Chocolate Toffee No Bake Cookies

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Perfectly delicious Chocolate Toffee No Bake Cookies made with Heath baking bits for those hot summer days! I thought summer had arrived early this year.  I mean, we were in the 90s for days, and I was already complaining about the heat and then all of a sudden bam!  We’ve had rain for the last few [...]

Strawberry and Cream Cheese Muffins

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Strawberry & Cream Cheese Muffins are perfect for breakfast any day of the week! I had every intention of making some blueberry muffins for this weekend.  My Target always carries blueberries – always.  Checked in twice this week and nada.  Even went by my local farmer’s market store and they didn’t have blueberries either.  What’s [...]

Strawberry Lime Agua Fresca

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 Strawberry Lime Agua Fresca is the perfect refreshing drink for a hot summer day! I love making up punches and other special beverages when we have parties or guests over.  Sometimes though I just want something that I can whip up super quick and that isn’t overly sweet.  Agua frescas are perfect for just those [...]

50+ Amazing Reese’s Recipes

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 More than 50 Reese’s Recipes for all the peanut butter and chocolate fans!  Bars, cookies, cheesecakes, popcorn and more! Go ahead, get your Reese’s on! I think it’s well established here at Mom On Timeout that Reese’s are my favorite candy.  I’m guessing that those chocolate and peanut butter cravings hit some of you too [...]

Muy Bueno Slow Cooker Carnitas

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Slow Cooker Carnitas recipe that is muy bueno! Reece has picked a really bad trait that apparently runs in my family.  He gets it from my sister Melissa.  She’s the only other person I know that does this.  When he eats certain meat, he tucks it into his cheek.  He’ll take bite after bite, chewing [...]

Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas

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Easy homemade flour tortillas that you can whip up at home! If you asked any member of my family what their favorite type of cuisine was…every single person would answer “Mexican!”  We like it anyway we can get it: burritos, tacos, flautas, enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas…hungry yet??  I mean seriously, what’s not to love about Mexican food? [...]

Two Green Smoothie Recipes You’ll Love!

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Two delicious green smoothie recipes that even your kids will love!  Peanut Butter Banana Green Smoothie and Berry Green Smoothie recipes are the perfect way to start your day! I think we all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day right?  Your body hasn’t consumed anything for at least 8 hours [...]

25+ Rainbow Recipes and Crafts!

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More than 25 Rainbow Recipes and Crafts that are bound to make you smile! There’s just something about rainbows that make me smile :)  I hope you’ll find lots of reasons to smile from this rainbow round-up!  More than 25 rainbow recipes and crafts from some of your favorite bloggers: Rainbow Sugar Cookie Bark from [...]

Peeps in a Basket

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I was so excited to see Peeps when I was out shopping earlier this week.  Of course, the boys were MUCH more excited than me…what could be better than brightly colored, deliciously flavored marshmallows??   Peeps scream Spring time and Easter to me with their bright, bold colors – so much fun!  I got the [...]

13 Valentine’s Day Recipes and Crafts

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A collection of delicious recipes and fun crafts for Valentine’s Day! I think we are just about ready for Valentine’s Day this year and I thought it would be fun to do a round-up of  Valentine’s day crafts and recipes that I’ve shared the past two years.  So here we go! Hershey’s Kisses Roses Cupid’s [...]

Chocolate Cherry Marshmallow Crunch Bars

Chocolate Cherry Marshmallow Crunch Bars Recipe

Chocolate Cherry Marshmallow Crunch Bars combine all my favorite flavors into one satisfying bite! Right now I need to be consoled.  That Super Bowl game was brutal.  I mean, the 49ers were down big time and then the huge come back and then … nothing.  I’m sad.  I need chocolate.  Lots of chocolate.  It could [...]

Spiral-Wrapped Sausages on a Stick

Spiral-Wrapped Sausages on a stick

Spiral-Wrapped Sausages on a Stick are a “twist” on the original!  So fun for kids! We are in high gear planning the menu for Sunday.  This game is HUGE for us!  We are big-time 49er fans and are throwing a big party to watch the game.  My husband and I were poring over options last [...]

Almond-Crusted Chicken Strips

Almond Crusted Chicken Strips Recipe

Our whole family loves chicken strips.  They are great for a weeknight dinner or you can double the recipe and serve to a crowd.  Because they’re baked {not fried} they can be made in advance and kept warm in the oven.  This recipe is amazingly heart-healthy AND delicious!  It’s takes just a few minutes to [...]

{Overnight} Caramel Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

Overnight Caramel Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

These outrageous Caramel Pecan Cinnamon Rolls can be prepared the night before and baked fresh in the morning! Ahhhh. Cinnamon rolls.  Just those two simple words can set my mouth to watering in anticipation.  When I was growing up, cinnamon rolls were for special occasions only.  Like Christmas.  Maybe only Christmas now that I think [...]

Make-Ahead Honey Vanilla Parfaits

Make Ahead Honey Vanilla Parfaits

We love breakfast around here.  We are definitely NOT one of those families that skip breakfast :)  Whether it’s  Sausage Gravy and Biscuits, Breakfast Burritos or my favorite – Eggs Benedict {yummo!}, wAs much as I love a hot breakfast, mornings can be hectic and we can’t eat Breakfast Burritos every morning. Another option that [...]

Football Party Food and Fun

Football Party Food and Fun

This post brought to you by Popcorn, Indiana. All opinions are 100% mine. The big game is this Saturday!!  With the 49ers being only two games away from the Super Bowl – the game this weekend is HUGE!  The 49ers will be facing off against the Green Bay Packers and I’m already taking orders, I [...]

Easy, Cheesy, Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan

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I think most of you know that I have a great love for slow cookers.  Who doesn’t?  Nothing beats coming home to the tantalizing aroma of a marvelous dinner and the work is already done.  Yes.  I’m a stay-at-home mom but that rarely means I actually stay at home all day.   And on those [...]

Creamy Lemon Squares

Creamy Lemon Squares Recipe

This post brought to you by PHILADELPHIA cream cheese . All opinions are 100% mine. Obviously one of my favorite things about the holidays is the food.  It seems like during this particular time of year, there are so many great recipes to be tried that set my tastebuds a-tingling!  There are so many amazing [...]

Homemade Gumdrops

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This recipe was so much fun!  I was so excited to make my own gumdrops and you definitely have to make two batches so you have a nice color contrast.  The best part is that they are SO easy!  It’s like making jello and then dipping them in sugar – so simple yet so delicious! [...]

Marshmallow Peppermint Crunch Popcorn Ball Pops

Marshmallow Peppermint Crunch Popcorn Pops

So yesterday morning I realized that I didn’t really have anything to take to Bryce’s Christmas party at preschool.  Then I remembered what I did last year when I was in a similar situation – popcorn balls!  This recipe comes from my Grandma and it’s been a holiday tradition for as long as I can [...]

Marshmallow Ginger Kids

Marshmallow Ginger Kids

For my boys, it just doesn’t get any better than this!  Marshmallows coated in sugar, cinnamon, and ground ginger turn into these adorable Marshmallow Ginger Kids in just a few short minutes.  Bryce helped me pull these together and it was so much fun I can tell we’ll be making another batch soon.  Reece came [...]