Easy Recipes, Fun Crafts, Mommy Advice, & Family Life
The perfect treat to celebrate your love. This Valentine's Day Popcorn is my kid's favorite treat! It's so easy to make and the perfect treat for a family movie night this time of year. Valentine's Day PopcornLove is in the air and so it the smell of warm popcorn. I know a lot of people hate Valentine's Day but I love it. I love anything that gives me a theme or an excuse to eat way more chocolate then I should. I love celebrating with … [Read more...]
This Texas Sheet Cake is so simple to make! It's one of my favorite cake recipe, its rich and chocolatey and bakes in just 20 minutes. Texas Sheet CakeThis Texas Sheet Cake is a classic! I actually tried it for the first time at a church gathering and loved it. I actually am not a big fan of cake. On my birthdays even growing up I would request ice cream or a cheese cake. This Texas Sheet Cake though was so good I was surprised at how … [Read more...]
Your favorite oatmeal cookie topped with chocolate candies! These Oatmeal M&M Cookie are soft and chewy and taste amazing!Oatmeal M&M CookieI remember as a kids looking down on oatmeal cookies. Really mom, oatmeal, like a healthy food inside my cookie, you have to be kidding me! It was on the same level as cookies with raisins in them. I changed my tune though after I actually ate one of my moms oatmeal cookies. You know how it … [Read more...]
This simple to make White Chocolate Valentine's Day Popcorn makes the perfect treat for the one you love or a gift for a special friend. White Chocolate Valentine's Day PopcornValentines is one of my favorite holidays! I know it's hallmark holiday but involves pink, chocolate, and the ones I love. I love making it special for not just my husband but also my kids. A pancake breakfast, a special homemade gift, and lots of chocolate. They … [Read more...]
Peppermint is the perfect flavor for this season! These Peppermint Sugar Cookies are topped with a peppermint cream cheese frosting and one that you need to add to your baking list!Peppermint Sugar CookiesSugar cookies are so much better loaded with a sweet cream cheese frosting. These Peppermint Sugar Cookies are whipped with cream cheese to be super light and fluffy! I added peppermint extract to give them the perfect seasonal flavor. … [Read more...]
This Chocolate Peppermint Fudge is the perfect treat. With just a few ingredients and the perfect peppermint crunch you are going to love this recipe. Chocolate Peppermint FudgeFudge is one of my favorite treats. It's so easy to make and I mean all that chocolate, how can you not love it. For the Christmas season I had to add peppermint! To this Chocolate Peppermint Fudge I used a standard fudge recipe with a little bit of peppermint … [Read more...]
This Christmas Popcorn is the perfect Christmas treat. We serve it every year during our Christmas movie night and it's a favorite with the entire family. Christmas PopcornOne of my favorite parts about Christmas is movie night! We have Christmas movie night a few times a week doing the holiday season and we love having Christmas treats to go with them! This Christmas Popcorn is one of my favorites. It's simple to make and taste amazing. … [Read more...]
This is the best fudge you will ever make! Made with chocolate chips and Andes mint chops melted until smooth. This Andes Mint Fudge recipe is a must try. Andes Mint FudgeMint and chocolate is the best combination. I don't think there are another two ingredients that make me happier! Andes have always been a favorite of mine this Andes Mint Fudge is amazing. Andes Mint Fudge Ingredients:Chocolate Chips Andes Mint Chips … [Read more...]
Peppermint is my favorite Christmas time flavor. This Peppermint Bark is a simple treat that you have to try out this season. Peppermint BarkIt's Christmas time and peppermint is in the air! Once pumpkin spice is gone it's all peppermint for me. Coffee, cookies, desserts, and candles! I want it all and this simple Peppermint Bark is one of my favorite Christmas time treats. No baking required just melting and freezing. You can break it … [Read more...]
The easiest treat you will ever make! This Easy Chocolate Fudge is the perfect sweet treat and shockingly easy to make!Easy Chocolate FudgeI love fudge! It's a special treat and we usually only make it around Christmas time. This year and the boys and I made it this year for Christmas Eve along with some yummy Sugar Cookies. The boys actually did most of the work on the fudge, that's hoe simple it is to make. Luckily my parents came into … [Read more...]
These Christmas Sugar Cookies are whipped with cream cheese to make the perfect soft and fluffy sugar cookie. Topped with a cream cheese frosting and festive Christmas sprinkles. Christmas Sugar CookiesI know these look different the standard cookie that you cut out with shapes but trust me on this one Y'all! These Christmas Sugar Cookies are made with cream cheese and so light and fluffy. They are the best way to make sugar cookies! I … [Read more...]
This Peppermint Whipped Cream is the perfect addition to your winter cups of hot chocolate or peppermint mocha coffees. It's so good I could just eat it with a spoon.Peppermint Whipped CreamPeppermint is the flavor of Christmas. At least for me, that is. I still have memories of going to the zoo for the festival of lights each year and seeing Santa. Everyone got a little candy cane then we would watch the ice skaters as drank hot … [Read more...]
These Chocolate Christmas Sprinkle Cookies make the perfect Christmas cookie! Soft and gooey and full of Christmas cheer. Chocolate Christmas Sprinkle CookiesChristmas cookies are the best kind of cookies. Something about Christmas makes everything better. I couldn't think of anything I would rather be doing than eating these Chocolate Christmas Sprinkle Cookies while watching a Hallmark Christmas movie in my cozy PJs! I mean does it get … [Read more...]
There Chocolate and Peanut Butter should just always be eaten together. These Peanut Butter and Chocolate Fudge are so simple to make and so yummy. The perfect bit size sweet treat.Peanut Butter and Chocolate FudgeFudge is one the easiest treats to make. It taste amazing and it always a hit. This year I brought this Peanut Butter and Chocolate Fudge to our Family Christmas party and it was a hit. No need telling everyone I made it all … [Read more...]
Cheesecake is my favorite dessert, any form, and any flavor! This simple Peppermint Cheesecake Dip is the perfect treat for Christmas time and makes a wonderful appetizer or dessert for a fun holiday gathering. Peppermint Cheesecake DipCheesecake is by far my all time favorite dessert. I also claim it as my specialty and usually make it for any gathering we have. Christmas time for me means peppermint flavored everything, so it just makes … [Read more...]
The perfect Christmas cookie! These Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookie are colorful and festive and taste amazing. Chocolate M&M Christmas CookieChristmas means cookies. Lots and lots of cookies. I love getting festive with my cookies and these Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookie are so easy to make and so perfect for Christmas. The perfect chocolate cookie loaded with red and green M&M candies, how perfect! If you love cookies as … [Read more...]
Super simple and delicious, this Lemon Meringue Pie is a must try! It's a favorite of mine that is sweet and tart. Lemon Meringue PieYou probably know by now if you have been around for a while that I am all about easy recipes. I want all the good stuff but made in the simplest way possible. Lemon Meringue Pie can sometimes be a pain in the butt but I think I found a simple way to make it that is sure not to fail. I actually spend two … [Read more...]
These Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie are the PERFECT fall cookie and a must for your fall baking list. Full of fall flavor and chocolate chips, these cookies will quickly be a favorite! Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip CookieGive me all the pumpkin! The coffee, the cookies, the bread, and candles, I want it all! And since the official start of fall is just two days away I am jumping in with both feet and doing everything pumpkin. … [Read more...]
My all-time favorite cookie recipe! Just a few ingredients and no time in the oven for these delicious No Bake Cookies.No Bake CookiesThese No Bake Cookies can sometimes have a mind of there own. I have made them for years and was never able to get them right overtimes. Sometimes they would set and sometimes they stayed wet. They still tasted amazing wet but no one wants to have to use a spoon to eat cookies. I tested and tested and I … [Read more...]
Three simple ingredients and a few minutes of whisking for the perfect Homemade Whipped Cream. The perfect topping for any dessert. Homemade Whipped CreamThere is just something about topping pies and treats with your own Homemade Whipped Cream. It comes out perfectly every time and tastes amazing. If I'm being honest I could skip the pie and eat this with a spoon. It's that good! Top it on pies this holiday season or use it as a dip for … [Read more...]
