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Delicious Fall Cookie Recipes

September 12, 2013 By Lauren Leave a Comment

This has been such a fun week so far, since I am co-hosting the Moonlight & Mason Jars Linky Party! I love all the great projects and ideas that have been shared. Some of my favorites are all the great fall cookie recipes that have been linked up!

Now that the school year has started, I’ve been looking for delicious cookie recipes that I can use so I can pack yummy treats for my kids in their school lunches! The cookie recipes that were shared in the Moonlight & Mason Jars Linky Party will be perfect for the job.

I know my kids will love the Take4 Chocolate Pudding cookies from Frugal Foodie Mama. The cookies combine pudding, chocolate and pretzels — what’s not to love? These cookies look like a perfect combination for a sweet and salty treat!

Take4 Chocolate Pudding Cookies from Frugal Foodie Mama

Semisweetdesigns.com has a great sugar cookie recipe — sugar cookies are always a fun lunchbox treat, since they can be made in different shapes with pretty frostings! For my girls, I’d have to make some cookies with pink frosting and the others with blue frosting — that’s just how my kids roll!

Rollout sugar cookie recipe from semisweetdesigns.com

The pumpkin mini cheesecakes from Orchard Girls would be a really special lunchbox surprise for just about any kid. What’s really great about them is that the treats are made with Pillsbury premade cookie dough. Easy peasy!

Pumpkin Cookie Mini Cheesecakes from Orchard Girls

Now, I just have to start some baking! My kids will love opening up their lunchboxes the next few days! Have any great cookie recipes you’d love to share? Please share them in the comments.

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Moonlight & Mason Jars Link Party #22

September 11, 2013 By Lauren Leave a Comment

Welcome to week #22 of the Moonlight & Mason Jars Link Party! Party with us every week on Wednesday at 5:00 CST. You can read more about our party and our party rules here. First & foremost let’s announce our FIVE featured blogs who linked up last week.

Here’s our five party picks from bloggers who linked up last week:

Whole Wheat Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins {TriedAndTasty}

Beeswax Candle & Wood Burned Bowl {Eat.Sleep.Make.}

Put A Bow On It {Falafel and the Bee}

Framed & Stenciled Cork Board {uncommon designs}

Pumpkin Spice Popcorn {A Blossoming Life}

We have pinned these projects to our group Pinterest board:

Here’s the latest & greatest from your hosts:

Thank you Lauren from MomHomeGuide.com for co-hosting with us this week!

Mason Jar Invitations & Chalkboard Tags {The Newlywed Pilgrimage}

Football Yarn Wreath Tutorial {Mama Dish}

Crock Pot Chicken Cacciatore {Cherished Bliss}

Please make sure you are following our rules so that you can be featured!

Now for this week’s link party:

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Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Food, Linky Tagged With: craft, DIY, how to, recipe

Homemade Chipwich Recipe

June 9, 2013 By Lauren

My twin daughters recently celebrated their birthday. For their birthday, I’ve done almost every kind of cake for them so far, so when I invited their grandfather and aunt over the other day for a mini birthday celebration, I decided to do something different — “homemade” chipwiches! (You’ll see why I put “homemade” in quotes later!) My semi homemade chipwich recipe is super easy!

To make the chipwiches, I purchased M&M chocolate chip cookies from my local grocery store’s bakery — they are quite good! Normally, I would make my own cookies, but I was running short on time the day of their mini party!

To prepare the chipwiches, all I did was spread Breyer’s mint chocolate chip ice cream between the cookies, and voila — Declicious chipwich cookies! The cookies wound up costing me less than what pre-made chipwiches (from the grocery store’s freezer department) would have cost, and by making the chipwiches myself, I was able to customize the chipwiches exactly to what my daughters like by adding the mint chocolate chip ice cream. I made the chipwiches in the morning and stored them in glassware until the party.

My guests were suprised by the chipwiches (they were expecting cake), but I have to say that everyone thoroughly enjoyed their chipwich — especially my daughters!

Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

If i did have the time the day of my girls’ mini party, I would have made “The Very Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever” recipe from “The Greatest Cookies Ever” cookbook by Rose Dunnington. Every cookie I bake from that cookbook comes out great! This is the recipe:

1 Stick Softened butter1/3 c granulated sugar1/3 c packed light brown sugar1 egg1 tsp vanilla extract1/2 tsp baking soda1/4 tsp salt1 1/4 c flour1 c chocolate chips (or you can replace these with M&Ms) 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F2. Cream the butter and sugar in a big mixing bowl3. Add vanilla and egg to the creamed butter and sugar and mix all the ingredients well4. Mix together the flour, salt and baking soda in a separate mixing bowl. Add this dry mixture to the creamed sugar and butter. Add the chocolate chips.5. Spoon the dough onto greased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes.

What’s New on Mom Home Guide

May 22, 2013 By Lauren

Check Out the latest and greatest on Mom Home Guide!

Prep Your Outdoor Space for Summer

Mom blogger Sarah of Thrifty Decor Chick shares her tips for readying your outdoor space for summer entertaining. That means it’s time to spray paint my Adirondack chairs!

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Keurig Kitchen Beverage Station

Check out my family’s Keurig K Cup beverage station. With a touch of a button, my family can make coffee, tea, hot chocolate and hot apple cider. Our mug stand keeps cups for hot chocolate, tea and coffee within reach. The coffee brewer makes for a great Father’s Day gift!

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Planting a Spring and Summer Flower Garden

I’ve caught the gardening bug! Check out my new spring and summer perennial garden, as well as my choices for flowers that should provide my garden with color all spring and summer long.

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TIKI® Brand Torches for Patio Ambiance

When TIKI® Brand asked me to try out their flame and solar torches, I was thrilled! Come see my video and review on how their torches have added much-needed lighting to my home’s backyard patio.

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DIY Salsa Container Garden

Would you love to grow fresh ingredients for homemade salsa, but don’t have much room for a garden? Then a DIY container salsa garden might be just the thing for you!

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Love for Lilies

I have long been a big fan of lilies. My parents grew lilies in the backyards both of my childhood’s homes when I was growing up, so I have a sentimental attachment to them. It is easy to remember the beautiful patch of orange day lilies that grew in our backyards. I always remember the lilies as a hallmark of the many fun summers that I spent in my backyard with my family. Now that I am a homeowner, I have planted….

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Giveaway Winner … and Entry Hall Reveal!

When Lot 26 Studio gave me the chance to try out one of their wall decals and offer a giveaway and 20% off coupon to Mom Home Guide’s readers, I jumped at the chance. I love wall art and have already used wall decals in several rooms in my home.

Last week, Mom Home Guide ran a Rafflecopter giveaway for Mom Home Guide’s readers to give away $50 to use toward a Lot 26 Studio product, and a winner has been selected!

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Wall Art to Cover Basement Walls & Giveaway

Check out the large canvas wall art from Lot 26 Studio, which you could win this week on Mom Home Guide. I think the art would be great for any family space or for covering up the gray cement walls of an unfinished basement — like my home’s basement walls!

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Wall Decor Giveaway from Lot 26 Studio

Enter Mom Home Guide’s giveaway for your chance to win $50 toward wall decals and canvas wall art from Lot 26 Studio.

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DIY Garden Project: Backyard Flower Tower

See how I made this easy flower tower for my home’s backyard patio. Once the petunias fill in, this tower is going to be a beauty!

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Budget Remodel: “Finished” Basement

Basement with painted blue walls and laminate floor

Tips for ‘Finishing’ a Basement on a Budget– browse for thrifty basement improvement and remodeling ideas, like painting the basement walls, staining your wood beams or adding an epoxy to the concrete floor.

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Thrifty Decor: Budget Burlap Table Runner

DIY craft: Come see how I sewed this beautiful fringed burlap table runner for about $14.

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Quick and Easy Decor Craft

ribbon trim, no sew, velcro, curtains, craft

Tutorial on how to add trim — and color — to drapes and curtains without sewing! This is a simple and quick DIY home improvement project.

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Quick Family Mexican Dinner Recipe

Check out my chicken enchilada casserole recipe, and a chance to win $5,000 in a giveaway from Country Crock!

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Keep Your Pool Clean and Sparkling

Guest blogger and pool owner Becky Flanigan shares her secrets for a crystal clear backyard pool!

Filed Under: basement, Crafts, DIY, Food, Guest Post, home improvement, how to, Sponsored Post, Yard & Garden Tagged With: backyard, basement, craft, curtain, decor, dinner, DIY, food, garden, how to, recipe

Mom Home Guide’s Latest and Greatest

May 21, 2013 By Lauren

Check Out the latest and greatest on Mom Home Guide!

TIKI® Brand Torches for Patio Ambiance

When TIKI® Brand asked me to try out their flame and solar torches, I was thrilled! Come see my video and review on how their torches have added much-needed lighting to my home’s backyard patio.

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DIY Salsa Container Garden

Would you love to grow fresh ingredients for homemade salsa, but don’t have much room for a garden? Then a DIY container salsa garden might be just the thing for you!

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Love for Lilies

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Giveaway Winner … and Entry Hall Reveal!

Last week, Mom Home Guide ran a Rafflecopter giveaway for Mom Home Guide’s readers to give away $50 to use toward a Lot 26 Studio product, and a winner has been selected!

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Wall Art to Cover Basement Walls & Giveaway

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Wall Decor Giveaway from Lot 26 Studio

Enter Mom Home Guide’s giveaway for your chance to win $50 toward wall decals and canvas wall art from Lot 26 Studio.

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DIY Garden Project: Backyard Flower Tower

See how I made this easy flower tower for my home’s backyard patio. Once the petunias fill in, this tower is going to be a beauty!

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Budget Remodel: “Finished” Basement

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Thrifty Decor: Budget Burlap Table Runner

DIY craft: Come see how I sewed this beautiful fringed burlap table runner for about $14.

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Quick and Easy Decor Craft

Tutorial on how to add trim — and color — to drapes and curtains without sewing! This is a simple and quick DIY home improvement project.

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Quick Family Dinner Recipe

Check out my chicken enchilada casserole recipe, and a chance to win $5,000 in a giveaway from Country Crock!

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Keep Your Pool Clean and Sparkling

Guest blogger and pool owner Becky Flanigan shares her secrets for a crystal clear backyard pool!

Filed Under: basement, Crafts, DIY, Food, Guest Post, home improvement, how to, Yard & Garden Tagged With: backyard, basement, craft, curtain, decor, dinner, DIY, food, how to, recipe

What’s New on Mom Home Guide

May 13, 2013 By Lauren

Check out what’s new and popular this week on Mom Home Guide.

Giveaway Winner … and Entry Hall Reveal!

Last week, Mom Home Guide ran a Rafflecopter giveaway for Mom Home Guide’s readers to give away $50 to use toward a Lot 26 Studio product, and a winner has been selected ….

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Wall Art to Cover Basement Walls & Giveaway

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Wall Decor Giveaway from Lot 26 Studio

Enter Mom Home Guide’s giveaway for your chance to win $50 toward wall decals and canvas wall art from Lot 26 Studio.

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DIY Garden Project: Backyard Flower Tower

See how I made this easy flower tower for my home’s backyard patio. Once the petunias fill in, this tower is going to be a beauty!

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Budget Remodel: “Finished” Basement

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Thrifty Decor: Budget Burlap Table Runner

DIY craft: Come see how I sewed this beautiful fringed burlap table runner for about $14.

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Quick and Easy Decor Craft

Tutorial on how to add trim — and color — to drapes and curtains without sewing! This is a simple and quick DIY home improvement project.

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Quick Family Dinner Recipe

Check out my chicken enchilada casserole recipe, and a chance to win $5,000 in a giveaway from Country Crock!

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Keep Your Pool Clean and Sparkling

Guest blogger and pool owner Becky Flanigan shares her secrets for a crystal clear backyard pool!

Filed Under: basement, Crafts, DIY, Food, giveaway, home improvement Tagged With: backyard, basement, craft, curtain, decor, DIY, food, garden, landscaping, recipe

New & Popular Posts on Mom Home Guide

April 28, 2013 By Lauren

Check out what’s new and popular this week on Mom Home Guide.

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DIY Garden Project: Backyard Flower Tower

See how I made this easy flower tower for my home’s backyard patio. Once the petunias fill in, this tower is going to be a beauty!

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Budget Remodel: “Finished” Basement

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Thrifty Decor: Budget Burlap Table Runner

DIY craft: Come see how I sewed this beautiful fringed burlap table runner for about $14.

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Quick and Easy Decor Craft

Tutorial on how to add trim — and color — to drapes and curtains without sewing! This is a simple and quick DIY home improvement project.

_______________________________________________________________________

Quick Family Dinner Recipe

Check out my chicken enchilada casserole recipe, and a chance to win $5,000 in a giveaway from Country Crock!

Filed Under: basement, Crafts, DIY, Food, giveaway, home improvement, how to Tagged With: basement, craft, curtain, decor, dinner, DIY, food, recipe

Watch for Mom Home Guide’s First Linky Party on Tuesday

April 1, 2013 By Lauren

Hello! Today is a beautiful day here in New Jersey, and that’s no April Fool’s!

Tomorrow I’ll have something new for my readers — Mom Home Guide’s first linky party! The party is being hosted by Ginger of Ginger Snap Crafts in honor of her blog’s two-year anniversary. To celebrate, she’s chosen a few bloggers (including me!) to co-host this week’s Wow Me Wednesday linky party. The party will go live tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. central time.

The party is your chance to link up your blog and a recent project, and to visit other blogs and see projects that other bloggers have created. I really love Ginger’s Wow Me Wednesday linky parties, where I often find wonderful crafts, recipes and DIY projects that I can do at home for myself and my family!

So, check in here at Mom Home Guide at 7 p.m. central time to catch the linky party. And stop by throughout the rest of the week to read features by me about some of my favorite projects from the party! Bloggers from the Wow Me Wednesday linky party that I feature will have the opportunity to sport Mom Home Guide’s new “I Was Featured” button — I finally figured out how to make one of these, and I am so excited to show it off!

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