You guys. This chocolate ice cream lover has just fallen head over heels for vanilla. Big time. Lately, I can't stop thinking about frozen custard. I blame[...]

Fleur de Sel Caramels...they sound so fancy. Trader Joe's Fleur de Sel Caramels are described as "hand made caramel with Fleur de Sel, a hand harvested sea[...]

“Stone Fruit”…doesn’t that just sound so fancy? Well, all it means is to run through the Farmer’s Market (ok…you[...]

I was in Target this week looking for desserts for dudes dessert inspiration. Actually, I was hoping to find the new Peanut Butter Cup Oreos (no luck), but[...]

I know, I know. It's Sunday. Forgive me? We promise to be on time next week. Maybe. This week's installment features Trader Joe's Milk Chocolate Covered Peanut[...]

Kiddo rarely asks for my help these days...unless you count help with his hair, help finding his shoes, help ironing his shirt...especially with school work.[...]

Quick breads. Oh, you evil temptresses. I try *not* to bake quick breads often because I love them so much. My muffin top should probably be referred to as a[...]

Even before this series started, I'd never purchased anything from the little bakery section in Trader Joe's. It's easy to miss, tucked in the back of the[...]

We had friends over for dinner a few weeks ago. I'm not sure why this is such a rare occurrence. No matter where we lived growing up, my parents belonged to a[...]

If you're asking yourself, Where's the Beef ...don't worry. It's not in these cookies. These chocolate cut-out cookies are just decorated to look like a side[...]

I love that kiddo and I have a routine now...every Thursday or Friday after school, we pop into Trader Joe's and pick out our dessert to review. You would[...]

(my version of a day late and a dollar short.) So, I had good intentions of having these cookies ready for Cinco de Mayo. It was an exceptionally busy week[...]

"Do not bake cookies before dinner. Do not bake cookies before dinner. Do not bake cookies before dinner..." Today was one of those days. You know those days[...]

Our Trader Joe's dessert review this week starts in the freezer section...with the Hold the Cone! Mini Ice Cream Cones (chocolate variety). Trader Joe's[...]

For the past few months, I've been having stencil angst. Yes, actual angst over an actual piece of plastic for cookie decorating. For real. Maybe you feel this[...]