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When it was time to have my bridal shower a few years ago, I was overwhelmed with all there was to do.

Thankfully, I have a very organized and detailed sister that was playing the role of maid of honor, and she took on a lot of the planning for me. One idea that she had that I just loved was having the party in the morning, instead of waiting around all day for it. At first, I was worried that people weren’t going to come, but everyone told me how they thought it was such a good idea.

Showers are fun, but you don’t always want it to take up your entire day… and I get that. We had the party start at 11 in the morning, so it opened up a whole new list of options as far as food that could be served too. We decided to go with brunch items instead of a luncheon.

One of the dishes that my sister made were these sausage and cheese breakfast squares that she had found on JFacebook. They were so tasty! As soon as she brought them out to the shed where we were having the party, I asked if I could have one. “Go ahead, it’s your party!” They were so good, I had to walk away before I ate the whole pan!

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Quick Tip: Use whatever type of sausage you like.

Grandma’s house was my favorite place to be on the weekends.

We would do all kinds of fun stuff on the days that my parents both had to work. She was retired by then, so she had the time and energy to take us to do fun things outside like coloring with sidewalk chalk and riding bikes. Some days, we were lucky enough to get to spend the night. That only happened when Mom and Dad had to get up really early in the morning for work.

It was just easier to already have us there rather than trying to get three kids ready to go when they had to get themselves ready too. Grams always made the best weekend breakfasts when she had a large group to feed like us. My favorite dish was her hashbrown casserole. I think that’s when my love for hashbrowns began. She loved them too and so they were pretty much at every breakfast.

Her casserole was just like this one. I make it for my kids on the weekends now, and for Grandma when she comes to visit us. It’s nice to be able to repay her for all that she used to do for us. Now, she can spend her time outside watching my kids play instead of working in the kitchen.

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Quick Tip: Use whatever shredded cheese flavor you love.

We had gotten an invitation to go to a dinner party at a friend’s house one day a few months back.

When I looked at the date and time, I thought I had taken a mental note of it and then tossed the invite to the side. Life got busy, and I forgot all about it. When she called to ask if we were still coming, I had to admit that I misplaced the date and time. She said, “Well it’s today at five o’clock. Do you think you could bring a veggie to pass?” Oh boy.

Now I was really in for it. I hopped online and got to work looking for something to bring. I could have just opened a can of green beans and tossed them in a pot, but I didn’t want to be the one that looked unprepared. I found a recipe on Facebook for a cheesy green bean and corn casserole and I was pumped.

The best part was, I already had everything that was needed to make it in the house. There was no need to rush to the store. It went together super quick and while it was baking I had time to get ready. We showed up on time and nobody even knew that I had forgotten all about the event. Score!

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Quick Tip: You can use French fried onions instead of crackers.

I want shingles for Christmas!

No silly, not that kind of shingles! I’m talking about this chocolate and saltine cracker snack. In just 5 ingredients you can have a deliciously simple holiday treat on your table. Who knew crackers and chocolate could taste so good?

I’ve had the famous Ritz cracker, peanut butter, and chocolate treats during the holidays but I’ve never had these chocolate shingles before. Man oh man, are they ever good! My husband and kiddos really like making these together as a family. So much fun!

I’m super excited that I came across this recipe over on the Pineapple Grass Blog! If you’d like to get the details on how to make this wonderful recipe please hop on over to the next page for a complete list of ingredients and instructions. Enjoy!

Recipe and image courtesy of Pineapple Grass.

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Quick Tip: Add some holiday flair to these shingles and sprinkle them with red and green candies.

Who wants boring old apple pie anyway?

I mean, truthfully, I don’t a yummy apple pie could ever be boring but there are ways to make it a bit more interesting. Case in point: this delicious caramel apple streusel pie. Boy oh boy, is it EVER good! Plus, it’s easy to make.

When it comes to pies I am all ears. I’ll listen to every detail about them because I LOVE making them! To me, pie is the BEST dessert out there. Yes, cake is good but pie is better. Just wait until you try this delicious caramel apple streusel dessert.

I’m super excited that I came across this recipe over on the Pineapple Grass Blog! If you’d like to get the details on how to make this wonderful recipe please hop on over to the next page for a complete list of ingredients and instructions. Enjoy!

Recipe and image courtesy of Pineapple Grass.

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Quick Tip: Whipped cream works great as a garnish on top of this yummy pie.

It’s the most wonderful time…for cookie baking!

When it comes to holiday baking you can always count me in. I love making cookies with my kids and decorating them. However, there is one cookie recipe that I am rather partial to and it is traditional peanut butter blossoms.

Why is this cookie recipe my favorite? Well, for starters, you get the joy of eating both peanut butter AND chocolate. I’d say that’s a plus. The chocolate comes in the form of a Hershey Kiss. What could be better than that?

I’m super excited that I came across this recipe over on the Pineapple Grass Blog! If you’d like to get the details on how to make this wonderful recipe please hop on over to the next page for a complete list of ingredients and instructions. Enjoy!

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Quick Tip: Feel free to use red or green chocolate kisses. Sometimes, Hershey will make them.

In 10 Minutes You Could Be Enjoying This Yummy Dip!

Who wouldn’t enjoy a tasty dip? Dips are my favorite appetizers; they are usually pretty easy to make even for a larger crowd, and you can create various flavors to suit everyone’s taste buds. I have often made savory dips to use as filling for the most scrumptious sandwiches – but with this dip we are going in a totally different direction!

This super simple 5-ingredient dip is a dessert one, although I wouldn’t mind having this for breakfast and lunch, too! The mouth-watering flavors of chocolate and cherry combine so beautifully, creating a dessert you’ll want to eat every day for the rest of your life.

There are so many ways to serve this dip; how about some fruit slices? Apple, pear, even tangerine work really well with this (trust me, I’ve tried’em all!) If that’s not your thing you could definitely dip crackers, or maybe even grab some sugar cookies, use the dip as filling and turn them into a sandwich cookie. It’s all up to you!

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Quick Tip: For dipping – fruits, graham crackers, cream crackers, cookies…