Recipes

Red and Green Enchilada Stack is a mexican lasagna style shift on traditional enchiladas bringing all the traditional flavors in a casserole style meal. The colors make it a perfect holiday meal to gather family or take to a friend or neighbor. Its easy to multiply and feed a crowd.

Ok, I know you are tired of the regular holiday foods. Is it just me? I try to throw Mexican food into our holiday menu plan. This Red and Green Enchilada Stack is a perfect meal for a small group Christmas party or for a family Christmas Eve gathering after a...

Dec 21, 2022

Holidays Recipes

This buttery bundt cake is the best treat to have out to welcome guests throughout the holidays. The fluffy and airy texture tastes so homemade, and Dr. Pepper adds flavor, color, and a unique spicy taste.

Papa’s Dr. Pepper Cake

Last month was my Papa’s birthday. He’s been gone eight years, but man, I still miss him so much this time of year. We usually spent time on Thanksgiving weekend at his home, and we always woke up on Christmas morning in his home. As a little girl, I remember...

Dec 14, 2022

Holidays Recipes

Overnight Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

Do you have a go-to recipe? A couple of recipes hold that title for me. But for sure, this Tater Tot breakfast casserole is always a winner for my family, especially when we are hosting guests and need a hearty breakfast. We had it on Thanksgiving morning, and...

Dec 7, 2022

Holidays Recipes Solutions

Autumn Cream Cheese Schmear Boards are a fun take on butter boards or biscuit bars. These are easy bagel boards for your family Thanksgiving celebrations or fall weddings or women's gatherings.

Autumn Schmear Boards

Butter Boards are taking the internet by storm. But I’m more a fan of the Cream Cheese Schmear boards variety. These two autumn-flavored harvest cream cheese spreads should be at the top of your menu plan for any fall parties or Thanksgiving feasts. I recently...

Nov 10, 2022

Family/Parenting Recipes

The Stone Soup Book makes a great fall preschool playdate theme. Hosting a Stone Soup Party is a great way to teach children about hospitality, friendship, sharing, and food insecurity.

Stone Soup Playdate

Hosting a Stone Soup Party is a great way to teach children about hospitality, friendship, sharing, and food insecurity. Whether it's a group of Preschoolers, a Kindergarten Class, or a wild bunch of senior adults, Stone Soup is a great book to teach a valuable...

Nov 2, 2022

Holidays Recipes

Crazy Eyeball Monster Cookies

These crazy eyeball monster cookies are a fun take on the best chocolate chip cookie you will ever eat. I double-dog dare you to find a better chocolate chip cookie. This year I thought it would be fun to mix up my recipe for different holidays and see what we...

Oct 25, 2022

Holidays Recipes

Goulash

"Sometimes you make a recipe a certain way because that's the way your family has eaten it for generations." This was where my mom and I landed in a recent conversation about GOULASH.

Oct 12, 2022

Holidays Recipes

This simple Happy Harvest snack mix is easy to throw together for after school snacks, to take to a fall party, Thanksgiving Day pre-dinner munchies, or for game day snacking. Package it up to take to classmates, co-workers, or neighbors. #fallsnacks #fallchexmix #cerealsnackmix #falltreat #halloweentreat #thanksgivingsnacks

Its Fall Y’all Snack Mix

By now, you know I love a good snack mix. And I love Fall, so today, I've combined the two into our favorite fall snack mix and treat to take to friends. And it's already made a tailgate appearance. It is the perfect treat to keep in a bowl for small group, fall...

Oct 5, 2022