My favorite thing about the holiday season is making memories. As a mom, my goal is to make memories with my kids each year that they'll never forget. Many of these memories are of annual traditions, others can be those once in a lifetime experiences or just the day to day holiday celebrations. Something I look the most forward to over the holidays is baking. For as long as I can remember, my holidays have involved baking. Usually with my mom and grandma in the kitchen, making the same traditional cookies each year. We'd listen to music, taste test as we went and boxed them up for ... read more

A few years ago, I started making baked donuts. My mom bought me a donut pan and I found a bunch of easy recipes online for donuts. Many of them just using cake mix. After making them a few times, I became addicted. Not only were they fun to make, they were pretty tasty too. The first few donuts you see on the list below are my tried and true favorites. I can tell you they're delicious and easy. Today, I have a round up of 30 different donut recipes for you to try. Some of them are with cake mix, some a few more ingredients, some perfect for spring and others would pair nicely with a ... read more

Last weekend, I hosted Sunday family dinner at my house for the first time in way too long. When I was younger, my family always did something special on Sunday evenings. Many of those evenings were spent at the beach, playing in the sand, swimming in the ocean...always followed by milkshakes at Checkers. Always. When I think about what I want my kids to remember and the traditions I want to start, family dinners are on the top of that list. One of the biggest blessings in my life- besides my kids of course- is having my family close. My littles think Nana and Papa hung the moon and I ... read more