An easy and adorable Halloween Trail Mix that makes the perfect addition to your Halloween treat table, one that allows your little monsters to pick and choose their favorite holiday snacks! Plus, this Halloween recipe comes with free printables for your Monster Mash Halloween Trail Mix display!!  Create a Fun but Easy Halloween Recipe with this...

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Soft, chewy Apple Pie Oatmeal Cookies filled with real apple! A delicious fall cookie recipe to enjoy alongside a warm cup of apple cider! THE PERFECT FALL COOKIE – SOFT APPLE OATMEAL COOKIES! I really love oatmeal cookies.  Whether it’s an apple pie oatmeal cookie like this one, a pumpkin oatmeal cookie (my all time...

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of WhiteWave Foods and International Delight. The opinions and text are all mine. These delicious Caramel Apple Scones with a caramel drizzle are a moist scone recipe that make the perfect holiday brunch item for Thanksgiving and Christmas! Fall Mornings Call for Caramel Apple Scones!...

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No matter what you are looking for to make a treatful Halloween menu, we have you covered! From cupcakes to cookies, milkshakes to popsicles, and truffles to pies, these Spooktacular Halloween Treats are the perfect addition for your trick or TREATS!  SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN TREATS FOR ALL YOUR GHOSTS AND GHOULS! I can’t say that I...

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Take all the delicious warm, nutty flavor that you love from classic pecan pie and add it into a perfect holiday breakfast casserole! This Pecan Pie French Toast bake will make a tasty brunch recipe for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s Day!!  Pecan Pie French Toast Bake is warm, nutty, and holiday perfection! Breakfast casseroles...

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Delicious Orange Cranberry Scones make a delicious Christmas morning treat. Or Thanksgiving. Or New Years! Really any day of the year you will love this easy scone recipe! Spruce it up for the holidays with a little egg nog for an even richer, creamier taste!  Fresh Cranberry Orange Scones that will impress your brunch or holiday...

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I’m dreaming of a White Christmas Sangria, filled with tasty red and green fruit for a festive holiday cocktail! Just fill up the sangria pitcher with red and green apples, pears, cranberries and pomegranates, and some white wine and Prosecco, too, of course! Lightly sweet and tangy fruit makes for a Christmas Sangria Recipe your...

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This Cranberry Pear Spinach Rice Pilaf will make a delicious new side dish for your holiday dinner! The spinach rice makes a hearty base for the slightly sweet cranberries and pears. With the little red and green, it really does make the perfect Christmas side dish recipe!  Delicious Cranberry Rice Pilaf with Spinach, Pears and...

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Mini apple pies are ideal for your holiday parties! Bake these individual apples pies in a muffin tin for an adorable holiday dessert and let guests easily serve themselves. Plus, they travel well for wherever you might be celebrating Thanksgiving or Christmas! Mini Apple Pies Filled with Delicious Fall Flavors! I have this thing about...

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Cranberry Jalapeno Dip is my go-to holiday appetizer recipe for Thanksgiving and Christmas! It’s sweet, tangy and festive with gorgeous red and green colors. Plus, it takes very little prep time and travels easily for potluck holiday parties! Cranberry Jalapeno Cream Cheese Dip is a Festive, Easy Holiday Appetizer! I always end up making a...

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This 5 ingredient Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter is absolutely addicting and a fall pumpkin recipe staple for us because it makes the perfect ingredient for fall baked goods, main dish recipes and even morning toast!  EASY SLOW COOKER PUMPKIN BUTTER! My husband, Liam and I are the only ones in my immediate family that like pumpkin....

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Combine the perfect fall flavors of pumpkin, oatmeal, nutmeg, and cinnamon into delicious White Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies that are so addicting you will want them with your coffee in the morning! It will be one of your new fall cookie favorites! Delicious White Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies You’ll Even Want for Breakfast! I...

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The best cookie recipe for fluffy Pumpkin Snickerdoodles! They are soft, chewy and full of fall spices. You will definitely want to make these for Halloween and Thanksgiving dessert as they’ll easily become everyone’s favorite fall cookie!  The Best Recipe for Fluffy Pumpkin Snickerdoodles Full of Fall Flavor! I grew up in a Snickerdoodle family. What about...

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Make a delicious bacon ranch cheese ball and shape them into adorable pumpkins for the perfect Halloween and Thanksgiving appetizer! These Pumpkin Mini Cheese Balls are cute, tasty and easy to serve!  Fun and festive Pumpkin Mini Cheese Balls filled with delicious bacon, ranch and cheese! Pumpkin is a big hit in the fall for...

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This light, sweet Strawberry Cool Whip Fruit Dip was one of my favorite kid recipes growing up that my mom would make, and I still love it as a mom myself now, too! Easy to make and a delicious pairing with Strawberries, grapes, apples, graham crackers and more!  A Kid Friendly Cool Whip Fruit Dip...

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These Mini Puff Pastry Caprese Bites have been one of my favorite bite sized appetizers for years! It’s a must make puff pastry appetizer that only takes 4 ingredients with an optional basil garnish. An easy, fresh, and flavorful caprese appetizer! Caprese Bites Appetizer is a tasty puff pasty appetizer for your holiday parties! I...

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To ice or not to ice? That is the question for Christmas Sugar Cookies! While I love a good sugar cookie with royal icing, this is definitely my favorite sugar cookie recipe! Cut out the cookies, sprinkle with a little extra sugar and bake for a deliciously sweet Christmas cookie!  YOU WON’T MISS THE ICING...

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Don’t forget to add a special holiday cocktail recipe to your Christmas menu this year, like this Easy Cranberry Holiday Sangria! Filled with cranberries, citrus, pears, a subtle hint of cinnamon, and sweet red wine, you’ll love every sip of this red sangria recipe!   A Red Sangria Recipe that’s Perfect for the Holiday Season! As...

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Bring the classic holiday drink to your Christmas cookies with these Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups with whipped peppermint topping! An easy sugar cookie cup is filled with rich, decadent chocolate ganache, then garnished with peppermint pieces and a straw for a gorgeous presentation. They make the perfect addition to any Christmas Cookie Exchange!  Hot Chocolate...

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This easy holiday side dish is kid tested and approved! These oven roasted carrots with brown sugar add a little sweetness to traditionally savory carrots, which is why they make a perfect holiday side dish. Everyone will love these brown sugar carrots!  Roasted Carrots with Brown Sugar that make the whole family happy this holiday...

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Add a mushroom side dish to your Thanksgiving and Christmas table this year! These easy Creamy Garlic Mushrooms are rich, flavorful and require only one pan, making it a perfect holiday side dish.   Delicious Garlic Mushrooms are an Easy Side Dish Recipe Ready in Under 15 Minutes! Want to know a little secret about me?...

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Cranberries deserve to be a star this holiday season, and this Orange Cranberry Goat Cheese Log is definitely a crowd pleaser. The goat cheese offers a perfect base for the sweet orange and tart cranberries, making it both a delicious and easy holiday appetizer recipe!  Cranberry Orange Walnut Goat Cheese Log is a gorgeous holiday...

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Cranberry orange is one of my favorite flavor combinations and absolutely perfect for holiday cocktail recipes, which is why I decided to whip up an Orange Cranberry Margarita recipe this weekend! It’s an easy cocktail recipe for Thanksgiving and Christmas that pairs the tartness of the cranberry with the sweetness of the orange. Enjoy a...

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A homemade Apple Butter recipe is exceedingly more flavorful, spiced, and rich than a store bought jar! Inspired by my grandma’s old fashioned apple butter recipe and the Cracker Barrel Apple Butter Recipe, this slow cooker apple butter recipe is easy to toss together with very limited work required and easily the best apple butter...

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Easter Recipes You’ll Love for Breakfast through Dinner and Dessert! Goodbye Winter! Hello Spring! Hello light, citrus recipes, fun pops of colors, and, of course, carrot cake! It’s a fairly routine comment for me to make, but I am not sure how Easter is already upon us. Liam has passed the 6 month mark and is...

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Easter Bunny Chow Recipe is an easy and tasty spring puppy chow recipe the whole family will love! These muddy buddies are just too cute to pass up for the Easter holiday!  Easter Bunny Chow Recipe are the cutest muddy buddies so hop to it! It’s Spring Break here and Liam and I are the...

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The Oscar! A Ginger Champagne Cocktail is perfect for celebrating the Oscars, New Year’s Eve, a new Engagement or just a fun date night at home!  A Two Ingredient Ginger Champagne Cocktail Perfect for your Oscar Night – Light, Bubbly and Refreshing! Oh the Oscars! I’m not an awards show kind of gal, but I...

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Frosty’s Party Mix is the perfect accompaniment for watching Frosty the Snowman this holiday season! I grew up on the classic cartoon Christmas movies like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Coming to Town and Frosty the Snowman. Frosty was definitely my favorite and the reason I decided to make this Frosty Party Mix. So...

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I was always scared of recipes that called for Chocolate Ganache, but not anymore! For some reason, I always believed that Chocolate Ganache would be difficult to make. I had never once looked at an actual recipe, so I’m not quite sure why I believed this. It sounded fancy sounding, I guess! Thanks to my...

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Pull Apart Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Muffins make the perfect fall brunch and holiday recipe! Two years ago, I shared a recipe for a Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Casserole! It’s a delicious brunch recipe that is perfect for sit down fall brunches. Plus, how can you ever go wrong with cinnamon roll anything? Since I love this recipe...

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