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What is it about having kids that makes you want to celebrate ALL the holidays? Am I alone in this? I have never ever been a fan of Halloween or Valentine's Day, but I was ALL about a Halloween costume for the little guy a few months back and today I found myself wondering if [...]
I've been wanting to try chocolate zucchini bread for a while now. I had it in my head that there's no way it could taste like a dessert with zucchini in it. Not that I have anything against zucchini. I love zucchini!! But...when I want chocolate, I want chocolate. You know what I mean?? So not the case here! For one thing, you can't even tell that there is zucchini in here, let alone 1 1/2 cups! And, it comes out of the oven all warm and melty thanks to some chocolate chips mixed into the batter.
For those of you who procrastinate...like me...a super quick treat for your 4th of July festivities! These are so adorable, no? And the hands on time is maybe 15 minutes, tops!! Red, White & Blue Pretzels 12 pretzel rods 20 ozs white chocolate for melting blue food coloring red food coloring white candy sprinkles 1. [...]
Can I just say, infant sleep training is not for the faint of heart. I'm probably taking longer with each stage because once he masters one part, I just want to sleep at night so I am hesitant to move on to the next stage. We've only been working on it for a week and [...]
This will be my one Christmas themed post of the year. I think I failed on the holiday preparedness front. But in turn, I've had lots of baby snuggles instead. These cookies are so yummy! The original recipe, from Liv for Cake, called for Black Cocoa which I couldn't find so I just substituted more [...]
I had planned to sit down and write this post last Tuesday, as in a week and half ago, but...went into labor instead!! Landon David Blackwood was born 11/02/16 at 6:30pm It was an intense 25 hours but we made it through and couldn't be happier after our first week at home. I will be sure [...]
I mean...I don't really feel like I need to say much about these. The name kind of says all you need to know...Cookies & Cream Cheesecake Bars! We DEVOURED these! Just looking at the photo and remembering how delicious they were is making me want to whip up another batch. They were so easy too, [...]
There are so many great things about today... 1) It is officially fall! 2) I was decorating for fall like a mad woman today; hay bales, pumpkins, mums, the whole nine yards 3) The season premier of Scandal is on RIGHT NOW and I am watching, Olivia Pope style, with a glass of red wine in [...]
I came home from work today, put on my workout clothes and was ready to get a productive workout in. First I needed a snack, something healthy, because I was going to workout after all. Once my pre-workout snack was complete, I realized I needed to take some blog photos and should do so before [...]
I'm getting a little tired of pre-made scrambles every morning so I thought I'd try something new. I still wanted something healthy but I also needed something tasty that my husband will eat...enter baked oatmeal muffins...made with NO FLOUR! These are easy to prepare ahead of time, customize with whatever toppings you prefer and grab [...]
Somebody please help me!! I'm not kidding, not exaggerating...I CAN NOT STOP EATING THESE! For some reason, because I made them, I don't feel nearly as guilty as if I were eating the store bought kind. I can't get over how good these peanut butter cups are. No bake, only 3 ingredients and little mini sizes [...]
When I first got married, I was lucky enough to be a stay-at-home wife. That only lasted about 6 months before I went totally crazy and was bored out of my mind (if only I had the blog back then). While I was playing Suzie Homemaker, I decided to try making candy. This peppermint bark [...]
I threw this together this morning for a quick and tasty breakfast. I don't generally like to eat a big breakfast but I know it's important in jumpstarting your metabolism for the day. This is a light and easy way to do it. Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Banana Smoothie 1 ripe banana 1 cup almond milk 2 Tbsp peanut [...]
Who knew that one little ingredient could make a regular chocolate chunk cookie so incredibly amazing!?!?! There's nothing too crazy different about these cookies, except the salt flakes on top, and let me tell you, I'll never make chocolate chunk cookies without salt flakes again! Salty Chocolate Chunk Cookies Makes 24 cookies 1 1/2 cups [...]