family friendly recipes and ideas
Autumn M&M Blondies are a fun and festive autumn inspired treat for the whole family! Happy Halloween! It's SO amazing it's the last day of October. . . how did that happen? More importantly around our house Halloween is a pretty special day~ it's my daughter Kate's birthday!! So, a special Happy 20th Birthday shout out to her :) AND of course whip up some Autumn … [Read more...]
It’s FIT FRIDAY around here. . . I love to have Nichole from Pure Clean Fitness come to hang out with us! This week Nichole's Combo Workout. A Healthy Recipe from me + Fitness Tips from Nichole= a healthy, happy, balanced life! Nichole’s Combo Workout. . . This week's workout is all about getting the heart rate up while working on some strong sexy muscles. There are some … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Green Apple Oat Cookies tastes just like apple pie in a cookie~ they will quickly become one of your favorite cookies to bake this fall! Autumn is definitely in the air around our house with the evenings cooling off nicely and the trees beginning to turn in the canyons it won't be long until autumn is in full swing in Utah. Which puts me in the mood for baking. I love … [Read more...]
Fit Friday is here!! I love to have Nichole from Pure Clean Fitness come to hang out with us! This week Nichole is sharing Awesome Tips on Getting Enough Water. A Healthy Recipe from me + Fitness Tips from Nichole= a healthy, happy, balanced life! Nichole’s Awesome Outside Workout… During the summer I love taking my classes outside. We meet in large parking lots, parks, … [Read more...]
Mini M&M Cookies are so adorable plus the just the BEST cookie recipe ever :) I know, I know. You're all thinking that you've already got the chocolate chip best cookie recipe in the whole world, right?! But, I'm here to tell ya that these little guys are about to rock your world! These Mini M&M Cookies are a little piece of heaven. Have you seen the bags of … [Read more...]
Fruit and Cream Cookie Pizza is a sugar cookie crust topped with a cream cheese-whipped cream filling, and topped with fresh fruit. Fruit and Cream Cookie Pizza is always the star of the show at any celebration you take it to! It's tastes amazing! The cream cheese-whipped cream filling is perfectly paired with fresh fruit and cookie crust. It's like a party in your mouth … [Read more...]
Coconut Banana Cookies with Coconut Glaze are a beautiful combination of flavors that are deliciously meant to be together in a cookie. Mmmmm hmm. Coconut Banana Cookies with Coconut Glaze will be your new favorite way to use up those overripe bananas! I fell head-over-heels in love with these cookies. You've got to make some- just prepare yourselves to be completely awe … [Read more...]
Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies are going to get the best of me. Seriously! You've got to make some and join me in the chocolatey deliciousness. We all love a good chocolate chip cookie but add three kinds of chocolate chips and the "normal" chocolate chip cookie gets taken to a whole new level! I adore these Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies for just that reason... they packed … [Read more...]
Wild Blueberries and White Chocolate Chip Cookies are going to rock your world! Really. They're so AHhhhmazing! I'm totally in love with the Dried Wild Blueberries I found at Trader Joes last week... Oh my. Every little one is bursting with the most amazing blueberry flavor! They just showed up in the dried fruits section, I'm assuming they're seasonal so be sure to get on … [Read more...]
I'm excited to share these cute segments from Monday mornings demo's of M&M’s® Easter Nests on Fox 13 The Place! I hope you have a really fun time in the kitchen with your kiddos making these edible Easter Treats... Happy Easter! Much Love and Peace~ Ruthie … [Read more...]
*this is a sponsored post by Truvia® and the opinions expressed are genuine and my own. Coconut Oatmeal Cookies will bring a smile to your lips with every chewy-coconutty-deliciously fabulous bite! I just love coconut cookies! Oh my. They're always a welcome sight around our house... These cookies are made even sweeter by making them with Truvia Brown Sugar Baking Blend and … [Read more...]
Coconut White Chocolate Streusel Bars are thee BEST dessert bar in the whole world! This recipe is a spin off of my Gram's Chocolate Chip Squares recipe that I've loved all of my life! Oh my. Heavenly. I love this recipe for several reasons- first I love my grandma and miss her dearly so when I make her recipes I'm reminded of the times we spent in her kitchen cooking … [Read more...]
