Back in my day (ugh, when did I get old?) special occasion cakes – birthday, class parties, etc – came from the bakery section of our local grocery store 95% of the time. If you’re familiar with a good ol’ basic grocery store cake, then you’ve probably noticed that grocery store frosting has a very…
Amazing Mardi Gras Treats To Bring To The Office Next Week
Mardi Gras doesn’t get much celebration outside of the New Orleans area, but for the rest of us, it’s a great excuse to whip up some purple, gold, and yellow treats! Have a look at these creations that I found from other talented bloggers, and be sure to go leave them some love if you…
Chocolate Turtle Trifle
For the past several years, it’s been a Christmas Day tradition to create a new trifle to eat with our dinner. This year’s trifle was chocolate turtle. The blissful combination of chocolate, caramel, and pecans can never steer you wrong when it comes to dessert. Trifles look so pretty in a big glass bowl. There…
North Pole Party Mix
One of my very favorite flavor combinations around the holidays is chocolate and mint. I don’t care what kind of chocolate and I don’t care what kind of mint, it’s such a yummy and festive pairing of tastes! This party mix takes minutes to throw together and tastes like it came straight from Santa’s workshop…
10 Halloween Treats You Can Make With Popcorn
Popcorn is an incredibly versatile ingredient that can be flavored, shaped, and decorated into a multitude of spooky-sweet treats for Halloween. Check out these impressive crafts that bloggers have been sharing around the web. Monster Munch Popcorn by A Pumpkin And A Princess Ghostbusters Green Slimed Popcorn by Babble Caramel Popcorn Balls by Food Network…
Easy Blood Orange Curd
What is fruit curd? It doesn’t have a pretty name, but it’s such a luxurious treat. Dessert curd is created by cooking eggs with fruit juice (usually citrus), zest, sugar, and sometimes butter. There’s a thousand variations on the actual ingredients and methods for making curd, but the result is the same – a rich, smooth spread…
Easy Eggnog Custard
Eggnog is one of my most anticipated holiday indulgences. I get excited as soon as I see the refrigerated section of my grocery store fill up with cartons and jugs of the thick, smooth nectar. Seeing eggnog in the stores is one of my earliest signals that Christmas is not far away. Though I’m content…
Cherry Cola Dumpling Bake
Some of the best desserts are those that appear to be much more complex than they actually are. This hot skillet of baked cherry cola dumplings is a prime example of that very thing. They are simple and easy enough to put together to serve your family as an after dinner treat, but they are…
Dark Chocolate Cashew Butter Cups
If you’re a peanut butter cup lover, and we definitely are in our house, did you know you can make your own at home using your own flavor combinations and only 3 ingredients? I used Bestie Cashew Butter for the filling in these cups. Have you ever tried cashew butter? It’s delicious. Soo smooth and creamy….
Classic M&M Cookie Bars
I made a batch of simple and classic M&M cookie bars for Matt’s birthday to go along with some homemade birthday cake ice cream. I find myself preferring to make cookie bars over regular cookies. It’s just so much easier to get a thicker cookie without having to worry about them spreading out too much…
