candy · chocolate · Desserts · Healthy and Delicious · whole 30 paleo

5 Ingredient, 5 Minute: Primal Fudge

As I have mentioned previously, my husband and I recently completed the Whole30 challenge.  Basically we went for 30 days eating only whole, unprocessed foods.  No sugar, no dairy, no grains, no legumes, no alcohol (gasp!) In other words: 30 days of torture. That said, we had amazing results in our health and our waistlines,… Continue reading 5 Ingredient, 5 Minute: Primal Fudge

cookies

World’s Greatest Peanut Butter Cookies

This is one of my very favorite peanut butter cookie recipes.  Simple and sweet.  Nobody stops at just one. They are quick and easy enough to make “just because” and you probably have all the ingredients in your pantry already. My kids and I made a batch of these to send in to my husband’s… Continue reading World’s Greatest Peanut Butter Cookies

chicken · Dinners

Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada Bake

I found this recipe about two years ago, and it quickly became one of my favorite weeknight dinners.  It comes together in just a few minutes (especially if you use a rotisserie chicken) and it has become kind of a “thing” for me now, when I make my Costco run at the start of each… Continue reading Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada Bake

Desserts · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving) · pies

5 Ingredient, 5 MINUTE Apple Tart

You guys.  This is one of the best desserts I have ever made, and you know I don’t say that lightly.  It was perfection.  The buttery flaky puff pastry.  The sweet brown sugar and cinnamon mixed with the tart granny smith apples.  It could not have been better balanced or more delicious.  And I slaved… Continue reading 5 Ingredient, 5 MINUTE Apple Tart

bars · Desserts

“Starbucks” Michigan Cherry Oat Bars

I’ve spoken of my Starbucks addiction before, most recently, I barred my Starbucks soul to you all in a confessional while I was describing my Starbucks Iced Lemon Pound Cake to you all.  The addiction continues. When I posted that recipe on my Facebook page, a friend of mine commented and said now she just… Continue reading “Starbucks” Michigan Cherry Oat Bars

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Disneyland’s Matterhorn Macaroons

Far and away, the best thing I put in my mouth when I was in Disneyland a few weeks ago was the Matterhorn Macaroon from the Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe.  I went into my vacation armed with a list from the Disney Food Blog of all the “must eats” that I still hadn’t tried, and… Continue reading Disneyland’s Matterhorn Macaroons

cinnamon rolls · Desserts

Baked Churros – Same Taste, Less Guilt

It’s no secret to anybody who knows me that I love Disneyland.  It is my happiest place.  I love that the second I enter through the tunnel, I no longer feel like a 34 year old; I feel like a 7 year old.  Well, now I have three kids, so maybe I’ve aged to like… Continue reading Baked Churros – Same Taste, Less Guilt