Now that school is out, you probably have lots of papers, clothes, and lunch containers to deal with. Don’t put it off until fall! Use this End of the School Year Cleaning Checklist to help you tackle the chaos. This month we will turn our focus on getting ready for an amazing summer with the kids.Read More
Easy Summer Cleaning Tips
Use these easy summer cleaning tips to help you spend less time maintaining your home and more time enjoying time with your kids. This year you can follow these easy summer cleaning tips to stay on top of chores without spending all day every day picking up after kids. With more children at home duringRead More
Easy Homemade Blueberry Popsicles Recipe
You will want to stock your freezer with this easy homemade blueberry popsicles recipe! My 10-year-old really enjoys popsicles and frozen treats in the summer. I feel better about letting him eat sweets when I know they are made with real fruit! When I am short on time, I just pour pure fruit juice in popsicleRead More
Vanilla Bundt Cake with Mixed Berry Glaze
This vanilla bundt cake recipe is topped with a mixed berry glaze, but you can top it with your favorite glaze. A few days ago, I stopped in at Save Mart to pick up a few things. While I was there we found Driscoll’s Berries on sale, so I picked some up. Before I leftRead More
Patriotic Candy Popcorn with M&Ms
This patriotic candy-coated popcorn is red, white, and blue! It’s also an easy and delicious no-bake treat! I love the combination of sweet and salty in Kettle Corn which is why I love candy-coated popcorn. It is both sweet and salty. But this patriotic version takes popcorn to the next level by adding plain chocolateRead More
Mimosa Fruit Salad
This mimosa fruit salad recipe uses champagne and orange juice in the dressing to drizzle over the fruit. I love the idea of a weekend brunch much more than I like the idea of getting up on the weekend to create one. This fruit salad makes a festive addition to any brunch and my guestsRead More
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette
This Strawberry Spinach Salad recipe is one of my favorite salads! It is topped with a raspberry vinaigrette made with fresh raspberries. I enjoy this Strawberry Spinach Salad alone for lunch or as a side dish for dinner. It is also very easy to make and since spinach is hardier than other greens it canRead More
Roasted Carrots with Rosemary and Garlic
This quick and easy roasted carrots recipe with rosemary and garlic is savory and delicious! Batch cooking vegetables is one of my favorite time-saving hacks. I love to roast baking sheets of broccoli, cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts, and carrots. I usually cook 2 – 3 pounds of vegetables per tray. It may seem like a lot,Read More
Nutty Broccoli Salad
This Nutty Broccoli Salad Recipe combines sweet and savory flavors to create a delicious side dish! Last week I had to harvest 7 broccoli crowns that were getting burnt in the sun. I have been using it as a side dish, adding it to salads, and making stir-frys. I needed a new way to serveRead More
How to Meal Prep Salads and Keep Salad Fresh
Do you want to make salads for the week without worrying about a soggy salad? Use these strategies and tips on how to meal prep salads and keep salad fresh for a week to make healthy salads for lunch this week! If you are looking for meal prep recipes and ideas, check out the cookbook Prep-AheadRead More
Hummingbird Cake
This homemade hummingbird cake recipe has a cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Do you have friends who are recipe sharers? I am blessed to have several in my life. My dear friend Mari brought me a recipe for Hummingbird Cake back from one of her vacations to Georgia. I was first intrigued by the name becauseRead More
Instant Pot Split Pea Soup
This Instant Pot Split Pea Soup recipe allows you to enjoy a bowl of comforting soup in a fraction of the time of traditional methods. My husband loves my Crock Pot Split Pea Soup, but a slow cooker recipe requires that I remember to start dinner rather early in the day…and I am a bitRead More
Corned Beef and Cabbage Casserole with a Hash Brown Crust
This delicious corned beef and cabbage casserole recipe comes together quickly because it uses leftover corned beef and has a hash brown crust. It doesn’t matter how many potatoes or how much cabbage I use when I make Corned Beef and Cabbage, consumption rises to meet supply. However, even though my family loves corned beefRead More
Hot Cross Buns
Here are step-by-step directions for how to make Hot Cross Buns from scratch. With the abundance of sugary treats on display each spring, one Easter treat stands out as refreshingly simple. Subtle spices, raisins, and a soft texture make hot cross buns an anticipated pleasure and welcome addition to any holiday meal. Traditionally, hot crossRead More
Leprechaun Loot Bags with Printable Topper
These Leprechaun Loot Bags filled with gold foil coin chocolate candy and topped with a St. Patrick’s Day themed baggy toppers are perfect for school parties! Confession: I am not crazy about the use of leprechauns, rainbows, and pots of gold in St. Patrick’s Day celebrations as they are not really tied to the holiday. However, I realizeRead More
Tips for Attracting Bees to Your Garden
Here are some tips for attracting bees to your garden. Last year as I was perusing the blogosphere looking at gardens, I repeatedly read of gardeners complaining about the lack of bees in their garden. Their plants were healthy and flowering, but they were not producing fruit. I thought I would share some of theRead More
Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
Can’t decide whether to serve sweet potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes? You don’t have to choose if you make this roasted Yukon gold potatoes and sweet potatoes recipe! Necessity is the mother of invention. When I was getting ready to make dinner last week, I looked in the potato bins and discovered I only hadRead More
10 Printable Snowflake Ideas
The first snow of the season has hit many areas of the country, and this list of 10 Printable Snowflake Ideas is a great way to start your winter fun indoors. Teaching kids about how snowflakes are formed, why there are no two alike, and even things like fractal math and patterns are easy whenRead More
Bacon Ranch Chopped Salad
This bacon ranch chopped salad is an easy make-ahead salad recipe. “I like the stems too”. My husband was cutting up broccoli for my daughter when she was a toddler when she first said that. He was just putting the florets on her plate and she told him that she liked the stems too. HeRead More
Ranch Roasted Root Vegetables
These ranch roasted root vegetables make a hardy side dish. I tell everyone that I don’t peel vegetables because there are nutrients in the skin of vegetables. But it actually might be that I’m lazy and frugal. Let’s face it, it’s also a lot less work to skip the peeling process and just wash, dry,Read More
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