Unicorn Chex Mix

Hi friends!

Today I am sharing a fun and colorful snack mix perfect for a party or after school snack! 

Unicorn Chex Mix! This sparkly snack mix is the perfect combination of sweet and salty 

and it's so pretty! Little girls will love this!

Sweet + Salty Halloween Chex Snack Mix

It's time for another festive and fun sweet + salty Chex Snack Mix!
Chex snack mixes are a family favorite, especially around any holiday.
With all of the cute and colorful Halloween candy and sprinkles available right now
I decided to whip up a batch to show you just how easy this Chex snack mix is to make.

Leprechaun Snack Mix

Happy Monday and happy March!

It's been a minute since I last posted on this little blog of mine, but I'm back today
with a fun and festive Chex snack mix perfect for St. Patrick's Day.  I like to call it
Leprechaun Snack. This tasty St. Patrick's Day snack mix is filled with popcorn,
Chex cereal, pretzels, green chocolate coated candies, gold, green and white sprinkles
and colorful rainbows!

Cupid's Crunch Chex Snack Mix

Chex snack mixes are one of my favorite things to make for holidays.
They are quick and easy to make and everyone loves them! Since Valentine's Day will be
here before we know it I decided to share a festive and fun snack mix that I like to refer
to as Cupid's Crunch.

Cupid's Crunch Snack Mix is made up of popcorn, Chex cereal, pretzels, candy and
fun Valentine's Day sprinkles drizzled with white chocolate - yum!

Winter Fun Chex Snack Mix

Last week I shared a large batch recipe for homemade Chex Mix, a savory holiday classic.

Today I'm sharing my Winter Fun Chex Snack Mix, a sweet and salty favorite!

Beware, once you start eating it you won't be able to stop. It's so delicious our dog Scout

tried to sneak a bite :)

Homemade Chex Snack Mix {Large Batch}

Every year around the holidays my mom would make homemade Chex cereal snack mix.

My brothers and I would shove it in our faces while watching Rudolph the Red Nosed

Reindeer, Santa Claus in Comin' to Town and Frosty the Snowman. Dad would be in his

Lazy Boy recliner, reading Farm Journal magazine or Reader's Digest and mom would be 

crocheting another afghan or poncho for me. Life was good.

Easy Sweet & Salty Halloween Snack Mix

Happy Friday!
Today I'm sharing a super easy, but oh so good, sweet and salty Halloween snack mix.
It comes together in just a few minutes, but be warned - it is very addicting!

I use Ghirardelli white chocolate melting wafers because I've found that they melt
much easier than candy melts and it tastes better, in my opinion.

Game Day Snack Mix

This post is in partnership with ALDI. As always, all opinions are my own.

School is back in session and our town is hopping.
Over twenty thousand students have moved back into the 'burg and football
season is here!

There's nothing better on a fall Saturday than college football and tailgating
with friends.

Pumpkin Muffins {Small Batch}

Hey friends! Happy November!
We've been pretty lucky here in Virginia with the weather - it's been pretty warm for
this time of year, but that's all beginning to end this week. It's supposed to get down in
the 20's Thursday night - yikes!

I haven't been doing too much fall baking yet, besides our favorite pumpkin chocolate
chip cookies and pumpkin cheesecake bars, but I did take some time to bake a small
batch of pumpkin muffins with pepitas (pumpkin seeds) over the weekend. I don't have
a lot of freezer space, so small batches work best for us. I like to take them to work to
enjoy as a mid-morning snack, so six muffins work out perfectly.

Homemade Guacamole {Chipotle Recipe}

I love eating at Chipotle Mexican Grill, but the location in our college town is always
super busy.  The students seem to flock there in droves!

The chicken burrito bowl is my favorite, along with a side of chips and guacamole - yum!
I just love Chipotle guacamole and after doing a little research, I found that they actually
share the recipe for their guacamole right on the Chipotle website!  Isn't that nice of them!

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins

Almond Butter Yogurt Crunch Parfaits

As I write this post, I am on my way to Vermont.  I still can't believe that I am one of ten
bloggers chosen to attend the 2016 Stonyfield Farm Tour!  We will be touring organic
farms in and around Stowe, VT to learn about organic farming and why it is so important.
Growing up on a farm, it will be interesting to see how organic farms differ from the
traditional farms in my area of Virginia. I am so excited for this trip and I can not wait
to share it with all of you!  I will be posting lots of photos on Instagram and Facebook,
so follow along and join the fun!

My Favorite Trail Mix

I don't go anywhere without a snack or two and this trail mix is one of my favorites
lately. I love customizing my snacks according to my mood and current likes
and right now I am loving Puffins cereal and chocolate sunflower seed drops!

This trail mix is great to keep in your purse, car or at your desk when afternoon
hunger strikes!

Enjoy!!

Skillet Chicken Nachos

Chips and salsa are one of my favorite snacks.

Add some chicken, cheese, black beans and avocado and you've got dinner!

We love Mexican food.  

You can find my husband and I at Chipotle at least once a week, in line with a hundred

JMU college students.  Our location is always super busy!  We're easy to spot because 

we're usually the oldest ones in the place.  What is it about college students and Chipotle?

Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie

I'm on a smoothie drinking kick and I can't stop, especially since I have a
new, pretty pink Shake It® Shaker! This shaker is so fun and I love the
bright pink! It's perfect for smoothies on the go! If you're not partial to
pink like me, the shaker is also available in black and white.

Today's smoothie is an Oatmeal Cookie smoothie made with Kura protein powder,
oats, almond butter and more.  This may be my new favorite smoothie, it's that good!

Trail Mix Popcorn

Happy Friday!
I've been sharing a lot of breakfast foods with you lately, so I thought it was time to
change the subject and move on to something else I really enjoy.
Snacks!!


Are you a snacker?
I definitely am!
Mid-morning snacks, afternoon snacks, travel snacks.

Breakfast Banana Split

Who say's you can't have a banana split for breakfast?!?


This delicious banana split is made with bananas, Stonyfield Greek yogurt,
peanut butter granola, fresh Driscoll's berries, nuts and a drizzle of
Reese's Spreads.