My daughter Courtney is getting married this Tuesday and family members are starting to arrive for the wedding. My mom and dad arrived yesterday so I made them some food knowing that it might be the only time I have to do that while they are here. I made them “Slow Cooker Italian Spaghetti Sauce”, … Continue reading
And the other treat from our St Patrick’s Day party, Leprechaun Crunch or Leprechaun Bark, whichever you prefer. Found this recipe on a website called “Business 2 Community”. I only had a small taste of this but it was delicious. I took the recipe from the website as a starting point but then changed it … Continue reading
Had a fun activity night last night with my girls from church. We got a jump on St Patrick’s Day by decorating some wood blocks (see picture) and by eating some St Pat’s themed treats. First up, this knockoff of a McDonald’s Shamrock Shake. The recipe comes from a blog called “No. 2 Pencil”. It … Continue reading
Made these beauties with my beautiful girls from church tonight! So much fun and so yummy! The recipe comes from a blog called “pen n’ paperflowers studio and design”. cookie ingredients: 1 Devil’s Food cake mix 2 eggs 1/2 cup oil vanilla cream filling: 1/4 cup room temperature, unsalted butter 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 2 … Continue reading
I have a friend at work who is a huge Mountain Dew Throwback fan so when I saw this recipe on Pinterest, I knew just who to make it for! It comes from a blog called “The Big Red Pot”. Can’t tell you how it tastes obviously but it smelled pretty good while baking, won’t … Continue reading
So here’s what’s left of the 2 pounds of Cafe Rio chicken that I made for lunch/dinner today. Cafe Rio is one of my husband’s favorite restaurants so I thought I’d give this recipe a try and I was not disappointed! It was really easy to make and tasted awesome! The recipe comes from a … Continue reading
What better way to spend a day off work than making cookies? These are a Martha Stewart recipe and will please the chocolate lover at your house, actually please may not be a big enough word, they will send the chocolate lover at your house into a blissful state of joy! 🙂 (If such a … Continue reading
How fast can 2 able bodied reasonably talented in the kitchen young ladies (ok, 1 youngish lady and 1 younger lady) put together a birthday cake? Turns out the answer is pretty darn fast! Yesterday was Jaren’s (my daughter’s fiance) dad’s birthday and Courtney wanted to make him a cake but it was like 7:30 … Continue reading
And the last dessert from Courtney’s bridal shower, adorable little chocolate cupcakes. The recipe for the mini cupcakes comes from a blog called “Baking Bites” while the presentation idea comes from another blog called “Savannah Smiled”. I love the presentation with the mini cupcakes sitting in a plastic goblet on top of candies and then … Continue reading
I found these adorable little tiny paper loaf pans at that same store in SLC, “Gygis”, where I found the candy mold. That place is heaven for people who love all things food like me! There is a coffee cake that I make which is very cinnamony so I thought I’d make some tiny loaves … Continue reading
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