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Spiced Pumpkin Walnut Bars

My kids were shocked recently when my husband suggested we make our own cereal bars using the excess oatmeal I purchased by accident. And why not? These pumpkin walnut bars are perfect for afternoon snacks, and I love that they can be made right in my own kitchen. They are more like brownies than cerealContinue Reading >>

Delicious Baked Pumpkin Donuts

Nothing says Fall like the first bite of pumpkin-flavored goodness like these delicious baked pumpkin donuts. Pumpkin-flavored desserts are my favorite and we have so many amazing pumpkin recipes on this site. This new baked pumpkin donut recipe is no exception. Biting into a pumpkin donut fresh from the oven takes you right to theContinue Reading >>

Five Ways to Make Cooking at Home Easier

It’s all well and good to say we should cook at home more often, but guess what? It’s not always easy. At one point I had six kids ten and under — I know that quite often by the time a mom gets to the end of her day cooking at home is the lastContinue Reading >>

Eight Reasons to Cook More at Home

Let me tell you something deeply personal about myself. I love to eat out. Literally, I love eating at restaurants. If you ask any of my friends who know me well — does she eat out a lot? They will all say yes. So much so that when Covid19 struck, my family saved a bundleContinue Reading >>

Ten Ways to Decorate Your Home on a Budget

How many hours a week do you spend surfing the internet or watching people remodel houses, looking at other homes and longing for a finished, cohesive look in your own home? I get it. We’ve been living in rental properties for twelve years now, and have finally purchased a home of our own again. I’mContinue Reading >>

Eight Strategies to Stop Emotional Spending

As I write this, we are six months into a complete economic shutdown across vast portions of our country and world. I’m tired. Everyone is tired. Emotions, and emotional spending, are at an all-time high. As humans, we process a wide variety of emotions throughout each day. Some days, these emotions are a product ofContinue Reading >>

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