These Blackberry Margarita Mocktails are a sweet frozen, blended mocktail, made with real blackberries. A family-friendly, alcohol-free fancy drink option. Special occasions call for fancy drinks. Whether that’s fancy lemonade recipes, or mocktails, it’s nice to have non-alcoholic options available, both for the kids and for adults who choose not to drink. What is a …
Jalapeno Popper Hash Brown Bites are a spicy little appetizer. They take the punch of jalapeno poppers & pair it with the deliciousness of hash brown bites. Hash Brown Bites are a perfect little appetizer. There are so many options for flavors to pair with hash browns. I have done bacon & cheese and have …
Sausage and Rice Skillet is an easy, fast and delicious meal. Most of the ingredients you already have on hand and makes for a quick meal when you don’t know what to make. We all need those meals that we can just throw together at the last minute. Sausage and Rice Skillet is one …
Classic Chili is a little spicy and a tiny bit sweet. It is a great balance of flavor and perfect for those chili evenings of the winter. After the Hardworking Husband and I got married, he made me chili. Knowing that I don’t like things spicy, he toned it down for me. It was still …
Our favorite tried-and-true Mint and Peppermint Recipes. These are recipes that are perfect for Christmas, or anytime during the year! There’s something about mint and peppermint that just seems like Christmas to me. Maybe it’s because we get candy canes at Christmas. I’m not sure, but it doesn’t feel like Christmas until I’ve made a …
Smoked Gouda Dip: A flavorful dip recipe, made with just 3 simple ingredients. The perfect recipe for any gathering throughout the year! Kerry hosts coffee at her house every month, and it’s a fun time for us all to get together, do a little chit chatting, and eat yummy food. A few months ago, one …
Gingerbread Cake with Chai Buttercream is a cake with the delicious flavor of molasses and ginger that is topped with the decadent flavor of a chai latte. When we hear gingerbread we think of gingerbread men or gingerbread houses. Rarely do we think of cake or loaves of bread. The term “gingerbread” simply means preserved …
Chai Buttercream is exactly what you expect but better. It has the decadent flavor of chai lattes and the yummy creaminess of buttercream. Before we get to making the Chai Buttercream, I wanted to give you a few basics on buttercream. Did you know there are 4 types of buttercream? American: butter, powdered sugar, milk …
Buttermilk Chess Pie is a wonderfully creamy custard pie. It’s very much a Southern thing, but even us Northerners enjoy it. Our Thanksgiving Dishes Series continues today. If you’ve missed any be sure to check them out. When I lived at the ranch, we had a pie called buttermilk pie. It was one of my …
The Sweetest Sweet Potatoes. This is seriously my favorite recipe for sweet potatoes ever! It wasn’t until a couple years ago that I discovered my love of sweet potatoes. I’m not sure why I hadn’t eaten them much before that. It isn’t like I had anything against them or disliked them, but they just weren’t …
Snickerdoodle Homemade Marshmallows have the delicious flavor of snickerdoodle cookies with the wonderful texture of a marshmallow. They are great to add to hot cocoa. If you’ve been around the blog this year, you’ve seen that I’ve posted a bunch of marshmallow recipes. They are so easy to make and so fun to make different …
The Best Muffin Recipes around! We’ve got fruity muffins, chocolate muffins, and muffins for every season! I was looking through our blog the other day, and found that we have a lot of muffin recipes, and most of them are mine. Apparently I make a lot of muffins, but that’s not really surprising, considering how …