With Memorial Day coming up, I thought I’d share a few recipes this week that are great for any barbecues you might be planning in honor of the holiday. Celebrate the red, white and blue with these vanilla cupcakes topped with whipped buttercream frosting and fresh blueberries and raspberries. They’re a simple yet beautiful dessert … Continue reading Red, White & Blue Cupcakes with Blueberries and Raspberries
Today, May 18, is I Love Reeses’s Day, so it seemed like a good time to dig into my recipe archives from my food blogging days for some peanut butter/chocolate treats. Here’s an oldie but a goodie – peanut butter chocolate layer bars! Simple yellow cake mix is tweaked with the addition of creamy peanut … Continue reading Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Layer Bars
If you’re been to one of my kids birthday parties, you’ve probably eaten one of these buttery cookie cutter cookies! When Henry was turning 1, I was looking for a party favor that I thought everyone would enjoy. It was a Mickey theme, and the kids attending were receiving Mickey or Minnie ears, but I … Continue reading Easy Buttery Roll-Out Cookie Cutter Cookies
For Easter dessert this year, my niece is making brownies and to make sure we have the “Easter Food Groups” represented, I said I’d cover carrot cake. My son (who HATES carrots) told me several times while I looked at different carrot cake recipes that he hopes these don’t TASTE like carrots, and that he … Continue reading For Easter (or Any Spring Occasion): Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Looking for something cute, tasty and easy to make for Easter? I’ve got you covered. For this dessert, you’ll take the simple Oreo pudding “dirt” treat and give it a little decorative twist for Easter. The standard dirt recipe is simply chocolate pudding topping with crushed Oreos, and then I typically think of it topped … Continue reading Easy Easter Dessert: Oreo Dirt Cups with Chocolate Covered Strawberry Carrots
If you followed my old food page where I posted recipes and restaurant news, you might remember this recipe. But since peanut butter & chocolate are a duo that I can never get enough of, I figured it was worth sharing again here! (Especially since that old site doesn’t exist anymore!) This recipe pays tribute … Continue reading Homemade (And a Bit Healthier!) Peanut Butter Chocolate Eggs
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