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Carrot Cupcakes with Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Frosting

April 19, 2019 Leave a Comment

These Carrot Cupcakes with Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Frosting are amazingly soft, light, moist, and packed with organic freshly grated carrots. Each cupcake is beautifully decorated to represent the growing carrot in the dirt. The cream is very tasty and not sweet at all. The addition of Greek yogurt makes it taste soft and creamy, you will be licking your fingers off with every bite!

I absolutely love single serving desserts! These cupcakes look very appealing to people of all ages in their beautiful and tasty small cake portions. They are perfect not only for Easter but for any holiday or occasion really! Enjoy! 🙂

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Is Your Drinking Water Safe?

April 12, 2019 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home 4 Comments

This is not a typical recipe post you guys. Being educated about the water we drink is just as important as knowing about the food we consume, how it grows and where it comes from. Have you ever questioned yourself what kind of water you drink? I know we often don’t think about it. We…

Strawberry and Cream Mini Cheesecakes

April 5, 2019 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home Leave a Comment

These Strawberry and Cream Mini Cheesecakes not only delicious but just too cute to eat! They consist of creamy cheesecake filling, topped with tasty soft cream and chunky homemade strawberry sauce. Sprinkled pistachios not only finish the beauty of these mini cheesecakes but gives delicious nutty flavor too. Since cheesecakes need to chill in the…

Bacon, Egg, and Ham Breakfast Pizza Recipe

March 29, 2019 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home Leave a Comment

Not much can beat the taste of Bacon, Egg, and Ham Breakfast Pizza Recipe made from scratch for breakfast at my house! Soft homemade pizza dough topped with your favorite breakfast ingredients make it taste so good. Kids will look forward to waking up early knowing what’s on the menu, to enjoy the scrumptious slice…

Pina Colada Smoothie

March 22, 2019 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home 10 Comments

In most households, the blender is one of the least appreciated and used appliance. Usually shoved in the back corner on the kitchen counter or pantry. Well if warm outside weather isn’t reason enough to put that little invention to work, this yumminess might. Almost everyone knows the Pina Colada Smoothie. It is one of the…

Easy Banana Nutella Sushi Rolls

March 15, 2019 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home 2 Comments

What can be better than sushi? Dessert sushi, folks! These Easy Banana Nutella Sushi Rolls require no baking and comes together in no time! A banana rolled in a honey tortilla, spread with Nutella, coated with coconut shaving make the best snack, and you’ve got an irresistibly legit pleaser on your hands. Sushi’s better half!…

Wedding of Eli and Elona + Planning Tips

March 8, 2019 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home 13 Comments

Is it possible to plan a wedding in three months? Yes, it is! It’s simpler than you think. The key is to get things done as you go and avoid panicky situations which make planning much easier and focused. Little over 90 days past by so fast and that big day or our kids came…

Lasagna with Mushrooms

February 22, 2019 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home 20 Comments

I’ve got the easiest and the tastiest lasagna recipe you’ll ever make! It consists of very basic ingredients you most likely to have on hand. This Lasagna with Mushrooms is a perfect make-ahead dish your family will love! Lasagna is one of our family’s favorite dish to have on Sunday after church. Most of us…

Mashed Potato Dinner Rolls Recipe

February 15, 2019 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home Leave a Comment

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Do you have leftover mashed potatoes? Do not throw it away! Save it and put it into good use. These super soft as a brand-new pillow Mashed Potato Dinner Rolls are comforting, flavorful, light, tender, fluffy and absolutely amazing! If you don’t have a kitchen aid mixer with a dough hook attachment you can also…

Easy Instant Pot Roast Beef Recipe

February 8, 2019 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home 2 Comments

This Instant Pot Roast Beef Recipe is truly a gem and easy to make! It’s the same recipe that I like to make in the slow cooker, which cooks for five hours. Already a time saver from the traditional toilsome oven version, this variation saves you oodles more time by being dinner-ready within one hour in the incredible Instant Pot.

Here, a fancy meal becomes a no-brainer. This Instant Pot Roast Beef Recipe is truly a gem and easy to make! It’s the same recipe that I like to make in the slow cooker, which cooks for five hours. Already a time saver from the traditional toilsome oven version, this variation saves you oodles more…