Maple Almond Granola Clusters




After spilling small cereal pieces all over the aisle in our produce and grocery stores several time I started looking at more practical snacks.  I love making quick and easy snacks for my munchkin.  An even better snack idea is one that is perfect "at home" AND perfect to "take with you".  

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6 Fabulous Fall Cocktails to Ring in Autumn


Time to celebrate the official arrival of Fall with these 6 fabulous Fall cocktails!  Enticing Autumn flavors will draw you in and the cocktails will woo you.  Delicious warm amaretto, rums, coffee liqueur and Irish cream are sure to capture the feeling of Fall and the apples and are the 'icing on the cake'.

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Homemade Crock Pot Tomato Paste


Last year I bought cases of cases of the most delicious Roma tomatoes, all summer.  I was so happy to make my own sun-dried tomatoes, rosemary basil sun-dried tomatoesoven roasted tomato sauce and finally my own tomato paste.   These recipes are perfect for storing and using throughout the winter and I am so excited to share this incredibly easy tomato paste with you.  So you can enjoy yours through the winter too.

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Italian Breakfast Skillet: Pork, it's whats for breakfast!






Hearty, comforting, home cooked breakfast.  That is what I want right now.  There is nothing quite like home cooked comfort food for breakfast and this skillet is exactly that.
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3 Cheese Skillet Lasagna, in 30 minutes!






A weeknight lasagna is no longer just a fantasy, now it's reality.  This 3 Cheese Skillet Lasagna is my favorite pan lasagna transformed into the perfect one skillet dish!  Loaded with flavor and so much cheese, you will be making this again and again.  Click the link below to check out this MUST have recipe!  30 Minutes from prep to plate this can be on your dinner table tonight.


Check out these fantastic, quick and easy dishes from our Simple Kitchen:

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Best-Ever Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies


Chocolate chip cookies have always been something that Chad and I disagree on.  I make a ton of cookies around the holidays and I devour the chocolate chip cookies.  I like them flat, crispy and chewy in the center.  Chad doesn't eat them.  He tells me he doesn't like chocolate chip cookies.  He likes puffy, chewy cookies.  I have finally found the perfect cookie to turn him into a chocolate chip cookie lover.
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Spiced Honey Nut Breakfast Granola


Store bought snacks are just not cutting it these days.  We are really enjoying healthy homemade snacks and breakfasts.  My munchkin loves this granola for breakfast and I love feeding it to her.  A real wholesome breakfast 'cereal'.

Loaded with fruit, nuts, cinnamon and honey; most times I can hardly get the granola packed up and into a mason jar before its gone.  We all love this as a sweet treat too.  Perfect to top yogurt, ice cream or eat alone.  We can't get enough and I am sure you will love it too!
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