Appetizers, Snacks, & Drinks

Easy Shamrock Shake Recipe: Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day

Shamrock Shake recipe. Boozy version for adults and a non-alcoholic version for the kids. This tasty drink is a great way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Shamrocks. Green glitter. Four-leaf clovers. I love St. Patrick’s Day. I grew up in a little town called Emmetsburg, Iowa. With a population of barely 4,000, the town was still conceited enough to call… Read More

Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies with Brown Sugar (aka: Crack Weenies)

Bacon Wrapped Smokies with Brown Sugar Recipe (Crack Weenies Recipe). These delicious appetizers are easy to make and will get rave reviews. Oven baked. This appetizer is completely addictive. Hence the nickname. It has some other things going for it, too. First, it’s easy. Very easy. You wrap some bacon around some little smokies, sprinkle on some brown sugar, and… Read More

Easy White Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels: Fabulous Christmas Treat

White Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels Recipe. You only need three ingredients to make this easy, delicious, festive treat for Christmas. Great for a party or gift. ‘Tis the season! If your holiday season is anything like mine, you’re busy. Very busy. If so, you’re going to love white chocolate peppermint pretzels. You only need three ingredients for this fabulous Christmas treat…. Read More

50+ Muddy Buddies: Puppy Chow Recipes for Every Occasion

If you've been following this website, you might notice that I love muddy buddies. (Or puppy chow, if you prefer that name). They're easy to make. No-bake. And there are SO MANY combinations that you can make. With my love of muddy buddies, I decided to do a round-up post of all the fabulous varieties there are. So scroll through,... Read More

Cranberry Vanilla Coke-tail Plus Free Christmas Table Printables!

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #GiftACoke #CollectiveBias The holidays are busy! Between gift-giving, spending time with family, and baking, things can get a bit hectic. To help with the busy holiday season, this post has two fabulous ideas for you. The first is a delicious drink that... Read More

Patriotic Pretzels: Sweet & Salty Fourth of July Snack

Looking for an easy-to-make snack that looks great for the Fourth of July? Try out these Patriotic Pretzels! Sweet, salty, crunchy, and delicious. I tried out every combination of sparkles and colored chocolates...but my favorites were definitely the blue sparkles on the blue chocolate, red sparkles on red chocolate, and clear sparkles on the white chocolate. Which do you like... Read More

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cheese Ball: Easy to Make & Delicious

If we have guests and I had only one option of an appetizer to make, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cheese Ball would be it. I have never had someone not like it. While I serve it with graham crackers and Teddy Grahams, I always catch at least one guest eating this with a spoon! This is amazingly, ridiculously easy to... Read More

Red Velvet Cheese Ball: Delicious, Sweet, & Easy

I originally discovered the concept of a sweet Red Velvet Cheese Ball online over at 'Taste and Tell Blog'. And made it for a bunch of parties. And everyone loved it. But I didn't. To me it was okay, but just not quite perfect. Then I developed a White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting. Which is part of my Red Velvet... Read More

Homemade Pico de Gallo Recipe (aka Salsa Fresca)

Pico de Gallo is well-known and multiple versions run around the internet. This is my own take on the Mexican classic. I prefer making my own because while I love it, it has to be fresh. Fresh, fresh…not chopped at the supermarket and left to sit in the produce section for three days. This recipe is very easy to make…. Read More

Skinny Bell Pepper Nachos: Entirely Guilt-Free

These are also called "Bell Pepper Nacho Boats." They not only taste delicious (after all, they're NACHOS!), they're filling. They're endlessly customizable. Best of all: they're low-calorie. In fact, the entire pan pictured below has less than 1,500 calories. I generally break it up into 4-6 servings...each one fills me up for a meal. While it is a bit of... Read More