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Dill Pickle Dip

Jan 13, 2021

Dill Pickle Dip – creamy dip full of chopped dill pickles and fresh dill. Serve it with potato chips or vegetables for the perfect snack or appetizer!

We are obsessed with all things dill pickle in my house.

I can’t tell you how many times I made my Dill Pickle Chex Mix this summer – at least 10 times!

This Dill Pickle Dip is a cool and creamy dip filled with fresh dill and chopped dill pickles. You can serve it with potato chips, crackers, pretzels, fresh vegetables, pretty much whatever you want!

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Garlic Bacon Fries

Jan 12, 2021

This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Kraft Heinz/Georgia-Pacific^®.

Football season looks a little bit different this year, huh? Instead of having people over to watch the games, it’s just been me and the boys all season.

But just because the football party is smaller this year doesn’t mean you need to skimp on the snacks! After all, snacks are the main reason I watch football.

These Garlic Bacon Fries are a great snack to put out for the fam during the game because who doesn’t love cheesy fries with bacon?! And also, they’re really easy so you won’t miss too much of the game while you’re preparing them!

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Pistachio Marshmallow Salad

Jan 11, 2021

Pistachio Marshmallow Salad – light and fluffy fruit salad made with Cool Whip, pistachio pudding, pineapple, and marshmallows. It’s the BEST fruit salad!

Okay, we’re using the word “salad” very loosely here.

My kids love stuff like this. What kid wouldn’t love a fruit salad full of marshmallows?!

And I love it because it’s so easy. You just stir everything together and let it sit for a couple hours in the fridge. So it’s great for a party or holiday where you know you’ll be really busy preparing a million other things.

I also have a regular Marshmallow Fruit Salad if you aren’t super into pistachio!

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Top 10 Recipes of 2020

Dec 30, 2020

The Top 10 most popular recipes of 2020! Everything from sweets to side dishes to homemade dog treats!

Hi guys! I can’t believe this weird year is finally over.

I wanted to share the most popular recipes of the year before we move onto new recipes in January. These are all NEW recipes for this year so you won’t see my real most popular posts (Chicken and Wild Rice Soup!) on this list. These are all brand new.

I hope you have a wonderful new year and I look forward to sharing so much more in 2021!

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Buckeye Fudge

Dec 15, 2020

Buckeye Fudge – rich peanut butter fudge topped with a layer of chocolate ganache! It’s like the buckeye candies in fudge form. Super easy recipe, made completely in the microwave!

Don’t you love those buckeye candies? You know the peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate?

I love them. Love, love, love them. You know what I don’t like? Dipping a million peanut butter balls in chocolate.

This fudge tastes just like buckeye candies but there’s no dipping in chocolate!

It’s a rich peanut butter fudge with a crunch from chopped peanuts, topped with a chocolate ganache. All the cooking is done completely int he microwave and it is so easy!

They’ll make a great addition to your holiday cookie tins!

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Peanut Butter Saltine Toffee

Dec 11, 2020

Peanut Butter Saltine Toffee – the classic saltine toffee with a peanut butter layer! So easy and delicious – Santa is going to love them!

Originally posted December 16, 2014. Updated December 11, 2020.

Peanut Butter Saltine Toffee is one of my favorite holiday treats. We make it every year because it is quick and easy, uses really simple ingredients, and everyone loves it!

It’s layers of crispy saltine crackers coated in butter and brown sugar (and baked to create the toffee part), peanut butter, and chocolate. All topped with cute holiday sprinkles! Perfect for holiday cookie tins or to leave out for Santa!

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Glazed Ranch Carrots

Nov 16, 2020

Glazed Ranch Carrots – the perfect side dish for any dinner! Baby carrots tossed in a delicious buttery ranch glaze.

These Glazed Ranch Carrots are my current favorite dinner side dish. It’s bordering on obsession.

It’s one of those things I make “for the kids” and then I grab one each time I walk past the stove. The buttery ranch glaze is just so delicious and perfect with the slight sweetness of the carrots.

It’s also a really easy side dish and takes only a few simple ingredients!

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Pimento Mac and Cheese

Nov 13, 2020

This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Kraft Heinz

The holidays are going to be so different this year. I think all of us are feeling more grateful and we all want to spend as much time as possible with the people we love.

I know I’m definitely planning a table for us full of classic holiday dishes that just feel like comfort to me. All the carbs, all the cheese, just good ol’ fashioned comfort foods.

This Pimento Mac and Cheese will be on my holiday table this year. It’s two of my favorite comfort foods combined: pimento cheese and macaroni and cheese!

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Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Nov 12, 2020

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes – buttery mashed potatoes with roasted garlic. An easy side dish that goes with any meal!

I love mashed potatoes. I love mashed potatoes of all kinds. I even love those little cups of mashed potato flakes that you add water to and microwave. Are those even real potatoes? Who knows.

These Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes are my favorite though. (Okay, these or my Bacon Cheddar Mashed Potatoes. I can’t choose between them.)

They are easy enough to do on a weeknight but fancy enough for a dinner party or a holiday meal.

I have every single ingredient in my pantry or fridge at all times and I’m sure you do too! It’s just potatoes, garlic, butter, and milk! But they’re so flavorful and just perfect.

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Mac and Cheese Stuffed Acorn Squash

Nov 09, 2020

This post is in partnership with Skinner®. All opinions are my own.

Mac and Cheese Stuffed Acorn Squash – roasted acorn squash filled with rich and creamy sausage mac and cheese. Perfect for a holiday dinner or weeknight meal with the family!

Two of my favorite things: pasta and squash!

This recipe is my new favorite twist on mac and cheese. So many flavors that just go perfectly together.

Think mac and cheese meets sausage gravy all stuffed in a roasted acorn squash!

It would be perfect for Thanksgiving (because what’s Thanksgiving without mac and cheese?!) or just a fun everyday dinner!

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Butter Pecan Coffee

Nov 02, 2020

This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Kraft Heinz

The holidays, and life in general, feel so different this year. I think we all appreciate the little things so much more these days.

Like a warm, comforting drink with family or friends.

This Butter Pecan Coffee is an easy holiday coffee drink that you can make in the comfort of your own home with just a few simple ingredients. It would be perfect for a holiday meal or a cookie exchange party or just a get together with your best friend.

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Halloween Confetti Cookies #HalloweenTreatsWeek

Oct 07, 2020

This post and recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.

Halloween Confetti Cookies – soft and chewy sugar cookies rolled in Halloween sprinkles. The perfect sweet and spooky treat!

It’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek hosted by the wonderful Angie of Big Bear’s Wife!

One of my favorite treats to make for every holiday is a confetti cookie. They’re basically just soft sugar cookies (my favorite!) rolled in whatever holiday sprinkles.

So these Halloween Confetti Cookies are rolled in a Halloween sprinkle mix that had candy eyeballs throughout and they just turned out so cute!

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Ghostly Snack Mix #HalloweenTreatsWeek

Oct 05, 2020

This post and recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.

Ghostly Snack Mix – the cutest Halloween snack mix with chocolate covered ghost pretzels, Bugles, peanuts, M&Ms, and candy corn!

Happy #HalloweenTreatsWeek!

The lovely Angie at Big Bear’s Wife organizes this event every year and every year I get so excited to participate. All the other participating bloggers are linked below. Plus there’s a great giveaway that you should enter right before the recipe!

Today I’m sharing this Ghostly Snack Mix made with super cute ghost pretzels, a couple salty things, and some Halloween candy. It’s so cute and so tasty!

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Bourbon Praline Fudge

Sep 27, 2020

Bourbon Praline Fudge – quick and easy fudge that tastes just like homemade pralines! With just a hint of bourbon and a crunch of pecans. Your holiday cookie tins need this fudge!

Pralines are one of my favorite holiday treats but I can’t make them to save my life.

That’s why I love this Bourbon Praline Fudge recipe. It tastes just like pralines but with a lot less work. It doesn’t require a candy thermometer so it’s practically fool proof.

This fudge would be a great for a holiday cookie exchange or in your holiday cookie tins!

If you love pralines as much as I do, my Baked French Toast with Pralines in another holiday favorite in my house!

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