where you then click on the friend of the friend’s…
03.03.2015
Tagalong Cookie Dough Dip
This Tagalong Cookie Dough Dip is that amazing chocolate and peanut butter Girl Scout cookie, broken down into cookie dough dip form! Grab a spoon and join me, will you? We have a running joke in our house that Quinn is a better mom than I am. It’s been going on for a reeeeeeeally long…
03.02.2015
Beerade
Part punch, part cocktail, Summer Beer flies in like a superhero to save the day! It is the perfect delicious punch that combines beer, lemonade, and vodka in the easiest and most delicious way. Make one cocktail or make a whole pitcher of this awesome drink! You guys know how much I love Gameday Season, right?…
02.24.2015
Green Velvet Sugar Cookie Bars
These Green Velvet Sugar Cookie Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting have have the amazing red velvet taste mixed with sugar cookie and could not be easier! I said to a mom friend the other day . . . I never realized before I became a mom how hard and gross it would be to take…
02.23.2015
Samoa Latte
This Samoa Latte is your favorite Girl Scout cookie in latte form! Ummm, you’re welcome. This past weekend Gavin and Nathan went on a Boy Scout campout, leaving me home with the two little girls. And I got a record amount of work done. Seriously. A big round up post for Nikki, and six recipes…
02.19.2015
Greek Stuffed Chicken
This Greek Stuffed Chicken is a fancy dinner that comes together easily! It is jam packed with flavor! Thank you Sargento for inspiring and sponsoring this amazing and delicious dinner! So. I can say with absolute certainty now that I am NOT cut out for a cooking competition show, ala Chopped. My assignment for this…
02.18.2015
Skinny Shamrock Shake
This Skinny Shamrock Shake is a much lighter way to enjoy this fun treat! You guys, why does weight loss have to be so hard? Uuuuuughhhh! My problem is that I get within about three pounds of my goal weight and get really pumped feeling all like a rock star and then I decide that…
02.16.2015
Thin Mint Frosting
This Thin Mint Frosting is your favorite Girl Scout Cookie in frosting form! You’re going to want a spoon. For whatever reason, moms want fat babies. Is it pride? Like, “Hey look! Not only am I keeping her alive, I’m keeping her FAT.” Moms want to chew on fat thighs, talk about baby kankles, and…
02.13.2015
Blood Orange Margaritas
These Blood Orange Margaritas are the perfect combo of sweet, tart, and gorgeous! The other day I got a comment from a reader that pretty much made my whole week. I can’t stop thinking about it. Hi Lisa, I just wanted you to know that I stop by your blog daily and I have since…
02.11.2015
Mushroom Meat Lover’s Pizza
My husband described this Mushroom Meat Lover’s Pizza as one of the best he’s ever had, if you love bacon, you will love this pizza! I heard recently, and I cannot for the life of me remember where, that if a couple wants to do one thing to help their children, it should be to work…
02.10.2015
Bacon and Eggs Biscuit Breakfast Panini
This Bacon and Eggs Biscuit Breakfast Panini is FOUR ingredients, and and all but the last two steps can be done ahead of time making it a fast breakfast! You guys. I discovered Alias on Hulu. And I am devouring it. When I say I discovered Alias on Hulu, I mean that I sincerely considered…
02.09.2015
Salted Caramel Sugar Cookies
These Salted Caramel Sugar Cookies are AMAZING! Melt in your mouth delicious! I don’t think I’ve ever talked about it before, but Gavin is essentially me in the body of a seven year old boy. We’re like the same person. Which can be awesome at times. I mean, I can’t even tell you the times we’ve…