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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Private Selection. All opinions are 100% mine. Dinner is not complete without dessert right? I enjoy baking or making a sweet treat for my family to enjoy after we have dinner but sometimes there isn't enough hours in the day to get everything done…  Continue Reading

Yummy yummies- M&M’s cookie recipe

M&M's cookie recipe

My boys love cookies. Just about any kind will satisfy them but my favorite are the ones using a M&M’s cookie recipe. My youngest had a hard time saying M&M’s and called them yummy yummies. Even though he is now 5 and can say M&M’s if he thinks about it hard enough he still sometimes…  Continue Reading

Menu Plan Monday 3/4 with recipe links

menu plan monday recipes

It’s a good thing I keep my weekly menu plan Monday list on my iPhone and written down in a notebook. Why both? Because I’m clumsy. I accidentally deleted my entire list off of my phone earlier today and wouldn’t be able to remember what all I wanted to cook up this week if I…  Continue Reading

Menu Plan Monday 2/25 with recipe links

easy crock pot cobbler recipe menu plan monday

It’s Monday and I remembered that I wanted to share my menu for the week with y’all for Menu Plan Monday. I menu plan every week but I don’t always remember to share my plan here on the blog. Now that I have a planner for my blog work and stuff I can make sure…  Continue Reading

Chocolate Mocha Cupcakes using International Delight #LightIcedCoffee

chocolate mocha cupcakes International Delight Light iced coffee

I don’t know if you have seen my Instagram photos of my favorite iced coffee or read my post about the International Delight Iced Coffee but yes that is my now favorite coffee. I went 3 days last week without coffee. It was rough let me tell ya. As I was shopping to restock my…  Continue Reading

chicken & dumplings recipe- a comfort food favorite at my house

"menu plan monday chicken and dumplings recipe"

I enjoy eating a warm bowl of chicken & dumplings. How about y’all? Chicken & Dumplings My boys love my chicken & dumplings recipe that I got from my mother in law. It’s not the dumplings I was used to but it is still a great recipe that is a southern comfort food staple at…  Continue Reading

Menu Plan Monday 1/28 with recipe links

menu plan monday recipes

Menu Plan Monday It’s time to share what’s cooking and crocking in Mama’s kitchen this week with our weekly Menu Plan Monday post. Last week was a pretty successful week in the kitchen. The boys liked just about everything I fixed. They were not sure about Melissa’s Chicken Chili Beans though. I thought they were…  Continue Reading

How to Make Marshmallow Fondant

"how to make marshmallow fondant"

When I first began decorating cakes I was strictly a buttercream icing user. I never used fondant, ever. Finally I figured why not give it a try. I first bought some of the premade fondant for accent pieces on a cake. It worked for what I wanted but man oh man does that stuff not…  Continue Reading

Slow cooker potato soup recipe

"slow cooker potato soup recipe"

I have found recipes recently that my boys gobble up without much fuss of  “eat your dinner please” or “I don’t like this”. One of those recipes is for slow cooker potato soup. I have a more tedious and time consuming recipe for potato soup that is delicious but some times I just don’t have…  Continue Reading

Menu Plan Monday 1/14 with recipe links

"chicken and noodles casserole recipe menu plan monday"

Do you menu plan? I have found that menu planning keeps me from over spending on the groceries, keeps us from eating the same meals all the time and expands my love for good food. Even if you just like to search out new recipes menu plan monday is a great way to find new…  Continue Reading