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Ooh, it’s cold outside! It’s -9 degrees F in Chicago, too cold to head down the street for scones so Shane baked us a handmade batch of berry scones from scratch. Make this easy berry scone recipe for fresh, warm blueberry scones and raspberry scones at home. Cold weather is the best baking weather. There’s …

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Jewel-Osco to celebrate its new home delivery service in Chicagoland. All opinions and text are mine. #JewelDelivers #ad Hey Chicagoans, were you as taken by surprise as I was by last week’s snow? ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ The temperature dip down to wintertime levels makes …

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Planning a party soon? Make these easy DIY drink stirrers for your cocktails and mocktails. All it takes is wood sucker sticks, striped washi tape, cardstock paper, a 1″ round craft punch. You can personalize them with any image you like, and it’s quick to make a ton of drink stirrers in just one evening. …

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Today I’m sharing the game-changing cookbook Pantry to Plate: Improvise Meals You Love―from What You Have! by Heather Crosby from YumUniverse. Keep reading to see why Heather’s mix-and-match recipes blew me away, preview a gluten-free lemon waffles recipe from the book, and enter to win your own Pantry to Plate cookbook below. AND IF YOU’RE …

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Today I’m sharing the best grilled chicken recipe to make this summer. This grilled chicken recipe uses a super easy, foolproof marinade that takes just a few ingredients and is cheap enough to serve a crowd. Shane is the chef in our family and he’s a master griller. His grandmother and mom passed down this …

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Indulge in the luck of the Irish with these easy-to-make green chocolate peanut butter cups for St. Patrick’s Day. This easy green peanut butter cups recipe for St. Patrick’s Day  requires only 5 ingredients: dark green candy melts, dark chocolate, peanut butter, honey, and a little coconut oil. It’s a sweet green dessert idea for …

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Do you have a friend who is continually amazes you with the things that she creates? That’s my good friend Heather Crosby from YumUniverse. In addition to her two wildly popular plant-based cookbooks and plant-based recipe website, Heather just launched The Gluten-Free Baking Academy (affiliate) that teaches you how to bake gluten-free bread, tortillas, sandwich …

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Here’s an easy and super quick healthy soup recipe to warm up your winter. It combines cauliflower and butternut squash so you’re getting your potassium and vitamins B6, C and K plus some fiber and folate all in one go. It’s 21 degrees in Chicago. I wanted to make my creamy dairy-free cauliflower soup recipe …

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Want to make a cute and easy Magic Tree House birthday cake? Here’s the Magic Tree House birthday cake that I made for Elise’s Magic Tree House party. It’s a number 7 cake (no special cake pan needed!) that looks like the tree house from the popular Magic Tree House book series by Mary Pope …

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Lately I’ve seen a lot of old-school handmade chocolate stir sticks for sale. I’ll tell you though, DIY chocolate stir sticks are so easy to make yourself! It’s an easy and economical throwback handmade Christmas gift for teachers, neighbors and family. The kids and I made a batch using candy canes and sprinkles and they …

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This easy chocolate-covered strawberry hearts recipe is a sweet treat for Valentine’s Day that you can make with your kids. These heart-shaped chocolate strawberries look pretty yummy, right? We already ate them all! Easy valentines chocolate-covered strawberries These chocolate-covered strawberries are easy to make with your kids. Clearly, I helped them decorate this valentines strawberry …

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Here’s an easy and tasty complete Thanksgiving dinner menu with recipes, grocery shopping list, and daily preparation schedule for a memorable Thanksgiving dinner that combines traditional favorites with fresh modern twists. This is Thanksgiving menu planning made easy!

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Here’s an easy BB8 cake for a Star Wars birthday party that even beginners like me can make. Just print out my free BB-8 pattern below and follow the easy steps below to make your own adorable astromech droid. An easy BB-8 birthday cake to make at home BB-8 is the super cute new droid …

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Make my easy airplane birthday cake to make for your little pilot. This cute airplane cake is part of my Modern Airplane birthday party theme, and it’s super fast to make at home using my free printable airplane and cloud cake toppers. I made this easy airplane birthday cake for Liam’s 3rd birthday party. I …

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