Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins

I know what you’ll be making this weekend.  These muffins, hint, hint.  😉 I bet many of you have made banana muffins before.  Show of (virtual) hands?  I know I sure have made my fair share of muffins, especially of the banana variety.  A few years ago, I shared a banana muffin recipe where the muffins are loaded with pecans and a streusel topping.  Then there’s the small batch of banana muffins which is awesome if you have one rogue ripe banana that’s one step from the garbage.  Let’s not forgot our chocolate lovers, because my double chocolate banana muffin recipe is pretty much the best …

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Nutella Crescent Rolls

Are you ready for a fool proof recipe that only involves two ingredients? One of my sisters always asks me for easy recipes.  I show her a few, like chocolate chip cookies and pancakes, and she responds back to me with a “No, I mean really easy.”  The challenge was on for me to find something for her to make and I found this recipe. Let’s start with the fact that you only need two ingredients.  If two ingredients is two too many for you, then simply forget about cooking and buy something pre-made.  This is really easy to make.  …

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Summer Lovin’

How in the world is it the end of June already?  January through March dragged, possibly because we had a long winter, and the next thing I know it’s officially summer.  Anyway, I thought I’d share some things that I’m loving this summer. Beauty.  I’ve been using Smashbox primer for years and years (seriously probably like 10 years).  I ran out of my last bottle and realized that I had a free sample size of Hourglass primer.  I decided to try the sample to hold me over until I received my new bottle of Smashbox.  I fully expected to not …

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4 Lunch Meal Prep Recipes

A few months ago I shared some lunch ideas that you can make ahead of time.  I thought I’d update you with what I’ve made for lunch recently in case you are interested in adding new combos to your rotation. 1. Chickpeas, Quinoa, and Sweet Potato Fries.  This lunch is a “clean out your fridge” kinda meal and sometimes those are the best meals.  I baked a bunch of sweet potato fries and cooked a big batch of quinoa.  Then I added chickpeas, olives, and feta cheese.  I basically gathered a bunch of my favorite ingredients so it’s not a …

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Iced Lemon Pound Cake

If you’re looking for a lemon dessert then this lemon pound cake is it. I’m kind of weird when it comes to lemon desserts.  If I’m presented with lemon pie, cake, cookies, you get the idea, I initially politely pass.  “I don’t like lemon desserts,” I’d say.  But somehow I usually cave and end up trying it.  Usually it’s a piece off of my husband’s dessert.  Let’s face it, I love pie, cakes, and cookies, so it’s hard to resist.  “Hey, that’s tasty,” I say.  I guess you could say that I don’t like the idea of lemon desserts, but …

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