Recipes – Page 2

Pecan Pie Brownies Recipe

August 15, 2016

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I’m not sure if it was my recent fall wardrobe purchases or the fact that school is starting and everyone is already talking football down here in the south, but I have been in the mood for some delicious fall recipes. It has still been too hot to make chill or soup, so I decided to bake a sweet treat – Pecan Pie Brownies – over the weekend. If you’ve been reading my blog for a little while, you know that I have a huge sweet tooth and I love to bake much more than I like to cook. Normally baking wins out over cooking an extravagant meal around our household.

Pecan Pie Brownies Recipe

Keep Kids Healthy During School + Citrus Energy Smoothie

August 8, 2016

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In just one short week, we go to orientation for Hampton’s preschool program. I can’t believe he is about to start school. He will only be going a couple of days a week, but he is so excited and I can’t help but think back on my school days. As a mom, my biggest concern is keeping him healthy. He will be exposed to more germs than he is used to and, because of that, he will expose my other babies. Here are a few key strategies I am using to keep my kids healthy during the busy back-to-school season.

Citrus Energy-Boosting Smoothie Recipe and Tips for Keeping Kids Healthy

S’mores Rice Crisps and an Easy Clean-Up Solution

July 5, 2016

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To me, summer is all about lazy days in the sun and spending lots of time with family and friends. We seem to always have company around or passing through town and it is a good idea (and much less stressful) if we keep our kitchen clean and prepared for guests. That means making it sparkle, decorating for the season and always having some sort of baked treat – like one of my favorites, S’mores Rice Crisps!

S'mores Rice Crisps

The Perfect Summer Side Dish with Suddenly Salads

July 1, 2016

The holiday weekend is FINALLY here! I am so happy to have Ryan home and family coming later this weekend! We have lots of fun things happening. The parade, BBQs, lots of pool time and family time and I am so excited to get my hands of my favorite twins! My kids have not been a huge fan of the pool this summer, but I am hoping to change that this weekend. Hopefully with a little encouragement and motivation (and peer-pressure) they will enjoy it. When I went to Public to grab a few things for the weekend, I picked up a delicious Suddenly Salad Pasta that I know will make everyone happy.

Pasta Salad Side Dish Recipe

Texas Caviar Recipe

June 16, 2016

Earlier this week, before I went on “partial bed rest” we went swimming and grilled out and enjoyed the perfect summer afternoon! One of my favorite things about summertime is spending it outdoors in the pool or enjoying time with friends and family and good food. We love to grill year round, but there is something about a BBQ or grilled chicken in the summer that makes me excited. This week, we made some Texas Caviar as the perfect appetizer for our pool day and we have been enjoying it all throughout the week. I love Texas Caviar because it is delicious and healthy! Win-win!

Summer Grilling Texas Caviar Recipe

Finger Lickin’ Good Gluten Free Sweet Snack Mix

June 6, 2016

Our household is a big fan of snack mixes and trail mixes because we spend half of our life in the car (and I know I don’t know alf of it yet) and these make-ahead snacks are so easy to pack and go! I love experimenting and making different mixes using different things and I try to be healthy when I can. I love using dried fruits and often times chocolate, but I since General Mills cereals have gone Gluten Free, I was inspired to make a gluten free sweet snack mix!

Kid Friendly Gluten Free Sweet Snack Mix

Kid-Friendly Frozen Pink Lemonade Recipe

May 24, 2016

I have always loved to spend most of my time outdoors. We grew up in a house (that my family and I are currently living in) that has a huge back porch across the back of the house. We love to sit out there and swing year round and enjoy the beauty of God’s nature and the hilariously terrible golf swings of the golfers behind our year to hit their golf balls into our pool all too often (which is far right to where they should be hitting them). It started getting unseasonably warm in March this year. Some years it snows in April and others it is already in the 90’s. I feel like it has been summer here for a month now, and we have loved enjoying time outside watching the kids play. Today during snack time/ play time, I made a delicious batch of frozen pink lemonade. I was in the mood for something different than my usual water or sweet tea, so I got in the kitchen and went to work.

Frozen Pink Lemonade Recipe

Toddler’s Daily Routine and Strawberry Cheesecake Mini Pie Recipe

May 2, 2016

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I have two toddlers in the house and things can be a little crazy and hectic sometimes. Especially when we are cooped up in the house for an extended period of time. I learned very quickly after my son was born that having a daily routine makes all the difference. Once my daughter was born, that routine became our lifestyle. My kids are not the same people when they have missed a nap or go to bed two hours later than their bedtime. So, we do everything we can to stick to our routine so that everyone is happy and healthy.

Strawberry Mini Pies

Breakfast Kabobs + Mocha Frappes, It Must Be Brunch

March 10, 2016

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I am a huge fan of brunch. In fact, lately my kids have been waking up earlier and that means we eat earlier, so lunch has felt more like brunch around our house. I also helped with a baby shower a couple of weeks ago that was a brunch and the ladies seemed to love it! The only thing missing from the menu were some delicious mocha frappes. They are, after all, my favorite coffee drink!

Brunch Tips and Mocha Frappe Recipe

Easy Crockpot Minestrone Soup Recipe

February 22, 2016

One thing I look forward to during the winter months are all of the soups and stew recipes especially if they are made in the crock-pot! I am a huge fan of dump soups because they are so easy, quick and really delicious. Our weather here in Alabama has been totally insane these last couple of weeks. We have had temperatures in the 70’s and lows 30’s depending on the day. Because of this, my family has been sick off and on and it seems like we can’t all stay well at the same time. Because I was craving Italian food and not feeling my best last night, I decided to make an easy minestrone soup in the crock-pot.

Easy Crock-Pot Minestrone Soup Recipe