Here’s a shock for all of you. My husband is married to me (obviously). I love to bake. I can make him almost anything he wants for his birthday dessert. But do you know what he wants every. single year? He wants boxed funfetti cake mix cake with rainbow chip frosting, baked in a 9×13… Continue reading Buttery Birthday Cake Cookies
Softbatch Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies Oh. My. Goodness. These are so good. Obviously, we don’t worry about raw cookie dough around here. 🙂 Throw out every other chocolate chip cookie recipe I have ever given you, because these were the best ever. I don’t know why 2 teeny tiny little ounces of cream cheese… Continue reading Softbatch Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies
Do you have any honorary family members? You know, people who are not actually related to you by blood, but who grew up with you and attended all of your family functions, etc.? I have two such people, and my siblings and cousins and I call them our “fake cousins.” Lauren and Leiya are the… Continue reading Simple and Delicious Coconut Macaroons
Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler My husband came home from work with this recipe raving about it, telling me I had to make it. His co-worker’s wife made it and sent it into work, and he said it was one of the best things he’d ever eaten. My mother in law just so happens to also love… Continue reading Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
One of my favorite indulgences is dinner at The Melting Pot. The Melting Pot is a fondue restaurant, and while I am not wild about the meat course of the meal, the cheese and chocolate courses are to die for. My favorite chocolate selection is “The Original” which is is a milk chocolate fondue, swirled… Continue reading "Melting Pot" Chocolate Peanut Butter Fondue
You may have noticed that I don’t have many cheesecake recipes on here. In fact, I think I only have one, for a cinnamon roll cheesecake. It is not for lack of cheesecake love. It’s actually a long story. The short version is that I had a cheesecake recipe in a cookbook that I loved… Continue reading Perfect New York Cheesecake
This dessert could not be easier, and has a rich, homey, and old fashioned sort of taste and texture. It will make you want to curl up with a blanket and a scoop of ice cream and watch old movies on your couch all night. Alternatively, you could do what I did, and serve it… Continue reading Hot Fudge Pie
Rumbly in my Tumbly 