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Easter Egg Truffles (again)
It's tricky writing a food blog. On one hand, you want to try new recipes to keep people coming back. On the other, you have favorite recipes you just love, […]
Cadbury Cupcakes (again)
Some recipes deserve a repost. Cadbury Cupcakes are an Easter favorite. Most of my conversations this year went like this: Me: "Hi family members! It's so great we're getting together for dinner. […]
Saturday Morning Smoothie
It's (finally) the weekend! To celebrate I made smoothies. Easy, healthy and high in protein, these spruce up any day of the week. Saturday Morning Smoothies Makes 2 tall glasses Ingredients: 1 1/2 C […]
Big Easy Bread Pudding with Rum Caramel Sauce
We just got back from New Orleans. One of the most enjoyable parts was a Cajun and Creole Cooking Class. We made everything from jambalaya to gumbo and I went […]
Lemon Tarts
Everyone in my family loves lemon- lemon ricotta cookies, lemon cupcakes and copycat lemon loaf. Lemon tarts are a bit like lemon bars with a creamy, tart filling on shortbread crust. […]
Nutella Microwave Cake
Cooking cake in the microwave feels rebellious. Kind of like eating dessert first (I do this), skipping church (I do this too) and buying extra shoes at a Nordstrom sale (I'm a first […]
Copycat Cranberry Bliss Bars
I've ended up at Starbucks a lot over the last few weeks. While I go with local coffee (Compass Coffee is a favorite), one of my sisters has an eggnog […]
Cinnamon Crunch Coffee Cake
It's December 1st tomorrow and I'm excited for the holiday season to begin. It's easy to be enthusiastic when you're in the warm house baking as your husband is out in […]
Vanilla Latte Scones
Our family goes for a walk on Thursday morning before Thanksgiving. While it doesn't even come close to cancelling the calories, it gives us a chance to run the dogs […]
Copycat Lemon Loaf
This is a copycat recipe for Starbucks' famous Lemon Loaf cake. While it's hard to beat the original, this recipe is darn close. The best news? You can make the […]