Level Up Your Next Batch of Brownies by Adding these 2 Ingredients to the Top! Bake your favorite homemade brownies or box brownie mix. Then right after you pull them out of the oven, you top them with 2 ingredients. From there you can let them cool...or you can swirl those ingredients together - you can't go wrong either way. And in the end, you'll have … [Read more...]
Amish Cinnamon Bread
This Amish Cinnamon Bread is a no-knead "quick bread" that everyone will love! Amish Cinnamon Bread is a sweet, quick bread that doesn't require any kneading, and can be made with a few common ingredients you already have in your pantry! It makes for the perfect breakfast, snack or dessert. What is Amish Cinnamon Bread? Amish Cinnamon Bread is no-knead bread that … [Read more...]
Patriotic Star Brownies
Jazz up your next patriotic holiday get together with these simple, decorated star shaped brownies! Love me some brownies and I really love making them all festive and such - this time with some frosting and red-white-blue sprinkles and mini M&Ms! You don't have to be a super cake decorator to pull this off either... And if you'd like to make homemade … [Read more...]
Patriotic Snack Mix
I promise if you make a bowl of this red-white-and-blue deliciousness for your July 4th celebration...it will be gone before the end of the day. (Maybe faster, if you're feeding a large crowd!) What you'll love about this Patriotic Snack Mix is not only how flavorful and how the sweet and salty play off of each other, but also how budget friendly it is to put together! Just … [Read more...]
Patriotic White Chocolate Popcorn
I've got another amazing Patriotic treat for you! Earlier this week, I shared a simple patriotic snack mix...and today it's a simple popcorn with a sweet red-white-and-blue drizzle. I'm sharing this one over a week ahead...in case you want to order the blue baking chips. (The other items you should be able to find at your grocery store.) The blue baking chips can be found on … [Read more...]
Patriotic Flag Brownies
Level up your next patriotic holiday get together with these simple, decorated flag-shaped brownies! Love me some brownies and I really love making them all festive and such - this time with some frosting and red-white-blue M&Ms! You don't have to be a super cake decorator to pull this off either... And if you'd like to make homemade brownies instead of a … [Read more...]
Drop Sugar Cookies with Homemade Strawberry Frosting
"Drop" sugar cookies, baked to perfection, and then topped with a smooth, creamy and flavorful homemade strawberry frosting. Stop what you are doing right now and go get some butter and eggs out of the fridge. Then get this cookie dough made and back into the fridge to chill. I know it can be hard to wait for dough and cookies to chill...but with these, patience … [Read more...]
Leprechaun Pancake Bites
I was recently issued a challenge - create a fun snack or party food using any of the Big G cereals. I chose Lucky Charms. For two reasons, it's our family's official "treat cereal" and because St. Patrick's Day is fast approaching. Even though I was working in these amazing kitchens with just about anything at my disposal, I still wanted to make something that … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Peanut Butter Cookies
As a busy mom, I love seeing adorable and delicious ideas like this...because this is actually something that I can pull off...that doesn't require the skill of a surgeon or expert cookie decorator! (lol) I sometimes get discouraged when I see all the amazing and clever ideas for holiday treats......and then realize that I'm just not that pinteresting mom. So I don't even … [Read more...]
Mega M&M Valentine’s Cookies
Do you ever see those cute little treats and snacks and love-ly ideas for V-Day on Pinterest and think...there's no way in the world that's gonna happen!?! But that's adorbs. I get it...I'm that Pinterest wannabe mom. But I love being silly and clever with food too. I'm just not that great at cleverly (or steadily) decorating cookies. But...I can make a mean chocolate … [Read more...]