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No Bake Chocolate Granola Bar Bites

These easy No Bake Chocolate Granola Bar Bites can be made in minutes. They are the perfect chocolate snack for after school or on the go in the morning.

With three growing kids in our house, we go through a lot of snacks throughout the week. They are always "starving" when they get home from school. If I have to do a grocery store run after school, they are not too happy with me, unless we pick up some snacks there to eat on the way home.

Granola bars are an easy to grab snack from the store. We have gone through so many boxes over the years for breakfast and snacks.

Over the years I have gone back and forth on making versus buying bars. Homemade granola bars are seriously so easy to make and have on hand. These No Bake Nutella S'mores Granola Bars never last very long at all when we make a pan. [Read more...]

Sausage Supreme Pasta Skillet

This easy Sausage Supreme Pasta Skillet is loaded with meat, cheese, and tomatoes. It is a great dinner that can be ready in under 30 minutes.

This easy pasta skillet dinner is loaded with cheese, tomatoes, and sausage and is ready in 30 minutes. Perfect comfort food for busy nights!

Yup, that is a plate of cheesy pasta staring back at you there. I have been on a mission to create a few more savory dishes around here, and so far I feel pretty good about getting one here and there to share with you.

The kids devoured this skillet dinner in a hurry. They really are my best taste testers because they will honestly tell me if they like, love, or hate a dish. Although I have gotten pretty good at making sure to put in the ingredients that they love.

Pizza is one food that we eat a lot of around here. Friday night pizza night happens on a very regular basis. This chicken supreme pasta bake has been so popular that I knew I wanted to create another easy skillet dish. This time I used a sausage supreme pizza as my inspiration. Although I did leave out the mushrooms because the taste testers here would have totally revolted if I had tried to hide them under the cheese.

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Hot Cocoa Trail Mix

This easy Hot Cocoa Trail Mix is full of chocolate covered peanuts and marshmallows. This fun hot cocoa twist makes this trail mix a great snack to munch on for movie night.

Chocolate covered marshmallows and nuts give a fun hot cocoa twist to trail mix.

Some of the movies that I remember watching over and over again as a kid are the original Star Wars trilogy. I can't even tell you how many times my brother and sisters and I would sit and watch them.

And yes, I totally pretended that I was Leia and in love with Han Solo...I'm pretty sure every girl did, right?

Fast forward many years, and now there are more movies to fill in the gaps of the story telling us how Luke and Darth Vader were connected. I have to admit these new ones just aren't the same as the old movies. Sure the actual way they make movies is better, but there is something nostalgic about those old originals. Of course, if you aren't a Star Wars fan you probably don't notice or don't care.

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Life is Full of Choices

Life is all about choices.

We all are given different opportunities each and every day. Some times those things have very clear answers in what we should do. Then there are times neither way you go is wrong. These are the times I need to watch myself closely.

Over the past 7 years I have been blogging, I have seen my desire and passion change. The first few years were random posts since it was just a hobby.

Then 3 years ago my husband went into full time ministry, and God used this hobby of mine to become a full-time job. It has been fun and exciting to see where and what God has done with my blog.

I love sharing random bits and pieces from our life along with the recipes we eat. As I continued in this job, I started working with brands and slowly all my thoughts and time began to become consumed with this job. This was a job that I finally loved and was good at. I threw myself in to it with all I had hoping to make this blog a happening business. The competitive side of me loves a good challenge. [Read more...]

Mississippi Mudslide Cake

This Mississippi Mudslide Cake is a delicious dessert to share with friends and family. Layers of homemade chocolate cake, whipped cream, cookie chunks, and more chocolate is a dream come true for chocolate lovers.

I have some crazy talented friends. My friend Jocelyn, from the Grandbaby Cakes blog, wrote an entire book on cake. Big cakes, little cakes, sheet cakes, layer cakes...you name it, it's in the book. And they are good! As I flipped through the pages, I kept marking ones I couldn't wait to try.

Jocelyn is one of those people that you get around, and you just can't help getting excited. She has a passion and excitement for life that is so contagious. I first met Jocelyn at a blog event in the Pillsbury kitchen.

From the first minute you meet her, she is your best friend. She has this way of making you feel so comfortable and loved. Since then I have met up with her a few more times at other blog events, and I always look forward to giving her a hug and chatting. [Read more...]

Butterfinger Cookies and Cream Popcorn

Want a fun snack mix to munch on this weekend for movie night? Make a batch of this Butterfinger Cookies and Cream Popcorn and watch it disappear in a hurry.

White chocolate covered popcorn coated in Oreo cookies and Butterfinger candy makes a fun and delicious snack mix.

Any time I'm at home doing laundry or cleaning the house, you can bet that my mind is wandering and thinking about dessert combos. Yes, I'm the weirdo that can't stop thinking about sugar. No wonder my jeans still fit snugly...

If we go out to eat or go shopping, different things I see will make me think of a dessert idea. These ideas get written down in a notebook or on my phone notepad. Trust me...these lists are quite long.

You would think with all these sugar ideas flowing through my head at all times, that I would be able to whip up dessert for a dinner party in no time at all, right?

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Butterscotch Apple Cake Donuts

Adding shredded apples and butterscotch chips is a fun way to create a delicious donut. These Butterscotch Apple Cake Donuts are a great choice to make as a breakfast or after school snack for your children. They will get gobbled up in a hurry.

We are finally into a really good routine in the morning for school and work outs. It only took 5 weeks to get it down. I think that means the habit is set, right?

The funny thing about our family is that we are not morning people. Usually there is someone in every family who just naturally wakes up early and is ready to go. That is not the case here. If we do not have alarms set, there will be no waking up until much later.

That means that when the start of school comes, it takes a while for everyone to adjust to a new routine. As long as everyone does their own thing in the morning, we get along just fine. [Read more...]

Oreo Stuffed Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

These Oreo Stuffed Rice Krispie Treats will have everyone grabbing for the last treat in the pan. The layer of cookies, sprinkles, and white chocolate are a delicious combo.

Oreos and sprinkles get stuffed into these fun rice krispie treats.

This summer our oldest turned 16 and decided he wanted to get his permit. Let me tell you, 16 years of waiting does not prepare you for that moment when your baby gets behind the wheel.

He has done really well with driving. I always wondered how I would be with our kids and driving. So far, so good. I haven't freaked out...too much anyway.

Last week we decided to drive a few hours away to IKEA. My hubby decided the 2 ½ hour drive on the freeway would be a good experience for our son. Let's just say it was a stressful ride for at least 3 of us in the car.

The younger two were oblivious to the fact that their brother was driving with semi's and crazy drivers. He did a good job, but we were so glad to finally get there alive.

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Blueberry Banana Baked Oatmeal

Looking for a delicious hot breakfast to get you going in the morning? This Blueberry Banana Baked Oatmeal is full of fruit and has a sugar crumble topping. Enjoy it hot or cold.

This baked oatmeal has a delicious banana bread flavor with juicy blueberry pops throughout!

Oatmeal is one of those things that most people are pretty picky with. You either like it or you do not. Lucky for me, my family does like oatmeal sometimes. They will eat it for breakfast from the little packets or baked into things like these caramel apple granola bars.

Breakfast is a pretty important meal, and obviously my favorite kind of meal, since I'm one of the breakfast fanatics around here. Figuring out the best way to eat oatmeal seems like it's something that should come natural to me. But it actually took me a while to figure out how I love it.

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Roasted Veggies

Adding a drizzle of olive oil and your choice of seasoning will make these Roasted Veggies a welcome side dish for dinner, when you are watching what you are eating.

Over the past 2 years my hubby and I have been going to the gym pretty consistently. Most weeks we try to go Monday through Friday at 6 am, but obviously there are a few times when we choose sleeping in over working out. Can I just say that those days we actually feel worse? There is something about getting up early and just powering through a workout to get you going for the day.

I wish I could say that I have lost a ton of weight in those 2 years, but I have maintained my weight and my clothes do fit better. I'm also not as puffy and bloated looking. That's the thing about crossfit/weight training...you build a crazy amount of muscle while toning.

When we first started I couldn't add any extra weights to the bar when we did weighted squats. It was enough to get the 45 pound bar back up from a squat position. Now I'm throwing 35 pounds on each side and doing squats. It's amazing what you can achieve if you set your mind to it...or what you can do when others are there to push you. [Read more...]

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