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03.10.2014
Samoas Poke Cake
This Samoas Poke Cake inspired by Samoas Girl Scout Cookies is my new favorite! Totally irresistible! It’s Sunday night {way past when I should be up and working} and I’m writing this post to go up first thing tomorrow morning. I’ve been working like crazy trying to get ahead of the game before the baby comes. I’m…
03.05.2014
Chicken Pot Pie Crescent Braid
This Chicken Pot Pie Crescent Braid is a super easy and delicious dinner all wrapped up in a gorgeous crescent braid! I love cooking from scratch, like in this Homemade Chicken Pot Pie. But, there are times – many many times – as a mom of young children, when taking short cuts is a life saver.…
02.28.2014
Thin Mint Truffle Bark
Thin Mint Truffle Bark | Your favorite Girl Scout Cookie in a delicious and irresistible treat! I think it might just be time to admit that I’m a horrible housewife.
02.27.2014
Pina Colada Smoothie
This Pina Colada Smoothie combines tasty tropical flavors into an easy and creamy breakfast! No need to wait for cocktail hour to enjoy this tropical treat. This Pina Colada Smoothie has all the tropical flavors of that classic cocktail, but one that you can have any time of day! Smooth and creamy, this delicious smoothie…
02.24.2014
Mint Creme Brownie Bombs
Mint Creme Brownie Bombs | Irresistible brownie truffles filled with mint creme! So . . . my weekend didn’t really go as planned.
02.19.2014
Mint Chocolate Fudge
Mint Chocolate Fudge is a delicious and easy treat to make. Good luck eating only one piece! This quick spin on my Easy Fudge Recipe is bound to become a family favorite. One of my favorite desserts to make is this super easy fudge. It’s almost impossible to screw up and there are so many…
02.18.2014
Apple Cheddar Quiche
Apple Cheddar Quiche | Sweet and savory combine perfectly in this delicious breakfast! So, it’s time for me to start complaing about winter.
02.14.2014
Motherly Love
Motherly Love | Loving your kids and how hard it is to watch them hurt. Click HERE to download the print. {Click download, then print.} It’s Valentine’s Day. So I thought I might write a post about love.
02.10.2014
{FREE} Valentine Printable: Hoppy Valentine’s Day!
{FREE} Valentine Printable | Have a Hoppy Valentine’s Day Printable! Mom WIN!! Remember last week when I blogged about these Mustache Valentines? Remember how Gavin didn’t . . . . really . . . like them? {Cough . . lame . . . cough.}
02.06.2014
Chocolate Raspberry Brownies
These Chocolate Raspberry Brownies are deliciously easy and such a perfect flavor combo! Beware. In this post I’m going to drone on about being pregnant, so if that isn’t your thing, but chocolate and raspberries are (and who can blame you?), just skip to the recipe. As of this Sunday I will be 28 weeks…
02.03.2014
Free Valentine Printable {Mustache Valentines}
Free Valentine Printable {Mustache Valentines} | A fun and free valentine printable! I have an unreasonable obsession with mustaches.
01.22.2014
Root Beer Float Poke Cake
This Root Beer Float Poke Cake is the delicious creamy taste of a root beer float in a poke cake! *Photos updated March 2015* So this poke cake took me two tries and it was totally worth the effort. At first I thought that I could just replace the water that the cake mix calls for…