Holidays

Mint oreo bark: this delicious sweet treat is easy to make. With only 3 ingredients, create a cookie bark perfect ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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 cake. A dash of cream cheese frosting. What could possibly be better? White chocolate red velvet ...
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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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White Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels Recipe. You only need three ingredients to make this easy, delicious, festive treat for Christmas. Great ...
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Christmas can be a time of stress. You have tons to do- buying gifts, wrapping gifts, Christmas dinner, and more ...
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The smell of turkey and pumpkin pie are in the air. The table is decorated. And your loved ones are ...
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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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'Tis the season of joy and happiness. My grandma used to hang the stockings on December 1st. Then, when we ...
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A cool, crisp breeze outside. Colored leaves fluttering down from the trees. And inside: the warm, cozy smell of pumpkin ...
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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. Fudgy chocolate brownies layered with delicious mint frosting and easy chocolate ganache. You wouldn't believe ...
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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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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 from guest blogger, Cyna of Country Hill Cottage, is perfect for Easter. Made with ...
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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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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 are simply red velvet cake pops...without the stick. I prefer them over a true cake pop ...
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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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I love playing Bingo! The excitement of waiting on the next marker to be drawn. Having four in a row ...
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Does anything say Christmas more than peppermint? That perfect combination of sweetness melting on your tongue with fresh peppermint flavor ...
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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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On this Thanksgiving day, make your own Thanksgiving card designs to invite your friends, families and relatives. Thanksgiving Day is ...
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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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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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Warm cake melting in your mouth. The deep spice added to pumpkin to make that delicious fall taste. Smooth, rich ...
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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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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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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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Those of you who visit often know that I love muddy buddies. With fall approaching, what an excellent excuse to ...
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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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I got a ton of fabulous new designs. Especially a bunch of watercolor flowers. And I was racking my brain ...
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Fourth of July Coloring Pages in four different designs! I love coloring. I still feel silly saying that. An adult ...
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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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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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I grew up with the Midwestern version of baked beans. Which is a couple cans of Pork and Beans, brown ...
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The endless debate! Is is mint chocolate muddy buddies? Or mint chocolate puppy chow? I grew up calling it puppy ...
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Looking for a spicy, delicious soup that is very easy to make? If so, you have to try Spicy Chicken ...
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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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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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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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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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'Tis the season of love and affection. Kindness and candy. In fact, February has been celebrated as month of romance ...
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I originally discovered the concept of a sweet Red Velvet Cheese Ball online over at 'Taste and Tell Blog'. And ...
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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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Kids love treasure hunts. I know I did. And the scavenger hunts for the other holidays seem popular. So I ...
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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 is perfect for the Christmas season. Also known as Christmas Chex Muddy Buddies, this dessert snack has a ...
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While I decided to do a couple of gift guides this year, there was one very good reason I started ...
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'Tis the season! I love Christmas. The presents, the sweets, and all the wonderful gifts. I also love all the ...
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I absolutely LOVE this gift guide for stocking stuffers for a couple of reasons. The first? Most of the items ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I was wrapping gifts. The normal chaos was occurring: the cat was lying on the Christmas paper every time I ...
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Where to start with how fabulous this peppermint bark is? Perhaps with the white chocolate. After all, white chocolate! The ...
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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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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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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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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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Thanksgiving is a great time of year. A few days before the Christmas hustle and bustle. Time to spend time ...
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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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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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Thanksgiving is a great time of year. Along with pumpkin pie and fabulous turkey, it is a few days with ...
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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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Halloween is my favorite holiday. It ranks higher than Christmas in my world. I also love food (as you might ...
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Halloween is my favorite holiday. I especially love all of the cute and delicious food. These Halloween mummies are delicious: ...
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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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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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Any Halloween party with a contest benefits from being organized. Have you ever been at a Halloween costume contest voting ...
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This is one of the most fabulous recipes in my cookbook. It took a lot of work to develop the ...
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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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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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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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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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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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'Tis the Season. No, not that season. The season for everything "Pumpkin Pie Spice" flavored. Though even I must admit ...
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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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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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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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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 is one of my household’s favorite. Healthy. Delicious. I can eat the entire dish for under 1,000 calories ...
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I love Cinco de Mayo. I fully realize this is a mostly American holiday that is only a minor holiday ...
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As you may know by now, thrift is my constant challenge. There is little I like more than finding a ...
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I had a dilemma. A food dilemma, my favorite sort. I love muddy buddies (or puppy chow, if you prefer) ...
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I love Easter. It's not just the spirit of Resurrection and joy that I feel. Those feelings are the most ...
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I have one of the most delicious desserts in the world. Layered Red Velvet and White Chocolate Cheesecake. Also running ...
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Does it ever seem like every holiday is an occasion for candy? Are you looking for something besides candy to ...
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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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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 are a great gift. We all know the best gifts come from the heart ...
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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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On my continuing quest for the perfect cake pop, I decided to make Reindeer Pops for Christmas. I learned a ...
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While this is ridiculously easy to make, it also taste great. I suggest this for the candy bowl or put ...
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