Desserts & Sweets

New pencils, backpacks, markers, loose-leaf paper, colored folders...this is what back-to-school is all about, right? I used to love school supplies, before I[...]

Salted caramel. Have you tried it? Now, I'm a chocolate girl, through and through, but salted caramel has me a bit smitten. I had a salted caramel cupcake in[...]

My mom was one of those people who had a great group of girlfriends wherever we lived. There were always parties and get-togethers and celebrations. Her[...]

I've always wanted to say that. Now if I can just figure out a reason to title a post, " 'ello Govna. " Let's talk about these cereal bars for a minute.[...]

For the last Desserts for Dudes post this year, I'm rolling out the cupcakes. Cupcakes are not traditionally considered "dude food" around here. Too dainty,[...]

Last year if you would have told me that I'd write two blog posts on running, I would have laughed (and laughed, and laughed some more). What I always said[...]

I'm going to be totally honest with you. Gluten-free scares me. To be more precise, it intimidates the HECK out of me. Rice flour, tapioca starch, xanthan[...]

You remember my Uncle Mike , right? Well, every time he visited when we were growing up, my mom would make Pecan Chewies. So, when Uncle Mike came for a visit[...]

Please tell me you do things like this, too... A friend, let's call her Cheryl , tells you about making desserts in push-pop containers. You then see a blog[...]

Brunch is a beautiful thing. You don't have to wake up early, and really, anything goes at brunch...spicy sausage & egg casseroles, bubbly mimosas, and[...]

As much as I love...and I DO love...turning on my oven and baking up some goodies, I also love having a few recipes up my sleeve that require no oven, no stove[...]

Do you have an idea book? You know, a binder where you store all of the great ideas you see in magazines? Kinda like retro Pinterest. { Remember life before[...]

Here's the dill, pickle. Cake decorating is not one of my gifts. Case in point, this R2D2 cake . So, when I had the chance to try the Cricut Cake Mini , I[...]

I toyed with the idea of calling these QPTWB Muffins (Quite Possibly the World's Best Muffins), but it seemed a little braggy...and difficult to say. I[...]

Confession: Until yesterday, I had never eaten a Peep. We grew up in an all-chocolate-and-jelly-bean Easter basket family. {I love Easter.} So, fast-forward[...]