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Blueberry Orange Muffins

Fresh blueberries and orange juice combine together to make a refreshing muffin to start the day with. These Blueberry Orange Muffins are perfect for grabbing as an on-the-go breakfast.

A glazed blueberry muffin with a glass of juice.

Well, today my windows are wide open letting in the chilly, fresh air.

This wasn't my first choice of things to do today. But when your youngest decides to microwave taco shells to a crisp, it becomes a necessity to air out the burnt smell first thing. Just imagine waking up to the smell of burnt food. That was our morning today. Turns out that just because your children are old enough to make their own breakfasts and lunches, that occasionally they still need some guidance.

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Salted Caramel Mocha Creamer

Enjoy this homemade Salted Caramel Mocha Creamer in your morning cup of coffee. Homemade coffee creamer is easy to make and and easy to customize with just a few ingredients.

Like it or not, technology has become a way of life. Unfortunately, it is easy to become too attached to your phone or screen device.

As a full time mom and blogger, I am guilty of spending plenty of time with my face buried in my phone checking emails or social media during the day. Some days I am just mindlessly scrolling through Facebook or Pinterest.

My husband likes to flip the phone out of my hands whenever he catches me zoning out. It is so easy to become disconnected from the ones around you when you have a digital device easily accessible.

Everyone in our house has a phone or digital device. If we aren't careful, those devices come on way too many times throughout the day. Limiting screen time has become necessary and needed so we can catch up with each other. [Read more...]

Peanut Butter Bars

Grab a glass of milk and a few of these Peanut Butter Bars. Chocolate chips, oatmeal, and a peanut butter glaze are sure to have you grabbing a few more bars to munch on.

My husband just shakes his head at me and all my baking.

He gave up all sweets and carbs for lent this year. Every time he came in the kitchen and saw another pan of treats, he would sigh and then tell me that I was the dessert devil tempting him. LOL! Doesn't that sound like the perfect blog name? I wonder how hard it would be to switch names? Naaaaah! I'm thinking after blogging for 6 years as the BruCrew, I should probably stick with it.

The funny thing is that my husband isn't even a big sweets eater. He usually will take a bite and then be good. Now put a bag of chips in front of him, and that's a different story. He is the salty lover in our family, and I am the sweets lover. It's why we go together so well. Sweet and salty is an awesome pair!!!

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Coconut Butterscotch Banana Bread

This Coconut Butterscotch Banana Bread is a fun way to change up your traditional banana bread. It is a delicious way to start any day.

This week I learned to never leave my keys in the van, even if you are coming right back out.

My daughter and I were out shopping earlier this week, and we got home just in time to head back out for a meeting. I had about 5 minutes to run inside and freshen up, so I thought I would just leave the keys in the middle console. Bad idea because apparently when I dropped the keys down and jumped out, I failed to hear the van lock itself.

And the keys in the van were the only set we have. The spare has taken up residence somewhere in the house, and no one knows where. [Read more...]

Blueberry Orange Poke Cake

A huge thank you to Lucky Leaf and Walmart for sponsoring this Blueberry Orange Cake. The delicate flavors of blueberry and orange work together to make this cake delicious.

Easter is this weekend and with all the fun and exciting plans we have going on, I wanted to create a delicious and easy cake that could be enjoyed without spending hours in the kitchen.

One of our favorite cakes is the poke cake. A poke cake is a simple cake mix cake that is "poked" while warm and then drizzled with sweetened condensed milk. It gives the cake that sweet and delicious texture. But then I took it to another level by adding Lucky Leaf Blueberry Pie Filling to the topping. [Read more...]

Caramel Milky Way Brownies

Sometimes you want a plain brownie, and sometimes you want an over the top crazy decadent brownie. These Caramel Milky Way Brownies definitely fall into the decadent and delicious category. But you can use the brownie base for those days when you just want the fudge brownie alone.

A few weeks ago I made a pan of brownies before going to bed. It's totally normal for me to be putting a pan of brownies or muffins into the oven at 10 pm at night. The night owl in me bakes best then.

The pan was still too hot to cover before I went to bed, so I just left it on the stove to cool overnight. I knew that my kids have the food routine down by now, so I didn't worry that anyone would dig into them without asking. Sure enough they didn't touch the pan. [Read more...]

Strawberry Shortcake Eclair Cake

Layers of strawberry pudding, graham crackers, and strawberry jam makes this Strawberry Shortcake Eclair Cake such a delicious no bake treat. It is the perfect dessert to satisfy that sweet tooth when you are short on time.

Layer of pudding, cookies, and berries make this no bake eclair cake a show stopper dessert!

I had a version of this dessert on a cruise years ago. I'm not quite sure of what it was made of, but it reminded me of eclair cake with a strawberry twist.

Our Walmart carries an instant Strawberry Creme Jello Pudding Mix that I knew would work perfectly for this cake. If you can't find that pudding, use instant vanilla pudding and a little bit of strawberry Jello powder.

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Chocolate Biscoff Swirl Cookies

These puffy two toned Chocolate Biscoff Swirl Cookies have two different cookie doughs rolled into one awesome cookie. Chocolate cookie dough goes to another level when Biscoff is added to it.

You guys need these cookies in your life. Like yesterday.

This cookie will become your new favorite cookie for sure. We went through 3 batches in less than 5 days. Now part of that was me tweaking the recipe to get it just right to share with all of you.

The taste was exactly what I was looking for, but I needed to adjust flour to make them puffier, change baking temps, and play with cooking time.

The third time was the charm because look at those cookies. Soft and puffy with just the right amount of chocolate. [Read more...]

Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Bunnies

These Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Bunnies will disappear in a hurry when you make them for Easter. Kids of all ages can't resist a fun holiday treat on a colored stick.

close up picture of a chocolate covered marshmallow bunny with a candy face.

I am seriously addicted to the jar of candy googly eyes in my pantry right now. They are the cutest thing to add to things like these Peanut Butter Easter Chicks or these Oreo Bunny Pops!

I know! It's the oddest thing to be in love with, but those eyes just crack me up!!! I can't stop thinking of cute ways to use them for each holiday because they are just too fun.

That $5 jar of candy eyes was one of the best purchases I have ever made. True story.

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