This easy homemade coconut granola recipe can be served as a hot or cold cereal. Serve the raw mixture before toasting to enjoy it like a muesli. Coconut granola features shredded coconut, slivered almonds, ground flax seed, cinnamon and spices, and coconut oil! It is sweetened with maple syrup and brown sugar. I love the convenience of store bought granola and muesli, but every now and then I like to make my own. Homemade granola lets you ...
Classic Pumpkin Bread Recipe (Favorite Fall and Holiday Breads)
A classic pumpkin bread recipe made with canned pumpkin, cinnamon and spices. The recipe bakes two 8x4 loaves and freezes beautifully. My mom is in town visiting and baked this pumpkin bread recipe for our family. My boys love my copycat Great Harvest Pumpkin Chocolate Chip bread recipe, so I was curious to see if they would eat a pumpkin bread without chocolate chips in it. Well, they not only ate my mom's pumpkin bread sans ...
Pumpkin Spice Mug Cake Recipe
Satisfy your fall flavor cravings with this pumpkin spice mug cake recipe. It's an easy way to enjoy your very own cake, ready to eat in 60 seconds! The first microwave mug cake I ever made came from the Mug Cakes: 100+ Speedy Microwave Treats To Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth book by Leslie Bilderback. I was amazed to see it was possible to make a single serving cake in the microwave. (See Leslie's Caramel Apple Mug Cake recipe.) I got on a mug ...
Kielbasa Recipes: Kielbasa Potatoes and Peppers Skillet
This quick and easy skillet dinner is a great go-to family meal. Make it colorful with your choice of bell peppers, potatoes, onions and your favorite kind of Kielbasa sausage. It can be hard to make a meal that pleases everyone in my family of six. I really tricked my picky eaters this time by using red and orange bell peppers instead of green ones. It seems like if they see something green in their food, they automatically decide ...
Easy Baked Salmon Recipe with Brown Sugar Glaze
Glazed with a sweet and spicy blend of brown sugar and Dijon mustard, this baked salmon melts in your mouth! Serve this easy baked salmon recipe year round with your favorite seasonal vegetables.. Every time I cook salmon for my family, I think, Why don't I make this more often? It's SO EASY to bake salmon. Salmon bakes quickly, too, so our nutritious main course can be ready in less than 20 minutes. Sometimes the best ...
No Bake Energy Bites Recipe (Kid Approved!)
My kids love to snack. I am always on the lookout for nutritious snack ideas my kids will actually want to eat. This peanut butter and chocolate No Bake Energy Bites Recipe was an instant hit at my house. Between the kids, my husband and myself, we snarfed all the energy bites down so fast my kids were asking me to make more the very next day! No problem -- no bake energy balls are easy to make. They are packed with protein from peanut ...
Pina Colada Salt Scrub Recipe + Free Printable Gift Jar Labels
This homemade salt scrub recipe made with Epsom salts and coconut oil gently exfoliates while leaving your skin feeling soft and moisturized. Pina Colada Salt Scrub doubles as homemade bath salts -- simply add a cupful to running bath water for a Pina Colada scented soak. If you like Pina Coladas (and gettin' caught in the rain), this homemade Pina Colada Salt Scrub and Bath Soak is for you! Treat yourself to an at-home spa treatment that ...
Chocolate Covered Banana Granola Pops
Chocolate covered bananas, dipped in banana granola to make delicious frozen banana granola pops. Banana Granola Pops are such a fun after school snack for the kids - or anytime snack for Moms. They are so good! By the time the melted chocolate has the time to harden around the banana (it only takes about a minute!), the frozen banana has softened enough to start eating. Chocolate, Viki's Granola Banana Walnut Granola clusters and frozen ...
Strawberry Shortcake Trifle
Strawberry shortcake is one of my family's all-time favorite summer desserts. Layer fresh strawberries, homemade strawberry whipped cream and angel food cake for a trifle so scrumptious, you never have to worry about having leftovers. Strawberry shortcake trifle is a classic dessert that is easy to make and always welcome at summer potlucks and barbeques. I have never, ever had any leftovers. Sweet strawberries and cream taste so ...
