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12.16.2025
Simple Eggnog Latte
This Eggnog Latte recipe is like having Starbucks at home! Make your favorite Starbucks seasonal offering right in the comfort of your own home. You are going to want to make this all the time. Holiday coffee drinks are a favorite tradition, and they are incredibly easy to make at home. This eggnog latte comes…
12.15.2025
Must Make Magic Cookie Bars
Magic Cookie Bars are a classic treat that you must have in your recipe box. These seven layer bars are easy to make, and perfect for gifting. A few years ago, my middle kiddo told me she needed to do a school project on a family tradition around the holidays. It needed to be something…
12.14.2025
Easy Peppermint Bark
This Peppermint Bark is such an easy delicious treat. With just a few ingredients, it’s easy to whip up a batch in minutes. This bark recipe is the perfect neighbor gift or addition to holiday trays! We absolutely love making boxes of goodies for our neighbors around the holidays. It is one of our favorite…
12.13.2025
The Best Deviled Eggs Recipe
Deviled Eggs make a great appetizer to bring to a party, and this recipe is the best! My easy instructions plus a secret ingredient make the best deviled eggs. Whenever I’m invited to a party and I am supposed to bring an appetizer, I feel all the pressure. As a food blogger, I feel like…
12.12.2025
Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Peppermint Hot Chocolate is the perfect holiday twist on traditional hot chocolate. You will love this simple-to-make cozy recipe. Recently, we’ve started doing a hot chocolate bar as part of our Christmas tradition. It is so fun and everyone loves it. We use my crockpot hot chocolate for that because it’s so simple and perfect…
12.10.2025
The Most Delightful Pear Salad
This simple Pear Salad is absolutely delicious. Delicious pears sit on a bed of mixed greens with goat cheese, and it is all topped with homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing. I love bringing salads to holiday parties. Before you call me a grinch, hear me out. Typically, holiday parties are fully of decadent and rich appetizers,…
12.08.2025
The Perfect Peanut Butter Pie
This Peanut Butter Pie is going to be your family’s favorite tradition. Make this delicious pie for holidays and celebrations and watch everyone fall in love. While I don’t have the biggest sweet tooth in the world, the combination of peanut butter and chocolate makes my heart sing. It is possible that I pull a…
12.07.2025
The Easiest Coconut Macaroons
Coconut Macaroons are a perfect little treat. Made with only a handful of ingredients, this is a great recipe to bake with the kids! These are the perfect holiday cookies, but are great all year long. A big part of our holiday traditions is baking treats for friends and neighbors. We love putting together little…
12.06.2025
Mussels in White Wine Sauce
Mussels are so easy to make with this simple recipe. Delicious mussels nestled in a creamy white wine sauce is the epitome of gourmet at home. One of my very favorite appetizers to order when I go out is mussels in a white wine cream sauce. I love the delicious mussels and then dipping crusty…
12.03.2025
Easy Chocolate Pudding
Chocolate Pudding is an easy dessert that takes only 10 minutes to make. This homemade chocolate pudding is going to become a family favorite! In general, I prefer savory and salty food over sweet. You hand me a plate of onion rings, and I am a very happy girl. Give me all the savory appetizers.…
12.02.2025
15 No Bake Christmas Treats
Our family loves to make edible gifts around the holidays and the easiest way to do that is by making loads of no bake Christmas treats. This list is tried and true, ones that we fall back on year after year. It has everything you could want! You will find easy chocolate bark, simple fudge…
11.30.2025
Fudgy Brownie Recipe
This fudgy brownie recipe is everything you are looking for in a homemade brownie recipe. Each bite is bursting with rich chocolate fudgy flavor! This amazing and easy brownie recipe comes together with just a handful of ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen. It mixes up quickly and bakes up for the…












