I’m just so thrilled with these!  They are the most ridiculously easy “recipe” in the world that I hate to even call it a recipe, but they are my new favorite.  Seriously, they are.  One of my favorite desserts has always been sweetened strawberries on top of vanilla ice cream.  It’s just divine.  This is Read more

It’s no secret around here that I love cookies. Chocolate chip Oatmeal Raisin White Chocolate Butterscotch Cookies Mint Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Peanut Butter M&M Cookies But I also like cookie bars.  They’re easier in some ways, but they are still essentially a cookie in rectangular form!  Bars like: Sugar Cookie Bars Monster Cookie Bars Read more

Have you ever been to Paradise Bakery?  They have a couple of them in Omaha and they’re A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!  They’re actually owned by Panera, but they have a different (yet similar) menu.  They’re particularly known for their chocolate chip cookies, which are fantastic!  My favorite thing to order there is their Tomato Soup and then a Read more

Over the last holiday season, we had a few days where we had family and friends coming over.  Somewhere in all that, we were gonna need some snacks and desserts.  To help keep my stress levels low, I like making whatever I can well ahead of time.  (Course, I also know when to order pizza Read more

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I have never dined at a McAlister’s Deli and was so excited to be invited to the grand opening of this new franchise in Council Bluffs at Metro Crossing. I didn’t know what to expect, but I was blown away by the delicious food and the affordable prices.

Here are 9 reasons to visit the new McAlister’s Deli. Make sure to keep reading to enter to win a $25 McAlister’s Deli gift card.

1. Fresh Salads – Their salads are made to order with fresh ingredients. My favorite is the seasonal Pecanberry salad (pictured below). Read More…

Oh man, oh man, oh man.  Did you make a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight?  How’s that going?  Still a resolution?  Fall off the diet wagon? Maybe you didn’t want to lose weight per se, but maybe you just wanted to eat healthier.  How is that going?  Getting in your fruits and veggies?  Making Read more

Over a year and a half ago now, I transitioned from a working-outside-the-home mom to a stay-at-home mom.  One of the biggest adjustments I had was snacks!  I hadn’t ever really thought of them before.  The babysitter or the daycare center had always taken care of it and it wasn’t even a blip on my Read more

Disclosure: Contains referral link. Read full disclosure policy. My success rate with making sugar cutout cookies is 0%.  Zero.  Zilch.  Nada.  Zip.  No successes ever.  It isn’t from a lack of trying – I’ve just never been able to master it.  So I’ve kind of given up.  It’s a simple thing to go to the Read more