These Chocolate Strawberry Blondies are perfect for any celebration! The sweet cookie dough base is full of chocolaty goodness and the strawberries on top keep it fresh and a little tart. Strawberries and chocolate belong together any time of the year! Blondies are a strange … [Read more...]
Peppermint Fluff
This easy, five minute Peppermint Fluff recipe is perfect for Christmas parties. It's sweet, creamy and perfect with chocolate crackers or cookies! In December, when the schedule starts filling up with Christmas parties, gift exchanges, work parties and class Christmas … [Read more...]
Easy Peppermint Fudge
This Easy Peppermint Fudge is smooth, not too minty and doesn't require a candy thermometer to make! It's sure to be a new holiday favorite! Of all the Christmas goodies that fill our tables around the holidays, fudge is probably my least favorite. I realize that it may be … [Read more...]
Maple Cream Coffee Treats: Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest
A finalist in the 1978 Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest, these Maple Cream Coffee Treats have a sweet, sticky outside and a creamy, decadent filling. They would be perfect for a holiday breakfast! We have a sweet lady in our church with a very unique claim to fame: she's been a … [Read more...]
Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
Stuffed with peanut butter cup candies and dipped in creamy milk chocolate, these easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles are sure to become a family favorite! I sing. I love to sing. It's incredible to me that God created the human body to be capable of producing beautiful, … [Read more...]
Blueberry Lemon Trifle
This pretty Blueberry Lemon Trifle was the result of a kitchen disaster, but you'd never know it! Rich, creamy and bursting with blueberries, it's a delicious and easy dessert!Last week, I posted this photo on my Facebook Page:Yes, that is the mutilated remains of a … [Read more...]
OREO Marshmallow Brownies
This simple recipe for OREO Marshmallow Brownies will satisfy all your chocolate cravings! I am going to knock your socks off! Well, at least ruin your New Year's resolutions for losing weight and eating better. Because these decadent, ooey-gooey OREO Marshmallow Brownies … [Read more...]
Frozen Peppermint Cheesecake
This is one of my very favorite Christmas desserts: Frozen Peppermint Cheesecake. It's creamy, crunchy, rich, smooth and perfect for the holiday season!Last year, our whole family was invited along to attend my husband's work party (how cool is it that they included us … [Read more...]
16 Birthday Cake Ideas
How do you celebrate the day of your birth? With an awesome birthday cake, that's how! Go for gorgeous, decadent, or creative-just be sure to eat more cake! :)It's my birthday today! I'm celebrating thirty-don't-want-to-think-about-it-but-perilously-close-to-forty years of life … [Read more...]
23 Recipes Made with Crescent Roll Dough
One of the most versatile things on the planet must be crescent roll dough. There are just so many different things you can do with it, as you'll see in this collection of recipes made with crescent roll dough! Whether you choose to go with sweet or savory, I can pretty much … [Read more...]
Strawberry Creamsicle Pie
Creamy, cold and refreshing, this Strawberry Creamsicle Pie is my favorite summertime treat in pie form! This weekend, Jared's parents came down to visit us and the other "SoCal Burkies" for Father's Day. We had four straight days full of family, fun, and FOOD, including this … [Read more...]
Cherry Banana Bread
What do you do when you want to take plain old banana bread up a notch? Add fresh cherries and chocolate and then pour a sweet glaze all over the top, that's what. Cherry Banana Bread is good enough to be dessert! Behold. I have made what is quite possibly the BEST banana bread … [Read more...]