Cranberry and Red Pepper Jelly Cheese Dip Recipe

This time of year you never know when someone is going to pop in to make merry.  It can be stressful for sure, but it doesn't have to be.  During the Christmas season I always try to keep some simple entertaining staples on hand for quick and easy appetizers like this Cranberry and Red Pepper Jelly Cheese Dip.  

Three ingredients and a few spices and this crowd pleaser is on the table in no time!  I know you're gonna love it so...

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Brownie Christmas Tree Recipe

One of my fondest Christmas memories as a child was baking.  My mom always made the same cookies and candies every year and we loved it!  Now I have said on here many times that I am not a baker, but that doesn't mean I don't want to share those same experiences with my grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.  Not to mention baking can get a little crazy with kids. That's why I love recipes like these Brownie Christmas Trees.  

They are super simple, require little to no skill, and the entire family can join in, because this time of year is all about the memories, right?  I know you're gonna love this one so...

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Italian Sausage and White Bean Soup Recipe

I'm so jealous right now.  All around me so many of you have 17+ inches of snow and we have NOTHING!  Oh what I wouldn't give for a true white Christmas this year.  Anyway, I digress.  I said all that to say I am currently obsessed with two things Christmas and soup!  So that is what inspired me to make this Italian Sausage and White Bean Soup Recipe.  

I would like to tell you I created this recipe, but that would be a lie.  I came across this recipe in a Campbell's Cookbook many years ago and we instantly fell in love with it.  I'm sure this isn't their exact recipe because let's face it, we tweak things from year to year, but I know you are going to devour it so...

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Easy 10 Minute Chicken Noodle Soup in the Instant Pot Recipe

Now that the cold weather has set in, this can mean only one thing...COLD SEASON!  Yep, it seems like everywhere I go people are coughing and sneezing.  Its during this time of year I like to have a good chicken noodle soup recipe in my back pocket.  You know what's even better?  When it's my Easy 10 Minute Chicken Noodle Soup in the Instant Pot!  

That's right!  Perfect homemade chicken noodle soup in 10 minutes!  I know you're gonna love it so...

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Three Ways to Unwind with Riondo Prosecco #sponsored

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Riondo Prosecco for IZEA Worldwide. All opinions are 100% mine. (MSG for 21+)

As a blogger, vlogger, wife, step-mother, grandmother, aunt, and caretaker life can get real crazy, real quick.  I am constantly being pulled this way and that.  It is in this season in life that I discovered quickly the importance of self-care.  I need these simple moments to refill my tank so that I can give my best to everyone in my life.  

That is why I am partnering today with Riondo Prosecco, the #1 Prosecco in Italy, to share with you three simple ways you can unwind each week.  Riondo is an authentic Italian sparkling wine that embodies the easy Italian lifestyle.  The best part?  Riondo's affordable price let's you live that laidback Italian life anytime.  I love the bright smooth flavor and I know you will too, so...

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Mushroom and Swiss Burger Casserole Recipe

Chateau Dumplings provided the dumplings in this recipe, but it is in no way sponsored.  I just genuinely like the product.

There are two things I love, a great burger and a good fridge forage.  I know you're familiar with a great burger, but a fridge forage is where you go through your refrigerator and pantry to come up with meals that don't require going to the store.  That's what inspired this Mushroom & Swiss Burger Casserole Recipe.  I was hardcore jonesing for a mushroom and swiss burger, but came across these Chateau Dumplings in my freezer the company had sent me a while back.  A light went off and I was like CASSEROLE!  

Packed with all the rich flavor you get from a great burger combined with these tender pillows of goodness this Mushroom & Swiss Burger Casserole is OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD!  I know you're going to love it so...

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Chicken Noodle Casserole Recipe

This recipe has a funny story to go with it.  I was not what you would call a rebellious teen.  Honestly, I was pretty good.  The one naughty thing I did growing up is occasionally skip school.  My friend Melissa and I would catch the easy rider bus to her house and hang out there while her mom was working and she would always make these weird concoctions for us to eat.  This was probably my first experience at really cooking for myself.  ANYWAY...one day she made chicken and noodles.  She literally popped open a can of chicken, mixed it with cream of chicken soup, and added egg noodles.  I was a little skeptical, but I'm going to keep it 100, IT WAS DELICIOUS.  Fast forward 22 years later and that simple dish inspired this Chicken and Noodle Casserole Recipe.  

Pack full of savory chicken, tender vegetables, luscious gravy, and noodles it just doesn't get any better.  I know you're gonna love this one so...

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