Christmas season means finding fruit cake for sale in all the stores. Lots of fruit cake. Actually, any more than zero is too much for me. I don’t like fruit cake. It doesn’t look enticing to me at all. Today is Foodie Extravaganza day and […]
Desserts
Lemon Brownies
Mine would have to be anything citrus. Growing up in Arizona you know it’s springtime when you can smell sweet orange blossoms in the air. It’s a scent than can’t be faked or reproduced, but tickles my nostrils in all the right ways and leaves […]
FRENCH TOAST BITES
I am obsessed with the idea of brunch. My husband always makes fun of me for it because he doesn’t really understand why it wouldn’t just be called lunch. Every time I use the word “brunch” he responds with “oh, you mean lunch?”. I suppose […]
Christmas Rice Krispie Trees
Guys, Christmas is coming up SO soon!! I’m listening to my Mariah Carey Christmas album as I speak (or..type..but you get the picture.) These Rice Krispie TREES (nice play on words, huh?) are such a fun holiday treat to make and eat! And seriously, don’t […]
CHRISTMAS MAGIC COOKIE BARS
I’ve got spring fever and I’ve got it bad. I’ve had enough snow, enough cold, enough frosty car windows when I leave for work in the morning – enough already! I even wore a dress last week because it was just above 40 (I’m not […]
THE CHEESECAKE PROJECT – A LIGHT, CREAMY CHEESECAKE RECIPE
Warning: this is not your typical New York style, dense cheesecake. Despite its appearance of looking overbaked when it comes out of the oven, this is a light and creamy cheesecake recipe that’s a cross between a New York, Japanese, and European cheesecake. This cheesecake uses a combination of cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, […]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
This is my favorite fudge. It’s my own recipe that I have perfected over the 35 years that I have been making it.And now I want to share it with you. The key to making it is to cook on medium heat, slowly bringing it […]
Perfect Chocolate Fudge
What is your favorite Christmas Goodies. Is it fudge? This Perfect Chocolate Fudge is exactly that PERFECT! My daughter-in-law made this fudge and I can’t tell you how good it is. Perfect consistency, perfect flavor, and perfectly easy to make. It can’t get better than […]
Cinnamon Crinkle Cookies
You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Tried These Cinnamon Crinkle Cookies! Keep reading to discover an easy cinnamon cookie recipe that yields the most delicious holiday treats with tender, chewy centers and crisp, crinkled edges. These cinnamon crinkle cookies are a total crowd-pleaser and a Christmas […]
SNOWBALL COOKIES
I think it’s about time we all started Christmas cookie baking, because you know, it’s never too early for cookies, is it? It totally feels like Christmas here, I mean, it’s so darn cold that it looks as if we were in the middle of […]
Grilled Pound Cake Dessert
Can you believe that until last week I had never turned on the grill by myself? For the month of July I decided it was high time to do Operation Use My Grill and I’ve wrangled Scott into participating with me. If you’re not familiar with […]
White Chocolate Blueberry Cheesecake
Cheesecake is like oatmeal – there is a million ways to prepare it, one yummier than the otherThis week I decided to combine two of my all time favorites in it: White Chocolate and Blueberries. The flavors go together deliciously and with the blueberries on […]
AVOCADO CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES
Happy Monday, I hope you all had a lovely weekend! I’m still studying for my finals, so mine wasn’t the best, but I got to ran almost a full 13.1 miles while I trained on Saturday, which made me incredibly happy! Also, my weekend was […]
SKINNY CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES
These little babies here (the cupcakes, not the zucchinis. Dad picked one which was seventy times the size of my head yesterday, so there’s no way I can call them “little babies”), are the way I’ll be using this three-tons worth of summer produce. Who’s complaining? Not […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pancakes
Who here likes cookie dough for breakfast? (Time to picture me putting my hands up and all that jazz. I can never say no to cookies first thing in the morning!). Though I know what you’re all thinking now “Cookies? For breakfast? Are you right […]