"cookies"

My family lives about 30 minutes from Galena, Illinois and we love taking day trips to Galena! We go to Galena multiple times a season.   There are so many fun activities for kids in Galena, Illinois. Including many outdoor…

This Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars recipe calls for no white sugar and no brown sugar.  These cookie bars are sweetened with bananas and semi-sweet chocolate chips.  They’re delicious with just being sweet enough.  After my banana chocolate chip cookie…

Creating delicious snacks in your dehydrator can be a fun way to create recipes with your kids!  Many fruits and vegetables dehydrate into delicious snacks that your whole family will enjoy, including toddlers.        A food dehydrator is a…

Thank-you to the Iowa Egg Council for sponsoring today’s post.   When I think of foods that celebrate my family’s heritage, smoked salmon comes to mind.  My dad’s side of the family is Scandinavian ( my maiden name is Johnson), and…

These days, almost everyone has a friend or a family member who eats a gluten-free diet.   I do.  Although my immediate family isn’t gluten-free, I try to have a gluten-free option when I host a get-together at my house.  Eating…

Thank-you to the Iowa Egg Council  for sponsoring this post.  This past summer, my almost 9-year-old has taken an interest in cooking!  It is so fun, and almost a little relaxing to sit at the kitchen table and instruct and…

Do you want to know something not so secret about me?  If I had an unlimited income, you might find me at Panera for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Every. Single Day.  ( unless I lived in a place with a…

This post contains affiliate links.  This is only the third time I have ever made something sweet in my Instant Pot.  Last year, I made an Instant Pot peppermint vanilla latte, which turned out pretty good.  After spring break I came…

Napa Cashew Chicken Salad is the perfect combination of sweetness, nuttiness, and crunch. Now, you can make your favorite grocery store chicken salad at home and serve it at your next get-together!  Like me, if you live in the Midwest,…

Disclaimer:  Nobody is paying me to write this.  I originally wrote this in 2017.  However, a few of the items I included in my original post are no longer available at ALDI.  Since we are now in a new decade,…

For a while,  I was posting healthy cookie recipes without sugar.  Instead, I was adding maple syrup or dates.   But do you know what makes a cookie taste good?  Brown sugar. Let me explain.   Over the last few…

Before you click the X on the right hand of your screen, I have to tell you.  It’s delicious! Over the weekend, I made this cucumber dill hummus for my friend’s wedding shower.  I then was showing my mom all…