Recipes

Peppermint and I have some things in common, namely, that we are both close personal friends with chocolate, and we're both tired of cherries and strawberries monopolizing the Valentines Day dessert scene...

I already know this Valentines Day is going to be a good one, because I get to celebrate it with my blog buds! We're back!..

Pudding cookies are so awesome. They're all soft and chewy and flavorful. And when you use strawberry pudding in the cookies, it makes them pink. Which is just darn cute...

I love having meatballs as game day food. They're small enough to be a snack, but unlike the chips and cookies and breads we usually have, meatballs make you feel like you've eaten real food instead of just junk food...

My latest obsession is cake batter dip. Lawd have mercy, I can't stop myself. The kids LOVE when I make this stuff. LOVE it. They basically fight over it, and I have to threaten them to get them to share...

Today the sun came out, I woke up in a good mood, and it was time to bake something fun... just for fun. I found some cream cheese in the fridge just begging to be baked with, and I figured my chocolate cake would taste amazing with a little cheesec..

This is the part where I tell you about my absolute favorite way to make garlic bread sticks. I love it because it gives you an easy way to create single servings that are just the right size, and also, the texture is perfect, just the way I like it..

Someday I'm going to come up with a fantastic Key Lime Pie recipe. In the meantime, I really want that sweet lime flavor in a cookie...

It was pure torture, waiting for them to bake, waiting for them to cool, waiting for them to be photographed before I could swan dive face first into them...

Nothing against cold cereal, but your family will know they are getting something special when they eat homemade granola, especially when it's still a little warm...