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Pecan Pie Bars Recipe
I think I was southern in a former life because my love for Dolly Pardon, Gone With The Wind, and pecan pie run VERY VERY DEEP!!! BUTTTTTT I am also crazy busy (and possibly a bit lazy) and baking homemade pies is NOT always on my to-do list. SOOOOO when I found this recipe for Pecan Pie Bars in our family cookbook, I WAS SOOOOO EXCITED!!! These bars have ALLLL of the pecan pie yumminess, but without all of the trouble of pie baking:) How to make pecan pie bars on a tight budget: If you have a hidden Dolly inside too, you might wanna try these other family favorite…
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Easy Homemade Applesauce with Peels (no sugar)
Wanna know a secret?? Making healthy homemade applesauce is NOT hard and it does NOT take a lot of time!! It is so easy to make delicious homemade applesauce WITH peels and then you can feel like a homesteader rockstar mom!! A few years ago I shared a DELICIOUS crockpot applesauce recipe HERE that has been my tried and true for YEARS!! And I am not gonna lie, it is good…BUT it calls for lots and LOTS of sugar…which is why it is so darn good:). Recently I decided I needed to create a healthier option. I love a good treat now and then, but I also like to wear…
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How to make SUPER SIMPLE Christmas Crack
Do you need a new family favorite Christmas recipe?? This Christmas Crack recipe is perfect because it is salty, sweet, and only takes about 15 minutes to make!! There are just SOME recipes that cannot be skipped. So even though we are just DAYS away from Christmas, I knew we needed to make our favorite Christmas Crack. This recipe is a family favorite, is perfect for neighbor gifts, and is sooooo simple and quick to make. PLUS, with just a few changes, you can make all different flavors of Christmas Crack. How to make different flavors of Christmas Crack… First up, the original…saltine crackers, yummy toffee, and melty chocolate. This…
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Super Simple 3 ingredient pretzel turtles
Christmas is COMING IN HOT this year!! But I don’t want to miss out on some of my very favorite treats, so it is time to get some LAST-minute goodies made. First up…Pretzel Turtles. Caramel and chocolate and that salty pretzel goodness…YES PLEASE!! These yummy little candies are sooooo addicting, but THE EASIEST to make!! And you know me…If a recipe takes too many ingredients or too many minutes…I am NOT interested. But these little Pretzel Turtles only require 3 ingredients and about 15 minutes…TOPS!! WINNING:) Helpful Hints for Pretzel Turtles: Ok. That’s it. Find the recipe for pretzel turtles below and get these made ASAP for your Holiday parties…
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Little Debbie Tree Cake Dip
When I was little, there was just NOTHING better than when my mom would bring home a box of Little Debbies!! My favorite were the cosmic brownies…with the oatmeal cream cookies in a close second…haha. BUT when the Christmas Tree Cakes came out…it was no contest!! CHRISTMAS TREE CAKES FOR THE WIN!! So when I heard about people on TikTok making dip out of Little Debbie Tree cakes, I HAD to try it. And JUST LIKE THAT…a new Perkins Family holiday tradition was born. Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake DIP…swoon. ***You can actually watch me and my bestie Emersyn make the dip HERE on Youtube…along with gingerbread houses made from…
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Simple 3 Ingredient Hot Cocoa Dip
I feel like this time of year is just ONE BIG PARTY!! We have had different holiday parties 3 nights JUST this week and there are still more fun get-togethers coming up before Christmas!! SOOO it is always nice to have some yummy simple recipes in your back pocket to throw together when you have ZERO time. Enter HOT COCOA DIP!! This dip is beyond simple to make…it can almost hardly be called a recipe. PLUS the ingredients are super simple and can be found at any store. I actually got everything I needed for this oooey gooey Hot Cocoa Dip at the Dollar General in the tiny town near…
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Simple 3 ingredient microwave mint fudge
I don’t know about you, but I am ALLLLL about easy recipes. If I see a recipe with too many ingredients or tons of steps, I just move on to another recipe…haha!! That is why this has been my favorite mint fudge recipe for YEARS!! It takes minutes, is almost fool proof, and is good enough to give away. (I usually include a little bit on my Holiday treat trays for my neighbors.) Besides that…ANDES MINTS!! I am sure we can ALL agree that they are THE BEST!! So who WOULD’T want some Andes Mint Fudge?!?! I will include the recipe below, but first I wanna pass on a few…
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Simple 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Cake
There has been ONE autumn recipe that has been a staple in our life for YEARS!! It is yummy, tried and true, and COMPLETELY simple. I didn’t think that this 2 ingredient pumpkin cake could get ANY better…but this year…IT DID!!! You can still find the original recipe HERE and trust me…you will want to add that one to your fall baking line up too. BUT now…say hello to 3 INGREDIENT PUMPKIN CAKE!!! Which one is better?? The original recipe will still be my go to pumpkin cake recipe. It can be made into muffins, cookies, bread, and cake, but this new version is MUCH more decadent. So to amp…
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Simple Air Fryer Apple Pie
It might not TECNICALLY be fall yet…but in MY mind, summer is long over and it is time to bring on the apples, pumpkin spice, and crunchy leaves…YES PLEASE!!! I am already in FULL ON apple baking mode. Good thing it is almost hoodie season too…cause the summer body I never got this year is ready for big fluffy sweaters and Christmas cookies…and of course some yummy air fryer apple pie…yummmmm!!!! I started off the baking season with this yummy air fryer apple pie and it was a GOOD choice!! Yummy apple goodness, flaky sugary crust, only 2 ingredients, and ALMOST zero effort or baking skill required…MY KIND OF RECIPE!!!…
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Cherry Picking: The BEST EASIEST restaurant style salsa!!!
Holy Toledo…summer came and went in a dang flash!!! I had SOOOOO many big plans for this summer and…well they are still in the planning stage…haha!! Oh well…There is always NEXT year:) What is new this week?? What is happening at Orchard Slope?! Well we are getting ready for BACK TO SCHOOL over here if you can believe it!!Even though it is 100 degress outside, FALL IS ON THE WAY!! Over on Instagram this week I shared a super fun and easy BACK TO SCHOOL TABLE idea. How cute are those apple plates??? I often worry that my kids are getting too old for cute crafty things, but my teen…
