Recipes

I decided to throw together some last minute cookie bars, and I seriously considered a repeat of the Coconut Chocolate Chip Bars. But my chocolate cravings got the best of me, and with the presence of cocoa powder, mint chocolate chips, AND mint patt..

My talented cousin told me in a Facebook post about her delicious grilled PB&J sandwiches, with bananas and chocolate chips. I mean, let's face it, the idea is brilliant...

You should know that it doesn't bother me ONE BIT to have cobbler instead of cake. In fact, I bought the biggest Costco-sized box of blackberries I could find, and made this cobbler twice. Once for me, and once for Carla...

There's something about pecans that reminds me of my grandfather, because he man loovvves butter pecan. We always had butter pecan ice cream and pecan sandies at their house...

I have created one of the most unusual and unplanned (and, by the way, not that messy) recipes I have ever done. Even the recipe card below will be full of estimates and no measurements whatsoever. And Robb was right, it suited me just fine...

Not too long ago, we went to this fancy donut place in town, and Robb got a toasted coconut donut, which is one of the best things in the entire world. I wanted to capture that same flavor in this milkshake. I knew I hit a home run when I heard Rob..

We all have our little struggles and our little preferences, I guess. I love a good chocolate chip cookie and Robb loves anything coconut. It's the kind of love that makes the world go round. Put them together and you have heaven on earth...

The Lizard finally settled on Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake for his birthday, which is just fine with me. My family's love of chocolate and peanut butter is practically legend. As if chocolate peanut butter cake and peanut butter frosting weren't en..

I just loved this cookie when it took the form of gingerbread last winter. It was excellent with the dark chocolate cocoa I had for breakfast. Which probably explains why I'm dieting now...

I was actually worried the family would devour it before I had a chance to photograph it, because I left the house for several hours, while the Hippie Chick and I attended a bridal shower. You never know what will happen to those unattended treats i..