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!

chocolate · christmas · cookies · Desserts

Coconut Macaroon Thumbprints

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

christmas · cookies

Betty Crocker’s Candy Cane Cookies

My obsession with Christmas is pretty much 100% my mom’s fault.  Christmas has just always been so much fun and so magical for me.  She went to great lengths to keep me believing in Santa Claus until she finally had to tell me the truth the summer before I started 7th grade after I got… Continue reading Betty Crocker’s Candy Cane Cookies

Biscuits / Muffins / Scones · Breakfast · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Simple Cinnamon Raisin Scones

Many people mistakenly believe that they shouldn’t eat anything for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning.  That they should “save room” in their stomach for the delicious feast they are going to eat later.   I believe this is a mistake.  Just like you stretch your muscles before a run, (not that I’d know anything about that)… Continue reading Simple Cinnamon Raisin Scones