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Mushroom Marsala
I’ve talked about my obsession with pasta before…I don’t think I’ve ever met a pasta I didn’t like. When I make it at home though, we usually stick to the Mac & Cheese or Spaghetti variety so I thought it was time to branch out. Giada made this Mushroom Marsala with Artichokes on one of her cooking shows last week and for some reason, it called out to me. Strange, because I usually don’t care for mushrooms at all. Nonetheless, I bought all of the…
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12 Hour Adventure with Caribou Coffee
I’m so excited about today’s post! If you follow me on Instagram, you probably noticed that I’ve been on a fun vacation over the past few days. What makes this even more exciting is that I’ve teamed up with my friends over at Caribou Coffee to bring you a look into my 12-hour adventure. (Okay, we actually had about FOUR 12-hour adventures over the past week, but believe me, Caribou Coffee was along for the ride each time. My family and I packed up the car for…
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Tiramisu Cake
“What is tiramisu?” “You’ll find out.”“Well, what is it?”“You’ll see.” “Some woman is gonna want me to do it to her, and I’m not gonna know what it is!” Name that movie. Easy, right? Sleepless in Seattle – one of my all-time favorites. There are many reasons I love that movie, but mostly because I love Seattle, I love Tom Hanks, and I love Meg Ryan…plus, there’s nothing wrong with a good love story. I’m sure there aren’t many of you out there who haven’t…
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Honey Mustard Salad Dressing
I feel like we are a couple of weeks behind everyone else, but it’s finally back-to-school week at my house. We’re getting back into the swing of things, painfully shedding our summertime schedules and trying to remember what it’s like to set alarm clocks and adhere to bedtime routines. Since I’m totally a creature of habit, I look forward to this time of year. I love having my daughter home with me all summer long, but I thrive on schedules and routines. Plus, do…
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Milk & Cookies Cupcakes
Let me tell you a little bit about my weekends. First of all, my husband works on the weekends. While his shift varies, he’s usually out of the house most of the day on Saturdays and Sundays. This means that all housework, discipline, errands and social events are all on me. And, that’s totally fine, it’s what I signed up for and I’m perfectly ok with it. We make it work, and most weekends are full of more fun activities than chores, anyway. But occasionally,…
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Strawberry Cupcakes with Ice Cream Buttercream
Hold. The. Phone. Did I really just make ICE CREAM BUTTERCREAM? Um, yes. Yes I did. And know what it tastes like on top of a strawberry cupcake? Yep, just like you think it would taste, only better. Kind of like strawberry ice cream, but without the brain-freeze. And, it’s only four ingredients, and it’s E.A.S.Y. So, strawberry cupcakes, buttercream that tastes EXACTLY like ice-cream, and no brain freeze. Best cupcake ever, right? I’ve been on a bit of a strawberry cupcake kick lately –…
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Pumpkin Nutella Swirl Cake
Hi everyone! I soooooooo miss you guys! My life is in perpetual “just-get-by” mode and right now I’m feeling lucky to get all four of us out the door in the morning fully clothed, fed and headed in the right direction so I’m calling that a win. Life is nutsos. That being said, I love my new job and I’m hoping that soon we can figure out our new normal around here. I think we’re getting better at it every day, so in a few…
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S’mores Cupcakes
This is first of two s’mores cupcake posts. I searched high and low for the perfect recipe and finally narrowed it down to two – but I just couldn’t decide which I liked better. So, what to do? Make both. Yep, I made two different s’mores cupcake recipes in three days. The winner? I still can’t decide so I’ll let you be the judge – I’ll post the other recipe soon. This recipe was probably the easiest of the two. It’s a dark chocolate cake on a graham-cracker “crust,” and…
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Cherry Cordial Cupcakes
I think this might be the last Valentine’s Day treat on the blog this year. I think I’m ready for the next holiday. Okay. Actually, I’m really just saying that to convince myself that I’m over the treats because I’m starting my second juice fast in a couple of days.
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Almond Joy Cupcakes
I’m pretty sure I told you in a recent post that we’ve cleaned up our eating habits in our household since the beginning of the year. Nothing crazy, but just a renewed focus on eating healthy, real food and avoiding processed, chemical-ly food. We don’t do diets, because we’ve learned over the years that they just don’t work. I really don’t have much trouble passing up all of the goodies that I bake anyway, a taste or two will usually suit me just fine. But…
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Almond Joy Bars
I’m pretty much tired of summer. I’m not sure I’ve ever said those words before. I usually love summer. I usually love the sunshine, swimming, gardening, long days…but this year, summer has been more about heat. Drought. More heat. My poor garden has long ago shriveled up, and even the weeds are unhappy. We haven’t mowed our lawn in six weeks, because the grass hasn’t grown at all. For the first time ever, I’m counting the days until fall arrives. Normally, I ease up on…
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M&M Cupcakes
Sometimes, the hardest part of this blog is deciding what to write about. Lately, my life has become pretty routine – I follow the same schedule and do the same things, week after week. It’s hard to write about interesting things when you aren’t DOING interesting things. {Well, blog-worthy interesting things, that is!} I just mentioned that fact to my husband. He told me that I needed to start doing something interesting, then. I glared at him and told him that I was going to…
