Easy Recipes, Fun Crafts, Mommy Advice, & Family Life
Spring weather has arrived and we are ready for Easter. These Vanilla Easter Cupcakes with Vanilla Butter Cream Frosting are simple to make and perfect for your Easter celebration. Vanilla Easter Cupcakes with Vanilla Butter Cream FrostingCupcakes make the perfect dessert for a holiday! When feeding a crowd I love doing something simple. Everyone can grab and serve themselves and grab one... or two! These cupcakes are adorable and … [Read more...]
An easy side dish recipe that the entire family will love. These Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots are simple to make and pair perfectly with any meal. Brown Sugar Glazed CarrotsSide dish recipes are easily forgotten about but when they are this easy to make and taste this good you just can't skip out on it! These Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots or boiled then cooked in a butter and brown sugar sauce that taste amazing. How to make Brown Sugar … [Read more...]
How to Boil an Egg might seem like the easiest form of cooking, but it can be difficult to know if your egg is done. You don't want them overcooked either and these tips you get the perfect hard boiled egg. The BEST Way to Boil an EggEaster is almost here which means lots and lots of boiled eggs. Everyone wants to know How to boil an easter egg so they get the perfect one each time. Even when it's not Easter we will love having boiled … [Read more...]
These Easter Peep Pudding Cup are so simple to put together and one of my kids favorite Easter time treats. If you have any family nights or a movie planned for this time of year you have to try these out. Easter Peep Pudding CupSpring is almost here and I am ready for the warmer weather. Having three little boys in the house the winters can be long. They are ready to stretch their legs and get outside to play. I am ready for the pool to … [Read more...]
This Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole is so simple to make. With just three simple ingredients plus your seasonings, it's a recipe that is quick to make and easy on a budget. Slow Cooker Green Bean CasseroleGreen bean casserole is one of my favorites. It's a classic that I remember eating growing up. I made the same recipe that my mom did and still love it. When it comes to cooking for holidays though making them in the slow cooker is … [Read more...]
Toss it in the slow cooker then work on your side dishes! This Slow Cooker Maple Glazed Ham is simple to make and will help you spend more time with family and less in the kitchen this holiday season. Slow Cooker Maple Glazed HamSlow cookers are my holiday secret weapon! I only have one standard size oven in my house so when cooking for a crowed I need to pull out all the stops. I love tossing different side dishes in the slow cooker but … [Read more...]
It's my favorite kind of salad! Full of fruit and covered in cool whip, this Easy Ambrosia Fruit Salad is a must try!Easy Ambrosia Fruit SaladWhen I told my kids we would be having a salad for dessert after our dinner last night their reaction wasn't that of pure joy. More like, the salad really mom? When the salad is filled with fruit and marshmallows then coated in creamy cool whip, well that's a salad any kid would agree to eat! … [Read more...]
The good ol' Classic Deviled Eggs. This is my moms recipe that she made year after year and while it's very simple it's so delicious. Classic Deviled EggsI grew up Southern Baptist ya'll and an event with our food was just unheard of. And let me tell you these ladies could cook. A sweet memory that I will forever keep is going to church with my Granny. My family lived around 45 minutes away from her but went to a church closer to home … [Read more...]
These Loaded Mashed Potatoes are perfectly creamy and baked with a topping of shredded cheese and bacon. The best potato recipe EVER!Loaded Mashed PotatoesWho doesn't love a good cheesy potato recipe! One of my favorite sides has always been my Baked Cheesy Ranch Potatoes. I have to say though these Loaded Mashed Potatoes topped with bacon are coming it for a close tie for a favorite potato dish. You tell me though, try both and let me … [Read more...]
My favorite recipe so a simple and juicy Slow Cooker Pot Roast. Loaded with veggies and full of flavor this recipe is a must try and one that will be on my menu again. Slow Cooker Pot RoastThis Slow Cooker Pot Roast brings me back to my childhood! Since you need to cook the roast most of the day my mom would let it start cooking on low first thing in the morning on Sundays. We would come home from church and the entire house had an … [Read more...]
After Easter, we will all have way too many hard-boiled eggs. I have the perfect way to use them with the BEST Egg Salad recipe. Egg salad is a classic and easy to make dish. After Easter, my mom made egg salad for days. We didn't want to waste our Easter eggs, and it was really neat as a kid to have blue and purple eggs in my egg salad. We would just add a little mayo to the smashed eggs and call it a day. I'm taking egg salad to a whole new … [Read more...]
