Sugar Cookie Icing (Redux)

Today is all about love, cookies, and icing. I wanted to pay homage to this icing recipe, my first recipe blog post ever. Maybe it’s nostalgia talking, but it’s worth highlighting again because it’s still my favorite sugar cookie icing recipe. It’s tasty, pretty, and it hardens perfectly. It’s all the things that one looks for in a great sugar cookie icing recipe. This icing is also easy to use. I just spread it on with a butter knife and as it settles it magically smooths out all of my imperfect lines. If you’ve been following my blog for a …

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Little Banana Bread

I’ve been in a food rut lately, but this little banana bread brought me out of it. By now I’m sure most of us have baked some kind of banana bread, but have you made a little itty bitty one? I could not resist trying it when I found this recipe. It’s so cute. I included a butter knife in the photos so you can get a sense of the scale of the actual size of it. To make this mini-treat requires a bit of tiny additional hardware. So you either need to own or buy a 5.5 x 3 …

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Mini Pepper Nachos

If you are looking for a healthy appetizer recipe then I’ve got one for you. I love good old fashioned nachos, but sometimes I want something a little more on the healthy side. That’s where these mini pepper nachos come in. They are exactly what it sounds like. You replace the chips for little adorable bell peppers. Then you top the little guys with whatever your heart desires, you know, all the typical nacho toppings. Keep in mind that the toppings determine if it’s truly a “healthy” appetizer. I used ground turkey and low fat cheese to stick with the …

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Skillet Potatoes

I love when I can take one basic recipe and turn it into a bunch of different dishes. These potatoes are as basic as it gets. I like to make a big batch of these skillet potatoes so that we can have leftovers. Yes folks, I’m intentionally trying to get leftovers. That’s not like me since I don’t tend to care for leftovers because I get bored of them easily. However, I don’t really get bored of leftover potatoes because every meal can be completely different than the last one. We have enjoyed these potatoes at breakfast with eggs and …

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Skillet Chicken

We make this skillet chicken all the time. This chicken is on rotation because it’s easy to make and it’s so versatile. We keep it simple and only season it with salt and pepper. There are no fancy long lists of ingredients here on purpose because sometimes I’m just not in the mood to deal with that. You know, it’s that feeling of “I want good food with no fuss.” We like to make at least 4 thighs and and store them in the fridge for leftovers. We prefer the chicken thighs with bone and skin but then remove the …

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