Food
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Creme de Menthe Brownies
Creme de Menthe Brownies is where decadent chocolate meets refreshing mint to form the most luxurious, perfect bite! Along side a mug of peppermint tea or a peppermint mocha latte, you will think you died and went to Heaven! These addicting, divine little brownies are surprisingly easy to make and absolutely perfect for any occasion. The fun, green layer makes them a go to for my family for Christmas as well as St. Patrick’s day! Sometimes I get even more festive and top them with holiday sprinkles. Christmas tree sprinkles for Christmas brownies and shamrock sprinkles for St. Patrick’s Day brownies are just too cute! But, even without the fun…
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10 Healthy Cooking Hacks You Need to Know
Cooking healthy does not have to be hard and eating healthy doesn’t have to taste awful! Sometimes eating healthy just requires tiny adjustments to the foods you already know and love! These 10 healthy cooking hacks are guaranteed to change your perception on dieting and eating healthy! I started incorporating all 10 of these health hacks into my meal planning for my family about a year ago. Since then, my husband has lost over 20 pounds and I have lost over 15! We did this by using these hacks and incorporating them into the 5 F’s diet plan from my article, How to Lose 5 Pounds in a Month |…
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Perfect Sugar Cookies
This is an old fashioned sugar cookie recipe without baking powder that makes the perfect sugar cookies every time! These wonderfully chewy sugar cookies are simple to make, cut out and decorate! They are such simple cookies, but they pack a lovely punch of flavor! This has got to be my toddlers’ favorite recipe to help make, decorate and (of course) eat! Related post: Toddler Things | Why Cooking Should be One of Them Equipment needed to make these perfect sugar cookies: Baking Sheet Stand mixer Shopping list for this homemade sugar cookie recipe: Shortening Granulated sugar Salt Eggs Vanilla extract Almond extract Baking soda Sour cream All purpose flour …
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Caramel Corn Recipe Without Corn Syrup
I was never really a fan of caramel corn until I modified a recipe I found to create this caramel corn recipe without corn syrup. While delivering items from her school fundraiser, my ‘sweets loving’ toddler begged for some of the caramel corn. Obviously I couldn’t give her other people’s items, so I found myself having to make it at home. I didn’t have a few of the items that traditional caramel corn recipes called for like real vanilla extract, corn syrup or real butter, so I made do with what I did have. And that is how I ended up with some delicious, corn syrup, gluten and dairy free…
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Gluten Free Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
These irresistible, gluten free coconut oatmeal cookies are made with coconut flour. The coconut flour not only keeps gluten at bay, but also packs these coconut oatmeal cookies with amazing coconut flavor! You’re going to love the texture of these chewy oatmeal cookies as well as how EASY they are to make! These healthy oatmeal coconut cookies are also great if you are trying to watch your weight! Yes, there is some sugar in them, but they also include ingredients that can help to speed up your metabolism! So you can satisfy your sweet tooth as well as your waistline with these delicious oatmeal coconut cookies! Equipment needed for these…
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Pumpkin Crumb Cake Muffins
I recently made these moist pumpkin crumb cake muffins for a church picnic I attended with my family. I brought 15 of them and left some at home and I’m glad I did because they were devoured instantly! Multiple people asked me for the recipe for these pumpkin muffins so here it is! Pumpkin spice has been all the craze for years now and I finally jumped on the bandwagon… It’s just something about that scent and flavor that makes fall just that much better! I now add pumpkin flavor to everything that I can! So when I was asked to make something sweet for the church picnic, I of…
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Hot Mulled Cider Citrus Punch
Nothing tastes like fall like a warm mug of hot mulled cider. Every time I have a sip of apple cider I am instantly transported back to my childhood. My mom would take us to the apple orchard every fall to go apple picking. You simply can’t complete a day of apple picking without indulging in some of the fibrous fruits’ delicacies! We always ended the day with a glass of apple cider. Depending on the weather that day made the decision for us as to whether that cider was hot or cold! That’s what is so great about this modern take of a hot mulled cider recipe! Adding the…
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Giant Fluffy Cinnamon Roll Recipe
I came up with this giant, fluffy, homemade cinnamon roll recipe by combining the best parts of several recipes that I had for cinnamon rolls. If you are looking for an ooey gooey cinnamon roll recipe that is ACTUALLY ooey gooey then this is your recipe! These cinnamon rolls are simply irresistible and honestly not at all difficult to make! Especially is you choose the overnight cinnamon roll method! This recipe came about because my husbands’ go-to sweet breakfast favorite is Pillsbury cinnamon rolls… However, he would prefer them bigger, fluffier and HOMEMADE, but he had yet to find one to satisfy him before I created this one! We would…
