One Pot Pasta with Tomato Basil Sauce

If you are looking for the easiest dinner ever, you can stop looking because here it is! You just layer everything in a pot, put it on the stove and let it boil away. Oh and by the way, it tastes great too! 12 ounces pasta, recipe suggests casarecce or fusilli, I used ziti 1 … Continue reading

Under the Sea Graham Crackers

More fun with porch treats for the neighbor kids! Definition of porch treats? Click here! Saw this cute idea and then adapted it a little bit to suit me. I think they are adorable. 1 – 2 boxes graham crackers 1 tub blue frosting 1 bag Swedish fish 1 bag goldfish crackers 1 bag Vanilla … Continue reading

May the Fourth Star Wars Treats

Happy Star Wars Day everyone! Hope it was a great day. I spent the day making these Star Wars treats for the neighbor kids AKA Porch Treats. My favorite part of these are the Teddy Graham Ewoks! Good times! I got to play with food all day! Here’s the how to if you are interested. … Continue reading

Alien Oreos

I just finished working on a tv show called “9 Years to Neptune” about a bunch of puppets in space headed to Neptune. It will be on in the fall on BYUTV if you are curious about puppets in space. Here’s a link to the teaser if you are really curious! I wanted to make … Continue reading

Brownie Bites

I got a new silicone brownie bite pan so decided to give it a go with this Disney recipe. Brownie bites are so hard to get out of the pan but the silicone pan made it a snap and they were just the right size. I left some plain and I sprinkled some with powdered … Continue reading

Utah Taste Off – Cookie Butter Kit

I think this is my favorite kit that we’ve gotten from Utah Taste Off. Everything in it was so delicious! Here’s what it came with – Cookie Butter Cookies from Crumbl Cookies Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies from Twisted Sugar Cookie Butter Sweet Rolls from Batch Baked Goods Belgian Liege Waffles from Waffle Love Cookie Butter … Continue reading

Turtle Bundt Cake

I just love a good bundt cake! And this one was no exception. CAKE 1 box chocolate fudge cake mix 1 small box (4 serving size) chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix 1 cup water 1/2 cup oil 1/4 cup caramel topping, the thicker the better 4 eggs 3/4 cup chopped pecans TOPPINGS 3/4 … Continue reading

Safari Skewers

We are still missing Disneyland over here so I am still making Disney food. These were part of Courtney’s birthday dinner. We had them at Disneyland in Adventureland at the Bengal Barbecue the last time we were there. We had been eating so much sugar that the Bengal Barbecue was a welcome change of pace. … Continue reading

Cookies and Cream Mickey Cupcakes

Made these cuties for the neighbor kid’s birthdays. They are pretty easy to make and really cute! Still missing Disneyland so the Disney baking is in full swing around here. CUPCAKES 24 red cupcake liners 3 tablespoons butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/3 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon baking … Continue reading

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

These were the easiest banana muffins I’ve ever made and they were yummy too! The banana flavor isn’t overwhelming like it can sometimes be. If you’ve got some bananas in the freezer, pull them out and give this a try. 1 stick butter 3 – 4 very ripe bananas 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 box yellow … Continue reading