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Weekly Menu Plan Week 53 covers healthy, easy, and comforting recipes, along with a couple of Kentucky Derby themed cocktails to round out the week. Okay, can we just call out the big elephant in the room right now? As I sit typing on a what would otherwise be a beautiful sunny, spring day, my view is obstructed by nearly two feet of snow covering the ground. On April 20th. Mother Nature has lost her dang mind, I'll tell ya what! Even for a Northerner like me, this is extreme ...
Weekly Menu Plan Week 50 is here just in time for Easter and the week following. You’ll find easy weeknight dinners and brunch ideas, along with two very Easter-y desserts on the menu this week. Holy WOW, Friends! Can you even believe that Easter is this weekend? I feel like Daylight Savings Time kicked in,…
The Best Egg Custard Tarts are lightly sweet soft egg custard baked in a buttery, flaky crust. Sometimes called Hong Kong Egg tarts, these little two bite wonders are popular throughout Asia, Portugal, and here in the US. This recipe was created for #EasterSweetsWeek! I received samples by some of the sponsor companies. As always, opinions…
Chocolate Sunbutter Eggs are a sweet and creamy confection similar to chocolate peanut butter candies, but even better because they’re NUT FREE and safe for those with nut allergies. This recipe was created for #EasterSweetsWeek! I received samples by some of the sponsor companies. As always, opinions are 100% my own. My family has deeply rooted…
Weekly Menu Plan Week 49 travels the world with dishes like German pancakes, stuffed hashbrowns, a nut-free chicken satay, a Moroccan ragout, salmon, and much more! Well hey there, Friends! I’m sitting here in complete awe that it’s already time for the next menu plan. I have no idea where the week went! We have…
Weekly Menu Plan Week 48 has a variety of delicious dinners, including hand pies, lighter comfort food, a gorgeous salad, carrot cake, and brioche to round out the week. The Weekly Menu Plan Week 48 is shaping up to be another delicious week. The temperatures are slowly eking up toward spring-like weather. Here in northern Michigan,…
Weekly Menu Plan Week 45 is here with more fresh dinners that are easy to prepare on even the busiest of weeknights, including soup, salad, chicken, and homemade pizza! Friends, I am happy to say that we survived a huge State basketball tournament last weekend. I’m talking 80 teams, 20 hours, and a whole lot…
Chocolate ugly cake is a flourless cake that you have to see and taste to believe. Trust me, chocolate cake lovers… you won’t regret it. Let me tell you up front that if you’ve made all sorts of New Year’s Resolutions to stay away from sugar, chocolate, or desserts, then you might want to click…
Rose Meringue Cookies are crisp, light, and airy cookies in the shape of sweet roses. A swirl through dark chocolate makes these low fat cookies a decadent treat! How ka-yoot are these cookies, y’all?! I’m seriously smitten with how adorable these Rose Meringue Cookies turned out. Anyone who knows me knows that I am all…
