I’m a HUGE fan of pulled BBQ pork sandwiches. I love it so much, I make it more than 10 times a year. If I’m in my crockpot zone, I will make it twice a month – mostly because everyone in the house loves it, too. As much as I love, there is nothing better […]
Recipes
Delicious Easter Cupcake Recipe You Need To Make
Everyone is always looking for a great Easter Recipe to add to their collection to make for everyone. These Easter Cupcakes are something you definitely need to make for your family! The cupcake recipe is super easy to follow along and super simple to do, and your end result is simply adorable! I already know […]
Easter Sugar Cookies Recipe With Jellybeans
With Easter around the corner, I thought that these Easter Sugar Cookies with Jellybeans on top would be just the perfect cookie to make! Of course, we all know that I love making cookies. These Easter cookies are so super simple to make, are super adorable, and will add a little happiness to the faces […]
This S’mores Pizza Is The Best Dessert
I love s’mores, and this S’mores Pizza Recipe is just exactly what I need in my life. You can use my chocolate chip cookie recipe to make the crust for the s’mores pizza. Your life is now going to be totally complete with this over the top recipe! Yes, you might gain a few hundred […]
Triple Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Smiley360 for Pepto-Bismol Who doesn’t love Chocolate cookies? If you’re a fan, like me, then you are definitely going to love these Triple Chocolate Cake Mix cookies from Aboutamom! It’s hard to go through the holiday season without a few indulgences. Do you find yourself looking forward […]
Sausage Parm Ring Recipe
My Sausage parm ring recipe is an easy and delicious appetizer to add to your game day list of food to serve! Join me and Johnsonville® for our #SausageBowl! My family and I are already a #SausageFamily, and we hope that you’ll come and join in on the fun! Johnsonville® has become the number 1 household name […]
Holiday Apple Pie with Dried Fruit & Caramel Sauce
Who doesn’t love having pie for dessert during the holidays? How about Apple pie with dried fruit and caramel sauce!? Yeah…that’s the same exact reaction that I had when I read the recipe! This is another amazing recipe that the Wolfgang Puck Online Cooking School gave to me to share with you all! Here’s what […]
Maria Puck’s Linzer Cookies
I absolutely love Linzer cookies! They’re one of the top cookies that I look forward to during the holidays time! I love the mixture of hazelnut and raspberry. Completely delicious! Thank you so much to the Wolfgang Puck Cooking School for submitting this recipe to me so I can share with you! Here are Maria’s […]
Maria Puck’s Holiday Spice Gingerbread Cookies
These Holiday Spice Gingerbread Cookies recipe are just the perfect thing needed for this Holiday season! Thank you so much to the Wolfgang Puck Cooking School for sending this amazing and delicious recipe for me to share with everyone! Here’s a little story about these cookies from Maria herself: “In the little Austrian town where […]
Quick and Easy Breakfast Bites
I had an amazing time making a delicious and easy dinner using Johnsonville® as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars. #SausageFamily. The Holiday times is always hectic for everyone, most especially when you’re trying to cook & bake a 1,001 different items at the same time. While cooking for Holiday gatherings, it dawns on you […]
Rosemary Basil Crock Pot Bread
I love making things in my crock pot, and this Rosemary Basil Crockpot bread is no exception! I especially love baking breads during the Holiday times, but I’ve just recently learned how to use my crock pot to actually “bake” different types of breads in. This definitely comes in handy when you’re oven is full […]
Thanksgiving Deviled Eggs
We all love enjoying all of the different varieties of flavor that comes making Thanksgiving! Yes, we hate the cleanup process…but I LOVE cooking everything! Another great part about Thanksgiving? ALL OF THE LEFTOVERS! Of course, you can just make your own little plates of food…and relive the day all over again, or you can […]
Vegetarian Turkey Dumplings Recipe
For the life of a blogger, the Holiday season is one of the most busiest times of the year! I can promise you that my fingers are typing away 1,000 miles per hour. However, busy times means I have less time to plan out meals and spend time on making them. So, I need to […]
Bleu Cheese Tomato Bisque
It’s pretty much a known fact that I love cheeses, including the bleu cheese variety. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but once people watch the Burnt movie…they will change their mind completely! After being the restaurant industry for over 20 years, I’ve grown a deep passion for food and flavor profiles that ingredients bring […]
California Dried Plums Does A Body Good
I’ve been eating California Dried Plums for a really long time, and am super happy to talk about the health benefits of eating them, share a great recipe I love to eat in the mornings, and share a couple of websites full of great information for you to learn other recipes and important pieces of […]
Spicy Sausage Alfredo
I made a delicious and easy dinner using Johnsonville® as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars. #SausageFamily My family can eat pasta all day long and every single day, if I allow them! However, I’m always look for a way to up the anté on my pasta dishes and going to try something new […]
Penne Pasta With Sausage
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group®, Barilla®, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #AnytimePasta http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV By now, I’m sure that you have seen the commercials for Barilla® Pronto™. I’ve been so curious about trying Barilla’s new line of pasta for a while, and was […]
Detox Vegetable Cleanse Soup
My detox cleanse soup is exactly what your body needs after all of that holiday eating! Whether it’s that you want to detox your body to start losing weight, or detox your body from sugar, caffeine, nicotine, and all of that other fun stuff, then you will enjoy my detox vegetable cleanse soup. It’s only […]
Vegetarian Sloppy Joe Pockets
I’m always looking for super easy, delicious, and healthy meals to prepare for my ever growing family. It’s not always the easiest task to do when I work from home full-time, and pretty much try to run a tight ship of different meal planning and house scheduling for everyone to keep on track. With new […]
The Best Homemade Mozzarella Sticks With Mezzetta Sauce
With fall coming around the corner, my family tends to get together more often for family meals and enjoying time spent with each other. Currently, my little family seems to be getting bigger and bigger…and the travel to get to each other is pretty simple nowadays. With a family of 7, I am always finding […]
Introducing Johnsonville® Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage! #SausageFamily
I had an amazing time making a delicious and easy dinner using Johnsonville® as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars. #SausageFamily. From the moment I wake up and go to sleep at night, I lead a super busy day. Between taking care of my special needs sister, to running my other sister back and forth […]
Rice Pudding Dessert Shots #SummerOfPudding
Everyone enjoys pudding in their very own unique way. Some enjoy eating it right of the container, which I have definitely been known to do a time or two…in a one day. Though, I like dressing up my pudding a little bit. First and foremost, I completely am in love with KozyShack® Rice pudding. It’s […]
Mason Jar No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
My no-bake mason jar strawberry cheesecake is the perfect dessert to make without having to turn your oven on during those hot summer months, or to make whenever you feel like making a great last minute dessert for your family members or a party you’re attending! The fact that the no-bake strawberry cheesecake is in […]
Family Night With KozyShack Tapioca Pudding! #SummerOfPudding
Once a week, my family and I like to have a family night and go a little crazy with stuffing ourselves with some wholesome and simple desserts made with real ingredients. Nothing with artificial flavorings, additives, chemicals, or anything of the sort. We are also a family of pudding freaks! We love […]
Chocolate Mousse Cups
One of my fondest childhood memories is being in the kitchen with my great grandma while watching her cook and bake. To this day, I simply cannot recreate her homemade chocolate pudding. She always used fresh wholesome ingredients. No matter how hard I try, I would always either overcook it or didn’t add in […]
Johnsonville® Adds Summer Fun Flavor To Your Grill! #SausageFamily
I had an amazing time making a delicious and easy dinner using Johnsonville® as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars. #SausageFamily. With the 4th of July right around the corner, my family and I are in full mode of “Let’s cook everything on the grill, and as much as can on the grill!” Everything just […]
Roasted Red Pepper, Mozzarella, and Avocado Appetizer Recipe
Everyone is planning their summer vacations, including me. I’ve decided to a “staycation” this year! What’s a staycation? Well, I’m not going to do any kind of traveling. I’m gonna stay home with Stephen, Angela, and the puppies. However, we’re totally gonna have other friends and family members over to play board games and […]
Macaroni And Cheese Stuffed Fried Chicken
There is nothing better in the world than fried chicken, except maybe eating fried chicken that’s been stuffed with some homemade macaroni and cheese! I get to bring two of my most favorite meals together into one amazing and delicious recipe. I got the idea from chicken cordon bleu. I said to myself, […]
Bananas Brûlée
In the effort with trying to have fun with food and simple ingredients, I present to you a yummy gluten free delicious treat: Bananas Brûlée! It’s a fun twist that I took from the classic dessert, the creme brûlée. It really only has 2 ingredients, but it’s super funny and makes a great treat for […]
Vegan Chocolate Frosting
I love being able to put a small twist on traditional recipes to make them more fun, and maybe a little less sinful when we’re enjoying. My vegan chocolate frosting is a great example of the fun that you can have with food, and still make it taste super amazing! By the way, my […]
Avocado Caprese Salad
My Avocado Caprese salad is a great twist on a classic salad that’s great to enjoy during the hot summer months, or any time of the year! Not only does it taste amazing, it’s also a great clean eating recipe that anyone in the family can enjoy! The avocado adds a yummy creaminess and hint […]
Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus
I love coming up with quick and easy appetizers, and these prosciutto wrapped asparagus is definitely one of my top favorites to make! You use less than 5 ingredients to create something mouthwatering and delicious for everyone to enjoy! Stephen and I love having friends over our house all of the time, and our […]
Deviled Egg Potato Salad
Who doesn’t love a great southern style potato salad? I know that I love it so much and can it a great big bowl of it all to myself! This is my own twist on a southern potato salad. It might be hard to admit, but who doesn’t love potato salad? I’m from the […]
Gardein: Not just for Vegans or Vegetarians
I can’t even begin to tell you how much of a busy schedule that I have throughout any given day! It’s definitely doesn’t get easier during the day as I am the main care take for my special needs sister, Angela. If work isn’t keeping me busy, she sure is! By the time […]
Crockpot Pot Roast
It’s always hard trying to find a super simple crockpot pot roast recipe online. I didn’t think it would be this hard to in trying to find one that I would actually like. However, Stephen’s mom came to the rescue with a recipe she had…and I just merely added to the crockpot. The recipe is […]
20 Natural Ways To Flavor Your Water
I love drinking water, but I really love making different flavored water recipes! One of the most simple things you can do to improve your health is to start drinking more water. In fact, you probably need more than you think; this hydration calculator offers a guideline based on your weight, activity levels, climate and […]
Crockpot BBQ Pork Roast
Crockpot BBQ Pork Roast I love a great crockpot recipe, especially when making my favorite crockpot BBQ Pork Roast Recipe in it. The house just always smells amazing with simmering on low. I normally drive myself crazy because I want to start chowing down on it after the first few hours! However, I am able […]