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No Knead Overnight Bread
Only 5 ingredients, no fancy gadgets, and NO elbow grease make this no knead overnight bread the EASIEST, healthy, homemade bread recipe you can find! Customize this recipe by adding your favorite herbs and then TRY to stop eating it! I dare you! I guarantee that it will be hard for you keep paying $7/loaf once you starting making your own, easy no knead artisan bread at home! I am a sucker for a good loaf of bread and around where I live there are so many fabulous bakery/artisan bread shops. Although the taste is worth it, I just find it so difficult to justify paying so much for a…
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Easy Carrot Cake with Orange Frosting
I just love this super easy carrot cake with orange frosting recipe that uses boxed yellow cake mix and instant pudding! It is always a visual, show stopping cake yet unbelievably easy to make! Topping with a velvety orange cream cheese frosting, takes this easy carrot cake to the next level! Adding a bit of orange zest to a cream cheese frosting gives it the citrus punch it needs to lighten it up the mouth feel and wake up your palate! Carrot cake is my absolute favorite cake. In fact, it was even the flavor of my wedding cake! However, I always found it daunting to make myself! That is,…
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Cool Whip Cookies
As a busy mom, I am always looking for easy, but delicious recipes. These Cool Whip cookies are just that! With only four ingredients, minimal mess, and hardly any prep time, this is one of the easiest cookie recipes I know! Also sometimes called crinkle cookies, these easy cake mix cookies can be any flavor you want! All you have to do is decide on a box of cake mix! I first started making these cool whip cake mix cookies when my oldest daughter started wanting to help me bake (when she was 2 years old). She has so much fun picking a flavor of cake mix (usually funfetti…) from…
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Where Do I Belong? | Books for Adopted Children
‘Follow Me! I Want to Show You Something…’ was written to bridge a gap in books intended for adopted children. All children, not just those that happen to be adopted, struggle with the question, “Where Do I Belong?” at some point in their lives. ‘Follow Me! I Want to Show You Something…’ is an adorable, graphically illustrated children’s book in which a little girl follows her heart to discover what makes her happy. In the end, she learns that where she is happy is right where she belongs! About the Author: Briana Baker is the author and owner of Struggle Shuttle, an inspiring blog for women struggling with infertility, adoption…
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Hamburger Vegetable Soup
This easy but delicious hamburger vegetable soup is just what the doctor ordered for these cold winter days! Nothing warms the soul as much as a nice, warm bowl of vegetable soup! This vegetable beef soup recipe is my go-to recipe for the winter months because of how easy it is! I love that there is minimal prep work with this recipe! Having two toddlers that love to help cook, they have a blast helping me cut the vegetables for this soup with their kid-safe knives. After that prep is done, all that is really left for this hamburger vegetable soup to be finished, is wait time! Related post: Toddler…
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Rock My Run | Musical GYMspiration
Rock My Run is designed and inspired by DJ’s, fitness coaches, and runners. Personalized, DJ created playlists match and track your workout. Rock My Run is also the App Store’s #1 running music app with over 1 million downloads! This app is not just for runners–it can be enjoyed by people doing any exercise activity! Because the app tracks your heartbeat, your music will always flow with whatever you are doing! This app is a game changer for fitness! Raise your hand if music motivates you to start and/ keep working out. My hand is up! Is yours? I bet it is! In fact, a recent study found that over…
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Sneaking Veggies Into Toddler Food | Mom Hacks
Sneaking veggies into toddler food doesn’t have to be difficult. You don’t need to go out and buy a food processor or spend hours upon hours meal prepping healthy snacks. All you need to do is think a little outside the box! Small swaps and additions to foods that your toddler already loves can completely change the nutritional value! Let me tell you how with these simple hacks to help you start sneaking veggies into your toddlers’ food today! Toddlers, like the rest of us, eat with their eyes first. However, they don’t really care about the visual esthetics, like us as adults do. Toddlers only care that they recognize…
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Creme de Menthe Brownies
Creme de Menthe Brownies is where decadent chocolate meets refreshing mint to form the most luxurious, perfect bite! Along side a mug of peppermint tea or a peppermint mocha latte, you will think you died and went to Heaven! These addicting, divine little brownies are surprisingly easy to make and absolutely perfect for any occasion. The fun, green layer makes them a go to for my family for Christmas as well as St. Patrick’s day! Sometimes I get even more festive and top them with holiday sprinkles. Christmas tree sprinkles for Christmas brownies and shamrock sprinkles for St. Patrick’s Day brownies are just too cute! But, even without the fun…