If you love restaurant favorites but don't love restaurant prices, these copycat recipes are a great way to recreate popular meals and desserts at home. From crispy chicken and burgers to coconut caramel treats, these recipes use simple ingredients while capturing the flavors that made the originals popular. In This Post Here are the six recipes that I've included in the roundup: ✓ Homemade Copycat Panda Express Orange Chicken ✓ In-N-Out Double-Double Animal Style Burger ✓ Chick-fil-A Chicken Nuggets ✓ Double Battered Raising Cane's Chicken ✓ No-Bake Almond Joy Stuffed Dates ✓ Copycat Samoa Cookie Muffins What Makes These Recipes Unique All of my recipes contain either a unique ingredient, a twist to it, a little bit of nostalgia, creativity, or simple ingredients. Sometimes, all of the above. I lean towards healthier options and alternatives when I can. Most of the recipes are intermediate, with a few easy, so you shouldn't be intimidated or overwhelmed by the ingredie...

If you are anything like me, weekdays are super busy with homeschool, drums, work, blogging, and errands,  and the last thing I want to focus on every single night is dinner.   I figured I can’t be the only one looking for an easier way to find family-friendly crockpot meals all in one place. Whether you like chicken, soup, or beef, here are six of my favorite slow cooker meals that are great for busy weeknights. These are meals you can make year-round as they are simple, flavorful, and convenient. In This Post Here are the six recipes that I've included in the roundup: ✓ Easy Crockpot Potato Soup with Hash Browns & Cream Cheese ✓ Honey Garlic Chicken in the Crockpot ✓ Easy Crockpot Beef Barbacoa Recipe – Perfect for Tacos or Bowls! ✓ Easy Slow Cooker Ribs – Fall-Off-the-Bone Tender ✓ Easy Chipotle Chicken Tacos: A Family-Friendly Crockpot Recipe ✓ Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Alfredo What Makes These Recipes Unique All of these recipes are family-friendly. I have a 15-year-...

Are you sick and tired of boxed macaroni and cheese or eating the same mac and cheese recipe over and over? If so, this was created for you. If you are a busy parent, teacher, worker, or just have nonstop days, but still want something easy and delicious, try these easy macaroni and cheese recipes for busy weeknights! In This Post Here are the six recipes that I've included in the roundup: ✓ Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Macaroni Bake ✓ White Cheddar Macaroni and Cheese Cups ✓ Three-Cheese Air Fryer Macaroni and Cheese ✓ Creamy Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese ✓ Protein-packed Homemade Macaroni and Cheese with Cottage Cheese ✓ Creamy Stovetop Mac and Cheese with Rotisserie Chicken and Crispy Breadcrumbs What Makes These Recipes Unique All of these recipes have a unique ingredient or a unique twist in some way. The Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Bake combines two comfort meals together into one delicious recipe. White Cheddar Cups use muffin tins so you can have pre-portioned macaroni and cheese. ...

If you are anything like me, reading really helps me learn and grow, and it's also a form of self-care. I tend to lean towards self-help books or books based on true events, and I pick my books either based on how I am feeling, what I have gone through, curious on someone else's life, or a book that can help me become a better person.  I've read more in the past year than I have in the years before that so I wanted to share some of my book reviews with you. Here are 5 books that have kept me hooked and I hope you will enjoy them as much as I did.  In This Post Here are the five book reviews that I've included in the roundup: ✓ The Shining by Stephen King ✓ Don't Believe Everything You Think ✓ It Didn't Start With You ✓ Reality Check by Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino ✓ The "Let Them" Theory What Makes These Book Reviews Unique All of these book reviews are different in their own way. I chose The Shining because I went to the Stanley Hotel whi...

If you love BBQ chicken and macaroni and cheese, you will love this baked comfort food combination -  Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Macaroni Bake . The slow cooker brings together the shredded chicken, tangy BBQ sauce, and other seasonings, and then once it's done cooking, it bakes together with soft shells, melty cheese, and a creamy homemade sauce.  You will be asking for seconds (like myself) and thirds (like Jace) of this BBQ Chicken Macaroni recipe. Here's a quick overview of this recipe: • Difficulty Level: Easy • Servings:  8 servings • Family friendly: Yes, we loved it so much we had seconds and thirds • Total prep time: 15 minutes • Total cook time: 2 hours 40 minutes Slow cooker: 2 1/2 hours Oven: 10 minutes  • Average family rating: 9/10 Super flavorful, a tad sweet, delicious, and combines two of my favorite dinners together. What Makes This Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Macaroni Bake So Different? Combining BBQ chicken with macaroni and cheese in itself is quite th...