Tis the season to host a party! And no one likes hosting parties more than me!! My mom started calling me the hostess with the mostess when I was like five. So, here we go…10 of my best tips (many…
A few of my favorite things!
It’s the Christmas season and time to shop, shop, shop for the ones you love (and maybe buy yourself a few things too!). These are some of my very favorite things…some of them for the kitchen…some of them just for…
Easy Thanksgiving
Can you believe Thanksgiving is here? It came so fast this year! In case you’re not prepared…I’ve got you covered. Whether you’re in charge of one dish or the whole spread…here are my ideas for an easy Thanksgiving. Sit back, relax…
Easy Halloween Menu!
Happy Halloween! OK…you’re either one of two people right now…you’re totally prepared, costumes ready, candy in big bowl, dinner in slow cooker and dessert ready to be eaten….or you’re totally unprepared and panicking. If you’re the second gal, then welcome…
Christmas ideas!
It’s only October 15…but do you know what that means? In Mix and Match Mama world, we’re getting ready for Christmas over here. Christmas food is on the menu, Christmas cookbooks are a top my desk, and Christmas music may…
Slow Cooker Love over at A Nation of Moms!
I have another recipe featured today over at the A Nation of Moms blog! Today it’s one of my favorite slow cooker recipes, just in time for fall weather! Not familiar with A Nation of Moms? It’s a blogazine, created…
Tips and Tricks: 3 favorite things to do with chicken
I’m doing an entire post on chicken? What? Yup. I am. I love my tips and tricks on Fridays and Sheaffer over at Pinterest Told Me To loves her 3 Favorite Things…so this Friday, we’re uniting…for the good of fashion and food….
Tips and Tricks: Clean-up easier!
I don’t know about you…but when dinner is over, the last thing I want to do is spend a ton of time cleaning up the kitchen. Or when I’m done baking a bundt cake…I don’t want to spend more time…
Tips and Tricks: Cooking Essentials
My friend Erika and I joke that during the fall, we consume a fair share of canned cream of anything soup (chicken, mushroom…you name it, we’re eating it). Nothing says comfort quite like a dish made with a creamy soup. …
Tips and Tricks: Baking Essentials
Hello! Hello! It’s Fall! I don’t know about you but nothing gets me in the kitchen cooking and baking more then autumn. Every Friday during the month of September, I’m going to feature a few tips and tricks that I use…
Happy Birthday Give A Way!
Today, is the one year birthday of the Mix and Match Mama brand. It’s hard to believe that one year ago today, I posted my first little recipe, and now 244 recipes later, I’m here. This blog has been more…
Bundt Cake Trifle
Well, this was an accident. A big accident! I made my Vanilla Bean Noel bundt cake for a girls night a few weeks ago. I made it in the morning, frosted it and put it in my cake container with…





