Happy New Year! I can hardly believe it's already 2015 and I think that's plenty of cause to celebrate! A new year, a new you, and a new drink to kick things off right :) Since mimosas are so 2014, this Raspberry Candy Champagne Punch is just the perfect new addition to your drink repertoire. Plus, this easily doubles as a brunch beverage or a dinnertime delight... hello,
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Chocolate Cherry Seven Layer Bars
I will never understand super touchy people. You know the ones who always feel the need to touch you, hold you, hug you, pick at you... whether they know you or not? As a teenager with Day-Glo colored neon hair, I was constantly being touched by random strangers. Picking out apples in the grocery store, I suddenly felt hands on my hair and turned to see a woman inspecting my
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Super Simple 2-Ingredient Turtles
You guuuuyyyyyysssss. These turtles. I can't even. Most recipes on the interwebs feature three or four-ingredient turtles, and that's totally cool. But if you're like me, you kinda sorta get a little pissy whenever you have to rinse out a sticky caramel pot or when you have to pry hardened chocolate off of a spoon. Like seriously, I would love to have a live-in permanent
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Sugar Cookie Seven Layer Bars
As a slightly insane food blogger, it's my civic duty to report to you guys about the latest food products on the market. So without further adieu, FRENCH TOAST CRUNCH CEREAL IS BACK!!! If I could somehow scream this through a megaphone, you bet your cute booty I would. I am so excited, people. I've waited years for this glorious reunion of miniature toast-shaped cereal
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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Marshmallow Frosting
I've decided that I'm never shopping at Target again, because every time I do, something mortally embarrassing happens. Like the time I told the cashier I was going to eat Oreos naked (wrong context). Or the time my mom was my wing-woman. ANYWHO. A couple days ago I was in the big red bulls-eye when the sparkly, frilly, feathery wonders of the little girls clothing section drew
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Gingerbread Cookie Dough Cups
To me, there are three flavors synonymous with the holidays: eggnog, peppermint, and gingerbread. While I've always had an affinity with peppermint, eggnog and gingerbread took awhile to get used to. As a kid, I wanted to like them so badly. Eggnog just seemed so cool - like something suave businesswomen in turtleneck pantsuits would drink (it was the 90s) but I just couldn't
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The BEST Soft & Chewy Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies
So as some of you know, I gave up on online dating a couple months ago. After many unsuccessful dates that left me questioning the human race and whether or not my soulmate died in a hideous car accident, I decided it'd be best to remain single for the time being and just let love find me naturally. Or find me never. You know, whatever happens. And since then, I haven't even
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The BEST Snowball Cookies {Or Russian Tea Cakes. Or Mexican Wedding Cookies}
As I've mentioned before, no one cooked in my family while I was growing up. We had a very small handful of "family recipes" that were rarely cooked. The rest of the time, it was all about meals of convenience. I grew to love the ladies in the Carl's Jr drive through. And while I hate to point fingers buuuuuut my grandma was typically the worst cook of them all. And she
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Twinkie Trees & Ding Dong Ornaments
“This blog post is part of a paid SocialMoms and Hostess blogging program. The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own.” So let's get one thing straight, shall we? I love me some Hostess! Growing up, I was pretty much on a strict Twinkie-a-day diet... and they're still one of my absolute favorite guilty-pleasure foods! And if there's one thing I love more than Hostess
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Peppermint Crunch Pretzels
You guys. These pretzels are everything. And I know I throw around "everything" a lot, but duuude. These are forrealsies ev.er.y.thing. I, for one, am a huuuuuge peppermint fiend. The second Target breaks out the Peppermint Kisses, I'm buying five bags and polishing them off like it's my day job. And while cleaning out all the peppermint goodies at Target, I happened upon a bag
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