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High Protein Breakfast - Yummy Snickerdoodle Protein Pancakes

Breakfast

Double Chocolate Energy Balls Recipe

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Peach chicken sheet pan dinner recipe

Dinner

Bowl of pieces of mermaid bark candy on top of a fabric with scales.

Magical

Overhead shot of hot cocoa with marshmallows in a mug

Drinks

Fork with a bite of chocolate eclair cake on it above the slice and the whole cake in the background.

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Hi! I’m Jen, and I live in the Chicago suburbs with my husband and our three rescue dogs. Welcome to my blog, A Magical Mess! Here, I love sharing easy recipes for delicious desserts and quick, fun ideas for self-care and enjoying life with pets. Around here, we believe there’s a bit of magic in every mess. Join us as we find joy and create a little sparkle in the everyday!


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Top 10 Favorites

Cinnamon roll cake sliced on parchment paper.

Easy Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe with Cake Mix

Slice of chocolate eclair cake on a white plate next to a mint leaf.

Easy Chocolate Eclair Cake | No-Bake Layered Dessert

Plate of Boston custard pie cookies topped with chocolate.

Quick and Easy Boston Cream Pie Cookies Recipe

Purple chalice filled with fairy shortbread bites mini cookies.

Cute Fairy Shortbread Bites Recipe: 100 Fairy Cookies

A plate of marry me chicken on top of pasta with the skillet in the background.

Easy Marry Me Chicken Recipe with Creamy Keto Option

French silk pie cookies on a tray.

Easy French Silk Pie Cookies Recipe with Sugar Cookie Crust

Layers of pudding, marshmallow, whipped topping, and graham crackers.

Unforgettable S’mores Pudding Cups Recipe

Four banana split pudding cups with whipped cream, sprinkles, and cherries.

No-Bake Banana Split Pudding Cups Recipe

Bowl of yellow oreo truffles with spring colors and sprinkles.

Light and Creamy Lemon OREO Truffles

Flat lay of pieces of cookie dough bark candy.

Cookie Dough Bark

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Holiday Treats

a hand holding a candy cane shortbread cookie

Mini Candy Cane Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Grinch-themed mini shortbread bites on a tray.

Grinch Bites Mini Holiday Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Chocolate chip pecan cookies next to bourbon.

Rich and Nutty Brown Butter Bourbon Cookies

Serving a slice of sugar cookie pie.

Easy Christmas Sugar Cookie Pie Recipe


Delicious Drinks

Red velvet hot cocoa topped with whipped cream and red heart sprinkles.
Drinks

Creamy Red Velvet Hot Chocolate Recipe

Glass full of ice, coke, and marshmallow fluff, topped with a cherry.
Drinks

How to Make the Viral Fluffy Coke Drink

Cookie pudding shots on a tray with more Biscoff cookies.
Drinks

Biscoff Cookie RumChata Pudding Shots Recipe

Clear glass of punch with cranberries and cinnamon sticks with holiday decor on the table.
Drinks

Cranberry and Cinnamon Christmas Punch Recipe