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    Twizzler Trail Mix
  • French Silk Pie

      Thanksgiving is only 6 days away. Let me recommend one of my family's favorite pies. ... read more

    French Silk Pie
  • Peanut Butter Cookies

    Peanut Butter Cookies are an all American classic and this recipe hits the nail right on the head. ... read more

    Peanut Butter Cookies
  • 30 Minute Butterscotch Mousse

    This 30 Minute Butterscotch Mousse is for those days when you want a mouth-watering dessert but ... read more

    30 Minute Butterscotch Mousse
  • Italian Cranberry Orange Pound Cake

    Italian Cranberry Orange Pound Cake is worth every minute spent in the kitchen making it! It is ... read more

    Italian Cranberry Orange Pound Cake

Easy Homemade Dinner Rolls

Easy Homemade Rolls are soft and fluffy. The smell that will fill your home as these rolls bake is amazing. There is no reason to be intimidated by bread making because this recipe is as easy as they get.

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Maple Roasted Pecan Yams practically melt in your mouth. They are baked to perfection with a crispy outside and silky smooth on the inside. I am warning you that this simple and easy recipe is super addicting!

Maple Roasted Pecan Yams

Maple Roasted Pecan Yams practically melt in your mouth. They are crispy on the outside and silky smooth on the inside. Who knew vegetables could taste so good! Maple Roasted Pecan Yams is a simple and easy recipe that everybody will eat…picky eaters and all! Moms love them because they are vegetables, easy to make, […]

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Ultimate Homemade Chocolate Cake

Ultimate Homemade Chocolate Cake is the best chocolate cake you will ever eat! I can’t get over how moist, fluffy, and fudgy it is. It tastes even better the day the next day. The chocolate frosting is creamy and silky smooth and is the perfect match for this chocolate cake.

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Italian Cranberry Orange Pound Cake is the best holiday recipe ever! It is soft, fluffy, and loaded with flavor. I have to give most of the cake away when I make it because I want to eat it all myself. My family loves this cake so much I am going to make it our new holiday tradition. The recipe is so easy to follow and it's worth every minute you spend in the kitchen!

Italian Cranberry Orange Pound Cake

Italian Cranberry Orange Pound Cake is worth every minute spent in the kitchen making it! It is soft, fluffy, and bursting with flavor. I made this cake a couple of times this week and I had to give most of the cake away because I knew if I didn’t, I would eat it all. Just like […]

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Homemade Big Hunk. You won’t be tied up long in the kitchen with this recipe. There are a lot of candy recipes out there right now, but this one is incredible! It is so soft, not like the ones you by in the store that break your teeth. Need some Valentine’s Day gift ideas? This candy is perfect! I also have a free printable big hunk Valentine’s Day tag for you.

Homemade Big Hunk

My neighbor Nancy brought us some of this candy for Christmas. As soon as I tasted it, I texted her and asked for the recipe. I couldn’t stop thinking about it so the next morning I ran to the store to buy the ingredients. This recipe makes a large pan and I couldn’t keep my […]

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English Toffee Bark. English toffee isn’t just for Christmas, you should enjoy it all year long! This is one of those cheater recipes that taste just as good as the original. It is quick and easy to make and will put a big smile on your face!

English Toffee Bark

We love English toffee around here. My siblings love it so much that they often beg me to make it for them. My husband’s Grandma Swenson had an amazing recipe that I use. But sometimes, I just don’t want to spend the time to make it. So that is where this recipe comes into play.

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New Year’s Eve Appetizers

  Without food, New Year’s Eve just wouldn’t be New Year’s Eve. It would be in the same boat as Thanksgiving without the turkey or Easter without the ham.

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6 Mind Blowing Leftover Turkey Recipes. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it is centered on food and family. I love all the yummy thanksgiving recipes. The only problem is figuring out what to do with all the leftovers. I have the perfect solution for you. These recipes solves that problem. Who doesn’t love an easy dinner?

6 Mind Blowing Recipes for Leftover Turkey

I don’t know about you, but I have always loved a leftover Thanksgiving turkey sandwich. My dad always made a little bigger turkey than we needed so that we could have leftover turkey. The only problem is that after eating so many turkey sandwiches, we didn’t know what else to do with the leftover turkey.  If you have […]

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Homemade Apple Pie

Homemade Apple Pie is the best apple pie you will ever taste! Everything about this pie is amazing, from the made from scratch flaky crust, and vibrant apple filling, to the sweet glaze drizzled on top of the pie before it is baked. You won’t find a better apple pie recipe than this one! Nothing beats […]

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Don’t settle for the store bought pumpkin pie spice mix when you can make your own. The flavor will be so much more vibrant in your recipes. It costs less to make and you can customize it to your likings. Think of all those pumpkin recipes that you can take to the next level with your own pumpkin pie spice mix.

How to Make Your Own Pumpkin Pie Spice

I just discovered that I prefer to make my own pumpkin pie spice. I haven’t loved the store blends that I have bought at the store so I decided to venture out and make my own. I think that this Pumpkin Pie Spice blend is a lot more vibrant than the store version. I can tell a […]

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Elegant Lemon Roll. This cake screams summer and sunshine! It so refreshing and light it's hard to stop with just one slice. I am sucker for lemon desserts, and this is one of my favorite recipes!

Italian Lemon Pound Cake

Italian Lemon Pound Cake is the only lemon cake recipe you will ever need!  You are going to love the super moist texture and the rich citrus flavor.

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Raspberry Custard Pie. This pie is unbelievably amazing! It is so dang easy, in fact you only have to bake it for 12 minutes. Don’t waste your time with and other recipes. This is one of my family’s favorite desserts. The custard is creamy and rich and the raspberries add the perfect pop of flavor.

Raspberry Custard Pie

  This Raspberry Custard Pie reminds me of summer. Maybe it is because when I was a kid, each Summer I would pick raspberries in my grandpa’s garden. My mom would use the raspberries to make raspberry jam and other mouth watering raspberry desserts.

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Easy Microwave Peppermint Bark. We make this peppermint bark every Christmas. This is one of my favorite recipes. Do you need Christmas gift ideas for your teacher gifts? You can have these candies made and wrapped in no time. It is one of those easy desserts that everybody loves!

Easy Microwave Peppermint Bark

Easy Microwave Peppermint Bark is the easiest candy recipe you will make this holiday season. How can anybody refuse anything to do with candy canes and chocolate. It’s simply the best way to celebrate Christmas! This no-fuss  candy is made in the microwave. Easy Microwave Peppermint Bark  can be made in less than 15 minutes. […]

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Microwave Milk Chocolate Almond Clusters

When I was a kid, Santa always left me a box of See’s Candy Almond Clusters in my stocking. Santa has always been so good to me! These candies are probably one of the easiest things you’ll ever make. There are only two ingredients. You can make them in under 10 minutes.

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Grandma Cope’s Peanut Brittle

Every year for Christmas, my Grandma Cope would make us a plate of peanut brittle, English toffee, homemade caramels, and homemade hard suckers. I always looked forward to her homemade candy! She is the candy expert. When I got a little older, sometimes my sisters and I would go and “help” her make candy. She is […]

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Bernice’s Famous English Toffee

My husband’s Grandma Swenson was known for her English Toffee. I never met his sweet grandma but my mother in law taught me how to make this recipe when Dave and I first got married. Trust me when I say that there is a reason that this recipe has been passed down from one generation to […]

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Homemade Caramel. All the other homemade caramel recipes do not compare to this one! It is soft, but not too sticky. You will not find a richer or creamier caramel than this one! They make great diy gifts for neighbors. Everybody always asks for the recipe.

Soft Homemade Caramels

Soft Homemade Caramels are rich and creamy and practically melts in your mouth. This tried and true recipe is definitely one you want to hang onto.

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21 Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes. This is a compilation of the best tried and true thanksgiving dinner recipes out there. Not only is there a step by step tutorial on how to brine a turkey, you will also find crockpot recipes, pumpkin recipes, thanksgiving desserts, and more. It is basically a list of all the thanksgiving recipes you will need for thanksgiving!

21 Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes

  I wanted to make Thanksgiving dinner a little less stressful for you. So I have compiled 21  recipes you could use this Thanksgiving. These are some of my favorite tried and true recipes. I hope you enjoy them as much as my family and I have. Have a fabulous Thanksgiving! I will be taking the […]

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Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie recipe is best pumpkin pie I have ever tasted! Not only is this pie made from scratch, it's also very easy to make. It's also creamy and packed with flavor! This is just like the classic pumpkin pie that we all grew up with.

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie is what makes Thanksgiving dinner complete! This pie tastes just like  your grandma’s pumpkin pie. It’s everything you have ever wanted in a classic Thanksgiving dessert!

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30 Tried and True Thanksgiving Recipes. Don’t stress over finding the perfect thanksgiving recipes, because I have them all here for you. I have recipes for turkey, sides dishes, bread, and desserts. Don’t worry, I didn’t forget about the pumpkin recipes. I have an amazing recipe for Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie, along with a bunch of other unforgettable pie recipes!

Banana Cream Pie

  Banana Cream Pie is one of my favorite pies! Thanksgiving is not Thanksgiving without pie! This recipe makes a silky smooth vanilla custard that goes perfectly with the banana layers. Then pared with the flaky pie crust and the homemade whipped cream, you have a recipe for true happiness!

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Lemon Cream Pie

Here is a great recipe if you don’t like the tartness in a lemon meringue pie but love the lemon flavor. Growing up we always had a lemon meringue pie for Thanksgiving because it was one of my Dad’s favorite pies. I love lemons but the lemon meringue pies are too tart for me. When I tried this recipe, I thought […]

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5 Ingredient Key Lime Pie

5 Ingredient Key Lime Pie is heaven sent! You will be floored at how such a simple recipe can taste so amazing! The filling is smooth and creamy and sets up beautifully in only 10 to 12 minutes. You can whip this 5 Ingredient Key Lime Pie up in under 20 minutes. Key limes are hard […]

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Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes will change your life! The cream cheese and garlic gives the potatoes a rich creamy flavor that can't be beat. This make a head recipe is the best and are perfect for Thanksgiving or really any meal! 

Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes is going to change the way you think about mashed potatoes. They are silky smooth and full of flavor. This make ahead recipe is as simple and easy as it gets!   There is just something about a bowl of Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes. They always warm me up on […]

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French Silk Pie. I have tried many French silk pie recipes, and this one is the easiest and the tastiest! I love the fluffy, rich chocolate mousse with the homemade whipped cream. This is one of the best desserts you will ever make! There is never any leftovers and I always get asked for the recipe.

French Silk Pie

  This is the kind of pie that you can use as leverage to get things done around the house. The other day when I made this, my kids were all standing around drooling and waiting for the moment that they could devour their slice. They whined when I told them that they were going to have to wait till after […]

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Easy Flaky Gluten-Free Pie Crust

Easy Flaky Gluten-Free Pie Crust is simply magical. You shouldn’t let gluten stop you from enjoying a rich flaky pie crust. This quick and easy recipe will renew your faith in gluten-free recipes!

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Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are my new favorite cookie. These cookies are what pumpkin is all about! The super soft Pumpkin cookies is the perfect match for the silky smooth cream cheese frosting.  Autumn just isn’t the same without these cookies!  

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Ham and Egg Salad Sandwich

Ham and Egg Salad Breakfast Sandwich is best way to start your day! This sandwich is loaded with hickory smoked ham, hard boiled eggs, and cheddar cheese. It’s the perfect sandwich for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner.

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Simple Creamy Cheeseburger Soup

Simple Creamy Cheeseburger Soup is a soup that the whole family will love! It’s the classic all-American cheeseburger in soup form. This simple recipe is fool-proof and easy to follow so you will have more time to spend with your family outside of the kitchen.

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Brown Butter Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Brown Butter Pumpkin Snickerdoodles will make your taste buds sing! These soft and chewy cookies are the best of snickerdoodles and pumpkin cookies wrapped into one.

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Perfect Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies are so soft and chewy. The texture is unlike any other gluten-free sugar cookie recipe. These cookies are easy to make and the rich, buttery flavor is astounding! 

Perfect Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies

Perfect Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies are so soft and chewy. The texture is unlike any other gluten-free sugar cookie recipe. These cookies are simple to make and the rich buttery flavor is astounding!

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Peanut Butter Cookies are the best cookies ever! The peanut butter really shines in these soft and chewy cookies. This recipe is so easy anybody can make them and they will stay soft for days. 

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies are an all American classic and this recipe hits the nail right on the head. The peanut butter really shines in these soft and chewy cookies. This is a recipe you don’t want to miss.

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Quick and Easy Homemade French Bread

Quick and Easy Homemade French Bread tastes better than any bakery bread. This recipe produces a soft and chewy bread that is the perfect addition to any meal.

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Easy Sweet Buttermilk Cornbread tastes just like Southern cornbread. The moist, tender texture and buttery sweet flavor makes this the BEST cornbread recipe ever! This homemade cornbread is just as easy to make as a box mix. 

Easy Sweet Buttermilk Cornbread

Easy Sweet Buttermilk Cornbread with it’s moist and tender texture, buttery sweet flavor and slightly crisp edges, it’s no wonder we never have leftovers.

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