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    Apple Breakfast Cake

    April 15, 2026 - By 

    I am an advocate for eating cake for breakfast. In fact, I advocate for eating most desserts for breakfast – cake, pie, sweetbread, and sweet rolls (like these easy Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls). These “desserts” are often easy, delicious, and I would argue a whole lot healthier for me to eat than store-bought cereal. This cake is no exception. It is easy to make, tastes delicious, and is an excellent breakfast to keep my energy up and hold me through ‘til lunch time. Breakfast Apple Cake is a favorite in our family – a breakfast I definitely make more than once…

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    Berry Cream Frosting

    March 15, 2026 - By 

    I am not a frosting lover, but this Berry Cream Frosting tastes so delicious on everything I put it on (or just eaten straight out of the bowl)! It seriously is so good. This cream cheese-based frosting is light and fluffy with just enough sweetness to taste absolutely delicious on just about any baked good you can think of. Try this Berry Cream Frosting using Raspberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, Blackberries, or a different blueberry of your choice. Delicious Frosting, for everyone When I say I don’t generally like frosting, I mean it. For holiday Christmas cookies, I usually opt for dipping…

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    Giant Sheet Pan Sugar Cookies

    March 15, 2026 - By 

    I don’t necessarily agree with the mindset that “bigger is always better”, but these Giant Sheet Pan Sugar Cookies definitely make for a more special treat. Their large size just screams I love cookies. Like other sugar cookies, just different These Giant Sheet Pan Sugar Cookies use the same dough as my Ultra Soft Sugar Cookies. The ingredients are exactly the same, the dough comes together the same way; the only difference is that rather than using cute little cookie cutters, this dough gets cut out freehand into whatever fun shape you can think of. Even the oven temperature is…

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    Last Bit of Snow Traditions

    March 1, 2026 - By 

    Just as the first fall of snow brings magic and excitement, the last bit of snow has its own share of excitement and games. At least at our house. The last bit of snow brings a mix of emotions, especially on a year, like this one, where snowfall has been so minimal. Even as the weather grows warm again, our prayers continue for the needed moisture to keep our western region safe from fire and drought. Yet even this year, there is still that mix of emotions we feel every year. There is an undeniable excitement for spring, for more…

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    Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

    February 1, 2026 - By 

    This Sourdough Cinnamon Roll recipe will become a cherished favorite with a dough that is lightly sweet, fluffy, and easy to work with, wrapped around just the right amount of spice and sugar. It says “yum” in every mouthful. A Search for THE Recipe I love making cinnamon rolls. There is just something cozy about spices mixed together with butter and rolled around sweet bread. I mean… yum! Several years, as our growing family went from three to four, I determined that we needed to create traditions. Among my list of yearly to-dos that I hope will someday become cherished…

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    Peppernut Cookies

    October 19, 2025 - By 

    Fall is in full swing. The leaves have changed color and the air is getting crisp. It’s firewood cutting season. It’s hunting season where I come from. And that means that it’s peppernut season at our home. Though Peppernuts might be a Scandinavian favorite around Christmas time, fond memories of firewood getting and hunting trips have me craving these spiced bites of goodness as soon as the weather turns cold. No hunting trip would be the same without a pile of peppernuts tucked away in your coat pocket as you trudge through the snowy mountains. Nor would a long, cold…

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    Better Breakfast Planning

    October 5, 2025 - By 

    When it comes to breakfast, our family meal planning looks a little different. In fact, it is more like meal theming than meal planning. Figuring out what to make family for breakfast – something that is healthy but also quick – is not a struggle I like dealing with five minutes after I roll out of bed. That early in the morning my brain is already having a hard time dealing with the reality that sleep time has ended, and to throw the puzzle of what to have for breakfast at it so soon after coming out of a slumber…

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    Summertime Smoothie Time

    June 23, 2025 - By 

    Rather than a smoothie recipe followed by dozens of links to other smoothie recipes – this article is all about building a list of your favorite smoothie combinations for you to hang on your fridge or add to your cookbook to inspire your own smoothie creativity. We are on the downhill slope of June, now, and it is hot, hot, hot in the Rocky Mountains. When we get to this time of year – when summer weather descends, and you wake up feeling uncomfortably warm and know it is only going to get hotter as the day goes on –…

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    Backwards Breakfast Toast

    June 9, 2025 - By 

    This Backwards French Toast is backwards in more than one way. Not your typical French Toast breakfast, but one that will leave you wanting to eat it again. Eat with syrup or without, this breakfast is simple and sweet in the best of ways. A little over a year ago my husband treated our family for breakfast at a local restaurant.  As a family always living on a tight budget, eating out is a rare occurrence. But of course when we do get the opportunity, especially as a planned outing at a sit-down-restaurant (as opposed to a quick zip through…

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    Basic French Toast

    April 26, 2025 - By 

    This is a Basic French Toast recipe, but with an added secret ingredient to give it a deeper flavor. Just five simple ingredients that whisk up in minutes for a solid and delicious morning breakfast. I am a breakfast lover. I love almost every breakfast food offered on the menu at any local café. But hands down my all time favorite breakfast is Basic French Toast. Perhaps it is the simplicity of taking a mere slice of bread and turning into something delectable. Or that the eggs and bread make for a solid stand-alone meal. Whatever the magic is, there…

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