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Peanut Butter Fluffernutter Cookies

Soft toasted marshmallows and candy bars make this batch of Peanut Butter Fluffernutter Cookies the perfect after school snack or cookie jar treat.

Well, it's Monday, and we are back to another week of work and school. Our kids are so funny. If you ask them what day tomorrow is they are going to say Friday no matter what day it really is.

They live for the weekends and sleeping in. Not that I blame them. I'm a big fan of lazy mornings where the alarm doesn't rule the day too.

But I also love the fresh start of a new week. It's like a brand new slate every single week just waiting to be filled with exciting things. Of course, I absolutely love my job.

I mean I get to stay home, work in comfy clothes, and make and share awesome things like Banana Caramel Cupcakes each week. Who wouldn't love that kind of job? You can see why I kind of enjoy Monday's, right?

One day maybe the kids will share my enthusiasm for the start of the week. Until then, I will have to bribe them with some goodies to get through the day. [Read more...]

Pepperoni Parmesan Chicken Rolls

Pepperoni Parmesan Chicken Rolls: gooey cheese, pepperoni, and chicken tenders wrapped inside a crescent roll makes an awesome little snack or quick dinner.

Two crescent rolls sandwiches on a white plate filled with gooey cheese, pepperoni, and chicken tenders.

"What's for dinner?" and "I'm hungry." are the most over used phrases in our house. You would think we starve our children because they are ravenous when they get home from school each day.

Of course, I would be hungry too if I had lunch at 10:30 am, and then didn't eat again until after 2:30 pm. We try to get the kids to take cappuccino chip granola bars and fruit in their bags because they are allowed to eat in most of their classes.

But they never do. So part of me isn't too worried about them. I figure if they are hungry enough they would probably start taking extra food with them.

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Sweet and Spicy Chicken Salad Crescent Bites

Chicken salad and melted cheese inside a little Pillsbury Crescent Roll cup makes a delicious little appetizer or snack. These Sweet and Spicy Chicken Salad Crescent Bites will disappear in a hurry when you bring them to game day parties.

*I am partnering with Pillsbury™ this month to bring you this recipe. As always, all opinions are 100% my own.

2 crescent appetizers stacked on top of each other on a white plate.

This month I have the awesome opportunity to share a recipe that I created for the Pillsbury Made At Home campaign using crescent rolls. These refrigerated rolls were a staple in our house as I was growing up, and now I keep them in our fridge for easy dinners like this chicken BLT ranch pizza.

I jumped at the opportunity to create a fun little appetizer that we could eat while playing games. Little snack cups are no stranger in our house. These little tropical meatball crescent cups and these blackberry brie bites are a few of my favorites.

Of course, just making the crescents as directed on the package and filling them with cherry walnut chicken salad or loading them with cherries and brie is also an easy dinner for busy nights.

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Loaded Cauliflower Soup

A bowl of this Loaded Cauliflower Soup is the perfect meal to warm you up on a cold winter night. A healthy dinner that looks and tastes like comfort food is a major dinner win.

I have decided that cauliflower is the most magical vegetable I know. You can eat it raw with a creamy ranch dip, or you can drizzle it with olive oil and seasonings and make roasted veggies.

You can throw it into a food processor and make this easy cauliflower rice that looks and works in most recipes just like white rice. Mind blown right there! Substitute it for potatoes in this Zuppa Toscana soup and you have a deliciously low carb version of Olive Garden.

And this week we boiled a head of cauliflower and then pureed it to make this creamy "potato" soup. Our kids had absolutely no idea that they were eating cauliflower for dinner. They were absolutely shocked when we shared our little cooking secret. [Read more...]

Peanut Butter Cup Lava Cakes

The gooey center in these Peanut Butter Cup Lava Cakes will have you reaching for another plate of dessert. Add a scoop of ice cream and chocolate drizzles for a decadent ending to any meal.

Most days I do pretty good at eating healthy. I have reached the age where I just can't eat all the things that I want to when I want to. Oh, to have the metabolism of a teenager again. Our kids can pretty much devour anything they want and never gain an ounce. I remember those days.

Although, the healthy habits that we have been setting for our kids is starting to sink into them. Yesterday our kids had off school, so we headed over to Universal for a day of fun and rides. The kids had sugar cookies for breakfast, Chick-fil-A for lunch, and a cup of butter beer in the park.

As we headed to dinner later that night, our daughter asked for salad. She knew that her body needed some healthy veggies to balance out her food choices from earlier. Yay for healthy habits forming young. I wish I had known those things when I was younger. It would have made my later years a little easier in the weight department. [Read more...]

Banana Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies

Eat cookies for breakfast? Why, yes, yes you can. These Banana Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies are loaded with chocolate and only contain 88 calories each.

I realize we are only a few days into the New Year, and I am already trying to shove cookies down your throat. Before you start throwing things at me, let me explain my reasoning.

Some people ban sweets as part of their resolution each January. What did the poor cookie do to deserve that kind of treatment?

To make cookies acceptable this month, I made a batch of oat cookies for my family to snack on.

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Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream

Swirls of peanut butter and chocolate chips make this Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream a healthy treat to indulge in when you are craving something sweet. Freeze the extra ripe bananas on your counter, so you can have a bowl anytime.

If you have been reading our blog for any length of time, then you know that I am very particular about bananas. If I am going to eat them, they have to be almost unripe. I prefer them slightly green.

My husband can't believe that I like to crunch on bananas as I pull the peel off and bite into them. I think it still grosses him out after 19 years of marriage.

As soon as the bananas ripen, I won't touch them with a ten-foot pole. They are fair game for anyone to eat at any time.

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Loaded Pizza Cheese Ball

A plate of pretzels and this Loaded Pizza Cheese Ball is the perfect snack to munch on during game days. It is so easy to customize this easy appetizer with your favorite pizza toppings!

*I am partnering with Red Gold® as a brand ambassador this year creating recipes using canned tomatoes. As always, all opinions are 100% my own.

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It has been absolutely frigid here the past few days. Ok, so maybe frigid isn't the word I should be using when I live in sunny Florida. We went back home to Indiana over the holidays, and it was definitely a whole lot colder there.

The other day I was snuggling under the warm covers scrolling through Instagram, and I saw quite a few people braving the -degree weather to enjoy things like running and football games. I am definitely a fair weather fan. If it's cold outside, I'm not leaving my house. For anything. Well, maybe for a quick run to the grocery store, then it's back to my blanket and cup of hot coffee.

During the cold winter months, my favorite way to watch any kind of game is on my couch wrapped in a big fuzzy blanket with a table of food just within in arms reach. Game days are a whole lot more fun when I can feel my fingers and stuff my face with appetizers. I mean veggies... [Read more...]

21 Healthy and Delicious Recipes

Hello, 2018! I can't believe another year has come and gone. I am sitting here reflecting on the things I want to change and work on in the new year. Do you have some resolutions and goals that you are going to start today?

Making and eating more healthy lean and green meals is in my top 5 goals, so I put together a round up of 21 healthy and delicious recipes to get us going.

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As much as I tried to watch what I was eating over the holidays, I definitely overate on a few treats. I didn't really gain any weight, but I feel fluffier and puffier. This morning I did my weigh-in and measurements, so I could track my progress over the next month. I'm ready to start this new year off with some healthy foods and exercise. Who is with me?

I am definitely not one that likes to eat the same thing over and over though, so I will be trying to create some new healthy recipes to share with you as we continue on our health journey. I have a few recipes that I worked on last fall, but savory food is definitely harder to photograph, so I need to do more work on those photos.

Healthy eating, exercise, and daily time in the Word are what I am challenge myself to stay on track with this month. What goals do you have for the new year? I would love to hear what you are working on too.

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Top Ten BruCrew Recipes From 2017

It's always fun to look back over the year and see all the fun recipes we have shared here on the blog. Thank you so much for another awesome year! I appreciate all the support from each and every one of you. It's always fun to get emails and comments from those of you who have tried recipes.

One of my favorite things to do at the end of the year is to see what recipes were the most popular. This year the top ten BruCrew recipes from 2017 were desserts. I have to admit some of these were some of my favorites too.

It was also interesting to see that most of these recipes were ones that we made a short how to video for as well. Are you guys loving these easy videos? I'm excited to continue making them.

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Did your favorite recipe make this list? I would love to hear if you have made any of these recipes and what one was your favorite. Also, are there recipes that you would love to see on the blog next year? Send me a message or leave a comment with your requests.

If you missed these the first time around, here are the links to the top recipes of 2017. [Read more...]

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