Kitchen Holiday Gift Guide {My Favorite Essentials}

With Christmas just a few weeks away, I wanted to share some of my favorite kitchen essentials that would make perfect gifts for your loved ones (or yourself). There are so many items I would like to share with you but I tried to narrow it down as best I could to my very favorites.

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Mint Chocolate Mocktinis

I’m back at it with Breyer’s and I’m bringing this deliciously simple Mint Chocolate Mocktini recipe. Isn’t it so stinking festive!?! I don’t know about you but I’m the kind of person that can eat ice cream when it’s 20 degrees outside. Ice cream for life. For those of you who don’t quite share my

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Simple Sausage Ragu over Polenta

For the most part, we are pretty simple people. Frills and fancy need not apply here. I’ve always thought of polenta as fancy and something we wouldn’t like so I’ve never tried it. I also don’t like grits and thought the texture would be very similar. Another mark against polenta.  But this beautiful little space

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Graham Cracker Chicken Biscuits

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving!! Are you all ready or totally scrambling? I’m at my parent’s house today and we’ll be prepping whatever we can today to make tomorrow a little less stressful.  And what about Black Friday? Do you guys go out at the crack of dawn to snag the deals? I don’t usually but we’re

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Honey Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowls

So, I know it’s only a few days until Thanksgiving but I figured you might be a little tired of turkey and stuffing and cranberries. And we have to eat these next few days before so why not share a quick and healthy dinner we can enjoy before the big feast? These Honey Teriyaki Rice

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Wisconsin Cheese Soup with Bacon and Pretzel Croutons

A few weeks ago, I reached out to you all on Facebook asking for any recipe that you would like to see featured during the upcoming holiday season. I got some fun requests and go right to work on them and this Wisconsin Cheese Soup was one of them.  I have to say, I wasn’t too sure about

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Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Pecan Streusel

These twice baked sweet potatoes are officially my new favorite way to scarf down the oh so good for you vegetable. Never mind that they are smothered in butter and sugar. I’m normally more of a savory person when it comes to my sweet potatoes and usually go for them diced, tossed in olive oil

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Salted Caramel Mocha Cookies

Salted Caramel Mocha Cookies

Salted Caramel Mochas are my favorite coffee to date and I crave them on the daily. The first time I tried one (a few months ago) was on a day my parents had the kids and Joel was working so I was taking the opportunity to get coffee by myself and work on some new recipes

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Skillet Drop Biscuits

Skillet Drop Biscuits are so simple to make and can be made and baked in less than 30 minutes making them perfect for weeknight meals.

In need of a quick weeknight side dish? These skillet drop biscuits can be whipped up and ready in 30 minutes. It’s seriously hard to believe Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away. It’s been unseasonably warm around here so I keep forgetting it’s already November. And as much as I love Thanksgiving, I am

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