This post is sponsored by Travel Iowa. All opinions are entirely my own. #thisisiowa #madeiniowa It’s that time of year again! Time to buy all those Christmas gifts for your loved ones. I realized over Thanksgiving how incredibly lucky my family is when I sat there with my younger brother, […]
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Cedar Valley Birthday Party Guide
After living in the Cedar Valley for six years, and hosting my share of birthday parties in the area, I decided to put together this birthday party guide for you, as I didn’t feel that there was a great resource online. I love organizing events, and I now consider myself […]
15 Places for Family Fun in The Cedar Valley
Since initially writing this post, my family has moved away. If you have anything else you would like me to add to this list, please feel free to contact me. My e-mail is makethebestcrafts @ Gmail. com This post may contain affiliate links I loved raising my family here in […]
12 things to eat in Cedar Falls- Waterloo Iowa
This post is not sponsored and all opinions are entirely mine. If you like this post. Check out my 15 favorite activities for family fun in the Cedar Valley! Welp! My family finally made it to Dubuque! We spent six incredible years, living in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it […]
Made in Iowa Holiday Gift Guide
This post is sponsored by the Iowa Department of economic development. All opinions are entirely my own. #madeiniowa I have spent most of my adult life living in Iowa. The nicest people in the world live here and are a constant reminder to why I know that I am raising my […]
instant pot corn chowder with homemade corn stock
This post may contain affiliate links Last summer, I started making corn stock in my Instant Pot. It works out well, it is tasty, and it is a great way to give another life to your corn cobs, that would have otherwise been discarded. Here in Iowa, one essential part of […]
Lemon French Toast Casserole
Today’s post is sponsored by The Iowa Egg Council. All opinions are entirely my own. Guys? can I tell you something? I have kids who love eggs. Like- they really don’t eat them because they’re supposed to, really loves everything about them, asks-for-them all-the-time, and will eat them for […]
Spicy Roasted Corn Salad
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. The following content is intended for readers who are 21 or older. #ShareWineandBites #CollectiveBias I realized the other day that I might have like five corn recipes on this blog. As an Iowan, […]
Egg-cellent Brunch Recipes- And Some Egg Tips From the Iowa Egg Council
Today’s post is being sponsored by The Iowa Egg Council. You can learn more about Iowa Egg Farming by viewing this video, featuring farmer, Bruce Dooyema. Check out more egg recipe ideas on The Iowa Egg Council’s website! One awesome thing about being a foodie, living in Iowa, […]
Healthier Iowa Maid Rite Lunch Kits & A Scheels Gift Card Giveaway from Live Healthy Iowa!
I received free participation to the Live Healthy Iowa program from the Iowa Food and Family Project in exchange for this post. They are also providing me a Scheels gift card for me to giveaway to one of my readers! See the bottom of the post for this giveaway! For […]
20 Creative Ways to get steps in during the winter- Live Healthy Iowa & plus a giveaway!
This post may contain affiliate links. I received free participation to the Live Healthy Iowa program from the Iowa Food and Family Project in exchange for this post. They are also providing me with Beef or Pork coupons to giveaway today. Giveaway instructions are at the bottom of this […]
Iowa Sweet Corn- Sheet Cake
Last month I traveled to Davenport, Iowa along-side nine other food blogger to attend Iowa Corn Quest. Iowa Corn Quest was an educational tour of the corn growing process, sponsored by Iowa Corn. You can learn more about my time at Iowa Corn Quest. While at Iowa Corn Quest, I […]