Category Archives: in the kitchen My children love St. Patrick’s Day. They like to build leprechaun traps and eat green foods. We like to make Rainbow Cupcakes, and it would not be the same without Irish Potatoes. I was found these adorable paper straws at Target the other day and knew that I needed to make green milkshakes to go…  This week I’ve been a woman on a mission: to make the best microwave mug cake known to woman. So far I’ve failed. Which only gives me a really good excuse to keep trying…and to keep eating microwave mug cakes. Which means I plan to continue my failure for quite some time. Did you…  Sitting here at my kitchen table, looking out the window, I am waiting for the snowfall to begin. The weatherman is throwing out phrases like ‘feet of snow’ and ‘blowing and drifting’. School has been cancelled and the pantry is stocked. My boys are planning snow forts and sledding. I am planning hot chocolate. There…  With Valentine’s Day this week, I figured that we all needed a little chocolate in our lives. Don’t you agree? This quick and easy brownie is just that, quick and easy. So easy in fact, that the other night, I was in a really grumpy mood and I whipped these up while I was finishing… So it’s the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and you have your meal totally planned and the ingredients in the pantry…right?? Ha! It’s not too late if you still need to get a game plan together! Below you’ll find links to my very favorite recipes that have become part of our family tradition over the years. I…  I never, ever, buy salad dressing. Honestly, it is so easy to make and it tastes so much better. You decide what to put in it (most dressings are loaded with high fructose corn syrup) and can add ingredients to pair with whatever salad you are making. I have devised a formula that will allow…  We love granola at our house. I like to make my own, and love changing the flavors. One perfect for Christmas morning, a pumpkin variety, or variations of those recipes. I like to snack on granola by the handful, but my children really like granola in bar form. Here is a very easy recipe to… 
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