Saturday morning in the Charles home is always delicious because of Alan's pancakes! Make the pancake mix and have it ready to scoop for a fast prep for a pile of pancakes. We like to add chocolate chips, but you can be the boss of your toppings. Waffles or pancakes? Vote in the comments! If [...]
Author: Hailey
Bacon Avocado Grilled Cheese
If I'm being honest, I had about twenty grilled cheese variations I thought about whipping up. Being from Wisconsin, cheese is something I take pretty seriously. This version was the winner because of the creaminess of the avocado and the crispiness of the bacon, along with the perfectly melty goodness of butterkase (Wisconsin's amazing butter-cheese). [...]
Buttered Noodles Parmesan with Breaded Chicken
Making a dinner that keeps the whole family happy isn't always easy, but there's not one person who can't find something to enjoy in this meal. The crisp chicken is the perfect compliment to the buttered noodles for a family-friendly meal that will surely join your weekly rotation. Let me know your family's thoughts on [...]
Slime
Ah, slime... so easy to make. So hard to clean up. This one always ends with a mess but is sure to start off with laughter and fun! While all slime is going to be messy, this recipe is simple and easy to duplicate as needed. We love to try to teach our kids about [...]
Easy Edible Cookie Dough
Everyone steals a scoop of cookie dough from the bowl while making cookies, right?? Cookie dough is one of my guilty pleasures, so instead of sneaking scoops from a batch meant to bake, I prefer to whip up a bowl of edible, unbaked cookie dough to snack on. I stumbled upon this cookie dough recipe [...]
Overnight French Toast Bake
This overnight French toast bake is our favorite breakfast for Christmas morning, given that there's little work in the morning and enough to pass around for plenty of overnight guests. Each pan will serve ~10 people, and it's easy to double! Regardless of the ease of this recipe, this French toast bake is still a [...]
Celebrate Friday Family Fish Fry at Home with a Simple Recipe!
I've found the *perfect* at home recipe to recreate the very best Wisconsin Friday Fish Fry suited perfectly for the family dinner table.
Family Weeknight Meal: Fish Stick Po’ Boy
We recently tried mixing up our usual fish-stick routine with a meal meant for the whole family and I HAD to share it!
Homemade Vanilla Extract Holiday Hosting Favor Gift
Making homemade vanilla extract for the perfect host gift is way easier than you might think. After searching around for holiday gifts and favors for hosts, this vanilla extract recipe looked like the perfect idea. With only a few ingredients and supplies, putting these gifts together was so quick and easy! After years of gift [...]
3 Simple Kid Friendly Classic Christmas Treats
Here are 3 Simple Kid-Friendly Classic Christmas Treats that take only 3 ingredients each for this Holiday season... Making Christmas treats as a family is always a fun way to get into the holiday spirit, but it's also fun to share with others! Package all three of them up and give them to neighbors for [...]