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When it comes to making Christmas treats, there are three types in my mind. First, classic Christmas cookies like peanut butter blossoms, cut out sugar cookies, and ginger molasses cookies. Maybe even a little white chocolate sugar cookie fudge. Second, super easy Christmas treats like these chocolate thumbprint cookies and these Oreo truffles. These are the ones that you can whip up in just a few minutes! And third, fun Christmas cookies....

Since sugar and alcohol are both dehydrating, and syrupy, alcoholic drinks tend to lead to a mega hangover. So, my friend and I tried to create a less-sweet iteration of our favorite cocktail, the margarita. With its typical makeup of tequila, orange liqueur (such as Triple Sec or Cointreau), fresh lime juice, and simple syrup, it’s very likely that you’ll get a bit of a headache after just one or two....

Which Disney Cruise Line Ship to Choose – Disney Dream or Disney Wonder? So you know you want to go on a Disney Cruise? Great, not what? Now you have to decide how long of a cruise you want to go on and which ship. If you want to do a shorter cruise, like a 3 or 4 day cruise, it’s likely you’ll be on either the Disney Dream or Disney Wonder....

One of the ingredients I almost have on hand is instant chocolate pudding mix. I mean I have to be able to make striped delight at all times. Until recently I’d never really thought about using pudding in anything other than layered desserts or something like this no bake pumpkin pie. But after trying these double chocolate chip pudding cookies – I’m going to be incorporating pudding mix into way more of my recipes....

If you hadn’t guessed already from my homemade chex mix and my trail mix cookies, I’m a big fan of snack mixes. Especially when those snack mixes include a little sweet and a little salty like this fall snack mix does! There’s just something about grabbing a handful of a snack and getting all sorts of different tastes and textures in one handful. And this snack mix is perfect for fall because not only does it have fall ingredients like candy corn and pumpkins, but it also looks just like fall with its brown, orange, and yellow color!...

Is there anything better than adding a little homemade hot fudge to a bowl of vanilla ice cream? Or how about on top your favorite homemade brownies (with ice cream too if you’d like), even better if you use this and a little raspberry sauce! I don’t know many people who don’t love a good hot fudge, so I thought it’d be fun to not only share this yummy recipe but also show you how you can turn this into a simple gift idea!...

One of my favorite things to do with kids during Halloween season is simple crafts that they can make or mostly make themselves! This Halloween popsicle stick bat is the perfect craft for kids because it’s just a lot of simple steps that they can do on their own. The only part that really needs some adult supervision is actually gluing the popsicle sticks together but ideally you could do that before the party or event so they can just do the rest on their own!...

I love mini things. From these mini cheesecakes I made for the 4th of July a few years ago to mini pumpkin cinnamon rolls and even mini pizza pies – there’s just something about minis. And I love Oreos. These easy Oreo truffles are one of my personal favorite new recipes I’ve shared this year. And who doesn’t love cheesecake? I mean there’s a reason these pumpkin cream cheese muffins and this sopapilla cheesecake is so popular!...

Soft Pumpkin Cookies Is it really fall if you don’t have pumpkin cookies? And hot chocolate, but that’s a totally different conversation. This pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe is one I got from my sister’s mother-in-law. The beauty of having a big family is getting to enjoy the spoils, aka recipes, of all the different generations! But I love it because it’s totally different than the traditional pumpkin cookies I’m used to....

While this post is sponsored by Perdue Farms, all opinions are 100% honest and my own. We made it. It’s the final day of 2020 and we did it, we got here, and we’re going to get to 2021. There are so many things that changed in my life in 2020 – some things I can’t wait to be rid of (hello travel restrictions) and others that I actually thoroughly enjoyed (getting to know my neighbors)....

One of the many ways you can begin to incorporate feng shui principles into your life is to fix 5 of the most common home decor layout mistakes. Luckily, most of these are simple to correct, but if you can’t, remember to do the best you can with what you have. To correct a bed out of command, the first and best choice is to move it. Usually, it’s best to be diagonal (or “kitty-corner”) to the door....

This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Bridal Shower Guess the Emoji Game Have you ever played a guess the emoji game? We did this Christmas emoji game during the holidays and this baby shower emoji game at my sister’s shower, and they were both a huge hit! You simply look at the emojis and try to figure out what the emojis are representing....

We all know that the most important think about Thanksgiving is spending time with the people we love. But there also tends to be a lot to do during Thanksgiving week – making your favorite Thanksgiving recipes like mashed potatoes and no-bake pumpkin pie, cleaning, and even setting out fun Thanksgiving place settings. Thanksgiving coloring pages are a great way to keep kids entertained while you’re working on all of those things....

I can’t tell you how many times in the past nine months I’ve heard the phrase “I’m bored,” from my oldest son. The little one doesn’t know how to say bored yet, but I’m sure it’s coming soon. Even with all the toys a boy could ever want, my son is constantly asking for us to entertain him. That’s why I put together this pumpkin activity packet and this month, tons of Thanksgiving activities just for kids!...

You guys know that I love pizza (hello pizza loaf, pepperoni rolls, pizza roll-ups, and pizza twists!), and I love anything creative. I combined my two loves in these mini pumpkin pizza decorating ideas made for a pretty fantastic family night last week, and I hope you try it out too! Similar to my make your own mini pizza party idea, this is a fun family activity that would be perfect for dinner on Halloween night or really any fall family meal since pumpkins are in season all fall long!...