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I had a blast browsing Rhondas Blog The Kitchen Witch. I kept searching for the perfect recipe. But I kept going back to the nutella no bake cookies. I loved that there was no heating of the oven, it was everything I already had in the pantry and Maddy could help make them as they [...]
It was just a year ago that Krystal welcome her little girl. Our girls are about a week apart. Krystal and her husband Eric are waiting the arrival of their little boy any day now. The wonderful Eva at Eva Bakes decided to throw Mrs. Krystal a wonderful baby shower for their sweet baby “cupcake” [...]
Sarah at A Taste of Home Cooking hosted another Bloggers choice recipe swap. This time I was paired with The Jey of Cooking. I have been having trouble picking sides to make lately. When I ran across these little potatoes I knew they had to be made. And they were awesome! © 2013, Carrie. [...]
This month I was assigned Danielle’s blog Hugs & CookiesXOXO. I had so much fun browsing her blog for things to make. I kept finding sweet treats to make but I wanted to go more savory. And then I found this. I had some pineapple in the fridge that was close to going bad and [...]
Happy Easter from our family to your!
I have looked for years for blood oranges in the store it’s not very often I see them. Maybe I look at the wrong time I’m not sure. But recently while at Target I saw them right in front of me. I quickly grabbed them, then was decision time. After searching I found this bar [...]
Lately I had this horrible craving for cheesecake, and while talking with two friends they too were wanting cheesecake and said I should make one… this was a win win for me. I could make a new recipe, I could share over half of it only leaving a few pieces for Adam and I… thus [...]
I’m lucky enough to be apart of the wonderful MOPs group here. We had a wonderful play date a few months back and this chili was served. It was just amazing, unlike any chili I had ever had before. More soup then a thicker chili but awesome. Julianna said it was a co-workers of her [...]
Another month half over, another secret recipe club exchange. When I received this months blog “Making Memories One Fun Thing After Another” I got instantly excited. I LOVE baking with my 3 year old. She loves being in the kitchen. She is in charge of operating the mixers speed. She also likes to count everything [...]
Have you heard of biscoff spread? If you haven’t you are missing out, but at the same time you might not want to know what it is. As once you start it’s hard to stop yourself. It’s similar to Peanut Butter but made from a biscoff cookies. It is delicious. I was lucky enough to [...]
Maddy recently started dance lessons, this is great for her. But the class is from 5:15-5:45… dinner time as we normally eat around 5:30 and if I push it til 6 I have some crabby children So I have been making great use of my crockpot on these nights. I try to find recipes that [...]
This month’s theme for What’s Baking is convenience item from scratch. I instantly knew I wanted to make pie crust. I always buy the packages of two. But I really really want to make my own and have it be easy. This recipe was easy and simple. No it’s not quite as quick as a [...]
Is it spring yet? I am SO ready for spring. I hate the cold… snow I’ll take it all I can stay inside where it’s pretty and enjoy and then go sledding and enjoy hot chocolate. But with the cold you can only sit so many days in the house before you start going [...]
It’s that time again, Secret Recipe Club. This month I was given the blog Diethood. There was so many delicious looking treats on there. But when I saw the Peanut Butter Banana dip I knew it would be perfect for our MOPs meeting. Each week different people bring in food and we do potluck style. [...]
Last week we came down with a nasty stomach virus so we had a few carry overs. Monday: Spaghetti and meatballs Tuesday: Cuban sandwiches Wednesday: Beef Roast Thursday: Lasagna at my Moms Friday: Dinner out with friends Saturday: Dinner out with friends
Adam is a big fan of chex mix. It’s his favorite treat. I am not for the tradition chex mix I like the sweet versions. This was a combo of 2 recipes I found and just went with what I liked/didn’t like. Excellent sweet/savory snack.
Afternoon is “my” time… well when the girls cooperate and sleep. I watch Rachael ray, Katie Couric and then Twin Cities live a local newscast. Normally Rachael Ray is just on in the backround because it’s too quiet without. But one day this recipe really caught my eye. I love bread pudding for dessert… but [...]
Monday: Spinach and Artichoke stuffed mushrooms over angel hair Tuesday: Angel chicken over rice Wednesday: Beer Cheese Soup Thursday: Tatertot casserole Friday: Bourbon pork chops Saturday: Sweet and sour chicken and fried rice Sunday: Beef roast, glazed carrots and garlic mashed potatoes
I bought a carton of egg nog to make the cheesecake I knew I had to find some other recipes to try with it. This one was raved and raved about. This was good, it was delicious spread with some jam on it.
Adam can cook, but often with his schedule he doesn’t and it doesn’t normally happen on the weekend for whatever reason. But this Sunday we had no plans and I was not in the mood to cook. So I simply said “There is 2 chicken breasts in the fridge, I don’t want pasta, or plain [...]
We have became huge fans of balsamic we just love the flavor. So when I saw this recipe which was balsamic but also done in a slow cooker I knew I needed to do it! This recipe was amazing! This was one of those nights Adam got stuck at work so I ate without him, [...]
Amy from Amy’s Kitchen Creations and her Husband Matt are expecting their first baby Girl any day now. I am lucky enough to live just 45 minutes from Amy and have met her in person several times. When I heard they were expecting their baby I knew I had to throw her a virtual blog [...]
My dear friend Amy is expecting her little baby girl any day now. As soon as she told me she was expecting I asked to throw her a shower. She agreed, I then asked her her theme and she said freezeable items or make ahead… aka baby friendly. Before I had Hanna I made 2-3 [...]
I was in charge of our Christmas Eve eve dessert. I wanted something different and fun. I had picked up eggnog because I loved baking with it last year. Then I thought eggnog cheesecake. After a quick search I found a ton of recipes. I ended up with this one because it used mostly what [...]
Our first daughter Maddy I made all her purees it worked for us, she loved them. I had grand plans to do that for Hanna has well, then I heard about BLW (Baby led weaning) it sounded interesting but I had already made the purees… except she had NO interested in said purees. She has [...]
This months theme was peppermint, I loved seeing all the different entries this month. Nothing says winter like peppermint to me so it was a good way to welcome in winter. Coleen at The Redhead Baker made a Chocolate Peppermint Cake Roll. Coleen made this for their Christmas dinner and it looks perfect. The chocolate [...]
I am the host of What’s Baking this month, and I choose the theme Peppermint. Since I don’t use this often I knew it would help me be creative. And my husband the peppermint lover could enjoy my creation. Well before I knew it time was getting away and I had to think fast, so [...]
I’m a huge fan of biscuits and gravy. It’s not very often you find it on a menu up here, but when I do I always order it. Last week I got a sudden craving and added it to our menu… but wasn’t sure what recipe I would use. I randomly found this one and [...]
I am not a huge not fan… but candied nuts I cannot stop myself from eating. Just pure deliciousness. These caught my attention because they are done in the crockpot. Not only did they make my house smell amazing but they were super easy. High for 15 minutes then low for 2-3 hours… then DONE. [...]
I’m a big fan of squash Adam not so much. But a friend shared this recipe and I realized I had never had/made stuffed squash. I knew the sausage and mushrooms would draw Adam in. And did it ever. We both LOVED this! This combo is excellent. This will be a family favorite for a [...]
Last Friday was like any other for me, I was out with my girls and My Grandma, running some errands and having lunch with my Mom. Upon arriving home I saw the horrible news. I instantly started crying and hugged Hanna a little tighter as she was taking a nap on me. I will admit [...]
It’s been awhile since I shared my menus… but I am hoping this will keep me more on track then I have been lately. It’s all about comfort and warm food here this week and we experienced our first blizzard of the year this past weekend. Monday: Beef Roast with glazed carrots and mashed [...]
I have made a few stuffed shells in my time. But these, they beat all the other ones by a million. I actually made manicotti but doubled the recipe and ended up with a ton of filling so I bought some shells which I stuffed and froze… but we only waited like a week [...]
Every year we try to make a new cookie recipe. This was a “tested” one this year. I’m not sure if it will make the cut as they aren’t Christmas cookie wowing, but they are good.
As I have mentioned I love me some Thanksgiving food, but I will pass on dessert more often then dessert. Pumpkin no thank you, pecan pie, eh give or take. So since I was in charge of dessert I brought something I knew I would like. I used a regular pie crust because it was [...]
I’m not a huge chicken fan. I will take any meat over chicken any day of the week. And I rarely if ever make whole chicken breasts. But this recipe jumped out at me… and cheese covers everything right? This was delicious even for my non eating chicken breast self. The flavors really go together. [...]
Months ago Adam did the grocery shopping, he came home with shrimp as written on the list. But it was precooked shrimp but uncooked shrimp. It has been in the freezer since just not sure what to do with it. While browsing for a new recipe to add to the menu I came across this [...]
Another crockpot recipe, this one again from pinterest. I can say I have made a ton of recipes I found from there and most are pretty good. This one was no exception. We really enjoyed this one. So simple of throw and go. I used 2 cans of mushrooms as we are big mushroom fans. [...]
I’ve never been big into scones. My Mom asked me to make them years ago and they were a bust. Too much liquid I believe. And then I just never tried them again. But then I made the cherry white chocolate scones this summer and was hooked. I’ve been looking for a good recipe to [...]
Everyone by now has heard about Sandy, the mass super storm that hit the East Coast last week. I will admit I paid little to no attention to the news before the storm. The newscasters here in MN are well known for being wrong about the weather reports. I figured it was the same. But [...]
My friend raved about this recipe while we met for lunch one day. Saying she almost called to cancel lunch to have this for leftovers. I quickly pinned it. And made it rather soon. But I was disappointed. It had great flavor and was simple to make. I made it for the main dish and [...]
This recipe comes from a blog… but not a cooking blog. But this recipe is AWESOME! I follow Katie by instagram and she posted an empty casserole dish raving about this recipe. Then she put the recipe on her blog and I knew I had to make it. And it did NOT disappoint!! Maddy ate [...]
If your like me you find yourself at Target weekly. And I always have to check out the seasonal section. Weather it’s a holiday, back to school, summer etc.It’s always something new. And I always end up grabbing something not on my list but yet it’s “cool” this was that time. I ended up with [...]
Another month, and another secret recipe club. I had trouble decided on a recipe but then saw this cheesecake recipe and instantly knew I had to make it. This cheesecake was AWESOME! I shared with many family and friends and everyone raved about it. My only complaint was the chocolate layer was very hard, you [...]
Another blog on the recipe swap, I had no idea what I wanted to make, then I ran across a recipe using biscoff spread. I had some cookie spread from TJ’s in the cabinet I have been wanting to use. And also 1/2 a bag of white chocolate chips. It was meant to be. This [...]
Bacon fried rice yes please, this was whole recipe had me hooked. And it did not disappoint, we have never made homemade fried rice. I know one of those simple things but we just don’t… I don’t have good luck with rice and more often then not use minute rice. For this dish we actually [...]
I’m not a big granola eater, just not something I think to buy. But I recently made an after wedding breakfast for 32 people and decided to make a yogurt bar and knew one of the things I needed to make was this granola. Which I have had saved since I received the blog [...]
If you’ve been a long time reader of my blog you know that chicken + bacon + ranch = one of my favorite combos EVER. So when I saw this casserole I knew I needed to add it to my list. I also liked that I could prep it ahead of time. I prepped this [...]
I’m part of 2 online communities. One is a cooking board and one is a Mommy board. This was from the Mommy board. Someone said they were having Chicken Bacon Tater Bake for supper and it got my attention. I asked for the recipe and then made it for the family. I liked the throw [...]
