As many of you know, I am self-professed fruit overbuyer/waster. Early last week I had a couple of ripe nectarines and a small amount of raspberries so I decided to turn them into mini pies. Conveniently I also had (1) nine inch Pillsbury pie crust, which allowed me to save some time and cheat a …
Do you ever go to the market and toss way too much produce into your cart? I do this all too often, but I just cannot resist summer fruits like peaches, nectarines and cherries! Sometimes I find myself ripping open the bag of cherries on the way home and ever so discreetly spit the pits …
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe for Parisian Apple Tartlets was chosen by Jessica of My Baking Heart. I am going to keep this post short and sweet because I am in a bit of a rush. This recipe was super easy…but that is where my excitement for these tartlets ended. Although it’s simple and …
Over the weekend I was linked to a Pound Cake recipe by my good pal and fellow blogger, Em . This recipe included sweetened condensed milk and that alone piqued my interest. Honestly, I was bored, it was Memorial Day and I had my fair share of planting flowers, so I headed off to the …
Over the weekend, I made a delectable dinner of barbequed baby back ribs with twice baked potatoes and grilled asparagus. I figured this would be plenty of food, but the boyfriend requested a dessert to accompany the feast. I did not want to make anything heavy considering the menu had enough fat and calories to …
As some of you may know…I suffer from a mild case of OCD which causes me to be a perfectionist in certain areas of my life as well as perseverate on things to the extent of driving myself a little batty! When I saw Ingrid’s recipe for Cinnamon Roll Cake, I thought about this sucker …
Spicy Salsa Ingredients 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes 1/2 onion, finely diced 2 cloves of garlic 1/2 lime, juiced 1 teaspoon salt fresh cracked pepper to taste 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 3/4 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 3/4 teaspoon chili powder 1 tablespoon Sriracha (or other hot chili sauce) 2 fresh …
The good folks at Wilton contacted me and asked if they could send me a copy of their new book, Brownie Fun. Like most people, I don’t mind free things at all, so I responded to their email and within a couple of days I had two copies of this book in my mailbox. Brownie …
With summer right around the corner I find myself compelled to make citrus-y desserts and cannot seem to walk out of the grocery store without a bag of key limes. Wednesday night I had some free time, so I figured I would try making a few mini key lime pies…one for the boyfriend, one for …
I was bored this weekend and decided to throw something together that utilized a boxed cake mix. I have quite a few of these in pantry, but they rarely get any love…I just buy them because they’re on sale (it’s a compulsion of sorts). I also had new mini bundt pans that were begging to …
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is a 15 Minute Magic: Chocolate Amaretti Torte and was chosen by Holly of Phe/MOM/enon. I could not find the cookies that Dorie recommended, but I did come across some delightful Amaretti Cookies in the gourmet foods section of TJ Maxx. This torte is definitely super easy to make …
Sugar cookies…if you are like me, you love the taste and texture of them, but are not so keen on the prep work involved. I have always been a huge fan of sugar cookies and certainly make them for special occasions, but sometimes I wish I could whip up a chewy, thick cookie and not …
I stumbled upon a sale on cake mixes two week ago and stocked up on a some, hell they were 78 cents! Although I am not an avid cake mix user, I do have a couple recipes in my repertoire that are “doctored up” versions or regular old boxed mixes. One of these recipes being …
Although I am sure most of you were probably not expecting to find a Taco Pie on my site, I do cook… I just do not find dinners as appealing to photograph and write about. However, once in a while I feel compelled to elaborate on my dinner adventures. This recipe being one of those …
This week’s recipe for Caramel Crunch Bars is hosted by, Whitney, of the blog, What’s Left on the Table? I am a huge caramel fan, so I was pretty excited to see this recipe on the list for February. The picture in Dorie’s book looks amazing, so I had some high expectations for these bars. …
I don’t know about you, but Oreo cookies rank high on my list of fattening sweet treats. There is something about the crisp chocolate cookie sandwiched together with a yummy vanilla cream that makes me drool a little! In fact, I find it hard to even have them in the house. I truly love them, …
Since it is super close to Valentine’s Day, I thought I would tempt you with a butter laden, ultra sweet treat from the queen of butter, Paula Deen. This recipe is a variation of the ultra popular recipe for Ooey Gooey Butter Cakes and is appropriately named, Ooey Gooey Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake. Things have …
Well I have been staring at a random box of lemon cake mix in my pantry for months now. I am not a huge fan of cake mixes and for the life of me I cannot remember why I purchased it in the first place. However, I was determined to use the mix this weekend …
As mentioned in a previous post, I received walnuts, pecans, and dried cranberries from Oh Nuts last week. The pecans I got were amazing, so I wanted to bake something that truly highlighted their flavor and texture. I have never made pecan pie, so that was my first thought, but I ended up choosing a …
Fall is in the air, this is my favorite season and my favorite time to bake. I love the aromas of cinnamon, baked apples and pumpkin wafting through my house on a crisp, fall day…and this marks my first of many fall recipes. There has been a lot of hype surrounding this Paula Deen recipe, …
When I think of summer desserts, S’mores immediately come to mind! However, I am lacking a fire pit, I despise camping and quite frankly, I am not the outdoorsy type. So, when I saw this recipe, it sounded like a great way to enjoy S’mores, sans covering myself in citronella and sunscreen. I found this …