This simple boneless Traeger smoked turkey breast recipe is so delicious and easy to make! Perfect for a small Thanksgiving dinner or comforting meal! Thank you to Traeger Grills for sponsoring this post. It’s fall ya’ll! The cooling temps and falling leaves have me ready to snuggle up in a cozy blanket with a good…
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DIY Harry Potter Photo Booth
DIY Harry Potter Photo Booth This super fun Harry Potter Photo Booth costs $20 and is easy to customize! SO fun and perfect for any Harry Potter Party! Over the weekend I threw a freaken awesome Harry Potter birthday party for this adorable seven year old. We happen to be HUGE fans and when he told…
Easy Garlic Butter Recipe
Easy Garlic Butter Recipe This easy Garlic Butter Recipe is the BEST. Incredibly simple to make and tastes amazing on everything. Use it on french bread, grilled cheese, baked potatoes and so much more! We used to buy those pre-made garlic bread loaves in the grocery store. You know the ones? They come in a…
Polar Bear Oreo Cookies
Polar Bear Oreo Cookies. These adorable cookies are dipped in melted white chocolate and decorated with min vanilla wafers, M&M’s, and mini marshmallows to give them their bear like appearance. Oreo cookies have a special place in my heart. Not only do they taste amazing, but they are inanely easy to decorate. All you need…
Simple Harry Potter Party Ideas
Simple Harry Potter Party Ideas If you know me at all you have probably realized that I am a bit of a Potter Fan. J.K. Rowling is seriously my idol and I proudly have passed on my love for the series to my now seven year old. I was over the moon thrilled when he announced to…
Harry Potter Felt Ties
When you attend a Harry Potter party it only makes sense that you would be sorted into a House. What better way to share you house colors than on a DIY Harry Potter Felt Tie?! One of the first items we ordered when my son chose Harry Potter as his Halloween costume was the tie. According…
Slow Cooker Stuffing Recipe
Slow Cooker Stuffing. Stir together your ingredients and let this Thanksgiving side dish cook all on its own. A few weeks ago I got a little eager and posted a quick video on my YouTube channel for a slow cooker stuffing. The idea seemed genius. Add all of your typical stuffing ingredients to a slow…
Pumpkin Dog Treats Recipe
These homemade Pumpkin Dog Treats are the perfect fall cookie for your furry friends! Made with pure pumpkin, eggs, peanut butter, and oat flour! Show of hands, who has a furry four legged friend running your household?? We were lucky enough to welcome a small little schnauzer at the beginning of the year and he has easily…
Dollar Store Summer Photo Booth
Can I just start this post off with a HOLY CRAP?! This project started with one vision and ultimately ended up making a major u-turn and going in a completely different direction. I imagined hundreds of strands of flowing paper flowers perfectly laced through yarn or ribbon. After ten plus hours of paper cutting machines, folding,…
Chicken TAcos. Easy Packed Lunch.
Packing lunch should be a easy process. No one wants to get up super early and cook an entire meal that they aren’t even going to eat until later in the day. Most of the recipes we use are premade the night before as dinner, or in this case made earlier in the week and…
Let’s Talk Homemade Lunchables
One of the reasons I decided to work with Mighty Nest was because of the amazing campaigns and projects they do with moms and schools. This year they are focusing on getting your kids into the kitchen to help pack healthy lunches. I love having my little guy help me with lunchtime prep because it…
Ham Fried Rice
Print Ham Fried Rice Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups cooked rice 1/2 cup cooked ham diced 2 eggs beaten 1/4 cup frozen peas 1-2 tablespoons soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 3 tablespoons chopped green onion Instructions Warm a skillet over medium heat. Melt your butter and stir in the rice…
Chicken Enchiladas
Are you ready for THE most amazing chicken enchiladas of all time?? Mexican food is like 90% of what we eat at home. I’m always whipping up tacos, burritos, taquitos… But the enchilada was always the one that slipped through the cracks. We’ve tried a few OK versions, but it wasn’t until I stumbled upon…
Honey Oat Bread
I’m digging the homemade bread trend that is taking place in our house. It all started with this perfect sandwich loaf and has slowly crept to the unbelievably yummy honey oat bread you see here. You heard that right. Honey. Oat. Oh my delicious! It’s slightly sweet with a filling amount of quick oats that…
Smore Bar
Toasted marshmallows and melted chocolate smooshed between two crunchy graham crackers. Many of us know this as the classic smore. No camping experience would be complete without making at least one of these sugar packed treats. What if I told you I found a way to make them even better? A few ways actually. All…
Apartment Glamping with World Market
It’s no secret that I dread camping season. I love a good outdoor experience but I am not a no-shower kind of girl. Something about crawling into a sleeping bag after a day of dirt filled crazy is not my cup of tea. However, I do love out door activities, the chance to hang with…
Italian Chicken Pita
Anyone else loving pita’s right now? Ever since I made my pita/flatbread I’ve been wanting to create some great picnic foods to go along with them. We eat outside a lot and plain ol’ chicken salad was getting a little boring. This Italian chicken pita was just what we needed to give us a flavor…
Sunday Snippet- Bubbles
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Sunday Snippet. These are just my way of showing you that I’m a real person with a real family and a life outside of blogging. We’ve been so busy that it has been hard to keep up with this but I’m feeling more and more like I…
The Best Homemade Bread Recipe
The BEST Homemade Bread Recipe The Best Homemade Bread recipe – This recipe makes TWO fluffy loaves of homemade white bread! Tastes so much better than store bought! Those of you that know me will remember that bread is my nemesis. I have always had a hard time finding that perfect loaf until this easy…
Stay COOL this Summer – Free Summer Printable
FREE Summer printables! These fun printables are the perfect way to celebrate the end of school and beginning of summer! Hey all, I’m Vanessa from Our Thrifty Ideas. I will be sharing a bunch of my ideas and free printables with you guys. Starting with today’s printable – Stay COOL this Summer! With the school…
Onion Hamburger Buns
Let’s talk buns. The hamburger version that is! I have the most amazing 40 minute hamburger bun recipe that I posted last year, but I decided it was time to find something new. I tossed around the idea of just adding sesame seeds to my tried and true recipe, but eventually decided on some simple…
Simple Flatbread Recipe
Simple Flatbread Recipe This easy and delicious flatbread recipe is no-fail! Made with 6 ingredients that are pantry staples! A great substitute for classic bread loaves! Mmmmm… There’s nothing quite like a warm slice of bread fresh from the oven. Or in this case, a nice flatbread (pita if you prefer). I have been on…
10 Dollar Minion Party
I only have one kid. Which means that he is a little spoiled and typically gets a huge birthday bash. Last year we had a big Peter Pan Party and THIS year we were on a bit of a time crunch due to a big decision to move across the country, so his party was toned down….
Easy Seasoned Dinner Rolls Recipe
Easy Seasoned Dinner Rolls. Using frozen dinner roll dough, butter, and McCormick’s Salad Supreme you can have crowd pleasing dinner rolls in no time! Carbs. They are the one thing no dinner can be without, am I right? At least that is the conclusion I have come to since marrying my husband. He loves bread…