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12.19.2025
Homemade Cocktail Sauce Recipe
This Shrimp Cocktail Sauce recipe is just about the easiest appetizer you can make and it is always a huge hit! After years and years of having babies and little kids, Nathan and I are pretty used to doing New Year’s Eve at home. We make appetizers, play games, and tell the kids it is…
12.18.2025
Delicious Smashed Brussel Sprouts
Smashed Brussel Sprouts are such a delicious and easy side dish. You will love this flavorful take on Brussels! I realized upon making this delicious side dish recipe that I might have a problem. I’m pretty sure this is like the fifth Brussels sprouts recipe that I have posted within like a two-month time period.…
12.17.2025
Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
This easy Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole recipe is full of amazing flavors, but so easy to throw together. It’s such a perfect breakfast comfort food that you will want to make for your family again and again. Something that always sparks joy for me is sharing delicious recipes with all of you. This sausage hashbrown breakfast…
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…












