We eat chili all year round in this house, and we eat A LOT of it. It’s such an easy meal to whip up that hits all my desired flavors and textures…and there are a million variations. We switch it up between 4 other types of chili, but this one we return to because it’s super simple. you can switch it up to make it healthier, you could add beans if you want, and you can prep it at nap time but have it ready by dinner! we all love it in this house and it freezes BEAUTIFULLY. what you need 3 pounds of meat (can switch it up between…
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Lucky Charms Treats
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up next week and I wanted a quick festive treat to make for the kids. After some searching on Pinterest, I came across Lucky Charms Treats. Basically, it’s a Rice Krispie Treat but you substitute Lucky Charms cereal. Easy, simple, and delicious! I modified the recipe I used from Julie’s Eats and Treats and made it stickier, the way I like it! Grandma Karen and I made these together over Instagram Live and even with our chatter and terrible camera work, the whole thing took less than 20 minutes! See the video below for more step by step instruction. Have you ever had these before?…
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52 Baking Pantry Essentials for Holiday Season
Ho ho ho! Santa Hollyce is here to spread some Christmas cheer…what’s the best part of the holidays? For me – the FOOD! Especially baking sweet treats. If you have been a long-time follower, you will know that before I was a special needs mom…before I was a stepmom…before I was wife…before I was a recruiter…I was a pastry chef. It is my heart’s passion and I bleed simple syrup. The holiday season is the BIG SHOW for me. Baking pies for Thanksgiving, decorating sugar cookies with my kids, and making candy over the stove – these are the things I live for this time of year! I asked on…
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Five Friday Favorites – March 9
Happy Friday! The weekend is almost here. The past two Fridays have been pretty crazy with Hudson’s hearing test and David’s kidney stone surgery. I’m looking forward to a “regular” Friday and a fun weekend with the kids. This weekend is going to be busy! Ready for this? Emily has a soccer game tonight (her last indoor game of the season with her travel team) Tyler has a Bat Mitzvah service tomorrow morning I teach Stroller Strides (pending that this voice finally comes back) Emily is going to see A Wrinkle in Time with a friend Tyler has soccer practice Emily has two indoor soccer games Tyler is going to…
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Five Friday Favorites (Triple F)
Happy Friday everyone! Thank you for coming back and continuing to support this blogging adventure I have just begun. Your comments, likes, shares and DMs have meant so much to me! There is nothing like putting yourself out in the world and being proud of yourself along with the encouragement of others. Thank YOU! Every Friday, I’d love to share five of my favorite things from the week prior. It could be a picture, product, recipe, moment, quote, etc. These are little snippets of the week that stood out to me and I want to share with you 🙂 So let us begin the first FFF… 1. In case you…