Tomato Basil Pasta & Baked Goat Cheese: Bring Tuscany to Your Table!

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Do you have plans for this summer? I love having our kids home from school, the fresh air outside, and the sunshine bringing friends and family together all season long. We have a wonderful backyard for hosting parties during the summer so I’m always looking for recipes that are not only delicious, but are quick and easy for feeding a lot of people!

Pasta is always a safe bet and meal prep is easier with Bertolli®. To help celebrate Bertolli’s 150th year of bringing Tuscany to

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15 Clean Eating Breakfast Smoothies

Steve and I are working hard to improve our diet. We’re meal planning, removing a lot of added sugar and dairy, and clean eating as much as we can. It’s amazing how much it has improved our lives—we feel better and have more energy. Mornings can be hard as we rush to get out the door so I created this collection in partnership with foodie.com for 15 clean eating breakfast smoothies! A great way to get your protein, fruits, and veggies.

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No-Bake Cereal Energy Bars ($500 giveaway)

The holidays are filled with baking and cooking and eating—from Thanksgiving to the New Year, right?! Pull out those maternity pants and loosen that belt. Or… try to prepare for those New Year’s resolutions early and watch your portions and ingredients. I partnered with UHC to share this video with you on some great no-bake cereal energy bars.

No-Bake Cereal Energy Bars

Combine certain foods for added nutritional power! Watch this video to get the recipe and see how to make these vitamin and protein packed cereal energy bars with

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12 Best Ho-Ho-Holiday Pies

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Pies are on my list this year to bring to our family Thanksgiving! We always do a pumpkin pie and a pecan pie (who doesn’t?!), but sometimes I like to spice things up! My chocolate pecan pie is the best and I’d love to give some of these other recipes a try, too.

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by Emily Dickey at Foodie.com

You can see my whole holiday pie

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12 Favorite Fall Soup and Stew Recipes

What’s better than some hot soup on a cold day?! It’s my favorite comfort food and it’s easy to make a lot at once and freeze it for later. I gathered some of my favorite recipes on foodie.com so go check them out.

12 Favorite Fall Soup and Stew Recipes

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My favorite is definitely loaded baked potato soup! With cheese 🙂 But so many of these are amazing, I need to start

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Breakfast for Dinner, FTW! 14 recipes

I looooove breakfast foods, but I am sooooo not a morning person. I’m lucky to just get my cup of coffee made and throw some cereal at the children.

So? BREAKFAST FOR DINNER. And I don’t mean cereal (but… sometimes…). I love eggs, all kinds, and hashbrowns and BACON and cheese and sausage and yummm. When you have the time to cook dinner, you can make some pretty amazing breakfast creations.

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Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seed Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies are a classic and you can never go wrong with making them for a dessert or event! But sometimes we spice them up a bit… maybe you add peanut butter chips? Or butterscotch? How about some peanuts or raisins? Try this recipe for chocolate covered sunflower seed chocolate chip cookies! That’s a mouthful 😉

Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seed Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate covered sunflower seeds?! They really aren’t that hard to find 😉 Check them out on Amazon. You could try another seed or just use

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