Lemon Ricotta Cookies

ricotta cookies

You'd think having a cookie blog would be enough, right? I bake cookies, desserts, and snacks every week. The kids eat them like they're going out of style. And still the doctor says things like, "No restrictions on his diet, let him eat whatever ..

Brown Sugar Cake with Salted Caramel Dip

brown sugar recipe

When I informed Robb of an upcoming dinner get-together, and asked what I should make for dessert, cake and dip was his idea. Changing the chocolate dip to caramel dip was his idea, too. Changing the white cake to brown sugar cake was my idea, thou..

Monster Cookies

monster cookies

My latest new Food Blogger Problem involves my children, and their propensity to volunteer me to make cookies for all their parties and activities. This time, the offspring gave me notice, multiple reminders, and even recipe suggestions...

Lemon Pancakes with Lemon Syrup

lemon syrup

Pancakes are such a fantastic dinner choice. There's no chicken or bacon or cheese to make the dog crazy, and the kids love having pancakes. The adults are mostly focused on the lemon syrup...

Funfetti Oreo Stacks

funfetti

Since the neighbor and long time friend of the Hippie Chick was having a birthday, we wanted to celebrate with something, well... fun. And, obviously it's more fun if it has the word "fun" in it. Or if it has Oreos. And so I used both...

Grasshopper Cookies

mint oreo

I mean, it's soft, it's minty, it's got chopped chocolate mint cookies in it, the entire batch disappeared in less than 24 hours... it's basically the same old wonderful, delicious story...

Key Lime Fruit Dip

key-lime-fruit-dip-featured-2b

I know I should feel flattered when my family says, "Wow, this is good!" with surprise in their voices, after trying my latest dessert/snack concoction. But I don't. I feel kind of offended that they would be surprised...

Coconut Lime Poke Cake

Then I remembered the time I made Coconut Lime Sugar Cookies and decided I needed that flavor combination in my life again. So it really could not be a lime poke cake. It HAD to be a Coconut Lime Poke Cake. It was the only choice...

Pistachio Caramel Cookies & St. Patrick’s Collection

pudding cookies

Today, I joined up with some of my best bloggy friends to bring you this super-duper awesome collection of St. Patrick's Day recipes. It's radical, as we used to say when Nixon was in office...

Peppermint Popcorn Bark

chocolate peppermint

Since I'm addicted to the Food Bloggers Network, and I'm addicted to popcorn, this recipe was a natural leap. And, at the risk of tooting my own horn even more than usual, let me tell you that this might be my most brilliant concoction ever. Seriou..