Who doesn’t love doughnuts?! I think everyone loves doughnuts, especially kids. Did you know you can make a simple doughnut at home? It really is easy.

This recipe for easy mini doughnut muffins creates a cake like doughnut. It uses a mini muffin tin which gives you a doughnut hole type result. If you have a doughnut pan, it works as well.

I love this recipe because you can really change it up. You can use a chocolate cake mix, a yellow cake mix, or even some of the fun cake mixes that are available. And not only can you change up the doughnut, you can change up the coating or glaze.

A simple sprinkle of powdered sugar is always good. You can dip the top in melted butter then in cinnamon and sugar. Or you can use the chocolate glaze I shared below. Anyway you make them, they will be delicious.

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It is baseball, softball and t-ball season. I know many of you are either watching MLB at home, or you are heading out to watch your star player at the ball park.

We don’t watch a lot of baseball, but when we do, we love a good baseball snack. This Bacon Pecan Homemade Caramel Corn recipe is the perfect snack for enjoying while taking in the game. I think of it as the grown-up version of Cracker Jacks.

The recipe calls for 6 strips of bacon, which makes this caramel corn the perfect combination of salty with sweet. Crumble the bacon well, and you get a nice salty bite covered in sweet caramel every time.

Don’t care for baseball? It’s also a great snack for serving to Dad on Father’s Day. Set him up in his favorite recliner, turn on the game, and hand him a bowl of this caramel corn and I can guarantee you will make his day.

Once made, this recipe will last a week if put in a tightly sealed container and stored in the refrigerator.

Don’t forget this recipe come Christmas and gift giving time. It is perfect to wrap up and take to the neighbors.

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Salsa chicken in the slow cooker is an incredibly easy dinner to prepare for your family.  Toss in some pineapple and black beans and serve over brown rice.

It’s perfect for Cinco de Mayo and works great during warm months when you don’t want to heat up your house by making dinner.

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I have been making my salad dressings for as long as I can remember. It is a frugal and delicious way to know what you are eating, since so many store bought salad dressings contain filler ingredients and preservatives.

This poppy seed salad dressing is my go-to recipe any time I take salad somewhere, and it is always in my pantry at home.

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by contributing writer SnoWhite

This bread is a light appetizer that you can feel good about.  The bread is 100% white whole wheat, and the center is filled with cream cheese, herbs, spinach and tomatoes.  It would pair excellently with a salad but can easily stand alone.

The best part?  You can make it from start to finish in less than one hour.

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by contributing writer Brandy Ferguson

Whether you begin feeding your baby solid foods at an early age or follow more of a baby-led weaning later on, homemade baby food is easy to make.  Not only is homemade fresher and often more nutritious, it can also be much less expensive than the store-bought varieties.

With our eighth baby, I waited until he was 8 or 9 months old, and tried to take my cue from him for when he was ready to try solid foods.  Many foods, I simply mashed with a fork and offered to him, which he accepted with great success.

Since he did enjoy a smoother texture, I experimented with just a few purees and made several of his favorites to keep in the freezer.

I bought these handy trays for freezing, but you can just as easily use BPA-free ice-cube trays.  Once frozen, just pop them out and store in freezer bags until ready to thaw and serve.

Good First Foods

When your baby is ready, here are a few easy foods to start with that require nothing more than a fork for mashing:

• ripe, mashed avocado
• ripe, mashed banana
• baked, mashed sweet potato
• steamed, mashed squash
• cooked egg yolks (no whites, thinned with water)

Vegetables

While it’s not always necessary to puree your baby’s foods, some moms prefer to do so.  For most vegetables, the process of making baby food is generally the same.  Steam or boil the vegetables until tender, then mash or place in a food processor and pulse until smooth.  When necessary, add a bit of filtered water to thin any veggie purees and make them the right consistency for your baby.

One great benefit of making baby food ahead of time and keeping in the freezer is the ability to have it ready to either serve your baby at home or even toss it into a diaper bag for later that day.

A few great veggies for experimenting with include the following:

• Butternut Squash
• Carrots
• Green Beans, Peas, Broccoli
• Sweet Potatoes
• Mashed Cauliflower

Not only can you serve these veggie purees to your baby, you can also add them into sauces, chili, and even some soups as a way to sneak in foods that your older and pickier children wouldn’t eat otherwise.

Fruits

Fruits can sometimes take a while longer to steam, but the process works the same.  Steam or boil, then process or mash until completely smooth.  Again, you can skip the puree process entirely if your baby is ready.

• Apples  (I find organic applesauce at Costco for much less expensive than homemade.)
• Pears
• Plum & Banana Puree
• Mango
• Blueberries

Teething Biscuits

Once your baby begins cutting teeth, you might decide to make your own teething biscotti, too.

Vegetable Casserole for Toddlers

Once your older baby has a few teeth and has moved on to a bigger variety of foods, not only can you experiment and mix and match the fruit and veggie puree combinations (or just serve them softer, bite-size chunks), but you can begin offering him/her foods with a bit more texture and variety, too.

This recipe for Toddler Veggie Casserole is extremely flexible.  You can choose any vegetables that your baby or toddler tolerates well and even add a bit of garlic, onion, butter and/or cheese, if you prefer.  Our one-year-old and two-year-old boys love it!

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