Recently my wife mentioned that she was in the mood for a potato soup and being the man that I am I misunderstood her and said “oh I can make potato chowder”, she said no that is not what I want at all and I looked at her with a dumbfounded look on my face. She quickly and eloquently informed me that I was an idiot and did not know what potato soup was. She of course was right ...
Movie night nostalgia and yogurt parfaits
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #anepicmovienight #spiderverse #CollectiveBias Mondays are well...Mondays, which is why our family likes to break up the mundane by settling down with a movie night. This week our movie of choice is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Aliceana has been begging to watch ...
Just Like Grandma’s Apple Pie Recipe
It's time to break out your favorite apple pie recipe, because apple pie is great for every occasion. Don't have one? I have you covered! This recipe uses my "Pinterest famous" four ingredient flaky pie crust, its so easy to make, but make sure you let the dough chill for at least an hour or two before using it for pie! We use an apple peeler corer slicer which quickly does ...
Cookie Butter Milkshake
After dinner one night my husband turned to me and said, "I have the greatest idea." Then he headed downstairs and I figured he was grabbing ice cream from our deep freezer. Then he grabbed the Cookie Butter. And we made the best milkshakes I have ever tasted! I can now say that you haven't truly experienced Cookie Butter until you've had it in a milkshake. If you ...
Garlic Parmesan Crusted Baked Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp Scampi is definitely my weakness. I can't get enough of the buttery garlic goodness that is Shrimp Scampi. I always order it when we're out to dinner, but it gets pretty pricey and they don't serve you nearly enough shrimp. So I thought, I can just make it at home! ...then I thought. How can I make this even more tasty? I'm the kind of girl who will be halfway done ...
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Dip
Chocolate Chips make everything better, who doesn't smile at the taste of a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie? I know if I'm baking something chocolate and I have spare chocolate chips in the cupboard, you better believe I'm putting some in the batter. I advise that you make this amazing, addicting, and simple recipe for... Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Dip. Oh, ...
Four Ingredient Flaky Pie Crust
It's officially Farmer's Market season here in Wisconsin. I love having fresh fruits and vegetables in the house. Fresh fruits means its also that time of the year where pies will be made. Unfortunately, we're not in a Disney movie with woodland creatures to help us make our fresh baked goodies. Don't fret though, I have a four ingredient pie crust recipe that will rock ...
Simple Minions Marshmallow Crispie Bar Layer Cake
We made a Minions Cake to celebrate the launch of The Minions Movie. At this point, you've probably encountered photos of every kind of minion decorated dessert that you can dream up. Unfortunately, I'm the worst ever at decorating. So I had to come up with my own minion dessert that had almost no effort required. I took my standard Marshmallow Crispie Bar Layer Cake, and ...
Hasselback Tailgate Potatoes
So this recipe was supposed to be about how to make some delicious ribs on the grill for game day. Then I made these hasselback tailgate potatoes and they stole the show! They are a great way to combine your favorite types of potato. They are basically a baked potato that has been pre sliced to simplify the “loading” process of loaded baked potatoes. Thinly sliced about half ...
Keeping your pets warm and busy on snow days!
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #proplanprobiotic #CollectiveBias This week was so cold that almost every business in our state was closed for at least a day and a half, schools were closed, libraries were closed, and mail wasn't delivered. It ended up being in the negative 20's for almost 2 days, and ...
The cure for being hangry on a frozen roadtrip.
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, MARS Wrigley Confectionery. All opinions are mine alone. #CreamySNICKERS #CollectiveBias Normally I love hitting the road and spending a day traveling, it's a great time to take in some scenery, have some great discussions, and sing those favorite songs at obnoxious volumes. When you go on a road ...