chicken, crockpot, easy, kid friendly, mexican

Crockpot Southwest Chicken Nachos

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Many people LOOOOVE using their crockpot. And I will admit that some days I love using my crockpot too. But for some reason almost every single crockpot recipe I try comes out looking not so good. Most of them taste good, but before I put the meal on my table I usually have to explain to my husband that this is “a crockpot meal”…they are easy and delicious but not always so pretty! I received a fun package from Citizen Chef with a few of their sauces. I have the perfect recipe for their Pan Asian Orange Sauce that I will be posting soon …

dessert, easy, fruit, holiday, kid friendly

Berry Trifle

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Berry Trifle How to make berry trifle Mix the berries, sugar, and teaspoon of almond extract together and let sit. Cream together in a separate bowl the cream cheese, powdered sugar, sour cream, vanilla, and remaining 1 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract. Fold in heavy whipping cream. Cube angel food cake. Layer in dish starting with angel food cake then the whipping cream mixture then the berry mixture. Then repeat until dish is filled. End with the whipped mixture and garnish with a few berries on top! (You can use just strawberries or a mixture of berries like I prefer) This …

cookies, easy, kid friendly

Sugar Cookies

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When I was a little girl for Valentines Day I asked my mom to make personalized sugar cookies for each kid in the class. The store bought valentines just never were enough! Lets just say that I have always been a fan of sugar cookies and lucky enough my husbands favorite cookie is also a sugar cookie! The kids were all asleep and I had an itch to make some cookies (unfortunately I get this dessert “itch” almost daily..) I stumbled upon this sugar cookie recipe. These cookies take just as long as chocolate chip cookies do! Which to me …

bread, kid friendly, side dish

Twisted Breadstick Skewer

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Warning: These taste waaaay better then they look! Skewers are always a huge hit at our house. They are my husbands favorite and my kids always seem to have a good time with them! And for some reason they always seem to atleast try whatever I line up on the skewers. So I decided to make some twisted breadsticks right on a skewer to go with our pasta the other night. As you can tell by my son’s face these were a hit! My son Crew helped me make them every step of the way! And then he devoured them! …

bread, breakfast, kid friendly

Maple Long John Doughnuts

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Maple Long John Doughnuts Recipe Happy National Doughnut Day!    To celebrate I have a recipe for maple long johns (which of course are one of my favorites!) These doughnuts do take a little bit of time because they have to rise twice, but they are pretty easy and fun for the whole family! Maple Long John Doughnuts Recipe yields about 18 doughnuts Ingredients: 1 heaping Tablespoon of yeast (active dry) 1 Tablespoon sugar 1/4 cup warm water 1 cup warm milk 1/4 cup butter, softened 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg 3 1/2 cups flour Oil How …