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Peanut Butter Apple Cookie Pizza

This Peanut Butter Apple Cookie Pizza is a delicious fall dessert that is loaded with all the toppings. The cookie crust with a creamy topping, crunchy apples, and peanut butter cups will have everyone asking for another slice.

Peanut Butter Apple Pizza - this easy cookie pizza is loaded with a creamy peanut butter topping, apples, and peanut butter cups. Try this easy recipe for fall parties! #peanutbutter #apple #cookiepizza #fall #cookie #peanutbuttercups

Now that we are officially into the fall season, I want cool weather all the time. Bright colored leaves, chilly mornings, sweatshirts, jeans, bonfires, apple orchards...I want it all.

But life in Florida does not accommodate those wants, so I have my air conditioner cranked down low and a sweatshirt on pretending that it is fall here while I sip on a White Chocolate Pumpkin Latte. Yes, I know I'm all kinds of strange. It's ok.

Then I made the mistake of doing some housework. Every six months or so, I have to deep clean the kids bathroom because teenagers just do not clean as thoroughly as adults. Bye, bye being chilly. But at least the bathroom looks better.

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Sugar Free Pumpkin Spice Latte

Enjoy a mug of this homemade Sugar Free Pumpkin Spice Latte in a matter of minutes in your own kitchen. This easy coffee drink will save money and time and satisfy your sweet tooth.

If you love pumpkin as much as I do, enjoy your pumpkin latte with a few of these chocolate chip pumpkin donuts or a slice of this pumpkin spice latte bread.

*Best Food Facts and the United Soybean Board sponsored this post and my trip to Maryland.

A clear mug filled with a sugar free pumpkin spice latte topped with whipped cream and pumpkin spice.

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Now that pumpkin spice season is here, I have enjoyed a few too many drinks at our local coffee shop. I'm all for supporting businesses, but I need to conserve my time and money when buying a cup of Joe every few days. Is anyone else with me?

Enter in my homemade pumpkin spice latte. With just a few ingredients, you can be sipping your own healthy latte in minutes. The best part is that you can stay in your pajamas or workout clothes, and no one will ever know.

Since fall weather will not be coming soon here in Florida, I have been keeping my house at a chilly temperature in the morning to sip my pumpkin latte. As long as it is cool in the house and I look at the pumpkin decorations, I can trick myself into believing fall has arrived.

But then I go outside and realize the heat and humidity are still very much here. Until then, the thermostat is set low, the slippers and flannel pajamas are on, and the pumpkin spice lattes are still happening.

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Apple Praline Cake

The best Apple Praline Cake is loaded with fresh apples and topped with a sweet praline frosting and pecans. It is an amazing apple cake recipe to enjoy this fall.

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I am sitting here waiting impatiently for fall weather to come to Florida. I realize that I will probably be waiting for some time because it is still 90 degrees here!

Seriously, bring on the cooler days so I can wear sweatshirts and leggings and can sit outside without bugs dive bombing my body every second! Fall is definitely my favorite season of all.

I've decided that all the sweets I "test" in my kitchen must make my blood sweeter than my husband's. We were standing outside yesterday, and I had four bites in a matter of seconds.

He kept trying to say there were no bugs out there, but I had the welts to prove it. I guess that just proves I'm the sweetest, right? [Read more...]

Mexican Chicken Tater Tot Casserole

This Easy Mexican Chicken Tater Tot Casserole is loaded with chicken, tomatoes, cheese, and tater tots. It is a cheesy comfort food meal that will have your family licking their plates clean.

I'm pretty sure our kids would live on tacos if we let them. Seriously. They ask for tacos every time we ask them what they want for dinner. Oh, and pizza. That's always on their list too.

They also always ask for chips, Easy Homemade Salsa and Guacamole when we have tacos. I guess I shouldn't complain because it sure makes it easy to plan dinner for them.

As much as I love tacos, I can get bored eating the same thing all the time. I do try to change it up and make chicken or fish tacos from time to time. Although, this gets dirty looks from our youngest. He thinks tacos should only be ground beef.

Last week I decided to change up taco night by giving one of our favorite family dinners a spicy twist.

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Peach Blackberry Coffee Cake

Layers of fresh fruit, buttery streusel, and a sweet glaze make this Peach Blackberry Coffee Cake a delicious choice for breakfast or brunch. Make sure to enjoy a big slice of this delicious homemade coffee cake with a hot cup of coffee.

I know that once pumpkin spice drinks hit the coffee shops, fall is technically in everyone's mind. And by technically, that just means that it is okay to share and eat pumpkin and apple recipes.

Usually, by this time of year, I have started baking things like this homemade pumpkin cake. But not this year!!! I'm still enjoying the warm weather, so I am still into berry coffee cakes with peaches!

Bonus: If you love peach desserts, then you won't want to miss out on this peach bundt cake or peach crisp!

Sunshine, beach days, cookouts, fresh produce, and berry picking are all things I do not want to come to an end.

Well, I say berry picking very loosely. When our kids were little, I would take them to all the different fruit farms each month, and we would pick whatever fruit was in season.

Nowadays, berry picking means picking up a box of fresh fruit from the grocery store and turning it all around because no one wants to find rotten berries hiding inside. LOL!

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Fudgy Dark Chocolate Zucchini Brownies

These Fudgy Dark Chocolate Zucchini Brownies are so rich, delicious, and full of chocolate goodness. You will never know there is a green veggie hiding inside this homemade brownie recipe.

I really do love all things zucchini. We eat it all the time in different dinners. Everyone in our family loved these Bacon Cheeseburger Stuffed Zucchini, even our youngest who is quite picky.

Although, I think he mostly ate the filling...so, we might need to make more until I can convince him that he really does love zucchini.

Even though, we use zucchini 90% of the time in healthy dinner recipe, my absolute favorite way to enjoy zucchini is covered in chocolate. [Read more...]

Banoffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Banoffee Chocolate Chip Cookies are a delicious way to use up extra bananas this week. Toffee bits, bananas, and chocolate chips - all the flavors of a banoffee pie baked into a sweet cookie recipe.

These banana toffee chocolate chip cookies are to blame for my lack of self control with sweets last week. I honestly couldn't stop eating them. Thanks a lot yummy chocolate chip cookies, now my jeans hate me.

Hhhhmmm, I should probably just blame myself and my apparent lack of self control when it comes to sweets. Naaaa...I will let the cookies take the fall. It's easier that way.

I had to freeze the rest of these banana chocolate chip cookies, just so I would stop eating them. For some odd reason, I won't pull frozen cookies out of the freezer and munch on them. So into the freezer they went until our son had friends over to swim.

Now if only I could get myself to freeze them or give them away as soon as I was done baking. That might be something I should work on this week...

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Fun Facts about Soybeans

What are soybeans and should you be eating them? Soy comes from soybeans and can be eaten in a variety of ways. It is a great source of protein and studies have shown that is has many heath benefits.

Best Food Facts Soybean Tour

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel to Ocean City, Maryland with Best Food Facts to learn about more about soybeans.

Best Food Facts is a non-profit organization that works to educate consumers on different foods in an unbiased way. They are committed to providing accurate information while addressing important issues related to food and agriculture. Their goal is to provide balanced data, so that you can make informed choices for your family when making and eating food.

Since soy foods are growing in popularity, I couldn't wait to learn more about soybeans and how I can incorporate them into the foods I'm eating.

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Frosted Zucchini Brownies

These soft fluffy Frosted Zucchini Brownies are a sweet way to use up the extra green veggies from your garden. The cake-like texture of these homemade chocolate brownies is so delicious.

No one will ever know they are getting a dose of veggies under all that chocolate. Wink, wink.

Zucchini Brownies

I had a few extra zucchinis on our counter after making dinner. So, I decided to make a chocolate zucchini dessert. Let’s face it. If our kids see the green, they'll run the other way.

I planned to give this Chocolate Zucchini Cake a fun makeover. So, I started adjusting the flour and baking soda ratios. I even tried adding an egg and some sour cream to the batter, but it kept ending up either too fluffy or too gummy. [Read more...]

Easy Dole Whip Popsicles Recipe

Keep a batch of these Easy Dole Whip Popsicles in your freezer for a quick treat on a hot day. This refreshing and delicious treat was inspired by the Dole Whip soft serve at Disney World.

Easy Dole Whip Popsicles - these sweet and refreshing popsicles are a delicious copycat of the popular Disney dessert. Make a batch and enjoy them on hot days! #copycat #disney #dolewhip #popsicles #summerdessert #summerfun #summervibes #pineapple

Day two of school has come and gone. We got this getting up early thing. Well, the kids do anyway. I set my alarm for a little bit later, and then I get up to make sure they are ready to go and to say goodbye as they walk out the door.

Then I get myself ready to workout, drink a S'mores Latte, and start the day. Florida is still crazy hot, so I have to really keep myself motivated to do a workout in our garage.

Lots of water and a big fan are just two things that are totally necessary in our garage gym. Knowing that the freezer is full of pineapple popsicles is another good motivator.

Of course, these are not sugar free popsicles, so I guess that kind of defeats the purpose. LOL! But they are small and only have about 129 calories in each one, so it's not a huge diet killer if you have one.

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