bars · brownies · Cakes and Cupcakes

Lunch Lady Brownies

Remember how great the school cafeteria food was when you were a kid?  I remember begging, begging my parents to let me buy lunch.  They were almost always like “No! You aren’t eating that crap!” but every once in a while their resistance would fade and in the face of their pleading 8 year old,… Continue reading Lunch Lady Brownies

Appetizers and Dips · Side Dishes & Salads · whole 30 paleo

Whole 30 Dump Ranch

Oh mylanta you guys.  I can’t believe I completed 45 days of Whole 30 in my life without making dump ranch. Big mistake.  Huge. I finally made dump ranch today, and doing this recipe with the exact ingredients written, I swear to the heavens that I absolutely can’t tell the difference between this and homemade… Continue reading Whole 30 Dump Ranch

Breakfast · Desserts

I Made Cronuts, yo!

In case you aren’t familiar with cronuts, I will define: they are a mythical dessert item in which a croissant and a donut fall in love and have a baby: The Cronut. Turns out, and this is not shocking, that cronuts are a very dangerous thing to have in your home.  Not physically dangerous, of… Continue reading I Made Cronuts, yo!

Biscuits / Muffins / Scones · Breads · Breakfast · valentine's day

Strawberry Coffee Cake Muffins!

I put the ! after my recipe title because honestly, who’d have thought? I am CONSTANTLY looking for ways to use my fresh strawberries that are starting to turn the corner to “now or never” and these muffins were so good. Plus, now I have an on-the-go breakfast for my kids for the next couple… Continue reading Strawberry Coffee Cake Muffins!

bars · cookies · Desserts · valentine's day

Valentine’s Day Peanut Butter Blondies

I basically live my life like a 7 year old.  From holiday to holiday.  It’s constantly in the back of my mind. “Which holiday is next?” I decorate for all of them.  I basically take down my Christmas decor and replace it with Valentine’s Day.  Which I replace with St. Patrick’s Day. Which I replace… Continue reading Valentine’s Day Peanut Butter Blondies

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Easy Elf on the Shelf – My Greatest Hits

A non-food post, but one worth pinning if you have littles at home and you do Elf on the Shelf.  When it comes to Elf on the Shelf, people usually fall into one of three categories: They (a) hate the elf, think the elf is creepy, think the elf is stupid, think the elf is… Continue reading Easy Elf on the Shelf – My Greatest Hits

Biscuits / Muffins / Scones · Breakfast · chocolate

Chocolate Almond Braid and Blogging in January

Baking and blogging in January.  The struggle is real, folks. The struggle is real. First off, it starts to get dark here around 2pm.  I’m not a photographer and I don’t have any fancy equipment, so it is imperative that I have natural daylight to get good pictures.  In the summer, I can do this… Continue reading Chocolate Almond Braid and Blogging in January