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8 Tips for Easter Dinner

This year's Easter dinner might be a little smaller than years past, but adding some extra sweet touches to your table can make it just as special. Here are 8 easy ways to dress up your table for Easter Sunday! Pretty posies make for an old-fashioned welcome on a front... Read more →

Free Download: Springtime Recipe Cards

Easter is right around the corner...what a perfect time to share family recipes with these printable cards! Click here to download your free set of Spring Recipe Cards. Download and print as many as you like for personal use...they make great gift tags for homemade treats too! Read more →

Wishing You a Very...

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7 Recipes for Easter Sunday

Hosting Easter dinner? Here are some of our favorites! Who can forget those bright and sunny Easter dinners at Grandma's house? All the laughter and smiles, an old-fashioned egg hunt followed by a big sit-down dinner with the whole family. Recreate that feeling of warm togetherness this Easter with a... Read more →

Happy First Day of Spring!

Spring, spring...it's finally here! (Even though we're forecasted to get some snow this week...that's weather in the Midwest for ya!) In any case, a little cold won't stop us from celebrating the first day of the season. Today, we're sharing the... Top 10 Things We Love About Spring Hopeful green... Read more →

Recipes for When You Can't Wait for Spring

Let's sauté our way into spring! It's official. We're ready for a new season and to leave all this snow and cold behind. Replace it with sunshine, chirping birds, buds blooming and all the tasty goodies spring has to offer. Can't wait for the first official day? That's okay...neither could... Read more →

Rounding Up Your Easter Favorites!

Easter always meant a big family meal at Grandma's house. Her best dishes and lace tablecloth would set the table and there were always a few extra chairs pulled up for special guests. We loved getting together with aunts, uncles and cousins...maybe there'd even be an egg hunt in the... Read more →

5 Spring Recipes: Ham & Swiss Cheese Rolls

Let's sauté our way into spring! It's official. We're ready for a new season and to leave all this snow and cold behind. Replace it with sunshine, chirping birds, buds blooming and all the tasty goodies spring has to offer. Can't wait for the first official day? That's okay...neither could... Read more →

Spring cleaning? Get these 8 tips!

The big spring clean Here's everything you need! Winter has been hanging around way too long for our liking, and we're pretty sure you feel the same way. Let's sweep the last remnants of cold weather out the door, clear the cobwebs from the corners and start this season off... Read more →

Happy Spring!

Our printable recipe cards will add a touch of Gooseberry Patch whimsy to any of your family recipes. Print as many as you like...they make great gift tags for homemade treats too. Click here to download your free set of Spring Recipe Cards! Read more →

Rounding Up St. Patrick's Day Favorites!

With St. Patrick's Day coming up this Friday, we know some of you are planning to serve up something special. We've found so much inspiration on Pinterest and even have our own Luck O' the Irish board there. Even if you're not fixing anything Irish-inspired on Saturday, share your favorite... Read more →

Recipe Round-Up: Favorite Fruit Recipes

It's no secret that we love chocolate and peanut butter, and they're even better together! But with spring warming up, the sweetest fruit will also be ripening right before our eyes. Baskets of berries at the farmer's market, peaches in the orchard, even rhubarb in the garden...we can't wait to... Read more →

Happy Mother's Day!

Whether you're spending the day with Mom, celebrating with your own children or just treating yourself, we wish you the very best. Read more →

April Wallpaper is Here!

APRIL FOOLS! Click here to get the right-side-up version of the wallpaper! Read more →

Share Your Favorite Mother's Day Recipes

Mother's Day is coming up this weekend and whether you're the guest of honor or lucky enough to spend it with your own mom, the occasion calls for some favorites. We love any occasion to get together with family & friends, but Mother's Day adds a certain sweetness to any... Read more →

Strawberry Pizza? Yes!

We're going way beyond shortcake with these fresh-picked recipes! Nothing sums up the taste of the season like a red, ripe strawberry, right? Whether hand-picked from your own little garden patch or found by the pint basket at the U-pick field, these little jewels of summertime are the very best... Read more →

Fresh-Picked Inspiration for Spring

Easy springtime decorating ideas Sunny days are (mostly) here to stay and now is the perfect time to brighten up your front door, dining room or mantel with a little color. Whether you add some fresh green or bright pops of pink and yellow, the new look is sure to... Read more →

Thinking Spring Yet?

We're not sure how the weather is in your neck of the woods, but our springtime weather has been pretty rainy so far. But we know that brighter days are right around the corner, and we're sure that you're looking forward to them just as much as we are. So... Read more →

Recipe Round-Up: Springtime Favorites

Warmer days are right around the corner, even if it doesn't feel like it every day (especially in the morning!) but we're already looking forward to spring's sunshine, fresh flowers and yummy recipes from the kitchen. Whether it's warmed up yet in your neighborhood or not, cooking with a spring... Read more →

Vickie & Jo Ann's Favorite Finds: Our Newest Grilling Book!

From Cookouts to Campfires Our newest cookbook has you covered Whether you're cooking over the campfire, roasting hot dogs and s'mores or flipping steaks on the grill, our newest cookbook has you covered. The fresh-air recipes in Grilling & Campfire Cooking can be cooked inside too, just in case the... Read more →