Fruity Pebbles Rainbow Pinata Cookies

Rainbow Star Pinata Cookies

Colorful cookies with a hidden surprise, these Rainbow Star Pinata Cookies are sure to be a standout at your next party. This post is sponsored by Pebbles Cereal.  They are cute and colorful sitting on the plate, but the real fun begins when you break open these Rainbow Star Pinata Cookies to reveal …

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Protein Packed Mac And Cheese

Protein-Packed Mac And Cheese

Everyone has a signature dish, and for my friend Megan, I like to think it is her Protein-Packed Mac and Cheese. (She also has an awesome cheese spread, but that’s another story.) The secret ingredient in her dish is cottage cheese. Until I tasted her mac and cheese, I had never …

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Pesto Caprese Pasta Salad

Easy Pesto Caprese Pasta Salad Recipe

One of my family’s favorite flavors is pesto, so when I was asked to create two pesto dishes sponsored by Barilla it was easy to come up with recipes my family loves: Pesto Caprese Pasta Salad and Pesto Parmesan Baked Tomatoes. Yum!  At 18 weeks pregnant, I am all about easy …

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Back To School Printable Teacher Gift Tag

Back To School Printable Teacher Gift Tag

My little officially started VPK today (voluntary pre-Kindergarten). It’s her last year before Kindergarten. Where does the time go?! For her first day, she presented her teachers with a simple gift tied up with a cute printable teacher gift tag.  I found my apple notepads came from a local store (on …

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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Loaf

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe

This chocolate chip banana bread recipe is sponsored by Simply Orange Low Acid.  Do not, I repeat, do not ever throw away a “too-ripe banana.” Don’t do it. Let it get really, really ripe. The blacker, the better! Peel off the skin, put it in a plastic baggie and throw it …

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Lunch Box Jokes

Back To School Printable Lunch Box Jokes

It’s time once again to return to the lunch box packing routine. In my house the routine starts with the weekly question, “What do you want in your lunch this week?” In order to meal plan for the week. This week’s request is for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, …

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