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fruit rainbow smoothie

Fruit Rainbow Smoothie

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Disclosure: I received compensation from Bayer Consumer Health, makers of MiraLAX® to write this post. MiraLAX® is a laxative used to treat occasional constipation. All opinions are entirely my own. #EaseTheDay #CollectiveBias Summer is my favorite time of year. The warm weather gives me lot of time to spend outside in the sunshine! I also get extra treasured time with my family. But summer can wreak havoc on our schedule/routine. It affects what and when we eat. We grab food on the run and have more ice cream and “fun” food -- like tacos and burgers on the boardwalk. My family’s loose Continue reading...

easy chocolate pretzel pie recipe

Chocolate Pretzel Pie & Other Great Fall Pies — Taste Creations Blog Hop

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your shopping convenience. I can't believe it's September already! I'm happy fall is near. In autumn I love comfy sweaters, autumn leaves and comfort food. Two of my favorite comfort foods are chocolate and pie! I decided to put the two together and bake up a simply delicious chocolate pretzel pie. I'm sharing the recipe as part of the Taste Creations Blog Hop. My blogging friends and I get together for the Taste Creations Blog hop the first Monday of every month. Today all will be sharing delicious pie recipes! (Check the bottom of this post to Continue reading...

mini pretzel dog bites recipe

Home-Gating with Pretzel Hot Dogs & Pimento Cheese Dip

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 This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #KickoffWithGreatTaste #CollectiveBias Football season is almost here --  I'm looking forward to fun evenings hosting home-gating parties! It's so much fun getting friends and family together. For me, the food is as important as the game! One dish I'm looking forward to preparing is a mini pretzel dog recipe with a pimento cheese dip. The pretzel dogs are amazing when dipped in the warm and flavorful cheese dip and served with icy glasses of Coca-Cola®! I treated my family to Continue reading...

avocado caprese chicken salad

Grilled Chicken Avocado & Bacon Caprese Salad

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. They don't cost you anything, but I may earn a small commission that helps fund this blog. Thanks! Welcome to the Taste Creations Blog Hop! The first Monday of each month, my blogging friends and I get together to share recipes. For this month's hop, we decided to all do a farewell to summer recipe. Summer for me means grilling on the patio and eating fresh tomatoes, herbs and salads. I combined several of my summer faves together in one salad, for a grilled chicken avocado and bacon caprese salad. Grilled Balsamic Chicken To Continue reading...

Easy and delicious recipe for grilled personal pizzas on the grill

Personal Pizzas on the Grill Recipe — Taste Creations Blog Hop

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In the summer months, I love making dinner outside on the grill! Big pluses to cooking on the grill are that I don't dirty or heat up the kitchen, and I get to squeeze in some extra time outdoors! I'm always looking for new recipes for the grill. So I'm excited to be participating in the Taste Creations Blog Hop today. We will all be sharing recipes that can be made on a grill! (Check out my friends' recipes below in this post.) Grilled Personal Pizzas I am fairly new to grilling. I only learned to grill about 4 years ago, when I got my Weber Propane Gas Grill. Much of what I grill is pretty Continue reading...

Shih Tzu puppy

Friday Five – Garden Planters, Puppy Gear & Bathroom Update

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This post was sponsored in part by Keter, Cave Tools, K9 Sport Sack and Enchante Home, which provided me with free products in exchange for my review and honest opinion. This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your shopping convenience. I may receive a small commission that helps fund this blog if you click on an Amazon link. Thanks! Hi, everyone! I can't believe that it's already Friday! With Friday here, my daughters only have a half week of school left. Hooray! I can't believe that they have already completed their freshman year of high school! I'm very proud of them. They worked very Continue reading...

chocolate chip cookie cake recipe

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake Recipe – Taste Creations Blog Hop

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission that helps to fund this blog. Thanks! Welcome to the Taste Creations Blog Hop! The first Monday of each month, my blogging friends and I get together to share recipes. One of these friends, Rosemary Molloy, has written her first cookbook, and we are so all excited for her! Her book, Authentic Italian Desserts: 75 Traditional Favorites Made Easy, is now available on Amazon! To celebrate Rosemary's new dessert cookbook, my blogging friends and I decided to share a cake recipe Continue reading...

living room console table

Friday Five — Mother’s Day Recipes and Puppy Gear

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Happy Fri-YAY!! I'm so happy that the end of the week is FINALLY here! I'm looking forward to this weekend, as we're having a Mother's Day celebration with family and good friends. We are even bringing our puppy with us for his first family holiday! It's always nice to be together with my husband, kids, friends -- and our puppy! Welcome Spring I'm into springtime mode here at Mom Home Guide! I’ve been planting container gardens - I will be sharing a container garden tutorial and photos here on the blog on Tuesday. I've also been enjoying walks in my hometown and in nearby university town, Continue reading...

mother's day brunch recipes

Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes — Taste Creations Blog Hop

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Happy Monday! Today I'm getting together with my blogging friends to share all the recipes you'll need for a Mother's Day brunch -- including the cocktail, appetizers, salad, main dish and dessert! I'm in charge of the dessert today, and will be sharing a delicious recipe for carrot cake! Be sure to stop by my friend's blogs to plan out all aspects of your Mother's Day meal! Terri -- Our Good Life Nikki -- Tikkido Teri - The Freshman Cook Rosemary - An Italian in My Kitchen Simple & Delicious Carrot Cake RecipeI made this carrot cake last month for my husband's birthday -- my husband Continue reading...

recipe for homemade bean salsa

Zesty Black Bean Salsa Recipe

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My family and I have been looking to eat more vegetarian meals. My husband and I are trying to lose weight, and we all are striving to eat healthier in general. That means we have been substituting things like beans and peanuts for animal protein like chicken and beef. We cheat a little on the weekends, but during the week, I have been trying to serve at  least a few vegetarian dinners. My kids and I really like Mexican food, so I made a quick bean salsa one recent week night. The salsa can be served in a tortilla, as a side dish, or as part of a main dish green salad. Ingredients Continue reading...

sheet pan roasted shrimp and asparagus dinner - a quick and easy meal

Sheet Pan Roasted Asparagus & Shrimp Dinner

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Happy Monday! Welcome to the Taste Creations monthly recipe link up! The first Monday of every month my blogging friends and I get together to share recipes along a certain theme. Now that spring is here, we are basing our recipes on fresh spring asparagus! When the weather warms up, my family and I like to spend more time outside. So I'm always looking for quick and healthy meals to make for my family. My sheet pan roasted asparagus and shrimp sheet pan dinner fits the bill! I cook the meal on a foil-lined sheet pan, so there's little cleanup required. In all, the meal only takes about 15 Continue reading...

An Easter appetizer -- scallops wrapped in bacon and served with buttery angel hair pasta and fresh asparagus

Hatfield Maple Bacon Scallops and Spicy Sausage Quesadillas

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HatfieldEaster #CollectiveBias Hatfield Maple Bacon Scallops and Sausage & Cheese Quesadillas  Even when I'm not hosting a big get together for Easter, I like to make a nice meal for my family. I always appreciate the special moments I share with my husband and kids. We usually serve a ham for our Easter dinner. This year, I’d like to take it up a notch by adding some easy and quick appetizers to our traditional Easter dinner – like also serving some maple bacon scallops and Continue reading...

easter egg chocolate bark recipe

Easter Egg Chocolate Bark

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Happy Monday! Welcome to the Taste Creations monthly recipe link up! The first Monday of every month my blogging friends and I get together to share recipes along a certain theme. With Easter coming up, this month’s theme is chocolate egg recipes. Ingredients 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup mini chocolate eggs with hard sugar shells Spring/Easter sprinkles Instructions Line a baking sheet with parchment  or wax paper.  Pour semi-sweet chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave semi-sweet chocolate chips for 1 minute. Stir chocolate well. Continue reading...

banana oat dog biscuit recipe

Banana Oat Dog Biscuit Recipe

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This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. If you click on an Amazon link and make a purchase, it costs you nothing, but it earns Mom Home Guide a small commission that helps to fund this blog. Thanks! It's been about a month since my family and I adopted an adorable Shih Tzu puppy. We call him "Mochi." The little guy keeps me busy, but he's also very sweet and a lot of fun! We're in the midst of trying to housetrain him, which means feeding him a lot of treats. I wanted something healthier than the store-bought treats we've been getting him. So, yesterday I Continue reading...

Fun breakfast for dinner idea -- chicken and waffle sandwiches with pepperjack cheese and a homemade maple honey mustard sauce

Chicken & Waffle Sandwiches with Maple Honey Mustard

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This post was sponsored by Krusteaz, maker of premium pancake and waffle mixes, in exchange for my honest review and opinion. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. It can be difficult to come up with new dinner recipes every week. I adore breakfast -- especially waffles, so I thought it would be fun to cook up a breakfast-themed dinner for my family. My daughters were excited about the idea, so I made my breakfast for dinner recipe yesterday. It was a fantastic dinner! I think I'm going to work this new meal idea into our weekly meal rotation. If you'd like to give my recipe Continue reading...

Chocolate strawberry marshmallow dessert skewers

Strawberry Chocolate Marshmallow Banana Skewers

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I was provided with the BBQ Skewers from Cave Tools in exchange for my honest review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. My twin daughters started high school this year, and it's been a lot of work for them. They always have plenty of homework and sometimes have to stay up late to get it done. They both work hard and continue to bring home good grades from school.  So I sometimes like to surprise them with a special treat when they get home from school. I was recently sent a BBQ Skewers Set from Cave Tools. The 17.3-inch-long stainless steel skewers will be perfect for my Continue reading...

lemon crumb muffins with a mug of hot Folgers coffee

Simple Morning Lemon Crumb Muffins

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #AlwaysTheBestPart  #CollectiveBias My family and I recently adopted an adorable Shih Tzu puppy about a week ago. His name is Mochi. We've discovered that having a new puppy in the house is a lot of work! We walk him first thing in the morning at about 6 a.m. and keep an eye on him every minute so he doesn't get into mischief. My family's morning routine has gotten more complicated! I've been looking for ways to make things easier in the morning. We used to make eggs in the Continue reading...

easy and simple chocolate truffles recipe for valentine's day

Valentine’s Day Chocolate Truffles

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Happy Monday! Welcome to the Taste Creations monthly recipe link up! The first Monday of every month, my blogging friends and I get together to share recipes along a certain theme. With Valentine’s Day coming up, this month’s theme is giftable chocolate recipes! I decided to share an easy chocolate truffles recipe that you can use to whip up delicious Valentine’s Day treats for your family and friends. This recipe requires very little skill but creates such yummy treats! I made some of these truffles last week, and they went very quickly! You’ll be surprised how few ingredients and how Continue reading...

girls night in with Grey Goose and Wendy's

How to Host a Fun Girls Movie Night

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This post is intended for an audience of adults age 21 and older. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Bacardi. All opinions are mine alone. #SignatureSips #CollectiveBias If you are like me, you’ve gone to a few movies in 2017. But you probably missed the “mom” or “chick” flicks you wanted to see. That’s because you most likely saw the latest action/sci-fi or animated movies with your husband and kids. I think it would be fun to get together with a few friends and watch some of the 2017 movies that moms loved last year. During the party, my husband can take the Continue reading...

These appetizers, fresh cheeses and meats make for a delicious food party spread for the big football game

Easy and Delicious Game Day Party Spread

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This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com. I like getting friends and family together to watch the big game. But while I love watching the game with a crowd of friends and family, I don't always enjoy cooking for a big crowd. I came up with a delicious and easy food spread that I can serve for the big football game without spending too much time in the kitchen. RAGÚ Sauces I often feel that a delicious sauce makes a meal and makes just about everything taste great! So, I'll add some  RAGÚ ® Old World Style Traditional Sauce and  RAGÚ® Double Cheddar Sauce to my Continue reading...

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