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Mom’s Mandarin Orange Salad

Feb 17 By 14 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

Whenever I'm asked to bring a green salad to a get together, I always bring my Mom's Mandarin Orange Salad! It is sooooo delicious! And after it's been devoured, I always get asked for the recipe. The thing that's different about this salad is the homemade DRESSING! (This recipe was originally published in May 2012. It has been updated for content and photos.) Mom's Mandarin Orange Salad We grew up eating my Mom's Mandarin Orange Salad Recipe a lot and I never realized the difference between this dressing and other similar salad dressings. The dressing on this Mandarin Orange Salad is unlike any other I've tried and it is so unbelievably easy! I love how light and fresh it is. This salad takes just a few ingredients and requires fairly minimal preparation time. Perfect addition Keep Reading

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Jan 11 By 19 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

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Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff makes such a delicious and simple meal! Throw a few easy ingredients in the slow cooker and let it do its thing. By dinnertime, you have a delicious home cooked beef stroganoff dinner everyone will love! Added bonus? That your house smells amazing all day long! (This recipe was originally published in April 2013. It has been updated for content and photos.) This Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff is super delicious! It’s ridiculously easy and tastes amazing. We had Keep Reading

Easy Pizza Pockets

Dec 6 By 4 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

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Pizza Pockets are like miniature calzones or like giant baked ravioli. Either way you look at it, the pizza pocket makes a great lunch, snack or appetizer! (I was asked by Carusele to participate in the #LaurasLean campaign, sponsored by Laura’s Lean. Although I have been compensated, all opinions are my own.) Easy Pizza Pockets Recipe Think of it as a pre-folded slice of pizza with the ingredients tidily tucked inside. I advise making a couple batches worth. They store in the fridge or Keep Reading

Easy Walking Frito Pie

Nov 5 By 4 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

Close up of a Frito snack size bag filled with taco mixture and toppings. Yum!

The classic Frito Pie gets a fun update with this Easy Walking Frito Pie idea! In a nutshell, it's a delicious Frito Chili Pie that's portable. Ground beef and Ranch style beans get heated up together and poured right into a Frito snack size bag. Add all your favorite toppings and off you go! Perfect for the family on-the-go. Making Frito Pies is so easy and convenient. In terms of “snacking on the go” you really can’t do much better than essentially hot nachos in a convenient bag. Easy to Keep Reading

California Prune Experience

Oct 30 By 2 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

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Learn all about my awesome trip to Sonoma, California to visit a prune orchard and learn all about one of my favorite snacks in the whole world! (Thank you to the California Prune Board for sponsoring this post!) I felt super lucky to be invited to the California Prune Inspiration Experience that took place in Sonoma, California. The event celebrated all things California Prunes. In case you didn’t know, California happens to produce some of the finest prunes on the planet. Try using Keep Reading

Tortellini with Creamy Avocado Pasta Sauce

Oct 5 By 3 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

Tortellini is tossed in a creamy avocado pasta sauce for a crazy delicious and easy dinner any night of the week! Tortellini with Creamy Avocado Pasta Sauce How about some tortellini covered in a creamy avocado pasta sauce?! Who doesn’t love a good pasta dinner? My kids will devour any and all pastas. They ask me to make at least one pasta dish per week. One of our favorite kinds of pasta is cheese filled tortellini. I love making different sauces to toss pasta in so thought why not Keep Reading

Easy Coconut Cream Cake Recipe

Sep 24 By Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links.

Coconut cream cake, sometimes also known as coconut poke cake, falls into that “time to treat myself” category. Using a cake mix as the base (keeping it super simple) then filling it with condensed milk and cream of coconut then topped off with whipped cream. Sweet, and triple creamy! Call it the cream of the crop of coconut cakes.  Coconut poke cake might be a “box cake” recipe, but it is completely out of the box how it elevates a simple pre-mixed cake mix. If you want more diet Keep Reading

Homemade Beef Empanadas

Sep 10 By Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links.

Homemade Beef Empanadas pretty much set the bar for incredible.  When it comes to comfort foods, beef empanadas sit very high on the list of amazing! A homemade flaky crust with a delicious beef filling, you will be so happy you made them! (I was asked by Carusele to participate in the #LaurasLean campaign, sponsored by Laura’s Lean. Although I have been compensated, all opinions are my own.) Homemade Beef Empanadas You will LOVE this Homemade Beef Empanada recipe! So much goodness packed Keep Reading

Apple Pie Air Fryer Egg Roll Recipe

Aug 23 By 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links.

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Apple pie air fryer egg rolls make a  delicious dessert pastry that is easy and quick. It takes advantage of no oil air frying to create a lower calorie apple pie filled rolled pastry. You lose the butter in the apple pie crust, and you lose the oil by frying with air. Win-win! But, here’s the good news… You get to keep the taste of apple pie and the flaky egg roll crust is still no less delicious than a butter and flour crust. Plus, an apple pie air fryer egg roll is convenient to pick up Keep Reading

Peach Frozen Yogurt Recipe

Aug 13 By 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links.

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Cool down with a bowl of Peach Frozen Yogurt! Only five simple and healthy ingredients to the best frozen yogurt recipe!  (Thanks to Real California Milk for sponsoring this post!) How to Make Frozen Yogurt Have you ever made homemade frozen yogurt before? It's so easy! This Peach Frozen Yogurt Recipe is seriously so so good and has only five ingredients - three of which are Real California Milk products. Can I give you some California dairy facts? Did you know that California milk Keep Reading

The Best Banana Struesel Muffins

Aug 10 By Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links.

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Banana streusel muffins provide an easy to make snack that packs a bit more health into a dessert than the average tasty treat. You can easily whip up the batter in minutes, use up those brown bananas you probably thought needed to be thrown out, and make enough to last an entire week! Better than Starbucks, the best banana streusel muffins If you can hold off from the urge to eat three or so at a time! Not going to lie, that part is much tougher than making these quick and easy healthy Keep Reading

Cheesy Penne Pasta Bake with Roasted Veggies

Aug 5 By 2 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Rao's Homemade. The opinions and text are all mine. You will LOVE this Cheesy Penne Pasta Bake with Roasted Summer Vegetables! It's a light pasta casserole filled with roasted summer vegetables and layers of a delicious ricotta cheese mixture and then topped with mozzarella. Perfect light summer pasta dinner! Cheesy Penne Pasta Bake with Roasted Summer Vegetables What could be better than a pasta bake? How about a penne pasta Keep Reading

Skinny Waffle Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe

Aug 2 By 2 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Albertsons Companies. The opinions and text are all mine. Ditch the store-bought ice cream sandwiches and make this homemade Skinny Waffle Ice Cream Sandwich recipe instead! This dessert recipe is a fun treat that's lower in calories, sugar & fat. The waffle cookies are made with lighter ingredients and uses Open Nature® Scandal-less Light Ice Cream for a healthier ice cream filling. Yum! Waffle Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich Keep Reading

Frozen Mini Key Lime Pies (with Avocado!)

Jul 11 By Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links.

These No-Bake Mini Key Lime Pies have cool, creamy California Avocados swirled in with homemade ice cream filling, tart lime juice, and sweet graham cracker crumble crust! To-die-for! (Thanks to California Avocado Commission for sponsoring this post!) Key lime pies are a classic summer treat with big, bold flavor! This frozen mini key lime pie recipe puts a new spin on an old favorite by adding fresh California Avocados to the mix. Lime and avocado make a surprising, fresh combination that Keep Reading

Homemade Air Fryer Vegetable Egg Roll Recipe

Jun 18 By Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links.

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This delicious Homemade Vegetable Egg Roll Recipe is made healthier by being cooked in the Air Fryer. ?? Filled with healthy broccoli slaw, mushrooms, water chestnuts and Asian spices all wrapped in egg roll wrappers. You will fall head over heels for this egg roll recipe! Homemade Air Fryer Vegetable Egg Roll Recipe Are you ready for an egg roll recipe that will blow you away? You will love these homemade vegetable egg rolls! Who doesn't love a good, crispy, warm egg roll? I honestly don't Keep Reading

Pesto Pizza with Avocado (Stonefire Grill Copycat)

Jun 6 By Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links.

This Grilled Pesto Pizza with Avocado is the summer smash you’ve been looking for! With delicious homemade pesto sauce, two kinds of cheese, and creamy California Avocados, this is a grilled pizza recipe you’re going to want to come back to again and again. (Thanks to California Avocado Commission for sponsoring this post!) Pesto Pizza Get ready to wow your tastebuds with this delicious vegetarian pizza! If you’ve ever made homemade pizza on the grill, you know how incredible it can be. I Keep Reading