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Baked French Toast Casserole

This Baked French Toast Casserole is prepared the night before and it’s the perfect breakfast to feed a crowd! It’s easy to make with basic ingredients and your family will love waking up to this delicious breakfast! I don’t know about you, but I’m not a huge fan of breakfast. I eat the bare minimum to get by so I can still enjoy my morning coffee. But brunch??! Give me all the brunch food! French toast, waffles, pancakes and fruit...

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

Make your own Hot Chocolate Mix in minutes with this easy to follow recipe! It’s perfect to have on hand for after sledding and playing in the snow, camping, or for sipping around an outdoor fire. Since I started homeschooling this year, my boys spend a lot more time outside than they ever have before. I’m talking hours! It’s such a fun treat for them when I surprise them outside with a steaming cup of hot chocolate. 🙂 I’m sure...

Sweet Cornbread

You’ll never need another cornbread recipe again! My Sweet Cornbread is made completely from scratch, it’s perfectly moist and just the right amount of sweet. It makes the perfect side dish when paired with a bowl of my loaded chili or a bowl of hearty soup. I was never really a fan of cornbread. It’s one of those foods I wanted to love but didn’t. The taste and texture was just not my favorite, you know? After playing around for...

Baked Italian Meatballs

These easy baked Italian Meatballs are incredibly tender and juicy and seasoned to perfection! Made with ground beef, breadcrumbs, garlic, parmesan cheese, and parsley, these meatballs are baked in the oven and ready to be served in just 30 minutes. There is really nothing better than juicy, fork-tender, flavorful meatballs smothered in a delicious sauce with spaghetti on any night of the week! You will love these classic Italian–American style meatballs. They’re super easy to make and take very little...

Crispy and Juicy Pork Carnitas {Slow Cooker}

These slow cooker Pork Carnitas are rich and juicy with the most irresistible crispy edges! This recipe has just a few simple pantry staple ingredients, and minimal prep time for authentic tasting carnitas perfect for any weeknight meal. You can cook these flavorful carnitas in a slow-cooker and have it ready in as little as 4 hours (just add 10 minutes time to crisp them in the oven). This recipe is so easy and perfect for making ahead to feed...

Homemade Taco Seasoning

This Homemade Taco Seasoning is a tasty blend of bold, rich flavor, literally takes just 5 minutes of your time, and tastes amazing with tacos, burritos, fajitas, soup, beans, vegetables, and more! This seasoning is so versatile — you can add or subtract as much or as little of the spices that you like. Homemade Taco Seasoning tastes so much better than store bought, it’s preservatives free, and loaded with an abundance of flavor. It’s definitely the jar of seasoning...

Soft Pumpkin Cookies

These pillowy and perfectly Soft Pumpkin Cookies are mildly sweet, quick and easy to make with just the right amount of all your favorite Fall spices. They’re topped with a simple drizzle of vanilla glaze for the perfect Fall treat. Can you believe we’re already in October? Have you jumped on the Fall bandwagon? Pumpkin Patch and hayrides? Raking leaves & picking apples? We have this ginormous tree in our backyard that I have a love/hate relationship with. Lol! It...

Cheesy Beef And Pasta Skillet

This Cheesy Beef and Pasta Skillet dinner is so hearty and tasty, everyone will be coming back for seconds. It’s incredibly simple to make and it’s the perfect meal for those weeknights you’re running short on time and need dinner on the table in less than an hour.  I receive a lot of messages (usually from busy moms) regarding my quick and easy dinners and they’re definitely favorites amongst my followers. Life just feels so jam-packed 80% of the time...

Asian Noodle Salad

This Asian Noodle Salad is a delicious and easy side dish that’s perfect for potlucks, midweek lunches, or a light meal on its own. It’s refreshing, flavorful, and super simple to make. I love a good and satisfying salad in the summer! All I want to do is hang out with my boys or relax at the pool or beach with a good book. I just don’t have the interest to be indoors cooking when it’s 35C+ out. The best...

Ranger Cookies

These Ranger Cookies are a classic family favorite! They’re loaded with old-fashioned rolled oats, shredded coconut, rice krispies and chocolate chips. Wonderfully chewy in the centers with buttery crisp edges, these amped up cookies won’t last long!  Why are these called Ranger Cookies? I honestly have no idea. I’ve seen them called Cowboy Cookies as well and I don’t know how they got their name either. Lol! But I can believe these would easily sustain some hungry cowboys out on...