recipes

  • All Star Muffin Mix

    Original post: August 1, 2010Updated post: December 18, 2022 – I edited the post for grammatical errors. I found an All-Star Muffin Mix recipe in Taste of Home’s Simple and Delicious Magazine. The recipe makes a dry mix that you… Continue reading

  • 12-Minute Cranberry Cinnamon Scones – Secret Recipe Club

    This post discusses the author’s participation in the Secret Recipe Club and her decision to make 12-minute scones from a fellow member’s recipe. She shares her hectic schedule and details her adaptation of the scone recipe. Continue reading

    12-Minute Cranberry Cinnamon Scones – Secret Recipe Club
  • Homemade Peppermint Mocha

    I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to make a peppermint mocha that wasn’t full of a lot of calories. Can I be honest? The ones from Starbucks are not my favorite. They add way too much chocolate.… Continue reading

    Homemade Peppermint Mocha
  • Basic Granola Recipe with 5 Variations (DF,V, GF)

    One breakfast/snack item you can meal prep is my fruit on the bottom yogurt cup. I love to top my yogurt cups with granola.  You can buy granola from the store or you can make your own. When you make… Continue reading

  • Johnny Marzetti – Updated

    One of my mom’s favorite meals was Johnny Marzetti. When I was Googling the history of the name of Johnny Marzetti, I noticed a lot of the recipes bake it. The difference with my recipe is that I don’t. My… Continue reading

    Johnny Marzetti – Updated
  • Roasted Sweet Potatoes Tacos (V, GF)

    I’ve began to get Misfit Market veggies and fruits during the Quarantine. It was easier to make sure I had fresh veggies and fruit. This past week I received about 6 sweet potatoes, so I decided to make a roasted… Continue reading

    Roasted Sweet Potatoes Tacos (V, GF)
  • Pressure Cooker Spaghetti (DF)

    Jump ahead to the recipe The boys do not like when Hubby makes pasta dishes because he doesn’t always drain the pasta. He’ll rather use a slotted spoon to get out the pasta. Needless to say, it becomes very mushy.… Continue reading

  • Pumpkin Spice Energy Balls (V, GF, DF)

    Have you ever been hangry? These energy balls will help ward off the hangry feeling. Continue reading

  • Christmas “Crack” Pretzels

    I had bought some wreath shaped pretzels to use for my Rolo Turtles not realizing the Rolos would fall through the wreath. I used one bag of the wreath pretzels for my cinnamon sugar pretzels. Since I had another bag… Continue reading

  • Vegetarian Sloppy Joes – Day 12 of 31

    I’m sorry I’ve been AWOL for the past few days.  I’ve been exhausted and had ZERO writing bug.  Every time I thought about writing, I was like Nah! So today I’m back with the writing. On Thursday, I shared with… Continue reading

    Vegetarian Sloppy Joes – Day 12 of 31