Chinese take out is a weakness for our entire family, it’s the best. It gets so pricey though, we spend a small fortune every time we order take out. It could be because we can’t resist ordering extra egg rolls, then there’s the days you want crab rangoon, and the major splurge days when you need fried donuts. We’re foodies and it’s costly. I normally avoid making Asian style ...
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Blueberry Biscuits
The weather is finally getting so nice...ok as I type this it's storming so bad that the lights are flickering and I'm crossing my fingers that we don't lose power, but you know...still better than being freezing cold, right? At this point I'll take any sign of Spring we can get. We've had so much fun this past week spending most of our time playing outside, so much in fact ...
Strawberry Banana Smoothies
A couple weeks ago we had gorgeous weather, it was 40 degrees. In Wisconsin that’s basically t-shirt weather. Who am I kidding? I saw a guy wearing a sleeveless shirt yesterday when the temperature was less than 20 degrees, we're all kind of numb to the cold at this point of the year. So of course, we had to have frozen strawberry banana smoothies for lunch, since it was so ...
Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Today I'm sharing one of my all-time favorite family recipes. Banana Bars with cream cheese frosting. I can't count how many times I've eaten this at family gatherings or at my Aunt's house when I would spend the night. My weekly sleepovers at my Aunt's house are most likely the reason why I love to bake. She's always been amazing at baking cookies, but now she's into baking ...
Samoa Cheesecake
It's that time of the year, Girl Scout cookies, they're everywhere. I was having a hard time getting my hands on a box of Samoa, and then decided that I would just go without for another year. Of course after I decided to pass on the cookies this year I've been able to find them everywhere. Everywhere. They're basically stalking me. I even found Girl Scout cookies in our local ...
Simple From Scratch Garlic Cheddar Biscuits
We have included some affiliate links in case you need anything to help you make these awesome biscuits! When I go to Red Lobster I'm mostly going for the garlic cheddar biscuits. I'm sure I'm not alone. Years ago I found a copycat recipe using Bisquick and I've been using it ever since. Then there's the box mix (which is almost as good) that you can actually buy in stores ...
From Scratch Biscuits
If it were up to me, biscuits would be a food group of their own. Fresh biscuits should most definitely be served with every meal. This recipe all started when I was watching Top Chef with AJ, why yes this Bravo addict got her husband addicted to a Bravo show. We're obsessed and now that they're getting down there with contestants we get completely stressed out everytime they ...
Mini Taco Pies
One of our favorite foods in our house was the good ol' taco ring. You know, the main course at that Pampered Chef party you went to in the 90's. Yep, we made that on a weekly basis. Taco meat and cheese stuffed into crescent rolls was all the rage. I needed to find a healthier solution to that meal. Pronto. While laying in bed trying to get to sleep, I was thinking up ...