Now that the holidays are fast approaching I thought I'd share a delicious recipe that is so easy to make you will want to add it to your holiday baking list, stat! Do you love biscotti, but have been scared to make it yourself? Well, have no fear, I have the perfect recipe for you...Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti! And the secret ingredient that will help you whip these … [Read more...]
RECIPE: Perfectly Pumpkin Cake Mix Waffles
After a very long heat wave this September, we are finally getting some nice, cool fall weather, hooray! I don't know about you but I have been totally craving fall. I want my tall boots, puffy vests, pumpkin spice lattes, and trips to the local apple orchard stat. There is just something about getting back to all things pumpkin and apple, right! It's like comfort food … [Read more...]
RECIPE: Orange Dreamsicle Poke Cake and Pillsbury Giveaway!
**This giveaway is now closed! See below for the winner!** I think it's safe to say that Spring is finally here in Chicago with soccer practice officially happening for our older two children. Our weekends are being taken over by soccer games! It's good stuff but unfortunately with the addition of soccer, it seems that our extracurricular activity schedule has … [Read more...]
RECIPE: Raspberry Creme-Filled Cupcakes and a Pillsbury Funfetti Starter Kit GIVEAWAY!
**This giveaway is now closed! See below for winner!** If you read my blog you know I love a good party and what's more is that I love to throw a good party. One of my absolute favorite types of parties to throw are birthday parties, woot! They are just so fun, I love deciding on the theme, planning the menu, and creating the ambience and table decor. There is just … [Read more...]
Snickerdoodle Cake
Oh, my heck! You are going to absolutely love this recipe. I finally sat my butt down to write up my infamous Snickerdoodle Cake recipe with y'all, your welcome. It is all sorts of awesome and I just know you will love it! The best part of this recipe is that you make it with a boxed cake mix. AND it can even be a Gluten-Free boxed cake mix! Yup, I tried it and … [Read more...]
2 Ingredient Low-Fat Cupcakes
I love quick cake mix desserts, hello cake mix cookies! And one of my oldie but a goody favorite easy recipes is a box of yellow cake mix and a can of pumpkin for a hearty yet easy muffin...they freeze well too! Well, I was surfing Pinterest one night (you can follow me here!) and I came across one recipe that just used a box of cake mix and a can of diet coke to make … [Read more...]
First Day of School…Pre-K Edition (and a Cake Mix Cookie Recipe!)
So it happened. Yesterday was Penelope's very first day of Pre-K. WOW! Already? How did that happen so fast, wasn't she just born? We did our traditional 'first day of school' breakfast. This year's chosen delicacy, if you will remember, was the mini pancake, stacked high of course. Following in her big brother's footsteps, Little Miss P asked for flags on … [Read more...]
How to Bake: Cupcakes-in-a-Jar
I've been getting lots of emails ever since I posted a picture of our take home gifts, Cupcakes-In-A-Jar, for the Girls' Vintage Birthday Party (seen here) so I thought instead of writing my answers over and over in emails I would just do a post about it. Saves me a bit of time since answering emails with one hand while I nurse Oliver is a task I still have not … [Read more...]
S’mores Whoopie Pies {A Recipe}
I know many of you loved the Oreo Brownie Bites recipe I posted here, rave reviews all around was what I was hearing from you :-) So, how about today I share another crazy easy recipe for whoopie pies of the s'mores variety? Are ya in? Thought so. These are more sweet treats in mini form, my favorite way to eat dessert. Can ya dig it? I knew you could, cause … [Read more...]
Strawberry Upside Down Cake
Ok, here is a great little recipe for ya'll if you are in need of something easy and delish for the upcoming long weekend we are about to have here...July 4th, anyone!! This was a recipe I did as a guest post for Leca at Leca Unplugged...it's a winner in my book and super easy to make so I thought I'd re-post it on the 'ol blog in case some of you missed me over there. … [Read more...]
Orange Juice Cake…Oh Sooo Good!
I think I am definitely feeling better these days. Today, I even busted into the kitchen and baked something. The kidlets were a little more than excited to say the least. Noah kept telling me, 'Oooh, I love cake, it's Nummy!! What should I do?' Ya think my kidlets are missing some home-baked goodness? It was getting pretty sad around here, there were many a night's dinner … [Read more...]
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