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Fiesta Nacho Chicken Casserole

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This Fiesta Nacho Chicken Casserole recipe is cheesy, spicy, and so delicious. Your family will love the Mexican twist on this easy chicken and biscuit dinner.

Fiesta Nacho Chicken Bake - cheese, tomatoes, and biscuits make this chicken casserole a hearty comfort food meal. Easy dinner recipe to make on chilly nights!

 There is something about cold, chilly days that just call for comfort food.  Am I right? I grew up in the northeast and then lived for many years in the midwest, so I remember plenty of cold and snowy winters.

I have to admit that I do not miss that chilly winter weather at all. Living in the south has completely spoiled me.

Now that I am used to warm temperatures, the cold just does not agree with me.  Not that it ever agreed with me, but now it bothers me even more.

My idea of enjoying the cold is turning down the air conditioning and breaking out the sweatshirts, then making lots of soups and melty cheese casseroles to warm me up.

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Coconut Oreo Fudge Recipe

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This Coconut Oreo Fudge is such an easy fudge recipe to make. Creamy coconut goodness sitting on a chocolate cookie crust is the perfect spring dessert.  Oh, yeah!

3 pieces of white coconut fudge with an oreo cookie base on a white plate.

I tend to get on flavor kicks every so often.  This time of year, I start to crave all things coconut. 

I think it is because it is getting warmer outside and that makes me think about tropical things like palm trees, sun, sand, and coconut.

Coconut is one of those things that I love to add to just about everything. Our kids do not like it though, so I like to "hide" it in things like these Blueberry Coconut Scones or this Tropical Banana Bread.

Usually, I forget that little fact when the kids ask what I made for the day.  

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M&M Nutella Pudding Cookies

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These soft M&M Nutella Pudding Cookies will disappear as fast as you can make them. Lots of chocolate chips and candies add so much flavor and fun to these easy pudding cookies.

Trust me and add this amazing chocolate cookie recipe to your baking plans this week.

M&M Nutella Pudding Cookies - these soft pudding cookies are loaded with chocolate chips and colorful candies. Make this fun and easy recipe for your cookie jar this week. #cookies #nutella #puddingcookies #chocolate #candy #chocolatechipcookies

When our kids were younger, I used to make cookies all the time.  They would take them in their lunches and have them for after school snacks.

As we have adopted healthier eating habits over the years, so have they. Now they pack nuts, fruit, and string cheese in their lunch boxes.

So, I ended up getting rid of our cookie jar, and now I only bake cookies when the kids have friends over or for bake sales.  These amazing Nutella cookies were a result of a group of teenage boys at our house and my need to continue using up baking supplies from the pantry.

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Cherry Chip Cheesecake

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Make this Cherry Chip Cheesecake for dessert and watch everyone swoon.  The creamy almond cheesecake loaded with cherries and chocolate makes this a delicious holiday dessert.

A slice of cherry cheesecake on a white plate.

Slowly, but surely, I am making every cheesecake idea that I wrote down when I was planning and creating recipes for my cookbook, Cheesecake Love.  I only had room to add so many recipes to that book.

So, now I have lists and lists that I want to make and share with you guys.  But one can only test and eat so much cheesecake, so I have been trying to space these recipes out by only making one full sized cheesecake each month.

The ladies in my Bible study do not mind when I show up with my latest creations. In fact, this one got rave reviews when I shared it with them last month.

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Chocolate Cheesecake Parfaits

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Make these easy Chocolate Cheesecake Parfaits for your favorite people this week. The layers of Oreo cookies, fresh strawberries, and no bake cheesecake in these mini cheesecake parfaits will make everyone smile.

Clear jars of chocolate cheesecake parfaits topped with Cool Whip and a strawberry.
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Why Make Cheesecake Parfaits

There is just something so delicious about the chocolate and strawberry combo. This would be the perfect dessert for Valentine's day, am I right?

The layers of no bake chocolate cheesecake, strawberries, and Oreos look so pretty in clear dessert cups. They are so easy to make, but they look so fancy once decorated.

Having cheesecake in a jar also helps with portion control.  This way you can only eat a set amount, unless you grab two...

The best thing about these chocolate cheesecake cups is that there is no baking involved. It's the perfect treat when it's too hot to bake or turn on the oven. Prefer more strawberry flavor? Then check out these strawberry cheesecake parfaits.

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Neapolitan Fudge

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Layers of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry make this Neapolitan Fudge a knockout treat when it comes to dessert!  Such an easy no bake dessert for any party!

Love this flavor combo? Make a batch of this easy Neapolitan Popcorn to go along with the fudge. They would be so pretty for baby showers and little girls parties.

Squares of neapolitan fudge stacked on top of each other on a wood board

Neapolitan Fudge

This pretty layered fudge will always have a sweet spot in my heart.

Years ago I entered this Neapolitan Fudge into a Duncan Hines Spring Bake-Off contest!   Imagine my surprise and pure delight when I got the email notifying me that my recipe had been chosen as one of the 10 winners!

We were at the movies when I opened my email. I think I just about knocked my husband over when I ran over to tell him that Duncan Hines had invited me to a  fun event for the bake-off winners, their blog program, and some trip giveaway winners.  ...

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Chocolate Cherry Cookies

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These easy Chocolate Cherry Cookies are topped with a maraschino cherry and a chocolate glaze with sprinkles. Such a fun holiday cookie to share with friends and family.

A white plate with chocolate cookies with a hidden cherry center.

I know it is totally cliché, but Valentine's Day and Christmas makes me think about chocolate and cherries.  Now to be completely honest, I think about chocolate all the time.  It's that dang sweet tooth of mine.

These Valentine's kiss cookies and chocolate thumbprint cookies make the top of my list for the holiday. But today I wanted something with cherries.

There are always cake mixes and maraschino cherries on my pantry shelves, so I decided to make a chocolate version of these Chocolate Chip Cherry Cookies. If you love chocolate and cherries, trust me and make both of these easy cookie recipes. This oatmeal cherry chocolate cookie is a great choice as well!

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White Chocolate Reese's Rice Krispie Hearts

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These little White Chocolate Reese's Rice Krispie Hearts will make everyone smile when they see the cute treat.  They are such a fun no bake treat to make for Valentine's day parties.

Rice krispie treats in the form of a heart with a heart chocolate candy on them.

I puffy heart love Rice Krispie treats. In fact, I love them so much that I cannot stop eating them until they are gone. It's bad people. Bad for the jeans in my life that is.  

Me on the other hand...well, I am good with more krispie treats in my life. Although, I should probably stop making them when no one is home with me.

Now add a peanut butter cup heart to the top, and you will want to eat the entire batch in one day. You can also add these peanut butter hearts to these peanut butter cookie bars!

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Strawberry Kiss Cookies

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These Strawberry Kiss Cookies are soft and chewy and have the prettiest pink sparkle. Adding a Hershey kisses to the tops of the easy cake mix cookies is a fun way to make them look like blossom cookies.

Pink cookies topped with a chocolate kiss stacked on a board.
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Strawberry Kiss Cookies

It's no secret that we love cake mix cookies around here. These cookies and cream cookies and Rolo cookies are two of our most popular ones. 

For Christmas, we made these chocolate mint kiss cookies. We even have a chocolate kiss cookie for Valentine's Day. But I wanted to change them and make pink strawberry cookies with Hershey kisses. The candy on top of the pink cookies makes these look just like our chocolate blossom cookies.

These kiss cookies are seriously so easy to do. Using a cake mix with just a few ingredients makes a cookie dough that bakes up soft and puffy with a delicious chew.

Rolling the dough balls in pink sanding sugar gives the cookies a pretty shimmer. Plus, the sugar crunch is pretty awesome when you bite into each one.

Why This Recipe Works

  • Easy to make with just a few ingredients.
  • Soft and chewy cookies loaded with strawberry flavor.
  • The bright pink color makes them festive for Valentine's Day or baby showers.

Strawberry, chocolate, and pink sparkles...what are you waiting for? Get to work baking a batch of these easy strawberry cookies for dessert tonight.

Bonus: If you are looking for treats to show your love, check out these 45 Valentine's Day recipes and this Strawberry Cheesecake Stuffed Cookie!

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10 Best Game Day Recipes

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These 10 Best Game Day Recipes are perfect appetizers to share with your friends and family for the next big game day.

A collage of 10 different appetizers for game day.

This weekend millions of people will be gathering together to watch the big football game.  We usually get together with a group of our friends and play games while the Super Bowl plays in the background.  

The requirement to come is your favorite appetizer...or dessert if you are me.  I usually have to make a few things like these Reese's rice krispie treats and these football bars. The game day table just isn't complete without dessert.  Am I right???

These football party ideas will get you excited to plan a simple party where you can enjoy food, friends, and cheering on your favorite team.

Of course, appetizers and dips are the main feature on a day like this. Over the past few years, we have made and shared a few that we make over and over.  I thought it would be fun to pick 10 of our favorite and best game day recipes to highlight again.  

If you are still looking for one or two more options for your guests this weekend, I guarantee that any of these would be a hit with your group.   ...

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