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I've taken a little hiatus from blogging, but I'm coming back. I've been wanting to make carrot cake and found this easy recipe for a sheet cake with brown butter cream cheese frosting. You'll never want carrot cake with plain cream cheese frosting after you've tried this recipe. I made this recipe around Easter and… Continue reading Carrot Sheet Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
When it feels like it's been raining and gray forever, it's time to make some soup. This recipe is classic comfort food and even better - it's budget friendly. You can easily make it vegetarian by using vegetable stock instead of chicken. We all loved it and I'll definitely be making it again. You'll want… Continue reading Italian Pasta and Chickpea Stew
My kids were complaining that we had "nothing" for breakfast and I decided to see if I could find a new recipe to make. This biscuit recipe was perfect as I had a couple pieces of leftover bacon and apples. The dough was easy to make and we all enjoyed the biscuits. They were perfect… Continue reading Everything Bacon Apple Biscuits
With the start of 2024, I've been trying to incorporate more protein in my meals as I'm getting older. I was eating eggs recently and wanted something different for breakfast. I had a bag of quinoa that has been in my pantry and wanted to make something with it. My family dislikes it and always… Continue reading Apple Cinnamon Quinoa Breakfast Bake
We've had a couple of rainy Sundays in a row, and it makes me want to make all the soups, stews, and chili. This was a recipe I pinned a couple of weeks ago, and it was the perfect time to make it. The chili was really good and will be great for leftovers. The… Continue reading Buffalo Chicken Chili
These blondies are so good and simple to make. I've been looking for basic blondie recipe and this one is it. I can't wait to try other flavor combinations. They were chewy and dense and a hit with my family. 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 1/3 cup sugar 1 egg,… Continue reading Chocolate Cranberry Coconut Blondies
It's time to start holiday baking and trying new recipes. My grocery store publishes a monthly magazine and, this month, featured holiday treats. I saw this cookie recipe and knew I needed to try it. OMG, they're so good. The heat level is perfect with the cayenne, and the marshmallow center is gooey. They're easy… Continue reading Mexican Hot Chocolate Bomb Cookies
Dill is one of my husband's favorite herbs and he is always asking for more recipes where I can incorporate it. I was looking for a new dip recipe to make for our Thanksgiving eve dinner and came across this one. It's super easy to make and so delicious. I also loved that it includes… Continue reading Fresh Dill Dip
My kids love muffins for breakfast and I thought I would give this copycat recipe a try. Fortunately, neither of my kids liked these muffins ... which means more for me. Ha! The recipe is super simple and I thought the pumpkin flavor was perfect. They also had the perfect amount of spice. You'll definitely… Continue reading Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
This cake was delicious, and I can't wait to make it again. I had a couple of apples that were on their way to not being as crisp for eating raw, but knew they would be perfect for baking. This cake was super moist and so easy to make. The flavors of apple and cinnamon… Continue reading Easy Apple Squares
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