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Celebrate 100 delicious years with OREO cookies – share your #OREOmoment on Facebook to win $200!
Can you believe that OREO is celebrating it's 100th Birthday? Happy Birthday OREO! You sure have aged well :). To celebrate this fabulous milestone, I'm sharing some of my earliest OREO memories! Back when I was growing up, my parents pretty much made everything homemade. We didn't have many … [Continue Reading...]
{almost} Wordless Wednesday – the making of the rainbow cake
When I saw an adorable rainbow cake on Pinterest awhile back, I knew that we would have to try making one of our own! St. Patrick's Day was the perfect time to bake up this colorful treat and I think that my daughter Pie did a wonderful job! We had a bit of a mishap with the baby cake... {mom tried … [Continue Reading...]
Sweet & Spicy Foil Roasted Corned Beef #recipe
Whew, I am tired! I spent all day today baking and cooking. It was so worth it! Usually I throw all of our corned beef fixings in the crock pot and then let it cook all day. We've always liked it this way, it's just plain good. Today, I found out that roasting the corned beef similar to the way … [Continue Reading...]
Win a $50 Visa Gift card to pamper yourself with in the “Spruce Me Up For Spring” #Giveaway! WOOHOO! ends 3/30
Oh Spring is in the air! Besides feeling the need to do a little spring cleaning, all of this beautiful weather makes me long for a Spring makeover for myself! Do you do anything special to celebrate the return of warmer days Maybe a mani-pedi to get your nails in shape for flip-flops -- extra time … [Continue Reading...]
Meaningful Beauty skincare by Cindy Crawford – Test Drive {After}
It has been just shy of four weeks since I introduced you to the Meaningful Beauty 5-step treatment by Cindy Crawford. You might remember that I was complaining {a tiny bit} about how my aging skin has started to show those pesky fine lines and wrinkles, especially around my eye area. I also shared … [Continue Reading...]
On Our Table
Easy Weeknight Dinner: Simple Cheese Ravioli Bacon & Peas
I was going to make regular old frozen ravioli with jarred pasta sauce for a quick dinner last Wednesday, but there was no sauce to be found in the cupboard. When I stumbled upon the package of bacon buried in the freezer, I knew I had to do something with it -- must eat the bacon... And, yes... I … [Read More...]
Chicken Noodle Soup with Fresh Homemade Egg Noodles
I wasn't planning on posting this chicken noodle soup recipe, hence the horrible quality cell phone photos! Once the family tried it, though-- we decided it was probably one of the best soups I have ever made! Which means I had to share it so I would remember just how I threw it together! The … [Read More...]
Spaghetti Torte Recipe – or make ’em think it’s cake!
Here is that Spaghetti Torte I tricked the kids with on April Fool's Day. I am going to be making this recipe again, it was very good, and very cheesy. I don't even want to know how many calories are in it though! I'm sure that if you were to use lower fat varieties of the cheeses and sauce, and use … [Read More...]
Home & Garden
DIY Rustic Wheel Herb Garden How-To #MiracleGroProject
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Gardening should be fun! I love to … [Read More...]
DIY Photo Frame Menu Board with Fellowes Saturn2 95 Laminator
I know I have been saying it a LOT, but it is almost time for our kids to go back to school! Nine more days until the big day! We have been getting … [Read More...]
Family Moments
Dad and The Giant Dinosaur :: Throw Back Thursday #tbt
I have wanted to participate in Throwback Thursday for a while now, but I always forget! Not today! I dug out some old photos and hope to remember to … [Read More...]
Preserve Memories with a DIY Photo Album Recipe Book #CanonPIXMA
This is a sponsored conversation inspired by the Canon PIXMA MG7120. All thoughts and opinions are genuine and 100% my own. For more information on … [Read More...]
