** Photos updated as of April 2014 School started last week here. My son went for the first 2 days, and then was home sick. Somehow he managed to get Strep in the first 2 days of school, really? It was a long weekend of trying to get him better. His fever has been impossible…
Dessert Recipes for every occasion! Chocolate, Vanilla, Fruity....you name it!
Vanilla Bean Shortbread
I am excited to be guest posting over at Caleigh’s Kitchen today! I was so happy when Amber emailed me and asked me to guest post. I love her site. She is very creative, and makes wonderful things in the kitchen. Amber is visiting one of my favorite parts of the country this week, Yellowstone! …
Blackberry Crumb Cake
Until recently I didn’t think that I liked Blackberries. Not sure how I came to this conclusion, but I have been going off of it for years. Then they were in a fruit salad recently, and I was feeling adventurous and thought what the heck. I live on the edge, don’t I? Well, I liked…
Nutella Cupcakes
Yesterday I posted about Homemade Nutella. It was delicious! I doubled the recipe, because I knew I wanted to make something really good with it. I wasn’t sure what it would be, but after some careful thought, I decided cupcakes! I actually had some cake batter in the freezer from back when I made Molten…
Chocolate Caramel Dipped Pretzels
Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing day. Today I bring you my first Guest Post. I would like to introduce you to Janet. She writes over at From Cupcakes to Caviar. She has a great sense of humor. You will leave her site hungry and laughing! Today she…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Macarons
I interrupt my strawberry series to bring you Macarons. Hopefully you will find them equally delicious! Before I started blogging, I had never heard of a French Macaron. Then I saw them everywhere, and everyone made them look so pretty, but they had a reputation of being so technically difficult. I was scared to…
Homemade Milky Ways
Milky Way’s are one of my all time favorite candy bars. Since I have started blogging I have seen people making all sorts of candy and crackers and other stuff I never would have thought you could do at home. So when I was trying to come up with something to give my son’s…
Pavlova
I hope everyone had a great long weekend. We got lots done around our house, our yard, and spent time with friends. It was a good weekend, but now back to reality! At least until Friday when we go to see family for a few days! My Sister-in-Law will be up with her kids from…
Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you have ever wondered if there was a way to add more calories and make a more delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie – I have the answer for you. It is a resounding YES!! Thanks to everyone in the blogosphere who have published cookies like this on their site, I couldn’t resist. You take an…
Dessert Wontons
Happy Sunday morning to everyone! Hope your weekend is going well, and you have a great start to the week! It has been rainy all weekend here, so we haven’t gotten to do much. I took my 6 year old to see the movie Hop yesterday, very cute! Today….organizing a closet. I know, you are…
Monthiversary!
Today marks the day I have had my blog for a month!!! Wow, have I learned a lot in a month. And boy, do I still have a lot to learn! I am choosing to live in denial right now that blogger went down yesterday, and my post from yesterday is just lost in cyber…
Margarita Cake
Friday was Girls Night In, as I wrote about earlier this week. We had a fabulous spread of Mexican food – chips, salsa, guacamole, enchiladas and more! To top off all of this great food, I thought we needed a yummy dessert. This usually is not a problem for me! But, there is a big…
Churros
Deep fried dough covered in cinnamon and sugar…..yyyuuuummmm! Seems like a lot of work to recreate a home though, right? That is until I came across Forgiving Martha! She had the genius idea of using puff pastry dough!! Really, puff pastry dough? Accessible at any grocery store (except of course when I want it Target…
Sugar Cookies
So the final task of the birthday weekend was to make something for the 6 year old to take to school. We discussed cupcakes, and muffins, but finally decided on sugar cookies. But of course, we had to turn them into something Star Wars. Apparently my son isn’t the only boy obsessed with Star Wars…