Getting breakfast on the table quickly can be a challenge. This recipe for make ahead sausage egg cheese muffins will make your mornings so easy. You just prepare the sausage egg cheese muffins ahead of time and freeze them. When you are ready to eat them, all you have to do is pop them in the microwave. It is so easy even your kids can prepare them!

Here are a few pictures of the recipe in process. Full recipe is below.

Fill the cups about ¾ of the way full with the hash browns.

Take half of the shredded cheese and sprinkle in the bottom of the cups. Repeat with half of the sausage crumble.Whisk the eggs together and fill the cups until almost full. Top with the second half of cheese and sausage.

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Make Ahead Sausage Egg & Cheese Muffins Recipe

This easy Make Ahead Sausage Egg & Cheese Muffins Recipe will make your mornings a breeze!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time40 mins

Total Time50 mins

Course: Breakfast

Servings: 12

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 4 cups shredded hash browns thawed
• 4 tablespoons butter melted
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 8 eggs
• 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
• ½ pound sausage cooked and crumbled

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400˚.
• In a large bowl combine the hash browns, butter, salt and pepper.
• Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. Fill the cups about ¾ of the way full with the hash browns.
• Press with your fingers to mold the hash browns to the cups all the way to the top. Try to make the sides the same thickness all the way around for even cooking. Make sure there are hash browns on the bottom of the cup.
• Bake 20-25 minutes, or until they are starting to brown. Let cool slightly.
• Reduce oven to 350˚.
• Take half of the shredded cheese and sprinkle in the bottom of the cups.
• Repeat with half of the sausage crumble.
• Whisk the eggs together and fill the cups until almost full.
• Top with the second half of cheese and sausage.
• Bake until eggs are set, 20-25 minutes.
• To freeze: Let cool for two hours, then place muffins in a ziploc gallon bag until you're ready to enjoy. Microwave for a few minutes before serving for breakfast.

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I love these refillable squeeze tubes that you can use to make your own homemade yogurt tubes. What is great is that you can use plain greek yogurt and just add fresh fruit. We used blueberries but you could use any of your favorite berries including strawberries and raspberries. This really cuts down on the sugar that is included in most commercially prepared portable squeeze yogurt tubes. Also, many of the yogurt tubes you buy at the store have artificial colors and flavors. Without too much time and trouble at all, you can make your own yogurt tubes that are made from simple fresh ingredients. You AND your kids will love them! [Read more…]

Mashed potatoes are a yummy addition to any meal but they can take some time to prepare. That is why I love this easy slow cooker mashed potatoes recipe.

This recipe requires just a few simple ingredients. The full printable recipe and ingredients are below.

Combine the potatoes, broth, milk, and roasted garlic in the crock pot. Stir to mix.

Using a potato masher, begin mashing the potatoes. (Or if you prefer, use a hand mixer to make the potatoes smoother.)
Serve while still hot.

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Easy Slow Cooker Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 TBSP roasted garlic
• 1 tsp olive oil
• pinch salt & pepper
• 4 large potatoes peeled and chopped
• 1 C chicken broth
• 1 C whole milk
• 2 oz cream cheese room temp
• 1/4 C unsalted butter room temp

Instructions

• Spray the crock pot with nonstick spray.
• Combine the potatoes, broth, milk, and roasted garlic in the crock pot. Stir to mix.
• Cook on high for 3-4 hours. Check on the potatoes after two hours to see if they are easy to pierce with a fork .
• Add the cream cheese, butter, and pinch of salt & pepper.
• Stir well to blend all of the ingredients.
• Using a potato masher, begin mashing the potatoes. (Or if you prefer, use a hand mixer to make the potatoes smoother.)
• Serve while still hot.

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I am always on the look out for quick and easy recipes that help me get dinner on the table fast. This easy red pepper chicken recipe does just that. You can make it very simply by seasoning the chicken and cooking it in a pan. This recipe is great for picky eaters too because you can control the amount of seasoning on each chicken piece. My kids prefer a bit less seasoning on their chicken and with recipes like this that is simple. If you want to take this recipe to the next level, you can also make a sauce with a bit of cream cheese, heavy cream and bacon and top everything with it. It isn’t as healthy but it sure is yummy! You really can’t go wrong with heavy cream and bacon. Mmmmm.

See the full printable recipe below.

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Quick & Easy Red Pepper Recipe

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Quick & Easy Red Pepper Chicken Recipe

Prep Time3 mins

Cook Time16 mins

Total Time19 mins

Servings: 4 -6

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 Pounds chicken breasts
• 1 Red pepper sliced
• 3 Garlic cloves minced
• ¼ Cup green onions sliced
• ½ Tsp chili pepper chopped
• 1 Tsp onion powder
• ½ Tsp ginger powder
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• In a bowl, season the chicken with the salt, pepper, chili pepper, onion powder and ginger powder.
• Transfer to a skillet or pan over medium heat and cook each side for 8 minutes.
• Add the red pepper and cook for additional 4-5 minutes.
• Serve, side with rice and corn.
• Enjoy.
• Tips: You can also make a sauce with a bit of cream cheese, heavy cream and bacon and top everything with it.

I love any type of guacamole but this Spicy Pico de Gallo Guacamole really sets the bar high. It is very easy to make and is made of fresh flavorful ingredients. Plus anything with bacon has to be good right?!? This recipe requires just some simple chopping and mixing which even the most basic cook can handle. However, since it is made with fresh ingredients the flavors are amazing and your friends might even think you slaved in the kitchen. This recipe can be made ahead of time and keep it in the fridge for up to 2 days.

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Spicy Pico de Gallo Guacamole Recipe

Prep Time10 mins

Total Time10 mins

Servings: 2 -4

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 Avocados
• 1 Tomato sliced into small cubes
• 5 Bacon strips
• ½ Red onion finely chopped
• 2 Garlic cloves minced
• ½ Jalapeño pepper chopped
• ¼ Cup parsley leaves
• ½ Cup corn
• 2 Tbsp lime juice
• 2 Tsps hot sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Chop the bacon strips and transfer to a saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Cook until crispy and set aside.
• Slice the avocados and place in a medium bowl.
• Mash the avocados.
• Add the tomatoes, onion, garlic, jalapeño pepper, corn, bacon, salt, and pepper.
• Mix the ingredients until they are well combined.
• Season with the lime juice and hot sauce.
• Garnish with the parsley leaves.
• Serve and enjoy.
• Tips
• Make it ahead of time and keep it in the fridge for up to 2 days.

This gluten free waffle recipe is so easy to make at home and yummy as well. It requires just a few simple ingredients and not much time. The waffles can be refrigerated up to 3 days, or frozen for up to 3 months. You could make up a big bunch one weekend and have homemade gluten free waffles all week! This will also save you money vs purchasing pre-made frozen gluten free waffles and I am sure these will taste better too!

Chocolate Almond Gluten Free Waffle Recipe

(full easy to print gluten free waffle recipe is at bottom of post be sure to scroll down)

Yields

4 Servings

Ingredients

1 Cup almond flour

1 ¼ Cups milk

1 Eggs

¼ Cup sugar

¼ Cup grated chocolate

¼ Cup chopped almonds

¼ Cup shredded coconut

Directions

Preheat waffle iron to medium-high heat.

In a bowl, mix flour, milk, eggs, and sugar. Stir well.

Add almonds, coconut, and chocolate. Mix with a spoon.

Transfer to the waffle iron, then cook for 3 minutes.

Serve and enjoy.

Tips

The waffles can be refrigerated up to 3 days, or frozen for up to 3 months.

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Chocolate Almond Gluten Free Waffle Recipe

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time3 mins

Total Time8 mins

Course: Breakfast

Servings: 4

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 Cup almond flour
• 1 ¼ Cups milk
• 1 Eggs
• ¼ Cup sugar
• ¼ Cup grated chocolate
• ¼ Cup chopped almonds
• ¼ Cup shredded coconut

Instructions

• Preheat waffle iron to medium-high heat.
• In a bowl, mix flour, milk, eggs, and sugar. Stir well.
• Add almonds, coconut, and chocolate. Mix with a spoon.
• Transfer to the waffle iron, then cook for 3 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy.
• The waffles can be refrigerated up to 3 days, or frozen for up to 3 months.

Looking for an easy  refreshing summer drink made with just a few simple ingredients? This easy peach lemonade recipe is just what you need. The lemonade is made with lemon juice, a fresh peach, and agave nectar. If you want to add a refreshing twist to this recipe you could also add fresh mint.

This recipe is great for every day or even a party. You can feel good serving it to your friends and family because it has no artificial ingredients.

I love these cute paper straws to dress up drinks. Everything just seems more fun with a cute paper straw.

Fresh Easy Peach Lemonade Recipe

(scroll down to bottom of page for printable recipe)

Ingredients

2 Cups lemon juice

1 Peach

Agave nectar to taste

Ice

Directions

Slice and pit the peach.

Place the peach slices, lemon juice, and agave nectar in a blender.

Blend well.

Serve over ice, garnish with lemon slices and enjoy.

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Easy Peach Lemonade Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 Cups lemon juice
• 1 Peach
• Agave nectar to taste
• Ice
• Mint if desired

Instructions

• Slice and pit the peach.
• Place the peach slices, lemon juice, and agave nectar in a blender.
• Blend well.
• Serve over ice, garnish with lemon slices and enjoy.
• Add fresh mint if desired

Nothing says summer like homemade ice cream. This homemade coconut ice cream recipe is made with just a few simple ingredients. The ice cream at the store tends to full of ingredients that I can’t pronounce which I am trying to avoid. You can feel good about eating this homemade ice cream and feeding it to your family.

We used this Zoku personal ice cream maker to make the ice cream. It is nice because there is no electricity required  and you use on any countertop; just pour in your chilled ice cream mixture, churn and scrape the stainless steel bowl, and watch as the ice cream freezes before your eyes. This is a single serve ice cream maker too so for those of us worried about eating too much ice cream in one sitting. 

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Strawberry Chocolate Pancake Muffins Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 Egg
• 1 Cup milk
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Cup flour
• 1 Tsp baking powder
• ⅓ Cup Cocoa powder
• 1 Cup strawberries sliced

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Grease a muffin pan.
• In a medium bowl mix the egg, milk, and sugar.
• Add the flour, baking powder, and cocoa powder.
• Mix well until the batter has no lumps.
• Then add ½ cup strawberries and carefully mix until incorporated.
• Pour the batter into the pan, and top with the strawberries.
• Take to the oven for 15-20 minutes or until done.
• Serve and enjoy.

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Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino Cupcakes

Looking for a fun and yummy coffee cupcake recipe? Then check out these Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino Cupcakes. They are easy to make with  a boxed cake mix and Starbucks Via Coffee. Plus we have included a  FREE Starbucks cupcake wrapper printable to really make your cupcakes special.

INGREDIENTS

1 box White or Yellow Cake mix
3 Egg Whites
1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
1 1/4 cup Water
2 Starbucks Via Ready Brew Coffee, Caramel Flavored
1/2 cup Torani Caramel Sauce
4 cup Powdered Sugar
1 cup Butter
2 tbsp Milk

DIRECTIONS

• Mix 1 1/4 cups hot water with 1 Via packet.
• Make cupcakes according to box directions except use coffee in place of water.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool.
• Cut a small square in the top of each cupcake and remove a chunk from the middle of the cupcake.

• Pour a small amount of caramel sauce into the middle of each cupcake.
• Place the top of the “plug” back on each hole.
• Cream butter and 1 packet of Via in a medium bowl.
• Slowly add in the powdered sugar,  and milk as needed, until everything is incorporated and frosting is right consistency.
• Transfer to piping bag or zippered bag and clip corner to pipe.
• Ice each cupcake and drizzle tops with caramel sauce.

 FREE Starbucks cupcake wrapper printable

• Print  FREE Starbucks cupcake wrapper printable
• Cut out cupcake wrapper
• Place each cupcake into wrapper
• Add a straw for decoration if you choose

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Are you looking for fun patriotic snacks for Fourth of July or Memorial Day? Then you will want to make these cute American Flag pretzels. They are adorable and easy to make with just 5 ingredients and a microwave. This recipe makes about 14 pretzels and takes about 30 minutes. The full printable recipe is below.

Ingredients-
2 Cups white candy melts
1 Cup blue candy melts
1 Cup red candy melts
Star sprinkles (sort out the white ones)
Pretzels rods

You will also need-
Parchment paper
3 microwave safe bowls
Ziplock style bag
3 mixing spoons

Directions-
1. In three separate microwave safe bowl’s, microwave your candy melts on 50% power for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until Melted
2. Lay a piece of parchment paper down on the table

3. Dip your pretzel rod into your white chocolate to cover almost all the way (leave a spot to hold the pretzel) and place onto you parchment paper to harden

4. Once hardened, dip the end of your white pretzel rod into your blue chocolate and placed back on your parchment paper

5. Sprinkle on your star sprinkles while the blue chocolate is still soft

6. Pour your melted red chocolate into a plastic Ziploc bag and cut a very small tip off the corner
7. Drizzle your melted red chocolate over the white part of your pretzel and let harden. This doesn’t have to be perfect you can see in the pictures that we just went back and forth a few times and they look great.

The last step is to enjoy your patriotic snacks with friends and family. These are so simple to make that older kids can even help but they look like you were slaving in the kitchen.

If you are looking for more ideas for a Fourth of July party, be sure to check out this red,white and blue dessert or these cute red, white and blue jello stars. 

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Patriotic Snacks - American Flag Pretzels

Easy but adorable patriotic snacks of pretzels with an American Flag theme.

Prep Time30 mins

Total Time30 mins

Servings: 14

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 Cups white candy melts
• 1 Cup blue candy melts
• 1 Cup red candy melts
• Star sprinkles sort out the white ones
• Pretzels rods

Instructions

• In three separate microwave safe bowl's, microwave your candy melts on 50% power for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until Melted
• Lay a piece of parchment paper down on the table
• Dip your pretzel rod into your white chocolate to cover almost all the way (leave a spot to hold the pretzel) and place onto you parchment paper to harden
• Once hardened, dip the end of your white pretzel rod into your blue chocolate and placed back on your parchment paper
• Sprinkle on your star sprinkles while the blue chocolate is still soft
• Pour your melted red chocolate into a plastic Ziploc bag and cut a very small tip off the corner
• Drizzle your melted red chocolate over the white part of your pretzel and let harden

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I am a huge fan of puppy chow recipes or Muddy Buddies as some people call them. This Cake Batter Puppy Chow Recipe is perfect for a party. You can serve it in a large bowl, small individual size party bowls (perfect for kids) or you could even bag it up and hand it out as favors for a birthday party. Not only is this recipe super yummy it  is also is so festive and fun. This puppy chow recipe is also very easy to make. You need just a few ingredients that you will microwave, mix in a bowl and then shake in a Ziploc bag. [Read more…]

This easy strawberry Nutella recipe makes a yummy treat for kids or adults. It requires just three simple ingredients. All these ingredients are easy to have on hand so you can whip this up easily for an after school snack or a delicious treat. My kids love Nutella and adding it to a smoothie is so fun. I love that these are so simple to make as well. This recipe is for just one smoothie but you can easily multiply the ingredients if you want to make more. [Read more…]

Baked coconut chicken nuggets are a quick healthy recipe that your whole family will love. It is so easy that the kids can help you make them too. My girls are much more likely to eat something when they help make it. This recipe is great for an easy dinner or lunch or you can use as an appetizer at your next party. Works well with a variety of dipping sauces.

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Baked Coconut Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2/3 C olive oil in a glass measuring cup
• Pinch of salt & pepper to taste
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 2 TBSP Caribbean Citrus Seasoning blend salt free
• 1 container of Panko Bread Crumbs
• 1 C unsweetened shredded coconut
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix all ingredients together except the chicken, panko bread crumbs, and coconut. Stir to blend.
• Divide the oil mixture into two cups.
• Put cut up chicken in a medium size bowl.
• Pour the one container of the oil mixture over the chicken. Allow to marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Combine the bread crumbs and coconut together. Toss to blend.
• Remove chicken from the refrigerator and toss with 1/2 of the bread crumbs and coconut.
• Return to refrigerator for 10 minutes.
• Remove from refrigerator and drizzle for the second time the oil mixture and then toss with the bread crumbs for the second time.
• Bake at 475 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly.
• Serve with a variety of dipping sauces.

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If you are looking for an easy slider recipe you have come to the right place! These mini Barbecue Beef Sliders have a base of a biscuit and are cover with bbq ground beef and memphis slaw. They are so easy to make and serve at any party and would be perfect for a superbowl party. They are hearty and can be used as a mini meal. The cole slaw can either be used as a topping for the beef sliders or as a side dish. Be sure to scroll down for the full printable recipe which is below. [Read more…]

If you are looking to get more vegetables in your diet, you will want to check out this easy oven roasted veggies recipe. It couldn’t be more simple but it helps make veggies taste great. There is just something about oven roasting the elevates the taste of the veggies. It takes very little prep time to make these vegetables and only about 20 minutes to roast them. I used cruciferous vegetables including broccoli and cauliflower. Cruciferous vegetables are rich in nutrients, including several carotenoids, beta-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin); vitamins C, E, and K; folate; and minerals. They also are a good fiber source. The full printable recipe is below. [Read more…]