Heart Warming Soup and Cheese Biscuits

Heart Warming Soup and Cheese Biscuits

Welcome back Kim with another mouthwatering recipe for an easy fall meal! I think I will get my kids to make the biscuits. It would also be great in a school or work lunch. Delicious! Heart Warming Soup and Cheese Biscuits with Kim Copithorne It’ that time of year again! No not fall, but cold and…

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Perfect Pumpkin Muffins for Fall!

Delicious Pumpkin Muffins!

We have some great things coming up for fall…to get us started and in the right frame of mind, here is a mouthwatering recipe from my delightful friend…the awesome and talented Kim Copithorne. *recipe and images by Kim The air is crisper, the smell is changing, I have to wear a jacket or a light…

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Lemon Garlic Tilapia with Scalloped Potatoes Recipe

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On a busy Saturday I was running to Sam’s Club to get a few things and stopped to try one of their samples.  It happened to be lemon pepper tilapia over scalloped potatoes which sounded like a strange combination but I was pleasantly surprised when I really liked it! I grabbed some tilapia and went…

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Book Review: Sugar Free Mom

Sugar Free Mom has amazing recipes that contain natural sugars

About the book: Sugar-free no longer equals taste-free! Popular food blogger Brenda Bennett uses natural sweeteners like honey and coconut sugar to create delicious and wholesome recipes that will satisfy even the pickiest of eaters, such as French Toast Sticks, Crock Pot Pulled Pork, and Chocolate Fudge Tart. You and your family will finally enjoy…

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Book Review: Paleo Meal Planning on a Budget

Paleo Meal Planning on a Budget

About the book: Take your Paleo diet to the next level with Paleo Meal Planning on a Budget. Elizabeth McGraw’s follow-up book to bestselling Paleo on a Budget features simple, budget-friendly meal prep strategies to accommodate any lifestyle. With over 30 delicious new bonus recipes, including Roasted Garlic Shrimp, Inside Out Burgers, Faux Deviled Eggs,…

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Big Hero 6 Sugar Cookies

Big Hero 6 cookies

Gifted Don’t you just love when something seemingly random happens at just the right time and really touches your life??? Here is a little back story about me. My son recently went through hours of assessments with his wonderful psychologist. After the long process he was given multiple codes, one of which is that he…

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Cheesy Broccoli Soup in Breadbowls Recipe

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Once October rolls around, soup becomes a weekly staple in our home throughout the fall and winter.  A fun tradition my family started a few years ago is to make soup in bread bowls on the first snow day of the season.  There is just something so magical about seeing the ground covered in white…

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Easy Homemade Larabars

Easy Homemade Larabars

It was almost 2 years ago this fall that I had a conversation with the husband about our eating habits.  We had noticed that 2 of our 3 children at the time, were consuming a ton of carbs per day by munching on crackers and granola bars.  I would buy a gigantic box of granola…

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Day of the Dead Spicy Popcorn Recipe

Day of the Dead Spicy Popcorn

Hello, my name is Amanda and I’m a Pinterest Addict. Also I have come to realize that I am addicted to something else… Day of the Dead! It’s so much fun! Back story… when I was in university I started out studying Archaeology.  It’s my passion and I longed to be the next (female version) Indiana…

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The Great Pumpkin Recipe Roundup

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You must all surely know by now that I love fall and I love to bake. So basically baking in the fall is the purest form of baking perfection I will ever know. I am also spice lover and my favorite trio is cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. Just the mention of those 3 spices and…

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Quick Tips: Healthy Snack Ideas

healthy snack ideas

Healthy Snacks that are delicious and easy too Does your child need to bring a healthy snack to school everyday? Are you into healthy eating and looking for new snack ideas to get you through the afternoon slump? I have you covered. Here is a list of 30 healthy snack combinations that are not only…

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Easy Homemade Bagel Bites

Homemade Bagel Bites

One of my favorite tricks when making lunch in the summer is to recreate homemade versions of food you find in the freezer section of the grocery store. You know, the food marketed as a great after school snack or whatnot. Last summer I created this recipe for homemade bagel bites and they were a…

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20 Easy Lunch Ideas for Summer Break

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School is out. Summer is here. While that means many a trip to the park or local swimming pool, it also means making 3 meals a day. Darn you lunchtime, that pesky meal that cramps our carefree, summer style. Well, go ahead and cry, and stomp your feet, and shout, “BUT I DON’T WANT TO!”…

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Recipes for Leftover Easter Ham

Leftovers

Easter is just around the corner, and at our house that means serving up a big ham for Easter dinner.  One of the best things about Easter ham is the amount of leftover meat I have. I usually cut it into cubes and store 2 cup portions in baggies to use in meals the rest of…

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Cinnamon Burst Sweet Bread

Cinnamon Burst Bread

If you would have told me a year ago that I was going to make up my own bread recipe and have it turn out fantastic, I would have given you a furrowed brow look and said you must be mistaken. You see, I grew up in a home where mom did all the cooking and baking…

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