I was recently approached by Brach’s Candy Company and asked to develop a recipe using some of their holiday candies. Since I use their delicious candies every year around the holidays (starting with their Candy Corn at Halloween) of course, I said “yes!” I was delighted to discover that they make a bag of pre-crushed… Continue reading Festive White Peppermint Fudge
I remember back in the day when I thought I didn’t like coconut. Boy, am I glad I’m past that, because I am obsessed- obsessed with coconut macaroons. They are my ultimate throw-together-in-5-minutes dessert when I want to make something yummy but have very little time. To spruce these babies up for the holidays, I… Continue reading Coconut Macaroon Thumbprints
Well all, fall is officially here, and I have been too busy to enjoy it so far (to say the least!) We have been moving to a new home, putting our “old house” on the market, preparing for a trip to Disneyland (in 3 days!) dealing with a sickie poo kiddo, and generally been running around like… Continue reading Caramel Apple Bread Pudding
Whenever you’re making a new recipe from Paula Deen, you know it’s going to be bad. Or good. Or so bad it’s good. Or so good it’s bad. Do you know what I mean? Butter. Eggs. Sugar. Cream Cheese. All the bad things that are also the good things. Fall is here! Fall is here!… Continue reading Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake
Oh my gosh you guys. I am obsessed with this cake. Obsessed. My sweet neighbor, Amanda, brought me over a giant bag of plums this week. Giant. This sweet, delicious fruit is amazing to just eat fresh, but she brought me so many, I thought “I better find something to bake with these! I found… Continue reading Plum Upside Down Cake
Anybody who know me will attest- I am not what you would call outdoorsy. In fact, I’m pretty much the opposite. I don’t go camping where they don’t have toilets, hiking is my idea of hell, and I do not enjoy being sticky, dirty, and sweaty, I do not like bugs. Hanging out on a… Continue reading Easy Homemade Blackberry Pie
A few years ago, I just had to have an ice cream maker. Had to. I had memories of the homemade strawberry ice cream my parents used to make (in the old time ice cream makers with the rock salt) and pictured myself lazing away the summer months with my kids making hundreds of different… Continue reading Maple and Salted Almond Ice Cream
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