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Egg Taquitos

Green Chile Egg Taquitos make breakfast a tasty grab-and-go affair! The whole family will love these easy time savers.

We are on the home stretch for the end of school. The kids are on a countdown now. They are all pretty much checked out since there is less than a month of school to go. They just want summer and sleeping in to be here now. I can't believe that in three weeks that will be happening.

Since our oldest is graduating high school, I'm totally pretending that is not a reality because I'm not ready to have my baby be that old. Excuse me while I go have an ugly cry while I look at baby pictures.

Ok, I'm better now, but let's not talk about the end of school again. Let's talk about keeping the kids going strong the last few weeks.

Over the past few years, we have really tried to stress the importance of starting the day out right with breakfast. Not that we didn't feed our kids breakfast before, but they are finally getting it.

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No Bake Strawberry Mousse Cakes

Using store bought cakes and a few ingredients makes these No Bake Strawberry Mousse Cakes an easy dessert to put together for summer parties or dinners.

A strawberry mousse cake topped with hot fudge drizzles and a fresh strawberry on a red towel.

Some days you will find me in the kitchen baking up a crazy storm for hours. Other times I want a quick dessert that takes very little time because I have other things to do. This little cake is one of those desserts that doesn't take much time at all.

Got to love a dessert that looks like you bought it at the bakery, right? Let's keep it our little secret that these take less time to make than driving to your local sweet shop.

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Key Lime Bars

A thick cookie crust and bright green key lime filling make these sweet and tart Key Lime Bars a must make recipe this summer.

Why You Will Love These Bars

It has taken me some time to come around to liking citrus desserts. The past few years I have made and eaten more lemon and lime desserts and have come to an appreciation of their flavors. Of course, if I'm given the choice of only one dessert, anything chocolate is going to beat out the citrus.

Key lime has a special place in my heart though because my hubby and I went on our honey moon to Key West many years ago. It was there that I had my first slice of key lime pie. Chocolate dipped, of course.

Key lime pie is one of my hubby's favorite desserts. He also loves these mini strawberry pies. Oh, my word! I totally need to mash those two desserts together. What do you think? [Read more...]

Tropical Banana Bread

This Tropical Banana Bread is the best way to use up those ripe bananas on the counter. Adding cherries, pineapple, and coconut makes this sweet bread a favorite in our house.

This weekend we experienced a chill in our weather. It dropped into the 30's overnight and then was extremely windy, rainy, and chilly the whole weekend. When your body is used to it being in the 80's, that is a big change.

Our youngest son had two soccer games on Sunday, so that morning he and I loaded everything up and headed out to the field. Apparently, I can't ready the team app very well though because we got there and found out the game had been cancelled. At first I was slightly annoyed that I had misread everything wrong, but then I realized that meant I didn't have to sit for an hour and half in the 45 degree weather. Thank heavens!

By the time we had to go back for the second game, the chill was out of the wind and the sun was out, so it wasn't as bad to be outside.

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Apple Snickers Cheesecake Trifle

Layers of crunchy apples, creamy cheesecake, and candy bars make this Apple Snickers Cheesecake Trifle an impressive no bake dessert. Perfect dessert for summer picnics or dinners.

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Our local grocery store offers a free cart service for their shoppers. As a recipe developer I frequent the grocery stores a few times a week. One of these days, they are going to remember who I am. Most of the times when I am there I'm weating workout gear and a hat pulled down low. There are a few times when I head to the store that I am actually ready for the day and wearing normal clothes. Plus, I rotate stores each time I go too. Fingers crossed this keeps me from being remembered.

What will get me remembered is if I actually take advantage of the cart service. You see, I have a very bad habit of parking my car, grabbing my groceries, and forgetting where I parked. And that's all in the time frame of about 30 minutes. I usually refuse the free grocery carry out and tell them I got it.

Not because I don't want the help, but because I don't want them to laugh at me when I can't find my car. Trust me, I'm sure that could be a hot topic in the break room. Or maybe I'm just paranoid, but whatever the case I'm not going to chance it. I'll continue to wander around the parking lot loaded down with all my bags rather than be giggled at. [Read more...]

Salted Caramel Snickers Fudge

This easy Salted Caramel Snickers Fudge is loaded with lots of candy bars and is the perfect blend of sweet and salty.

The other day I was reading a magazine and saw an article on defying age. Since I just celebrated the 12th anniversary of my 29th birthday, my eye was drawn right to that info. Most of the tips were things that I knew already. Smile, exercise, stay out of the sun, sunscreen...and eat less sugar? What??? That last one is not the easiest thing in the world. My sweet tooth is larger than my thighs.

But if it can help me stay looking younger, I guess I can try to limit the sugar intake in my older age. But I'm not going to like it.

The one thing that can derail my healthy eating in a hurry though is salted caramel. I'm trying my hardest to stay away from anything in the dessert family right now, but there is something about that combo of sweet and salty that I just can't resist. Give me all the salted caramel brownie bites over wrinkles any day! [Read more...]

Pineapple Sriracha Chicken Salad

The homemade sweet and spicy salad dressing adds a fun kick to this easy Pineapple Sriracha Chicken Salad. This is such a healthy and refreshing salad for summer nights.

There are two times a year that I go on a big salad kick. Now don't get me wrong, we eat salad all year long because it's healthy and delicious. Everyone in our family enjoys a big giant salad for dinner. Especially one that looks like a giant beach ball before it gets tossed!

But for me, the beginning of the year and the beginning of spring are the two times I get the urge to eat even more salads than normal. Of course, at the beginning of the year it's mostly because I indulged a little too much in holiday treats. Salad is necessary to battle that cookie bulge.

I do really well for a month or two before slipping back into my old eating habits. Before I know it, spring has arrived and it's time to bring out the shorts and t-shirts. The only problem is that once again there are bulges to be battled. Bring on the protein shakes and salad dinners because mama wants to wear shorts this summer. Please tell me I'm not alone in these salad phases.

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Strawberry Chocolate Cinnamon Roll Bake

Strawberry Chocolate Cinnamon Roll Bake adds a sweet taste and delicious flair to breakfast. And don't forget about that chocolate.

This week, I challenged myself to bake something using items from the refrigerator and pantry. A few weeks ago, I grabbed some refrigerated cinnamon rolls for a quick, easy breakfast for the kids.

But then we got busy, and I forgot about them. I found them in the back of the fridge and thought they could be fun to work with.

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Easter Dirt Cupcakes

These easy Easter Dirt Cupcakes are a fun dessert to make for Easter parties and dinners this weekend. The hidden pudding center always gets smiles from kids and adults!

3 chocolate cupcakes topped with malt eggs, a candy carrot, and marshmallow bunnies.

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I just had to make one more fun treat for Easter this year. You don't mind, do you? A few weeks ago I bought some packages of marshmallow bunny Peeps, and they have been staring me down from the counter. Every time I walked past the kitchen, I thought about just putting them in the pantry for later.

But the danger in putting things in the pantry is that they would be forgotten about until the middle of June when no one wants to see marshmallow bunnies.

I had to leave them out until inspiration hit...or until someone opened them. By now our kids know better than to take candy without asking. Actually that is not true because the other day I found a bag of Reese's peanut butter eggs OPEN in the pantry. The littlest monster found my secret stash, and he has been quietly helping himself. I guess it is time to find a new hiding place.

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Salted Caramel Oreo Bark

Swirls of chocolate, white chocolate, caramel, and cookies will make this Salted Caramel Oreo Bark disappear in a hurry!

Last month, we took the kids on a mission trip to Puerto Rico for spring break. Of course, when you know a beach trip is coming up, it is easy to stay on track with healthy eating and exercise. Then you come home and eat all the sweets for a month because there is no more beach in your near future.

There is nothing like trying on shorts to quickly stop you in your dessert-eating tracks. Shorts that fit just fine last month are now feeling snug. Curse you, sweet tooth! Or should I say sweet teeth because I'm sure this problem isn't from just one tooth. LOL!

That was my dilemma earlier this week. Right away, I busted out the healthy eating and made this strawberry orange spinach salad. It's one of my favorite dinners when I want to get back on track quickly!

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