Peanut Blossom Blog Posts

A blue platter with chocolate peppermint barks decorated in crushed candy canes and M&Ms.

Easy Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies

A baking dish is filled with roasted sausages, potatoes, and apples. A jar of mustard and a platter of baked pretzels are in the background.

Roasted Sausages and Potatoes with Apples

Several mason jars filled with bright orange peach freezer jam with metal lids.

Peach Vanilla Bean Freezer Jam

A creamy dip with corn, peppers, and cilantro sits in a bowl surrounded by wheat crackers.

Poolside Dip

A bowl of strawberry mango salsa has a blue spoon and cinnamon pita chips on the plate next to it.

Mango Strawberry Salsa

A DIY photobook is on a coffee table.

7 Unique Photo Book Ideas

A blue plate has a pile of spicy shrimp with two lime wedges and a sprinkle of fresh cilantro over the top.

5-minute Spicy Shrimp

A slice is missing from a pink strawberry layer cake with aqua-tinted frosting. There are pastel sprinkles and a birthday pennant decorating the top of the cake.

Strawberry Birthday Cake

A serving bowl of roasted pineapple and pepper chunks sits in front of a roasting pan with spatula.

Roasted Peppers and Pineapple

A bowl of Tuscan chicken soup with round noodles, tomato broth, and fresh veggies chopped up inside.

Tuscan Chicken Soup

A bowl of gnocchi soup has chunks of diced carrot and a clear broth. Slices of lemon are on the plate next to the bowl.

Gnocchi Soup with Lemon and Dill

A red tray filled with Christmas foods for the whole family to enjoy.

Best St. Nicholas Family Gift Ideas

A flatbread pizza with strips of steak and red peppers is covered in melted cheese and fresh parsley.

Easy Philly Cheese Steak Pizza

A white platter is filled with chocolate cookies with peanut butter chips scattered about.

Chocolate Cookies with Peanut Butter Chips

A serving of applesauce with a spoon.

Microwave Applesauce

A grilled ham, pear, and havarti sandwich is cut in half so you can see the layers of filling inside.

Grilled Ham and Havarti Sandwich

A photo collage shows some of the ways to use homemade caramel sauce.

The Best Salted Caramel Recipes

The baked pear bread pudding is in a white baking dish next to a blue napkin.

Chocolate Pear Bread Pudding

A blue dutch oven has a wooden spoon stirring beef stew.

Easy Stovetop Beef Stew

A white soup bowl filled with thick ground beef chili topped with shredded cheese and sliced green onions. There's a spoon and a pile of potato chips on the side.

Ground Beef Chili Bowls

The almond crunch cake has candy crunchies and almonds on top. A slice is missing so you can see the light and airy sponge cake underneath.

Almond Crunch Cake

A bowl of spaghetti in a lemon butter sauce has fresh chives and slices of fresh lemon on the side.

Lemon Butter Pasta with Chives

The finished salad is in a white bowl with 2 chicken tenderloins on a bed of pasta salad with baby spinach.

Asian Chicken Pasta Salad

Patio containers show growing lettuce and herbs.

Vegetable Container Gardening Ideas: Tips for Beginners

A collection of herb containers in a patio garden.

How to Harvest Herbs from Container Gardens

Red, white, and blue firecracker popsicles are stacked on a plate. They have a green plastic handle.

Sweet Firecracker Popsicles

A white bowl is filled with the lemon orzo pasta salad. Tomatoes and dill are sprinkled throughout.

Lemon Orzo Salad with Tomatoes & Dill

A cooked, pan-fried pork chop sits on a dinner plate next to potatoes.

Panfried Pork Chops that Don't Suck

Kid-made garden markers are in pots of fresh herbs.

Flower Garden Markers Made with Recyclables

The finished lemon meringue tart is on a cake plate with a ceramic lemon decoration next to it.

Lemon Meringue Tart

A plate of layered Asian dip is served next to butter crackers.

Oriental Chicken Layer Dip

A rainbow papered cake bunting says "Happy Birthday, Sophie."

How to Make a Bunting Cake Topper

A slice of rainbow cake shows the 6 layers of colors next to a scoop of ice cream.

How to Bake a Rainbow Layer Cake

A serving of Irish Beef Hand Pies on a white platter.

Irish Beef Hand Pies

A bowl of homemade salsa has a spoon on the right and a pile of restaurant style tortilla chips on the plate around it.

Easy Homemade Salsa

A platter of chocolate crinkle cookies show the Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookie recipe finished.

Foolproof Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

A blue baking dish has a spoon scooping out a serving of chicken tetrazzini pasta with peas.

Easy Chicken Tetrazzini {No Mushrooms!}

A blue bowl is filled with homemade Chex Mix with cereal, pretzels, M&Ms candies, and chocolate chip teddy grahams.

Sweet and Salty Chex Mix

Easy Chicken Fried Rice

Easy Chicken Fried Rice

A basket of books to start a young girl's home library.

Baby Shower Gift Basket for Book Lovers