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Lemon Pudding Cake: The Perfect Light Dessert

Lemon Pudding Cake: The Perfect Light Dessert

This warm lemon pudding cake is the perfect from scratch recipe. It’s so easy to make, but it will impress everyone!

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This lemon pudding cake recipe is one I love to keep handy.

It’s such a light and refreshing treat, especially on a hot day.

BUT, you serve it warm, so it can also be a nice ray of sunshine on a dreary winter day.

Really, it’s just the perfect light dessert.

Also, it looks really complicated…but it’s oh so easy.

So take it to the potluck when you want to impress someone. 😉

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Easiest Possible Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Chili

Easiest Possible Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Chili

Get ready for the easiest, most delicious crock pot cream cheese chicken chili recipe ever!

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If you are looking for a crock pot meal you can put together before you’ve even had your coffee, you have found a winner.

This crock pot cream cheese chicken chili has been a family favorite for years.

The kids devour it.

My husband requests it.

And me? Well I love anything that lets me throw frozen chicken breasts in the crock pot and still come out with a winner.

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Financial Life Hacks For Real People

Financial Life Hacks For Real People

If you keep trying to manage your money the way everyone tells you to, but it just won’t work…

maybe it’s time to make some tweaks.

I’m not telling you to reinvent the wheel.

Obviously the key to build your money is to 1.) make more and 2.) spend less.

Duh.

But that’s usually easier said than done.

Especially when you can’t stop buying expensive coffee…because you never do that anyway.

And you can’t just save 10% of your paycheck, because…you know. You have to eat and stuff.

Let’s look at some simple financial life hacks that might just change the way you manage your money.

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Moist, Easy Pumpkin Muffins, Perfect For Fall

Moist, Easy Pumpkin Muffins, Perfect For Fall

Get ready to find the perfect recipe for pumpkin muffins.

Before the weather even turns chilly, it becomes that beautiful time of year.

You know the one…

pumpkin spice season.

And what better way to kick off the season than with a super easy recipe that will have you savoring these moist, delicious pumpkin muffins 30 minutes from now?

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Easy 2 Ingredient Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins

Easy 2 Ingredient Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins

When you’re craving a taste of fall, but don’t have the energy for anything that requires effort, these chocolate pumpkin muffins are the perfect treat.

I mean, they taste delicious, and they take no time to throw together.

So really, that’s a double treat.

In fact, why not talk the kids into trying it out? This could be the first recipe that launches their baking career.

Moms always gotta be thinking…

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10 Things You Should Know Before Visiting COSI Museum in Columbus, OH

10 Things You Should Know Before Visiting COSI Museum in Columbus, OH

When you’re visiting COSI, there are some things you’ll definitely want to know before you go.

As we climbed the steps leading into the COSI Museum in Columbus, Ohio, my kids started asking questions.

“What is this place again?”

“It’s the Center of Science and Industry. Like a big science museum for kids.”

Groaning ensued.

(Yes, from the same kids that I homeschool and remind regularly that science isn’t some stuffy thing in a textbook.)

“Well, there’s a ton of stuff to play with here. I think you’ll actually enjoy it.”

…then we stayed until they closed the place down.

So yeah, I think visiting COSI was a hit with our family.

That said, there are definitely a few things I wish I had known before we went.

These are things I tried to google before our visit to COSI and couldn’t find a good answer to, so I figured I’d be the one to pass the information along to you.

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My Top Favorite Money Saving Apps Right Now

My Top Favorite Money Saving Apps Right Now

The most useful money saving apps right now. I’ve made or saved hundreds just this year!

Money saving apps are a great way to save or earn some extra cash (or gift cards for things you’d buy anyway).

But I’m picky. When it comes to cash back apps, I don’t want to jump through a lot of hoops.

Right now, these money saving apps are worth my precious time. And I think you’ll find them worthwhile, too!

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Delicious Zucchini Recipes To Use Up That Big Stash of Squash

Delicious Zucchini Recipes To Use Up That Big Stash of Squash

These delicious and unique zucchini recipes will make you happy to have so many fresh zucchini on hand this year!

We live in the midwest, where the main reason you’d lock your car doors is because if you don’t, you’ll come outside to find someone has left you another zucchini.

Just kidding!

Zucchinis are one of those things that it’s feast or famine.

And when you’re in a feast time, you have them practically coming out your ears!

So you end up looking for the best ways to use zucchinis in the best zucchini recipes.

And boy do I have those for you!

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Mouth Watering Summer Desserts For A Crowd

Mouth Watering Summer Desserts For A Crowd

Find the perfect summer desserts for a crowd in this list of refreshing, cheap, and easy recipes for your picnic or bbq.

There’s nothing like a refreshing, delicious summer dessert at the end of a meal.

Heck, I wouldn’t judge you if you served these recipes instead of a meal.

And you can just imagine what a hit these easy desserts will be at your next grill out or summer party.

So if you need the perfect summer dessert for a crowd, just scroll on. Good luck picking just one. 😉

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Living Frugal Ideas: 30 Simple Tips For Saving Money In Hard Times

Living Frugal Ideas: 30 Simple Tips For Saving Money In Hard Times

These living frugal ideas will teach you how to get your life straight when hard times hit.

This might seem a little random, but hear me out.

Recently, I read A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (if you haven’t read this, you definitely should…it’s a great way to get perspective on how blessed you really are) and I wanted to share this passage:

“The Nolans practically lived on that stale bread…take a loaf of stale bread, pour boiling water over it, work it up into a paste, flavor it with salt, pepper, thyme, minced onion, and an egg (if eggs were cheap), and bake it in the oven. When it was good and brown, she made a sauce from half a cup of ketchup, two cups of boiling water, seasoning, a dash of strong coffee thickened it with flour and poured it over the baked stuff. It was good, hot, tasty, and staying.”

Beer bread recipe

“They lived mostly on these things made from stale bread, and condensed milk and coffee, onions, potatoes, and always the penny’s worth of something bought at the last minute, added for fillip.”

I know it’s not popular, but perspective is probably the most important thing you can get if you really want to save money.

Begin with that in mind, and these living frugal tips will save your budget.

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