Every year I say I’m not going bake too many varieties of cookies and treats for Christmas. I’m going to keep it simple. Hah, I think you all know me well enough to know how that goes. My list is up to about 10 already. Ooops. But I can’t really narrow it down when we
With Christmas just a few weeks away, I wanted to share some of my favorite kitchen essentials that would make perfect gifts for your loved ones (or yourself). There are so many items I would like to share with you but I tried to narrow it down as best I could to my very favorites.
I’m back at it with Breyer’s and I’m bringing this deliciously simple Mint Chocolate Mocktini recipe. Isn’t it so stinking festive!?! I don’t know about you but I’m the kind of person that can eat ice cream when it’s 20 degrees outside. Ice cream for life. For those of you who don’t quite share my
Salted Caramel Mochas are my favorite coffee to date and I crave them on the daily. The first time I tried one (a few months ago) was on a day my parents had the kids and Joel was working so I was taking the opportunity to get coffee by myself and work on some new recipes
Halloween has come and gone and now the holidays are quickly moving in on us. Are you guys thinking ahead for the holidays yet? Or is it just me and my obsessive planning that is going there? I thought we could talk about how to freeze cookie dough today so that all my fellow planners
Mint and chocolate is one of my all time favorite combinations and is a classic for the holiday season. Combine it with fudgy brownies and it’s pure perfection. Although I do love peppermint, I enjoy it in small doses. Like peppermint patties…one bite is enough to fulfill my sweet tooth. So when I saw this recipe I
Sometimes during the holiday season, you get busy and stressed with your mile long to-do list. Right? So sometimes you need a really easy cookie recipe to whip up so that you can just get something marked off the dang list. That’s how I felt this weekend as I kept adding more and more things
This past week has been a difficult one for our family. Joel’s grandpa, Glenn, passed away on Thursday. We spent the last few days together with family celebrating Grandpa Great’s life. He was a man in love with his family and his country. He always made me feel like his own, always giving me a
For some reason this year, almost every treat on my Christmas baking list involves chocolate. Which is weird considering we aren’t big chocolate fans in our house. I was getting desperate to decide on something that at least didn’t involve dark or semi-sweet and then I came across this Pistachio Puppy Chow. Yep, still chocolate