the BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies
These chocolate chip cookies are a commodity in our house. Katie is bribed by many to make them, begged and tricked. All for a cookie. They are that good.
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More than 14 Valentine’s Day activities for kids
Over 14 Valentine’s Day activities for kids. Fun ideas to do with and for your kids for Valentine’s Day.
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Reindeer Rootbeer Gift
Reindeer Rootbeer is a great gift to give those people in your life that you just don’t quite know what to get. You know what I’m talking about. You need to give certain people gifts, but they are so hard to shop for! Or you have an office party, or a party with extended relatives,
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Ground Beef Wellington Recipe
An easy recipe that is as impressively beautiful as it is delicious. Master this recipe and you’ll always have a company friendly dish! Utilizes puff pastry and ground beef to make it easy and inexpensive.
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the BEST Clam Chowder Recipe
I would like to say this is the best clam chowder recipe EVER but…I’m from Wisconsin. Being from a land-locked state does not make me an expert in anything with seafood. At all. Ask me about venison, or game, or Butternut Squash Soup, or…cheese and I might be considered an expert. But…as of right now, including the chowder I’ve had while traveling the seaboard this is the BEST clam chowder ever!
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Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Are you a fan of chocolate chip cookies? Are you a fan of caramel? Then these Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies are the treat for you… Salted caramel chocolate chip cookies! This recipe is surprisingly easy, only one more step than normal chocolate chip cookies. So this recipe is for all of those moms who love
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Coconut Lime Cupcake recipe
This coconut lime cupcake recipe is definitely a summer cupcake. People might not always think of cupcakes when thinking of summertime, but that will change when you get one taste of this coconut lime cupcake. It is light, fluffy, and zesty. It just screams summer to me! Although, anything coconut and lime screams summer. Up
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Alice in Wonderland Party
This party is among our favorite life moments because it is sweet and beautiful and cute (and inexpensive). And this party is one of those things that didn’t have to happen, but we decided to make a simple birthday party into something incredibly special.
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easy T-shirt drink coasters
Simple. Easy. Recycled. Best three words you can hear about a project, wouldn’t you agree?? Yes, these t-shirt drink coasters deserve all 3 adjectives. Simple. Just 3 steps and no crafting “techniques” that might be hard to understand.
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How To Make easy Chocolate Pot de Creme recipe (fancy chocolate pudding)
Chocolate. French chocolate. Pots of it. Yum!
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How to Make Molten Lava Cakes
This recipe for easy molten lava cake by my daughter Katie was first seen on Mom 4 Real as a guest post several years ago. But, in true mom fashion, I wanted to share it with you all again. This is a great homemade cake recipe for a special occasion. “We are a participant in the
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Quick & Easy Cupid’s Cocoa (free printable)
This Cupid’s Cocoa Valentine is adorable, sweet, and easy!! Because you are using a simple printable, sandwich bags, pkgs of cocoa, and marshmallows you can keep the costs very low and make up a whole mess of these in a few minutes. These are great for church activities, neighbor gifts, and school Valentine’s day parties.
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You are the TEA in my ValenTine! (free printable)
You are the tea in my ValenTine’s Day! A cute printable that you can quickly print and attach to tea bags for a fast and easy DIY valentine. Sometimes it can be absolutely overwhelming AND expensive trying to find a sweet, thoughtful, and easy Valentine. This one is all of those things. Tea is as
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Cheap Flooring Idea: lath floor
One of many great DIY ideas from NellieBellie: a cheap flooring option is this fabulous lath floor tutorial!
Beer Tasting Party
Sometimes being on a budget makes it difficult to throw a proper party. Parties are expensive. But, this football season I was not going to let a little ol’ thing like a budget stop me from throwing the best beer party around! Last Football Sunday we had ourselves a beer tasting party. Not a beer drinking party…there’s a difference!…a beer tasting party. I used my tried and true ideas for hosting a party on a budget to keep our Football Sunday beer-tasting party under budget. And it was mah-ve-lous darling, simply mah-ve-lous! Today I’m going to give you those same tips that I use. So you can host great parties without alot of cost. Go you!
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Coca Cola Cupcakes
Sweet Coke cupcakes, creamy Coke filling, and delicious peanut salty frosting make this the cupcake recipe you’ll make again and again!
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Library Card frame to honor new readers
Serious now… if you want to raise curious, imaginative, and intelligent kids they need to be readers!! I’m not joking. Gasp…I know! Hear me now—make your home a reading home!! And for gosh sakes use your local library to help!! “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program
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the Best Gluten Free Waffles
This is the best gluten-free waffle recipe! Crisp on the outside and soft on the inside…perfect for Sunday breakfast.
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Kid’s “Farmer’s Market” | getting kids excited about gardening
Let your kid’s grow and sell at their own Farmer’s Market! A great way to get kids excited about gardening and supply your kitchen with fresh produce. Tips for best plants to use and more.
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Popsicle Stick Bow and Arrow Craft
how cute is a mini bow and arrow?? so cute!! This tutorial is simple and easy to follow…you’ll get oodles of these made up in no time!
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How to make smores in the oven
It may be March, in Minnesota, but that won’t stop us from snacking on our favorite summer snack! A quick and easy way to make S’more’s in the oven! Surprise your kids after-school!
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Organizer from recycled jeans
This jean organizer has been making it’s rounds again as a popular pin on Pinterest and a featured craft on many websites. So, I wanted to be sure to share it with readers that may not be familiar with it. It’s an old post, as you will see from the photos, but is a fun organizing
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Classic Butternut Squash Soup
This classic butternut squash soup recipe is a classic! Tasty, fast, fresh, and easy! A great recipe for the beginner cook.
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DIY hair tool organizer
This DIY hair tool organizer post was created over 3 years ago (before the site’s name change). And it shows. I’ve updated much of it, added a video, and improved many of the pictures but many of the originals remain. This organizer is incredibly useful and practical for me and, I’m sure, for many of you,
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