Ahhhh, Peppermint season… We LOVE it here at our house! What goes best with Peppermint? Chocolate of course! Here’s a fun new recipe for Peppermint Chocolate Ganache Dip perfect for Holiday parties. The minute the candy canes roll out, we’re hooked on all things peppermint. Peppermint hot chocolate, peppermint shakes, peppermint sugar cookies, peppermint ice…
Tap Influence
Tips & Tricks to Finding Great Cookware + Bonus Shakshuka Recipe
Over the years, cooking has become quite a passion for me and I’ve become a bit of an accidental expert on cookware in the process. Nothing feels better than working on creating a meal for your family and then having them melt after taking their first bite. I have so many memories of my Mom…
Peppermint Mocha White Chocolate Steamer
As much as I adore pumpkin, I get even more excited about PEPPERMINT season! I totally remember the first time I had peppermint ice cream as a kid. It was back in the day when peppermint ice cream was only around during the Christmas season. I would save all of the little peppermint pieces in…
No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
Love it or hate it, pumpkin is the flavor of Fall and no-bake pumpkin cheesecake is the way to enjoy the season. Give your oven a break and make cheesecake! The minute the air has a slight chill it time to whip out the boots, scarves and all things pumpkin spice. From lattes to muffins…
Creamy Berry Gelatin Dessert Recipe
+ This Creamy Berry Gelatin Dessert Recipe is brought to you by International Delight + I don’t know about you, but every time I see some fancy layered gelatin dessert I feel like a kid again! There is just something about the magic of those suspended layers that brings a little magic back into life….
Creamy Berry No-Bake Jell-o Poke Cake Recipe
+ This Creamy Berry No-Bake Jell-o Poke Cake Recipe brought to you by International Delight + This my friends is NOT your Mother’s traditional Jell-o Poke Cake. Nope, not even close. This my friends is a MAGIC cake. It’s for those times when you don’t have the time to bake and slave over a special…
Hazelnut Iced Choffy Latte – A Coffee Alternative
+ This post brought to you by International Delight + Full disclosure here… I do not drink coffee, I do however drink Choffy. A scrumptious coffee alternative. It’s basically brewed chocolate. YUM! Well not really brewed chocolate… It’s roasted, ground and then brewed cocao beans. The same beans that they make chocolate from. When brewed this…
Simple Overnight French Toast Recipe
+ This Simple Overnight French Toast Recipe brought to you by International Delight Simply Pure + Nothing is more grand than French Toast for breakfast… Am I right? What’s even better is when you only need 5 ingredients AND you can make it the night before, pop it in the oven in the morning and…
Tomato Tart Recipe
+ This Tomato Tart Recipe brought to you by the folks at Bushel Boy Farms™ + One of the first things that I think of when it comes to summer cooking is my favorite TOMATO! I think I’ve said this before, but I LOVE tomatoes! A few weeks ago, I shared a lovely Tomato Jam recipe…
Peaches and Cream Iced Tea
+ This Peaches and Cream Iced Tea recipe is brought to you by International Delight + Spring is in full bloom here in Lincoln. I’ve been having fun tending all of my new plants for this season. I’m a fairly novice gardener but, I’m giving it a good go. For years I’ve killed everything that…
Roasted Poblano and Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe + Chopped At Home Challenge
+ This Roasted Poblano and Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe brought to you by Food Networks Chopped & Sargento + What I have for you today is, a Roasted Poblano and Chicken Tortilla Soup topped with a fresh avocado, tomato and lime salsa and Sargento® Fine Cut Shredded 4 Cheese Mexican Blend… Do those words sound…
Tomato Jam Recipe + GIVEAWAY
My earliest food memories are of tomatoes… No joke! One of my earliest memories is picking a tomato from the vine out of my Dad’s garden. I was two and a half or three and sat down and ate those scrumptious tomatoes right then and there. I remember the smell that fills the air when…
Peach Melba Italian Soda
+ This Peach Melba Italian Soda post is brought to you by International Delight + It’s SPRING and things are starting to warm-up which only means one thing… Summer is almost HERE! Time to starting thinking about all of those lovely summer flavors. One of my favorite flavor combinations which just screams summer to me…
Dirty Diet Coke Gift Basket with Free Printable Gift Tag
+ This Dirty Diet Coke post brought to you by the lovely folks at International Delights + I’m a simple girl and I love simple things. Spring rain showers, snuggles with my kiddos, date night with my sweetheart, clean white sheets after a long hot shower, tulips, foggy mornings, fireworks, reading a good book, driving…
Pomegranate Chia Pudding Recipe // DAIRY-FREE
+ This Pomegranate Chia Pudding Recipe is brought to you by the lovely folks at SILK + Have you discovered a great Chia Pudding Recipe yet? It is seriously one of our family’s favorite breakfasts these days. The crazy thing is, I thought for sure my kiddos would want nothing to do with those “alien”…
Learning to RELAX
I don’t know about you, but I have forgotten how to just sit back and RELAX. Especially during the mad rush that is September thru December. It seems like school starts and the race is on through the holidays. Toss in two businesses in my case and a girl can get a little worn out….
Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
Oh, stuffed mushrooms… How I love thee! Seriously, I love them! BUT, let’s go back a ways… I remember sitting in the school cafeteria when I was a little first grader, sitting with all of my friends. At one point someone started talking about foods they hated and mushrooms became the number one food on…
Holiday Nog Panna Cotta Topped with Bischoff Cookie Crumbles
+ This Holiday Nog Panna Cotta Recipe Post brought to you by the folk at Silk + It’s here, it’s HERE! The Holiday Season is in full swing and that means it’s… Holiday Nog TIME!! Our family ADORES Egg Nog, I mean really, who doesn’t? It’s rich and creamy and has all of the flavors of…
The Secret to Perfect Hot Chocolate
+ This Perfect Hot Chocolate post is brought to you by International Delights + Ohhhhh, Hot Chocolate… Need I say more? I spent my younger years searching for THE PERFECT HOT CHOCOLATE. The minute the weather would turn chilly I would be on the hunt. I’ve tried all kinds… Powder packets, chocolate syrup in milk,…
Honey Pumpkin Yogurt Topping
+ This Honey Pumpkin Yogurt Topping post brought to you by Silk + I don’t know why this is, but the minute the kiddos head back to school I’m ready to head into the magic of fall. It just doesn’t seem right to continue to celebrate summer when there’s early bedtimes and homework to be…
Dairy Free Chia Pudding
+ This Dairy Free Chia Pudding brought to you by my friends at Silk® + Not too long ago I started a trend at my house… We’ve all fallen in LOVE with the Overnight Cashew Milk Oatmeal and have become quite obsessed. My daughter Hannah has become our designated oatmeal prep girl and each night…
Banana Cream Pie with Granola Pie Crust
+ This Banana Cream Pie with Granola Pie Crust is brought to you by Nature Valley™ + I have a husband who adores banana cream pie… Well he adores almost any kind of pie really, but he especially loves banana Cream Pie. I was thinking the other day, wouldn’t banana cream pie taste incredible with…
Affordable Style with Sauder Woodworking CO
+ This Affordable Style post brought to you by Sauder Woodworking Co. + From a very early age, I’ve been in love with design. Even as a little girl, I loved to flip through design magazines and look at beautiful homes. I especially LOVED being invited into a home that was well thought out and beautiful….
Roasted Cauliflower Bacon Mac and Cheese
+ This Roasted Cauliflower Bacon Mac and Cheese Recipe brought to you by Horizon® Organic Macaroni and Cheese + I don’t know about you, but this time of year just calls for GREAT Macaroni and Cheese! There is just something amazing about nice pot of mac & cheese when it’s cold outside… Pure American comfort…