Hand pies-the cupcake of the pie world. Easy, portable apple hand pies made with store bought crust (to make it easy) and sweet homemade apple filling! We want these hand pies to be easy, quick and relatively painless. They only require you to have 2 apples sitting on your counter and we’re going to use a store pie crust. Can … Read More
Sweet and Crunchy Caramel Corn
Sweet and crunchy caramel corn is the perfect thing to whip up on a cool, wintery afternoon. This recipe makes a ton of caramel corn so there is plenty to share! What is it about chilly fall mornings that makes me want to make caramel. Fall and caramel go together like peas and carrots. Actually, peas and carrots together are … Read More
Easy Pumpkin Banana Muffins
These easy pumpkin banana muffins are the perfect way to step into fall AND use up those leftover bananas on your counter. Just some basic fall muffins that also use up those bananas languishing on your counter. Pretty much perfect if you ask me. Moist, lightly spiced. Delicious with a smear of butter. Maybe get extra and make some honey … Read More
Homemade Vanilla Extract
Homemade vanilla extract requires only 2 ingredients and a little bit of time. It’s easy to make and cheaper than buying the real thing! Click here to get free labels for your homemade vanilla extract! I always see homemade vanilla recipes out during Christmas time. It makes a wonderful gift. However, it takes 2-3 months of sitting in your cupboard … Read More
Cake Decorating Basics: How To Color Fondant
Learn how to color fondant with this step-by-step photo tutorial. Perfect for all your cake and cupcake decorating projects. You can buy fondant in many different ways: large tubs, small packages, pure white, colored, you can make your own, whatever strikes your fancy. I typically will buy or make my fondant white and color it for whatever project I am working on. Particularly … Read More
How to Make An M&M Anti-gravity Cake
Learn how to make an M&M anti-gravity cake using a straw. One of the easiest cake decorating techniques out there! I have seen these “anti-gravity” cakes all over on Pinterest and I have to admit, I found them quite intimidating. I mean, how cool does it look to have your candy pouring out into the cake?! However, once I actually … Read More
Chocolate Peanut Butter Buttercream
Creamy chocolate peanut butter buttercream. Easy decadence for your brownies or chocolate cake.
Easy Apple Tart
This easy apple tart is the perfect weeknight pie. Ready to go in the oven in less than 20 minutes, the hardest part is peeling the apples! This is a weeknight kind of pie. An “I am so tired I can hardly peel these apples and can’t bear the thought of rolling out pie crust” kind of pie. The kind … Read More
How To Make Walnut Basil Pesto
Learn how to make walnut basil pesto in mere minutes in your food processor. It’s perfect on pasta, pizza, and just on a slice of toast! Oh my good grief, this pesto is good. I made it for the first time a few years ago and this year I planted three basil plants to ensure that I would have enough … Read More
Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
These strawberry lemonade cupcakes are tender lemon cupcakes topped with a swirl of rich sweet strawberry buttercream. The perfect summer combination! Strawberry lemonade is one of the most perfect combinations of sweet and sour. So of course this combination makes a killer cupcake. We’re taking a little bit of a shortcut on the cupcakes, using a doctored box mix and … Read More