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Caramel Pecan Brownie Pie Bites

Sometimes you want an over the top dessert, and sometimes you want an easy to make dessert. These Caramel Pecan Brownie Pie Bites look over the top, but because they start with packaged items they are very easy to put together.

There are times I like to bake crazy over the top desserts.

Ok, ok, that really is most days. I am a crazed baker, and I know it. That is the first step to recovery, right? But seriously if you knew the amount of crazy baking ideas that go on in my head, you would think I was coo coo! I'm pretty sure if you have been reading my blog for very long, you already know that though. [Read more...]

Fluffernutter Apple Nachos

Apples topped with marshmallow cream, peanut butter, and Reese's peanut butter cups is definitely my way of eating an apple a day. These Fluffernutter Apple Nachos always get huge smiles from my kids.

One sandwich that I remember always eating as a kid is the fluffernutter. It always surprises me how many people do not know what these sandwiches are.

Marshmallow cream and peanut butter on bread. That's it. Not the healthiest sandwich on the block, but definitely one of the tastiest. [Read more...]

Andes Mint Cookie Dough Truffle Bars

Andes Mint Cookie Dough Truffle Bars: No bake cookie dough truffles get even easier to make when you spread them into a pan and cover them in mint chocolate.

These easy chocolate no bake truffles are made with Andes Mints and aerfect for holiday cookie trays.

Want to know something crazy about me?

I am a big time talker. Oh, but not out loud and to anyone. That's right. I talk to myself. Really I think it is just because I have so many ideas going through my head at once that some of them have to come out somehow or I'll explode. That and for some reason actually saying things out loud helps me process my ideas even more. Tell that to my hubby! He just thinks I'm plain crazy. As long as I'm just talking about cookie dough and treats, I think I'm totally sane...right?

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Peanut Butter Cranberry Granola Bites

Peanut Butter Cranberry Granola Bites are a simple and healthy little snack that is so delicious. They are the perfect size to munch on during the day.

The weekend is when I tend to slack off on eating healthy. All week long we do really well with planning healthy meals, and I stay out of the goodies that I make.

But then the weekend hits and one bite after another seems to be worse than the last. Sweets, carbs, more sweets. You name it, and I am probably eating it. [Read more...]

10 Fun Things About Carnival Cruises

Last month we took our family on a Carnival cruise. February was the perfect month to go this year with all the snow and cold weather we experienced. My husband and I booked this cruise about 6 months ago, but we didn't tell our kids. It was a long six months, and we almost spilled the beans so many times. But the end surprise was so much fun to share with them. We actually waited until the morning that we were leaving to tell them. We woke them up early for a "family" meeting where we let them know they weren't going to school because of our trip. The look on their faces was priceless. We have never seen them get ready so quickly on a school morning 🙂

I wanted to find a fun way to share some of the pictures I took that week with you, so today I am putting them into our top 10 things we enjoyed the most about Carnival cruising.

1. Carnival Cruises are affordable. Vacations with 5 people tend to get pricey when you start figuring in lodging, food, travel expenses, clothing, and so many more things. We love that a cruise includes most of those expenses in one flat fee. You do still have your travel expenses getting there and buying whatever clothes you may need, but the cruise itself is very doable.

If you book one of the older ships, you can also have 5 people in one cabin. Yes, that is tight, but totally doable as well. Even with our kids getting older, we still had plenty of room. The only thing you need a cabin for on a cruise is sleeping and showering. Why spend more money on a bigger cabin that you are not going to be in? [Read more...]

Sesame Ginger Chicken

We just finished up signing our youngest up for soccer and baseball, and our daughter is looking at running track and also has a volleyball camp in a few weeks. That means meal time is about to become interesting in our house.

Track practice is right after school until dinner time. Soccer and baseball usually starts right after dinner. That means dinner needs to be fast and easy, so that everyone can enjoy a hot meal before heading to the next activity. With Spring quickly coming and practices going on the calendar, I am on the look out for new and easy dinner ideas for our family.

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Irish Cream Chocolate Coconut Cookies

These Irish Cream Chocolate Coconut Cookies have soft chocolate centers and delicious toasted coconut on the outside.

Chocolate cookies with toasted coconut on them.

Do you like to celebrate different food holidays? As a food blogger, I tend to really watch for "national holidays" so I can make more fun food. If you google it, you will find just about every day has something delicious they are celebrating.

This time of year everything is showing up in green, mint, or rainbow. It is fun to create different seasonal foods that still work the rest of the year. Just change out the colors, and these cookies will work for any holiday.

Today I am joining with a group of blog friends to bring you St. Patrick's Day treats made using different Pillsbury products. Make sure you keep reading all the way through to find the links to all these amazing recipes.

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Chocolate Lucky Charms Popcorn

Chocolate Lucky Charms Popcorn is fun to make and eat on movie nights. When combined with cereal, marshmallows, and candies, chocolate-covered popcorn becomes a charming treat.

If you love this cereal, then you have got to try these Lucky Charms cookies as well!

Chocolate popcorn mixed with Lucky Charms in a green square container.

We have a new person in our house. His name is "I didn't do it". Sometimes, he even says, "It wasn't me".

All three kids have come to rely on him when something has happened that no one wants to claim. The problem is that "I didn't do it" and "It wasn't me" have been used so much lately that now everyone loses out when he shows up.

Losing technology is a great way to motivate "I didn't do it" to leave.

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Chocolate Pudding Cookies

Chocolate Pudding Cookies will satisfy all those chocolate longings in a hurry. Rich chocolate cookies with a fun candy crunch are the perfect way to enjoy the weekend.

Chocolate Crunch Pudding Cookies - these rich chocolate cookies have plenty of crunch from the candy mixed in

It has been a while since I have made pudding cookies.

Last summer and the year before that, I couldn't make enough different flavors, and then I just stopped. Boy, am I glad I found my way back to them! They are so soft and delicious!

Really you can use any flavor of pudding, but this past weekend I was in a chocolate kind of a mood. I was remembering these Chocolate Reese's Pudding Cookies and decided to create another flavor based on those.

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Cake

Use the ripe bananas on your counter to make this Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Cake. Mini chocolate chips make this soft and fluffy cake so good.

And the Best Honey Peanut Butter Frosting makes it absolutely irresistible! Make it and watch it disappear!

Today is a fun day! I am joining with a group of blog friends to surprise Katie from Katie's Cucina with a fun virtual baby shower. I met Katie last year at the BlogHer Food conference, and she is such a sweetheart. We enjoyed chatting over crazy monster donuts from the food trucks while we were there.

Surprise Katie!!!! We wanted to let you know how much you are loved, and how excited we are for your little man to be here soon.

I wish we could all be there in person to give you hugs and delicious food. But since we are all over the country, we did the next best thing. We made lots of easy dinners, desserts, and crafts to share with you through pictures.

We know you will be busy with late night feedings, changing diapers, and just staring in awe at those little fingers and toes, so we wanted to share easy recipes that don't take much time to make. [Read more...]

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