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12.04.2014
25 Easy Fudge Recipes
These Easy Fudge Recipes come in all flavors, but they are all ridiculously simple! You will love these full proof fudge recipes. Easy fudge recipes are my favorite kind of fudge to make. Honestly, is there anything better than an easy fudge recipe? No candy thermometer needed! Some sweetened condensed milk, some chocolate, a couple…
12.03.2014
Cinnamon Roll Hot Cocoa
What’s better than a cinnamon roll and some hot cocoa? Them together. Obviously. This Cinnamon Roll Hot Cocoa is like the gorgeous love child of two celebrities. It is my very real belief that my children are trying to either kill each other, my sanity, or both. Siblings have such an interesting relationship, don’t you…
11.26.2014
Eggnog Dip
This Eggnog Dip, delicious and simple, comes together easily and is perfect for holiday parties! I read this great post from Aimee over at Shugary Sweets the other day, and it occurred to me that maybe you and I should talk. I have lots and lots of blogger friends, not to mention all the bloggers…
11.24.2014
Hot Cocoa Fudge
This Hot Cocoa Fudge is delicious, easy, and FIVE ingredients! This fudge actually tastes like hot chocolate! It would be the perfect recipe to gift around the holidays. If you were making a delicious care package for someone you could include it with some perfect cut sugar cookies decorated for Christmas, these amazing chocolate covered cherry…
11.23.2014
Birthday Cake White Chocolate Bark
This Birthday Cake White Chocolate Bark is fun to make totally scrumptious! With just FOUR ingredients, you have an easy treat for the whole family. Birthday Cake White Chocolate Bark is another (and possibly my favorite) in my ever expanding bark family. Bark is one of those fun desserts that is super easy to make…
11.21.2014
Chocolate Amaretto Fudge
Chocolate Amaretto Fudge! You are only four ingredients away from this amazing fudge! So yesterday was Quinn’s surgery. I think that I underestimated how stressed I was about it until the night before . . . and then the drive there when I felt so full of stress that I was going to burst. But…
11.13.2014
Sweet Potato Chess Pie
This Sweet Potato Chess Pie is insane. Absolutely delicious, rich, and perfect for your holiday table. Have you ever noticed that people in general have really strong feelings about the celebration of Thanksgiving and Christmas (for those who celebrate those holidays, that is). Before Halloween, I asked on my FB page when people would be…
11.06.2014
Crock Pot Beef Curry
Crock Pot Beef Curry is an easy weeknight meal. Packed with bold flavors, it tastes just like takeout, but without the crazy price tag! If you’re ever in the mood for delicious take-out but just don’t have the budget, make this Crock Pot Beef Curry! As the name so conveniently implies, you cook this beef…
11.04.2014
No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Cups
These No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Cups are fool proof and make such a cute and fun holiday dessert! Have you guys been doing your Thirty Days of Thankful? We started it with our kids, and we sort of made the mistake . . . well two mistakes. For one, we totally forgot to do day…
10.29.2014
Thirty Days of Thankful Printable
This {FREE} Thirty Days of Thankful printable is perfect for leading your family into the holiday season and bringing up conversations about gratitude. So I think in an ideal world, I would be talking to my kids about gratitude on a daily basis. And . . . in a sense, I do. When they ask…
10.28.2014
Hostess Cupcake Baby Costume
This Hostess Cupcake Baby Costume can be made in under 30 minutes with just a few supplies and it will make your baby look good enough to eat! Are you guys ready for one last Halloween post that is filled to the brim with baby cuteness?? Okay, this costume is based off of a picture…
10.24.2014
Easy Cupcake Baby Costume
This Easy Cupcake Baby Costume can be made in under an hour, and without an extra long supply list! Your baby will be so cute, you’ll want to eat them!! Did you see my very Wine & Glue Instagram post the other day? My friend Melissa guessed sprinkles, and she was right! I turned little…