This Peppermint Cheesecake With Brownie Crust recipe is perfect for the Christmas holidays. The cool, creamy, peppermint cheesecake is dotted with crunchy bits of peppermint bark and is finished off with a chewy brownie crust. Although I will continue making apple and pumpkin recipes through the holidays, I am so excited to start adding in […]
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Iced Chai Latte
This Iced Chai Latte is a cool and refreshing combination of chai tea, milk, and espresso over ice. This recipe is great for an afternoon pick-me-up! My sister works at a restaurant and she knows that I love chai tea so she mentioned to me recently that some of the diners order a dirty chai […]
S’mores Cake
Showstopping S’mores Cake with tender layers of chocolate cake, and fluffy graham cracker buttercream with chocolate ganache and toasted meringue on top. I saw a gorgeous S’mores Cake in my Instagram feed from Angel Food Bakery & Cafe in Minneapolis and couldn’t stop thinking about it. I had to try making my own version of […]
Red White and Blue Cake Recipe
The Red White and Blue Cake recipe is so pretty with three layers and fluffy cheesecake frosting. It will be a hit for the Fourth of July and Memorial Day! My Easter Cake recipe is wildly popular with my readers, so I decided to share a Red, White, and Blue Cake for the Fourth of […]
Chocolate Mint Brownies Recipe
This Chocolate Mint Brownies recipe will melt in your mouth! These bars are topped with mint buttercream and chocolate mint ganache. My husband and I have always loved chocolate and mint. One of the desserts we served at our wedding was homemade chocolate mint brownies. We asked friends and relatives to bring pans of brownies to serve. […]
Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes
This Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes recipe makes moist chocolate cupcake with a chocolate truffle stuffed in the middle and chocolate buttercream frosting on top! My birthday was last week and I started on a quest to make Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes inspired by a rich chocolate cupcake I had at Panera. These Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes have a […]
Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse
This Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse recipe is a delicious, creamy dessert that is so fun to serve from mini pumpkins! It’s perfect for Thanksgiving dinner. Have I ever mentioned that fall is my favorite season? Actually, I think that is a pretty common here in Minnesota. Contrary to popular belief, our summers are actually quite hot […]
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Our favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies are chewy, gooey and slightly crisp on the outside. This easy recipe results in flatter cookies that taste amazing! What is the one food item that you baked (or cooked) that inspired you to want to continue baking (or cooking)? It might be something you made when you were a […]
Chicken Club Quesadilla
This Chicken Club Quesadilla recipe is a fast, easy meal idea that is full of flavor. These quesadillas are stuffed with chicken, bacon, cheese and salsa! Ever since our anniversary trip to North Carolina, I’ve been wanting to make Chicken Club Quesadillas. I ordered them at Island’s Fresh Mex in Wilmington and they were fabulous. […]
Brown Butter Sugar Cookie Bars
Brown Butter Sugar Cookie Bars with Fluffy Buttercream Frosting are perfect for serving at parties and are easier to make than sugar cookies. Sugar cookie bars are perfect for when you don’t have time to make sugar cookies! All of the cookies are made in one pan and they are so delicious.
Key Lime Creme Brulee
This Key Lime Creme Brulee recipe is easy to make and tastes like key lime pie with a caramelized crust. Make this key lime dessert for a dinner party! Last month, my husband and son wanted to do some shopping at a local hobby shop that sells everything from model trains to radio control cars […]
Chocolate Ooey Gooey Bars
A recipe for Chocolate Ooey Gooey Bars that everyone will love with brownies on the bottom, marshmallow cream in the middle and Cocoa Pebbles Bars on top. Spring break and the Easter holiday are over. I hope you had a wonderful vacation. It was nice to have some time off of work and school but […]
Monster Cookie Bars Recipe
Monster cookie bars are so much easier to make than cookies! This monster cookie bars recipe includes oatmeal, peanut butter, M&M’s and chocolate chips. When I get a craving for cookies, I take out the ingredients, mix up the cookie dough (usually a double batch) and start forming the cookies, one cookie sheet at a […]
Oven Roasted Lemon Garlic Chicken with Vegetables
This easy dinner recipe for oven roasted lemon garlic chicken with vegetables is made in one pan. It is less work and there are less dishes to clean! As winter drags on, my eyes are glued to the weather app on my cell phone. And there is great news to report…there is a possibility of […]
Slow Cooker Blueberry Bread Pudding
This slow cooker blueberry bread pudding recipe with lemon sauce is a delicious dessert. It can also be a breakfast crock pot blueberry French toast bake! While this Slow Cooker Blueberry Bread Pudding was cooking, I was wondering if I should call it bread pudding or french toast bake. Both blueberry bread pudding and blueberry […]
Slow Cooker Corn Chowder Recipe
Slow Cooker Corn Chowder Recipe with Potatoes and Ham | This easy crock pot recipe is the perfect comfort food for dinner! It will be a family favorite. At least once a week, I try to make a meal in my crock pot. With all of that use, I wore mine out and had been […]
Chocolate Chip Biscotti
This Chocolate Chip Biscotti recipe is the perfect thing to enjoy with a cup of hot chocolate! Make some to share during winter activities. You can enjoy these crispy, twice-baked cookies year-round, but we really enjoy them in the winter because they are perfect for dunking in hot cocoa!
Microwave Spaghetti Squash
Here’s how to cook spaghetti squash in the microwave. You can slice it in half or cook it whole! Only takes 12 minutes in the microwave! Today, I am sharing how to microwave spaghetti squash. I’ve found that the microwave is the easiest and fastest way to cook spaghetti squash. There are two options for […]
Crock Pot Peanut Clusters
Crockpot Peanut Clusters are so easy to make in a slow cooker and everyone loves them. They can cook while you are baking other goodies! In the spirit of holiday giving, I offered to do some baking for my husband to deliver to some of his favorite clients, his team, and his co-workers. Since I […]
Peppermint Mocha Java Jar
Peppermint Mocha Java Jar is a homemade gift idea that is so easy to assemble! Mason jar gifts are fun to make, and everyone loves to receive them! My daughter’s favorite coffee drink of the entire year is the Ho Ho Mocha Mint from Caribou. She waits for it all year. When she can’t have […]
Chocolate Mint Milkshake
This Chocolate Mint Milkshake recipe is a cool, creamy combination of ice cream, coffee, mint, and chocolate topped with whipped cream! My husband’s favorite flavored coffee drink is a grasshopper or mint condition, so this is the milkshake version of those coffee drinks, and it is so delicious!
Cadbury Mini Eggs Layer Cake
A beautiful Cadbury Mini Eggs Layer Cake for Easter and spring celebrations. This cake has 3 pastel layers, buttercream frosting, and pastel chocolate eggs. What is it about Easter candy? I think it might be my favorite holiday candy. I love all of the chocolates and bright spring colors from the Cadbury eggs to the […]
Funfetti Ooey Gooey Bars
Funfetti Ooey Gooey Bars are fun to eat with a rainbow of colors. It’s a combo of a cake mix cookie bars recipe and Fruity Pebbles Bars recipe! Disclosure: Smuckers sent me free samples of some new products and I use the cake mix in this post. #smuckersfirsttaste I had big baking plans last week […]
Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups
These Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups made with sugar cookie dough are filled with hot chocolate ganache, have a pretzel handle and mini marshmallows on top! Disclosure: Pillsbury provided me with Pillsbury Dough Products. All opinions are 100% my own. Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups are perfect for cold winter days and they are a fun holiday […]
Slow Cooker White Chili With Chicken
This Slow Cooker White Chili with Chicken with chicken and white beans is super easy to make in a crockpot and is the perfect family dinner for busy weekdays. Things have once again gotten really busy! When things get busy, family life still goes on. Everyone needs clean clothes, dishes need to be washed and everyone […]
Gifts In A Jar Homemade Gift Ideas
Gifts in a Jar are a fun way to give presents! These gift ideas are perfect for the holidays. Jars for artists, bakers, crafters, and more. This post is sponsored by Ball. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ve been making gifts in a jar for two years now. It all started with my Everything In A […]
Peanut Butter Cup Crownies
This post is sponsored by McCormick and the Mom It Forward Blogger Network. All opinions are 100% mine. Peanut Butter Crownies are brownies topped with peanut butter cookies, peanut butter buttercream frosting and peanut butter cups. With the kids back in school and the holidays just around the corner, it is time for bake sales […]
Pedicure In A Jar
A Pedicure In A Jar is a cute mason jar gift filled with a foot soak, sugar scrub, foot lotion, and mini pedicure supplies! Earlier this summer, I went on an annual girlfriend’s getaway weekend. I have been friends with the ladies I went with for most of our lives, and my friends are truly […]
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