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Braised Chicken with Beer and Mushrooms

September 5, 2021 By Lauren 4 Comments

This post includes Amazon affiliate links. Today my blogging friends and I are getting together for the Taste Creations blog hop. My blogging friends and I get together once a month to share recipes that include a common ingredient. This month's common ingredient is mushrooms. I decided to make an easy and delicious one-pot recipe — braised chicken thighs with beer and mushroom sauce. For this recipe, I used one of the most handy pots in my kitchen — a Dutch oven. A Dutch oven is a deep, heavy-duty pot with a lid. It's a versatile pot — it can be used stovetop or in the oven. I have Continue reading...

Roasted Beet, Herbed Cheese & Avocado Sandwich

August 1, 2021 By Lauren 4 Comments

My family and I traveled to Annapolis, Md., last month. While we were there, we discovered Eastport Kitchen, which was near our AirBNB rental in Eastport. My teens and I ordered the Daisy Sandwich, which has roasted beets, hardboiled egg, arugula, pickled onion, avocado, and an herbed cheese spread on toasted multigrain bread. We like the sandwich so much that we ordered it twice! Once we got home I decided to make my own version of it. I think I've come pretty close. We love this delicious sandwich! The sandwich contains no meat and has fresh vegetables, so it fits with the semi vegetarian Continue reading...

Quick Pretzel Rocky Road Fudge

June 7, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. These links cost you nothing, but may earn a commission that helps to fund this blog. Welcome to the Taste Creations blog hop! Once a month, my blogging friends and I get together to share recipes along a shared theme. This month's theme is rocky road! I decided to make up a batch of quick and easy pretzel rocky road fudge! My husband, our teens and I all love chocolate, so this simple to make fudge is a hit! My blogging friends are also sharing rocky road recipes today. Check the bottom of this post for the links to their fabulous Continue reading...

Cranberry Basil Goat Cheese Crackers (And Mother’s Day Brunch Menu)

May 3, 2021 By Lauren

Welcome to the Taste Creations Blog Hop! Since Mother's Day is this month, my friends and I are sharing a Mother's Day brunch menu. My contribution is a quick and easy appetizer idea. This cranberry basil goat cheese crackers appetizer is so delicious, but simple to put together. This simple Mother's Day appetizer recipe is bound to be a hit! Be sure to check below to see all the recipes that we are sharing in this blog hop! Easy and Quick Cranberry and Basil Goat Cheese Appetizers The stars of these appetizers are the shredded basil, dried Cranberries and the herbed soft goat Continue reading...

Healthy Applesauce Banana Bread Recipe (Tasty Tuesday)

April 26, 2021 By Lauren

Welcome to Tasty Tuesday! On Tuesdays, I like to share recipes I love. I like fresh bananas, but I only like them just after they turned yellow from green. I even like them when there still is a little green on them. The minute bananas get a little ripe, they are not for me! That means I constantly have bananas I don't want to eat. They ripen so quickly! Luckily, one of my daughters LOVES banana bread. We have been using the same banana bread recipe for years. Just the other day, however, I accidentally found a way to make the banana bread even BETTER! I discovered a healthy and delicious Continue reading...

Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

April 4, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome to the Taste Creations blog hop! Once a month my blogging friends and I get together and share recipes along a particular theme. Today we are sharing spring desserts! My daughters and husband like carrot cake, so I decided to make some fun and easy spring carrot cupcakes! They are topped with a delicious cream cheese frosting that is easy and quick to whip together. Fun! These cupcakes came out moist and delicious and are filled with grated carrots and are flavored with nutmeg. I tend to prefer making cupcakes over a big cake. Continue reading...

Rainbow St. Patrick’s Day Confetti Cupcakes

March 15, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! (A little early.) When my daughters were small, "Lucky the Leprechaun" used to visit our home and leave small gifts for my girls. Now that my daughters are 17 and don't believe in leprechauns anymore, I've found other ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day together! For today's Tasty Tuesday, I am sharing a delicious and easy recipe for Rainbow St. Patrick's Day Confetti Cupcakes - vanilla cupcakes topped with buttercream icing. The fun part about these cupcakes are that they have a "confetti" surprise inside Continue reading...

Matcha Shamrock Cake

March 8, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome to Tasty Tuesday! On Tuesdays I like to share recipes that my family loves. Today I am sharing something very special -- a matcha shamrock cake that my sweet daughter made from scratch and decorated herself. I think the cake is so delicious and amazing! My daughters love matcha. In case you don't know what matcha is, matcha is a finely ground powder of green tea leaves. You can use it to make tea, but you can also use it to flavor other things - like this cake! My daughters especially like matcha bubble teas. The matcha flavor in this Continue reading...

Pink Strawberry Cupcakes with Buttercream Icing

March 2, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Welcome to Tasty Tuesday! On Tuesdays, I like to share recipes I love. I have come to a revelation lately. While I like strawberries, I LOVE strawberry desserts! Something about strawberries makes them taste fantastic in baked goods. Today I am sharing a recipe for easy and delicious strawberry cupcakes topped with buttercream icing. I made these cupcakes by using frozen strawberries to make a puree that I added to the cupcake batter. The puree gives the cupcakes a delightful strawberry taste! It's convenient that this recipe uses frozen Continue reading...

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

February 28, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Happy National Peanut Butter Lovers Day! To celebrate this fun holiday, my blogging friends and I are getting together to share recipes that include peanut butter! My friends and I in the Taste Creations blog hop group get together the first Monday of every month to share recipes together. Today snuck up on me. I didn't realize that March 1 is today! So I had to come up with a recipe yesterday with items I already had on hand. This recipes requires very few ingredients and things that you are likely to already have in your pantry and Continue reading...

Slow Cooker Sausage & Mushroom Baked Ziti

February 22, 2021 By Lauren

This is an easy baked pasta dish that cooks up easily in the slow cooker, and is filled with pasta, sausage and mushrooms. This recipe is adapted from the slow cooker baked ziti recipe by The Recipe Rebel. Happy Monday, everyone! We have been getting so much snow lately in New Jersey. The weather has been cold, too, so my family and I have been wanting some warm comfort food! So recently I cooked up a big slow cooker full of tasty baked ziti with a hearty tomato sauce, mushrooms and sausage. I found this delicious recipe at The Recipe Rebel and adapted it a little by adding more Continue reading...

Pink KitKat Sweetheart Cake

February 15, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links at no cost to you. This past weekend I wanted to bake a Valentine's Day cake for my family. I thought it would be fun to make a pink KitKat cake - I've seen KitKat cakes on Pinterest and thought they looked great! It turns out one of my twin daughters wanted to do some baking, so she made the cake instead! She did an awesome job! Although I planned this cake for Valentine's Day, I think it'd be awesome for an anniversary or birthday, too! Plus, it's simple to make - this cake is made with cake mix and store bought icing. (Although my daughter did Continue reading...

Pink Strawberry Cheesecake Pie

January 31, 2021 By Lauren

Welcome to the Taste Creations blog hop! I can't believe that it's February already! My blogging friends and I get together the first of each month to share recipes. Today we are sharing pink recipes for Valentine's Day! I am sharing a Pink Strawberry Cheesecake Pie. After I made this pie, one of my daughters declared that it has become one of her favorites! Most of this pie recipe is no bake, except for the easy to make (and amazing) pretzel crust. Pink Strawberry Cheesecake Pie Recipe My Pink Strawberry Cheesecake Pie recipe is quite simple to make and only requires a few ingredients. Continue reading...

Dark Chocolate Mocha Hot Cocoa Bomb Recipe

January 24, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Valentine's Day is coming up, so I decided to make some sweet treats for my family! We like to sip hot cocoa while watching Netflix Faves like "The Queens Gambit" and "The Good Place," so I decided to make some fun DIY hot cocoa bombs. I love a good cafe mocha, so I decided to make some Valentine's Day dark chocolate mocha hot cocoa bombs! My good friend, Carrie of Curly Crafty Mom, is also sharing a recipe for Valentine's Day hot cocoa bombs today! She made her hot cocoa mix pink with pretty pink hearts! (Scroll down to the bottom of this Continue reading...

Healthy Silicone Microwave Popcorn Popper – Friday Finds

January 21, 2021 By Lauren

Before the pandemic, one of my favorite things to do was go to the movies with my husband and daughters and eat popcorn. Lots of popcorn. But now that our local theater is closed, my family and I watch movies together at home. I needed a way to make quick and delicious popcorn for my family! Enter my new healthy silicone microwave popcorn popper, The Original Hotpop Silicone Microwave Popcorn Popper (available on Amazon). This popper makes it easy to make popcorn quickly in my microwave. The cleanup is a breeze, too! Get free inspiration in your inbox - recipes, DIY projects, crafts Continue reading...

Air Fried Strawberries & Cream Cheese Fondue Wontons

January 19, 2021 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I love making treats for my family, especially as we spend more time at home together in recent months. I recently received some Twin Dragon Asian Won Ton Wrappers. I've been wanting to use my air fryer more. So I came up with a recipe to make in my air fryer - Air Fried Strawberries and Cream Cheese Fondue Wontons. I also recently came across my fondue set, so I thought some air fried strawberries and cream cheese wontons dipped in chocolate fondue would be a wonderful Valentine's Day treat! I am sharing my recipe today as part of this Continue reading...

Tomato Potato Vegetable Soup with Pasta

January 4, 2021 By Lauren

Welcome to the Taste Creations Blog Hop! My blogging friends and I get together from different parts of the globe the first Monday of the month to share recipes. This month, we are sharing soup recipes! Soup is definitely a great meal to warm up with during the often cold month of January! I am sharing an easy soup recipe that I made just last week for my family: Tomato Potato Vegetable Soup with Pasta. This soup is easy and quick to put together on a weeknight and is so delicious! Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to see my friends' wonderful soup recipes! Tomato Continue reading...

Best 10 Posts of 2020 (Crafts, Recipes and Projects)

December 29, 2020 By Lauren

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Well -- 2020 is almost over! It's certainly been a year! It hasn't been the best of years, but at least I've gotten some fun projects done this year. Today I am taking the opportunity to share the projects and recipes from 2020 that have been most popular with Mom Home Guide's readers! Here's wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year and hoping that 2021 will be a better year for us all. Lighted Snowflake Wine Bottle Last year I did a few wine bottle crafts.I discovered the fun of using transparent colored spray paint for glass. I Continue reading...

Stainless Steel Citrus Juicer Review & Giveaway (Plus lemonade recipe)

December 17, 2020 By Lauren

Thanks to BH Innovations for sponsoring this post. Welcome to Friday Finds! On Fridays, I like to share products that I've tried and love. Today I am sharing a review of my new Lightweight Stainless Steel Manual Fruit Juicer/Lemon Squeezer by BH Innovations. Even better, I am hosting a giveaway today -- BH Innovations is giving one juicer away to one Mom Home Guide reader - scroll down to the bottom of this post to enter! I am loving my new Lightweight Stainless Steel Manual Fruit Juicer/Lemon Squeezer from BH Innovations. Until now, I only had a flimsy plastic juicer that Continue reading...

Lemon Shortbread Cookies with a Lemon Glaze

December 15, 2020 By Lauren

Thanks to BH Innovations for sponsoring this post. Welcome to the Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop! Once a month I get together with my blogging friends to share projects or recipes that we've made. All our recipes or projects are inspired by something we've seen on Pinterest. I was inspired by this pin to make lemon glazed shortbread cookies! Since we are featuring New Year's themed projects and recipes today, I made two versions: one for Christmas and one for New Year's. My Pinterventures • Mom Home GuideOur Good Life • Farm Girl Reformed • Slices of Life Stone Cottage Adventures Continue reading...