Congrats to Jennifer M., yesterday’s winner! You still have two chances to win, plus all the cookies you can eat! Welcome to DAY 4 of the Giant Cookie Bake-Along!  Today we have a giant SNICKERDOODLE!  Buttery crisp edges with that signature crackly top and a to-die-for soft center with the perfect cinnamon-sugar topping.  This quick… Read Post

Welcome to day 3 of the Giant Cookie Bake-Along! Congratulations to yesterday’s winners–yeah, that’s plural–Tina T. and Lacee N. We had a miscommunication and accidentally chose two winners, so we decided to honor both of them! You knew this week had to involve something super chocolaty!  Today’s cookie is a Giant Double-Chocolate Fudge Cookie!  This cookie… Read Post

Welcome to Day 2 of the Giant Cookie Bake-Along!  You guys knocked it out of the park yesterday!!  If you missed all the details, click here for info. We were OVERWHELMED with your response and are so excited you guys are excited! Congratulations to our first $50 winner, Tori G. Remember, we’re giving away $50… Read Post

We LOVE seeing you guys having fun in the kitchen and we’ve especially loved seeing a surge of kids in the kitchen during this unique time of quarantine. This week we are doing something fun that all of you can participate in and there’s $PRIZES$ involved!  Read on for all the details because this starts… Read Post

So we’re like a month into this very special time in all of our lives. Things are kind of settling into a new normal (at least they are for us). I’m not (usually) staying up until 3 am anymore and I started cleaning my house again, so that’s good. But some things are still weird–and… Read Post

Before I get into Chocolate-Swirled Banana Bread, if you haven’t seen already, Sara and I are releasing hard copies of our Dinner, Simplified meal plan by themselves for the first time ever at a value rate! In the past, we’ve only offered it as part of a package, but to try and help you get dinner on the… Read Post

This shortcut chicken divan recipe is a staple of my childhood.  Made by my grandma and aunts and sitting on our own dinner table on a regular basis, it’s a beloved family favorite.  It was often something I even requested on my birthday and in my adult years I would crave it when I was… Read Post

Sometimes you just want a cookie and you want to eat it NOW!  This recipe produces a single big giant chocolate chip cookie that you can prepare very quickly with just a bowl and a spoon.  It has buttery-crisp edges and a soft gooey center. Bake it for yourself or to share.  Feel free to… Read Post

This sausage, egg, and cheese croissant breakfast casserole is a guaranteed hit that will become a family tradition! (Keep reading after the recipe card below.) Anyone else feel like a lifetime has passed in the last two weeks? March was officially the longest month in the history of mankind. I shot and developed this recipe… Read Post

So that last two weeks have felt like 5,000 years, right? Things are changing so much, so quickly and the days are starting to run together. It kind of feels like that week between Christmas and New Years only we don’t know when it’s going to end. 😂😬 The first week we were out was… Read Post

This fun kids activity only requires 2 ingredients, and one is water!  DIY Sidewalk Chalk paint is a washable colored paint that you can use to be creative on sidewalks and driveways.  It takes just minutes to whip up and both kids and adults will have hours of fun with it!  Looking for more activities?… Read Post

We know you’re here for our World’s Best Homemade Play-Doh recipe, but to help you feed your families and stay sane during this crazy time, we’ve dropped the pricing on our Simplified meal plans — Dinner, Simplified and Summer, Simplified are both now available for $19.99. All of the recipes in both of these plans… Read Post