Healthy, delicious, homemade dog treats for all your canine friends. With just 5 ingredients, they’re an easy alternative to store bought treats! These homemade dog treats have been a hit for pretty much every dog I’ve made them for. I’ve made them at the holidays and gifted them to co-workers and just last year my friend asked me to make … Read More
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Buttercream
Red Velvet cupcakes (make easy with a cake mix) with cream cheese buttercream and topped with white chocolate snowflakes are a fun and festive way to celebrate the season! How To Make Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Buttercream Make red velvet cupcakes according to the package instructions for cupcakes. (I use a Betty Crocker mix and get about 24 … Read More
Peppermint Chocolate Covered Oreo Cookies
These peppermint chocolate covered Oreo cookies are a quick and easy addition to your holiday cookie plate or just the right thing to wrap up and gift to your neighbors or co-workers! Chocolate and peppermint are one of the classic holiday flavors. Peppermint chocolate covered Oreos require very little actual work to make. Dip a (double stuf, imo) Oreo in … Read More
Turtle Brownie Cookies
Rich chocolatey turtle brownie cookies are studded with caramel bits and crunchy pecans. All of the flavor of traditional turtles with a 1/4 of the work! I love a good turtle. The caramel, chocolate, pecan combination is hard to beat (unless it’s peanut butter and chocolate). But sometimes, we just don’t have a couple hours to devote to making homemade … Read More
No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls
Decadent no-bake peanut butter balls are a creamy peanut butter filling enrobed in rich chocolate. A perfect treat for your holiday cookie plate or wrapped up as a gift for friends and family. Peanut butter balls have been on my family’s Christmas cookie plate ever since I can remember. And ever since I can remember, they have been my favorite … Read More
How To Make Pastry Flour
Pastry flour is sometimes really hard to find in the store-but it’s SUPER easy to make you’re own. Just 2 ingredients! What is pastry flour and what is it used for? Pastry flour is milled from soft wheat, often soft red winter wheat. It contains less protein than all-purpose (AP) flour but more than cake flour, about 7.5-9.5% protein. Because … Read More
No-Bake Pumpkin Cream Pie
This no-bake pumpkin cream pie can be whipped up in a half an hour. It’s creamy pumpkin filling and candied pecan topping are the perfect combination for those who love pumpkin but not the texture of traditional pumpkin pie. Let’s face it, traditional pumpkin pie is a little bit fussy. You need a traditional crust and lots of oven time. … Read More
How to Make Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin pie is a must have at most Thanksgiving tables. Make your own pie this year with this straightforward recipe requiring only 20 minutes prep. Pumpkin pie-you either love it or you hate it. Maybe hate is a strong word. I have a friend who always says she doesn’t “care for it” if she doesn’t like something. I “don’t care … Read More
How To Make Pie Crust Leaves
Learn how to make quick and easy pie crust leaves. Use them as adorable decorations for all of your Thanksgiving pies (or just eat them straight)! Pie crust cut outs are a fun an easy way to decorate your holiday pies. All that it takes is a little bit of leftover pie dough and some cookies cutters. Ways to use … Read More
Brownie Bites with Peanut Butter Mousse
Chocolaty brownie bites with light and fluffy peanut butter mousse filling are the perfect antidote to your peanut butter chocolate craving. I have a deep love of peanut butter pie. I find it to be creamy, peanut buttery perfection. The trouble with peanut butter pie-it’s not super portable. I was looking for a dessert that had all the good parts … Read More