A fun twist on a classic apple dessert. Pie in bar form. Perfect for fall!
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A classic peanut butter cookie. Soft, thick and easy to make!
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A fun chocolate banana recipe that is SOOOO good! Loaded with chocolate chips, that (in my opinion) make everything better!
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The perfect healthy(ish) zucchini recipe to make use out of your garden haul!
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A fun summer cocktail that is perfect for a lazy weekend or a party!
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I cannot think of a better summer treat to have in your freezer as the sun beats down in the Midwest. The brown sugar chocolate chunk cookie in this recipe is sturdy yet chewy and stands up to the ice cream that will begin to slowly melt with each bite. Eyes will widen when you hand these out at your next backyard cookout.
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Over the past several days, I have gone about my days with a pit in my stomach. An anxious, sick feeling. It hasn’t left and if I stop and think too much about it, tears form in my eyes. At my daughter’s last day of school, on my morning walk, when I hugged a friend, when I kissed my children goodnight. The pit in my stomach and tears are still there. And they will not be leaving anytime soon.
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Sitting down to share some thoughts about raising three little ones and our life lately!
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A lot of you who have followed along the last several years and supported Beautycounter and me, so I wanted to be sure and relay what happened this week while we were in Washington D.C.!!
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Endocrine Disruptors are a specific category of chemicals that interfere with our body’s hormone system. Learn some ways to avoid them in your daily life.
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When I made these suuuper thick chocolate chip bars, I wondered if these were too thick. Are they too decadent? But, they were like a cookie bar you would buy at a bakery. So, why not be able to enjoy it at home too. So, enter the thick chocolate chip cookie bar.
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This month has kind of been a survival mode mentality. With COVID, quarantines, frigid temps and three children in my house 4 and under…I need activities to keep my kids from fighting with each other every second.
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I decided to go with a banana cake this year. Because George LOVES bananas! And this is sweetened with maple syrup and applesauce. I then used my go-to whipped cream frosting because it’s light and fun, and relatively easy to whip up the cream into a frosting! It’s sweetened with maple syrup.
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My go-to sugar cookie cut-out recipe that I make every holiday season! It’s just the best!!!!
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A fun salt dough recipe, perfect for ornaments. This is a great children’s activity!
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Our family’s go-to pumpkin pie recipe that I make each year. This calls for 1 can of pumpkin, milk and maple syrup!
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Recently, Chad has been making this Gin Fizz. He makes a Rosemary simple syrup and shakes it all up in his favorite cocktail shaker. Watching him make this reminds me that although life has changed with babies in the mix… there are still parts that are the same.
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If it’s the weekend and we are lounging or hanging out, mimosa is always on the menu. It’s one of my favorite drinks!!! This is a fall inspired mimosa because it uses some local cider in place of the OJ! The perfect fall drink!
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A blurb about life lately as a family of 5!
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This peach crisp recipe is a family recipe I grew up on. My favorite part growing up was always the crumble topping!!!
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