My mom asked me to make a Black Forest Cake for one of her co-workers for their birthday. I am pregnant and tired and lazy, and running out of patience by about noon these days, so I said no. Then I felt bad and did some googling and found these Black Forest Cupcakes on Cooking… Continue reading Black Forest Cupcakes
Shame on me. I should know myself better by now than to make something titled “Apple Snickerdoodle Cobbler” when I am 5 months pregnant and eating everything in sight. Seriously. It’s like I want to gain 65 lbs. My brother’s lovely girlfriend Lexie sent me the pin on pinterest, knowing that I would want it… Continue reading Apple Snickerdoodle Cobbler
This is one of my very favorite chili recipes. The best part is that you chop up two – yes, TWO things, and then you just throw everything else into the crockpot for the day. No meat browning, no bean soaking. It’s a simple, delicious, and very hearty chili. Serve it up with some cornbread,… Continue reading Black Bean and Steak Chili
Baking disasters. They are the absolute worse. Almost nothing makes me grouchier. As I see it, there are two kinds of baking disasters: Those of epic proportions (like a cheesecake that cost $30 to make and then doesn’t turn out, a Pyrex bowl full of hot lemon curd actually exploding all over your kitchen, or… Continue reading Candy Corn Sugar Cookie Bars
I was sold on this cookie recipe as soon as I saw the name of the blog recommending it: Butter with a Side of Bread. Sounds right up my alley, right? Boom. These were good. You could taste every ingredient. The butter. The sugar. The salt. The peanut butter. They were pretty much perfect. My… Continue reading World’s Greatest Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
I love making sweet quick breads (that are really cakes) and calling them “breads,” because it makes me feel so much healthier- even though I’m not fooling anybody. This applesauce streusel bread is one of those love at first bite kind of breads. It is packed full of the flavors of fall- cinnamon, apples, pumpkin… Continue reading Spiced Applesauce Streusel Bread
This is one of my very favorite recipes, because not only is it quick and easy to make, but it seriously tastes like it has been simmering over a stove the entire day. Chicken noodle soup doesn’t need to do that to be amazing. It is homey and comforting, and one of my very favorites.… Continue reading Weeknight Chicken Noodle Soup (still as good as Grandma’s)
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