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Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake

Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake

Red velvet cheesecake cake. This delectable dessert has white chocolate cheesecake, red velvet, and white chocolate cream cheese frosting. I ...
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Easy 7 Layer Dip: Great Appetizer

Easy 7 Layer Dip: Great Appetizer

Best 7 layer dip. This easy appetizer is guaranteed to be a hit. Refried beans, sour cream, taco seasoning, salsa, ...
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Free printable Christmas treasure hunt for kids. 30 mix-and-match clues. Plus blanks so you can make up your own clues!

Free Printable Christmas Treasure Hunt

The holiday treasure hunts are always popular. With that in mind, I created a free printable Christmas treasure hunt for ...
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Free Printable Cinco de Mayo Invitations: 3 Designs

Free Printable Cinco de Mayo Invitations: 3 Designs

Start the fiesta off right with free printable Cinco de Mayo invitations. 3 different designs. Just print, fill in your ...
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Cinco de Mayo I Spy {Free Printable}

Cinco de Mayo I Spy {Free Printable}

Free printable Cinco de Mayo I Spy for kids (2 ways to play). Let the kids have fun (& sneak ...
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Moist, Best Carrot Cake Ever With Cream Cheese Frosting

Moist, Best Carrot Cake Ever With Cream Cheese Frosting

Best carrot cake ever. Discover the secret to the most incredibly moist carrot cake recipe from scratch ever with creamy ...
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Free Printable Easter Coloring Pages: Free Fun for Kids!

Free Printable Easter Coloring Pages: Free Fun for Kids!

Free printable Easter coloring pages. Brighten up your Easter and let your kids have some fun with these Easter coloring ...
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Easy Mint Oreo Bark

Mint oreo bark: this delicious sweet treat is easy to make. With only 3 ingredients, create a cookie bark perfect ...
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Free Printable St. Patrick’s Day I Spy

I love St. Patrick's Day. Maybe it's my red hair. Or the green beer. Or the feeling of luck in ...
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Easy Shamrock Shake Recipe: Perfect for St. Patrick's Day

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 ...
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14 Valentine’s Date Ideas That Aren’t Dinner and a Movie

14 Valentine’s Date Ideas That Aren’t Dinner and a Movie

So, you’ve decided you don’t want to do the traditional “dinner and a movie” date with your honey for Valentine’s ...
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Amazing and Creative Valentine’s Day Date Ideas

Looking for an amazing way to celebrate Valentine's Day? These Valentine's Day date ideas are great. Ideas for staying at ...
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Have Fun With Free Printable Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages

Free Printable Valentine's Day Coloring Pages. 4 designs that the kids will love. Enjoy this quick and free Valentine's Day ...
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Red Velvet Bark: Easy & Delicious

I have a new recipe for you from the "Muddy Buddies & Barks" section of the website. Red velvet bark ...
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White Chocolate Red Velvet Bark: Easy & Delicious

White chocolate. Red velvet cake. A dash of cream cheese frosting. What could possibly be better? White chocolate red velvet ...
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The Ultimate Gift Guide For Men: Categories For Everyone!

Have you searched through tons of gift guides trying to find gift ideas for the men in your life? Don't ...
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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 ...
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40+ Christmas Countdown Activities {Free Printable}

Christmas can be a time of stress. You have tons to do- buying gifts, wrapping gifts, Christmas dinner, and more ...
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Fabulous Thanksgiving Conversation Starters {Free Printable}

The smell of turkey and pumpkin pie are in the air. The table is decorated. And your loved ones are ...
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Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies: Fun and Easy Thanksgiving Treat

It's Thanksgiving! A time to gather together with loved ones. Time to be thankful for the plenty that we have ...
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175 Stocking Stuffers Under $20

'Tis the season of joy and happiness. My grandma used to hang the stockings on December 1st. Then, when we ...
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Pumpkin Bread: Moist, Easy, & Better than Starbucks

A cool, crisp breeze outside. Colored leaves fluttering down from the trees. And inside: the warm, cozy smell of pumpkin ...
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Free Printable Halloween Treasure Hunt for Kids

I have been amazed at how popular my various holiday treasure hunts are. With that in mind, I created a ...
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Classic Mint Brownies From Scratch: 3 Delicious Layers

Classic Mint Brownies from scratch. Fudgy chocolate brownies layered with delicious mint frosting and easy chocolate ganache. You wouldn't believe ...
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Free Printable 4th of July Trivia. Add some fun to any July 4th with free printable Fourth of July trivia. 30 patriotic questions. #free #printable #freeprintable #july4 #july4trivia #fourthofjulytrivia

Free Printable 4th of July Trivia

I love the Fourth of July! Maybe it's because my husband is in the military. Maybe it's because I'm a ...
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Free Printable Mother’s Day Cards and Gift Tags. 4 different designs. Give a beautiful card to mom. Comes with matching gift tag.

Free Printable Mother’s Day Cards and Gift Tags

A day just to celebrate mothers. Everything they do for us. Unconditional love. The times they picked us up. All ...
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This mini chocolate bundt cake recipe is perfect for Easter. Made with a delicious chocolate batter and decorated with mini chocolate eggs.

Mini Chocolate Bundt Cakes: Perfect Easter Treat

This mini chocolate bundt cake recipe from guest blogger, Cyna of Country Hill Cottage, is perfect for Easter. Made with ...
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Amazing Gifts for Women Under $20. Gifts ideas for her. Whether for wife, mom, best friend, or sister, give her something she actually wants.

40 Amazing Gifts for Women Under $20

I LOVE shopping for women. Myself. My mom. My grandma. My sisters-in-law. I don’t know why, but it seems like ...
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Free Printable Easter Cards. 4 different, adorable designs for everyone you know- children, friends, and family.

Free Printable Easter Cards: 4 Adorable Designs

Easter has always struck me as a beautiful season. As a Catholic, I feel deeply the sorrow of Lent and ...
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Red Velvet Cake Bites. Moist red velvet mixed with luscious white chocolate cream cheese frosting. A classy, beautiful dessert for all occasions.

How to Make Red Velvet Cake Bites: Classy Dessert

Red Velvet Cake Bites are simply red velvet cake pops...without the stick. I prefer them over a true cake pop ...
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Amazing Gifts for Women Under $50. Gifts ideas for her. Whether for wife, mom, best friend, or sister, give her something she actually wants.

50 Amazing Gifts for Women Under $50

I LOVE shopping for women. Myself. My mom. My grandma. My sisters-in-law. I don't know why, but it seems like ...
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Free Printable St. Patrick’s Day Bingo. Plus an optional twist on how to play “Lucky Bingo”. 40 cards…enough for an entire class or changing cards.

Free Printable St. Patrick’s Day Bingo: 40 Cards

I love playing Bingo! The excitement of waiting on the next marker to be drawn. Having four in a row ...
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Peppermint Muddy Buddies/ Candy Cane Muddy Buddies. Easy, delicious snack loaded with peppermint flavor. Perfect treat for Christmas.

Peppermint Muddy Buddies, Candy Cane Muddy Buddies

Does anything say Christmas more than peppermint? That perfect combination of sweetness melting on your tongue with fresh peppermint flavor ...
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Free printable Valentine's Day cards for kids. 6 cute designs available so your kid can pick the perfect card for each person. Perfect for handing out in class.

Free Printable Valentine’s Day Cards for Kids

Does anyone else remember Valentine's Day when you were kids? Sorting through the various cards trying to find the perfect ...
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Cranberry Vanilla Coke-tail Plus Free Christmas Table Printables! Delicious drink recipe and free printable napkin rings and table place cards. #christmas #christmasprintables #printable #freeprintable #Coketail #GiftACoke #ad

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 ...
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Free Printable Thanksgiving Invitations: 2 Beautiful Designs. Editable (in Photoshop) or print as is and write your personal details.

Free Printable Thanksgiving Invitations: Editable or Print As Is!

On this Thanksgiving day, make your own Thanksgiving card designs to invite your friends, families and relatives. Thanksgiving Day is ...
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Free Thanksgiving Printables Round-Up. Over 50 free Thanksgiving printables including decor, planners, labels, food decoration, and more!

Free Thanksgiving Printables Round-Up

Thanksgiving is a season to be grateful. It's also a great season to take advantage of the many free Thanksgiving ...
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Free printable Thanksgiving Wall Art: 4 Gorgeous Designs. And learn how to decorate for Thanksgiving for free! Beautiful decor, no cost.

How to Decorate for Thanksgiving for Free (Plus 4 Printables!)

Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday. I don't feel we spend enough time in today's world giving thanks for what we ...
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Pumpkin Cake Cheesecake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Warm cake melting in your mouth. The deep spice added to pumpkin to make that delicious fall taste. Smooth, rich ...
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Free Halloween Printable Round-up. Over 100 free printables. Halloween decor, activities, food, labels, decorations, drinks, and more!

Free Halloween Printables Round-Up: Over 100 Free Printables!

I LOVE Halloween! It's a fabulous holiday. Candy, costumes, creepy stuff, decor. One way to have a great Halloween is ...
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Halloween Mummies. White chocolate, peanut butter filling, decorated for Halloween. No-bake dessert that is cute and so delicious!

White Chocolate Halloween Mummies with Peanut Butter Filling

My grandma makes these for my husband every year...but I finally got around to making these myself! Delicious Halloween Mummies ...
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Free printable halloween coloring pages for kids. 5 designs to choose from! Spooky houses, ghosts, pumpkins, and fall-theme from easy to a little more difficult.

5 Free Printable Halloween Coloring Pages for Kids

It's my favorite season of the year! I love Halloween even more than Christmas. Well, maybe it's a tie. It's ...
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Pumpkin Pie Spice Muddy Buddies. Cinnamon Toast Crunch, white chocolate, and pumpkin pie spice combine to make a delicious, easy, fall treat.

Pumpkin Pie Spice Muddy Buddies: Easy, Delicious, Fall Treat

Those of you who visit often know that I love muddy buddies. With fall approaching, what an excellent excuse to ...
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Easy Mexican Chicken Casserole Recipe. Easy to make and full of delicious flavor. Makes a big batch…but the leftovers taste fabulous. #mexican #mexicancasserole

Easy Mexican Chicken Casserole Recipe

I want to get one caveat up front: this is my American taste-bud version of Mexican. I make no claims ...
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Free Printable Romantic Movie Quotes. 6 fabulous designs that highlight romantic quotes you’ll love. Great for wall art or slipping into your planner.

Free Printable Romantic Movie Quotes: 6 Designs

I got a ton of fabulous new designs. Especially a bunch of watercolor flowers. And I was racking my brain ...
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Free Printable Fourth of July Coloring Pages. 4 different designs, patriotic July 4th coloring pages for Independence Day. Just print and enjoy!

Free Printable Fourth of July Coloring Pages: 4 Designs

Fourth of July Coloring Pages in four different designs! I love coloring. I still feel silly saying that. An adult ...
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Patriotic Pretzels: Red, White, & Blue Pretzels. Sweet and salty treat great for the Fourth of July. Easy to make.

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, ...
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Free Printable Fourth of July Wall Art: 4 Designs. Free patriotic printables. Celebrate the fourth with free printable wall art.

Free Printable Fourth of July Wall Art: 4 Designs

It's almost the 4th of July! I love the Fourth. Fireworks, patriotism, ice cream. Well, I guess ice cream is ...
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Southern Style Barbecue Baked Beans with Bacon. Delicious beans smothered with brown sugar, molasses, bacon, barbecue, and spices.

Southern Style Barbecue Baked Beans with Bacon

I grew up with the Midwestern version of baked beans. Which is a couple cans of Pork and Beans, brown ...
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Andes Mint Muddy Buddies, Andes Mint Puppy Chow. Delicious mint chips and chocolate chips combine into puppy chow topped with Andes mints. Mint chocolate muddy buddies...a delicious and easy treat!

Andes Mint Muddy Buddies, aka: Andes Mint Puppy Chow

The endless debate! Is is mint chocolate muddy buddies? Or mint chocolate puppy chow? I grew up calling it puppy ...
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Spicy Chicken Corn Soup. Shredded chicken, corn, tomato, and a delicious blend of spices combine making a delicious and filling soup. Easy to make.

Spicy Chicken Corn Soup

Looking for a spicy, delicious soup that is very easy to make? If so, you have to try Spicy Chicken ...
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Southern Sweet Potato Casserole. Delicious. Sweet potatoes whipped with sugar, butter, and vanilla, covered with buttery, sugary, crunchy pecan topping.

Southern Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet Potato Casserole is my absolutely favorite side dish in the world. That's probably because it's more of a dessert ...
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Grasshopper Mint Chocolate Bark: Easy, delicious, and fabulous looking. Chocolate bark swirled with smooth mint bark topped with Andes mints.

Grasshopper Mint Chocolate Bark

I love mint. Mere words can not describe how much. My husband hates it. Hence me having a "Saint Patrick's ...
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Free Printable St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Pages. 4 different designs…fun for the kids. Just download, print, and let the kids start coloring!

Free Printable St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Pages: 4 Designs!

I bought this fabulous bundle of St. Patrick's stuff, but was absolutely stumped on what to do with the outline ...
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Easy DIY Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas with Free Printable: practical, easy gifts to give this Valentine's Day with cute FREE printable labels (multiple designs!).

Easy DIY Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas with Free Printable

Enjoy this guest post from CustomLabels! It includes an amazingly cute free printable for Valentine's Day.  Valentine’s Day is the ...
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Ultimate List of Valentine's Day Free Printables. Roundup of more than 100 Valentine's Day Free Printables: planners, coloring pages, decor, activities, gifts, and more.

Ultimate List of Valentine’s Day Free Printables

'Tis the season of love and affection. Kindness and candy. In fact, February has been celebrated as month of romance ...
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Red Velvet Cheese Ball recipe. White chocolate, red velvet, and cream cheese combine to make an appetizer (or dessert) that is both delicious and sure to impress.

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 ...
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Red Velvet Muddy Buddies. Easy twist on a classic favorite. Delicious Red Velvet Puppy Chow is a great gift year-round…but especially for Valentine’s Day.

Red Velvet Muddy Buddies: Delicious and Easy

I'm back with another muddy buddies recipe! They seem to be popular- both online and in my household (not to ...
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Free Printable Valentine's Day Treasure Hunt: 24 Mix-and-Match Clues plus Blanks. Easy, fun Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt for the kids! Valentine's Day Activity.

Free Printable Valentine’s Day Treasure Hunt: 24 Clues plus Blanks

Kids love treasure hunts. I know I did. And the scavenger hunts for the other holidays seem popular. So I ...
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Easy Beef and Rice Enchiladas. Delicious enchiladas stuffed with cheese, beef, Spanish rice, refried beans, green chilis, and spices.

Easy Beef and Rice Enchiladas

I didn't post these on my website for a long time because I didn't realize there was a high request ...
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Reindeer Chow: Christmas Chex Muddy Buddies

Reindeer chow is perfect for the Christmas season. Also known as Christmas Chex Muddy Buddies, this dessert snack has a ...
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Gifts for Cooks/ Gifts for Bakers. The perfect gift- in every price range- for the person in your life who loves to cook.

Gifts for Cooks: Every Price Range

While I decided to do a couple of gift guides this year, there was one very good reason I started ...
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Free Printable Christmas Chalkboard Wall Art: 6 Designs. Use for wall decor, in planners, or to decorate for the holidays!

Free Printable Christmas Chalkboard Wall Art: 6 Designs

'Tis the season! I love Christmas. The presents, the sweets, and all the wonderful gifts. I also love all the ...
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100+ Stocking Stuffers for Everyone on Your Gift List. Adults, women, men, teens, kids, babies & toddlers. More than 100 ideas!

100+ Stocking Stuffers for Everyone On Your Gift List

I absolutely LOVE this gift guide for stocking stuffers for a couple of reasons. The first? Most of the items ...
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Easy Roasted Carrots with Parsley and Thyme: tender and flavorful. Amazingly easy side dish, great with almost any main dish.

Thyme and Parsley Roasted Carrots

It might be surprising...but we actually lack a lot of side dish recipes in my household. I tend to go ...
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Homemade Pico de Gallo Recipe (aka Salsa Fresca). Fabulous, versatile combination of garden-fresh vegetables. Eat with chips, on salad, tacos, & 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 ...
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2 Free Printable 4th of July Scavenger Hunts. One is "find this"; the other is a "how many can you find". Just print, give to the kids, and let them loose.

Free Printable 4th of July Scavenger Hunts: 2 Different Types

Trying to grill, set out the food, not die from heat-stroke. And keep the kids corralled while you do all ...
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Patriotic No-Bake Cheesecake. Amazingly easy, fabulously delicious, and perfect for any July 4th get-together. Aka- Wave Your Flag Cheesecake

Patriotic No-Bake Cheesecake: Red, White, & Blue

This dessert wanders around under different names. Patriotic No-Bake Cheesecake is my name. The top is often decorated in a ...
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Free printable 4th of July Patriotic Bingo Game. 14 different cards included. Great for the 4th of July or just for fun!

Free Printable 4th of July Patriotic Bingo

I love the 4th of July. Not sure if it's my husband being in the military, the fireworks, or the ...
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Free printable Valentine’s Day Gift Tags: 6 designs, different sizes. Plus blank labels for whatever you need!

Free Printable Valentine’s Day Gift Tags: Multiple Designs & Sizes

Valentine's Day! The holiday that quite a few people love to hate. Despite that...it's a great day to give a ...
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Perfect, Classic Cranberry Sauce Recipe. Perfect for Thanksgiving & Christmas. Step-by-step directions & pictures. Printable recipe. 3-generation approved.

Perfect Classic Cranberry Sauce: Approved by 3 Generations

Cranberry sauce is practically a requirement for the holidays. At least for thanksgiving. And maybe Christmas. Homemade classic cranberry sauce is ...
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Savory Stuffed Holiday Pork Chops: flavorful stuffed pork chop recipe adapted from the amazing “Southern Living.” Looks elegant, easy to make.

Savory Stuffed Holiday Pork Chops

I love these stuffed holiday pork chops. And I don't normally like pork chops. In fact, I normally can't stand ...
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Free printable Christmas gift tags: 13 unique Christmas designs, various sizes. No more buying gift tags!

Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags: 13 Designs

I was wrapping gifts. The normal chaos was occurring: the cat was lying on the Christmas paper every time I ...
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Homemade Christmas Peppermint Bark: peppermint, white chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, candy canes, peppermint Oreos. Easy, classy, quick dessert, great as Christmas gift.

Homemade Peppermint Bark Recipe: Elegant, Easy, Fabulous for Christmas

Where to start with how fabulous this peppermint bark is? Perhaps with the white chocolate. After all, white chocolate! The ...
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One-Pot Lemon-Turkey Skillet: How to Make Leftover Turkey Fabulous. Great way to use of up leftover turkey (or use store-bought). Vibrant, fresh flavor.

One-Pot Lemon-Turkey Skillet: How to Make Leftover Turkey Fabulous

Do you end up with leftover turkey after a holiday? I know I do. It's bane of many of family ...
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FREE Printable Christmas Gift Certificates: 7 different designs! Fill out the ‘perfect gift’ for anyone. Plus links to more free printables.

FREE Printable Christmas Gift Certificates: 7 Designs, Pick Your Favorites

Is there anyone on your list that you're not quite sure what to buy for them? Or do you prefer ...
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FREE Thanksgiving Printables: Thankful For worksheets. Fun for kids (one is for coloring!. Or go around the table and have guests each list something.

Free Printable “Thankful for” Worksheet: 2 Designs

It's one of the holidays with the best overtones: a day of gratitude, a day of being thankful. In that ...
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Thanksgiving Turkey Cake Pops: carrot cake and cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Delicious, impressive turkeys: step-by-step instructions & pictures.

Thanksgiving Turkey Cake Pops: Delicious & Impressive

Who doesn't love cake pops? These Thanksgiving turkey cake pops have more than delicious carrot cake and luscious cinnamon cream frosting: going ...
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FREE Printable Thanksgiving Treasure Hunt: 16 Mix-and-Match Clues plus blanks to make your own! Great for younger children, easy fun.

FREE Printable Thanksgiving Treasure Hunt: Fun for Kids!

Thanksgiving is a great time of year. A few days before the Christmas hustle and bustle. Time to spend time ...
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Turkey Buckeyes: classic peanut butter and powdered sugar buckeyes masquerading as turkeys. Perfect for Thanksgiving. Step-by-step pictures.

Thanksgiving Buckeye Turkeys: Cute, Delicious, Impress Your Guests

Delicious buckeye turkeys. These are classic buckeyes (peanut butter, powdered sugar, butter), but they're masquerading as turkeys for Thanksgiving. Who ...
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Apple Cider-Brined Turkey with Herb Butter: the moistest, most flavorful turkey you'll ever eat. Step-by-step pictures, instructions on how to truss a turkey.

Apple Cider-Brined Turkey with Herb Butter

I didn't even like turkey before I discovered brining. Seriously. I thought turkey was over-rated and had no idea why ...
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FREE Printable Thanksgiving Riddle Treasure Hunt: 18 mix-and-match clues plus blanks to make your own! Includes "fun facts" on every riddle to learn about Thanksgiving.

Free Printable Thanksgiving Riddle Treasure Hunt: 18 Mix-and-Match Clues

Thanksgiving is a great time of year. Along with pumpkin pie and fabulous turkey, it is a few days with ...
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Irresistible Halloween Buckeyes- classic buckeyes dipped in white chocolate and decorated just for Halloween. Creepy…but delicious.

Halloween Buck”eyes”: Creepy & Delicious

Everyone loves buckeyes. Well, I can't verify that. I can verify I've never MET anyone who doesn't love buckeyes. And ...
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Free Printable Halloween Labels. Multiple sizes (2" x 1"; 3" x 1 &1/2"; and 3" x 2"), multiple designs. Great for labeling food, drinks, favors, etc.

Free Printable Halloween Labels: Multiple Sizes, Multiple Designs

Halloween is my favorite holiday. It ranks higher than Christmas in my world. I also love food (as you might ...
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Delicious Halloween Mummies. Fabulous looking strawberry cake and white chocolate cream cheese frosting! Easy to decorate, step-by-step pictures.

Halloween Mummies: Strawberry Cake Bites with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I especially love all of the cute and delicious food. These Halloween mummies are delicious: ...
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Free Printable Halloween Apothecary Labels: 16 designs! Plus designed blanks for any Halloween need. Includes links to more free Halloween printables.

Free Printable Halloween Apothecary Labels: 16 Designs plus Blanks!

These antique-looking Halloween apothecary labels are some of the cutest for decorating. I had a lot of fun designing these, ...
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Halloween Ghost Cookies. Cute and very easy to make. Nutter Butters and white chocolate, 4 simple steps.

Halloween Ghost Cookies: Easy, but Cute

You're going to love these Halloween Ghost Cookies. First of all, who doesn't like peanut butter and white chocolate? These ...
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Free Printable Halloween Numbered Labels Plus Blanks. Great for costume contests, pumpkin decorating contests, food labeling, ice breakers, & more.

Free Printable Halloween Numbered Labels (plus Blanks!)

Any Halloween party with a contest benefits from being organized. Have you ever been at a Halloween costume contest voting ...
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White Chicken Enchiladas Recipe. Enchiladas stuffed with chicken, beans, corn, and spinach covered with a creamy, delicious white sauce.

White Chicken Enchiladas

This is one of the most fabulous recipes in my cookbook. It took a lot of work to develop the ...
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FREE printable 4th of July Favor Tags. 6 different designs plus links to more free printables!

Free Printable 4th of July Favor Tags

I love the 4th of July. Don't know if it's the fact husband is military, the beautiful fireworks, or the ...
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Bell Pepper Nachos: Bell peppers, refried beans, nacho cheese...all the flavor of nachos. But with zero guilt. 1,500 calories for THE ENTIRE PAN. Endless customizations.

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 ...
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Mexican Quinoa. Delicious, healthy, very easy to make, one-pot meal. Eat alone or wrap in a tortilla.

Mexican Quinoa: Healthy, One-Pot Meal

This is probably our household’s new favorite (healthy) dish. I admit that I don’t think ANYTHING is ever going to ...
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Halloween Cake Bite Spiders: Red velvet and dark chocolate cake bites, add chocolate coating and decorations to make adorable spiders.

Halloween Cake Bite Spiders: Red Velvet & Dark Chocolate

I made a giant Edible Halloween Land last year. While I probably won't take on that ambitious a project again ...
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Edible Halloween Land: Chocolate Castle, Buckeye Lake, Mummy Meadow, & more

Edible Halloween Land: Chocolate Castle, Buckeye Lake, Mummy Meadow, & more

My most ambitious project to date. I was fairly happy with how it turned out despite the fact it wasn’t ...
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Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice recipe. Tastes better than store-bought; cheaper and easy. You’ll never buy store stuff again! And ways to use it.

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice: Cheap & Easy

'Tis the Season. No, not that season. The season for everything "Pumpkin Pie Spice" flavored. Though even I must admit ...
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Bacon Bourbon BBQ: Chicken, pork, and steak skewers smothered with a spicy bacon blend and bourbon barbeque sauce.

Bacon Bourbon BBQ Chicken & Pork Kebabs

When I first found this concept, I said “mmmm…bacon on chicken...okay”. Then I said "bourbon?!" I decided “Why stop with ...
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Beach Party Cupcakes: the cutest cupcakes you'll ever see at a party. Easy to make, tastes delicious, and look amazing!

Beach Party Cupcakes: The cutest cupcakes ever!

How about one last beach party before school starts? Combining that with National Cupcake Day (well, it was in 2015...apparently ...
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Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork. The secret ingredient and what cut of meat to buy (and why). Best pulled pork you can get without a smoker.

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork Recipe

I love BBQ pulled pork. And it is hard to find good BBQ. We're military- so every time we move, ...
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Red, white, & blue muddy buddies. Easy- and kids can help- but looks great for the 4th of July. Optional: Add Pop Rocks if you want Muddy Buddies that literally "pop."

Patriotic Muddy Buddies (aka Puppy Chow): Red, White, & Blue

Everyone loves muddy buddies. They’re easy. They taste great. And I can make endless varieties. (Trust me, you’ll be seeing ...
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Tilapia Veracruz: Healthy, Easy, Delicious. Under 1,000 calories for the ENTIRE DISH. Mexican tilapia recipe: Pescado a la Veracruzana.

Baked Tilapia Veracruz: Healthy, Easy, Delicious

Tilapia Veracruz is one of my household’s favorite. Healthy. Delicious. I can eat the entire dish for under 1,000 calories ...
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Maple-Glazed Ham with Cider-Raisin Sauce. Delicious, moist ham smothered with cider-raisin sauce made from pan juices.

Maple-Glazed Ham with Cider Raisin Sauce

As you may know by now, thrift is my constant challenge. There is little I like more than finding a ...
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Easter Muddy Buddies (aka: Puppy Chow). Classic peanut butter and chocolate treat with a little twist for Easter. Easy, delicious.

Easter Muddy Buddies (aka: Easter Puppy Chow)

I had a dilemma. A food dilemma, my favorite sort. I love muddy buddies (or puppy chow, if you prefer) ...
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Free Printable Easter Treasure Hunt: 24 Mix & Match Clue Plus Blanks

Free Printable Easter Treasure Hunt: 24 Mix & Match Clue Plus Blanks

Free Printable Easter Treasure Hunt. 24 mix-and-match clues plus a page of blanks to make up your own! Great fun ...
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Free Printable Easter Gift Certificates for kids. Pre-filled certificates and blank ones you can fill out yourself. Put in eggs for an easter hunt or in Easter basket.

Free Printable Easter Gift Certificates for Kids

Does it ever seem like every holiday is an occasion for candy? Are you looking for something besides candy to ...
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Free printable St. Patrick’s Day Treasure Hunt. This treasure hunt for kids is a great activity. A leprechaun has left clues that they need to follow to get to the treasure!

Free Printable Saint Patrick’s Day Treasure Hunt

Want to make this Saint Patrick’s Day more interesting for the kids? How about setting up a St. Patrick’s Day ...
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Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls: Soft, delicious, cinnamon rolls combined with red velvet flavor, and topped with cinnamon cream cheese frosting.

Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls

My husband loves red velvet. And he loves cinnamon rolls. So when I saw a picture of Red Velvet Cinnamon ...
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Free Printable Valentine's Day Gift Certificates: 5 Designs, Multiple Sizes. The perfect, personalized gift for your Valentine.

Free Printable Valentine’s Day Gift Certificates: 5 Designs

Free printable Valentine's Day gift certificates are a great gift. We all know the best gifts come from the heart ...
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Christmas Pretzel Kisses: quick, ridiculously easy, and delicious. Perfect for a party appetizer or a salty-sweet snack.

Christmas Pretzel Kisses: Quick, Easy, & Delicious

These are so easy, I almost feel guilty making them. A whole total of 6 steps…and the last one is ...
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Fabulous Christmas Reindeer Pops. Delicious strawberry cake and white chocolate cream cheese frosting, specially decorated for the holidays.

Christmas Reindeer Cake Pops

On my continuing quest for the perfect cake pop, I decided to make Reindeer Pops for Christmas. I learned a ...
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Easy Fall Pretzel Kisses. Ridiculously easy appetizer or snack, but looks fancy enough for a party. Salty & sweet, and delicious.

Pretzel Kisses for Fall (or Thanksgiving!)

While this is ridiculously easy to make, it also taste great. I suggest this for the candy bowl or put ...
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