Butterscotch Chip Oatmeal Cake

One of the desserts that I made for Bunco last night, trying out some Fall-ish recipes for Thanksgiving.  This one was delicious and easy!  It comes from “Better Homes and Gardens“. 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats 1 3/4 cups boiling water 1 cup sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup butter, cut up … Continue reading

Colleen’s Overnight French Toast

There is a restaurant here in my town called Kneaders (it’s in other towns too, you can find out if it’s in your town here) that is a family favorite of ours.  This recipe came in a little flyer that they threw in with our lunch the other day and I just happened to have … Continue reading

Congo Bars

Been working a lot, needed a treat yesterday, these fit the bill, all butter and brown sugar and chocolate, crunchy on the outside and gooey on the inside, from “I heart naptime”, you should try them. 2 cups brown sugar 2/3 cup salted butter, softened 3 eggs 2 1/2 cups flour 2 1/4 teaspoons baking … Continue reading

Cookies and Cream Cake

It was Zach’s birthday this past week and he is a huge Oreo fan so when I found this cake on the Food Network site, I knew it was the birthday cake for him and I was right, it was delicious and I think he ate probably half of the cake  himself.  The recipe for … Continue reading

Zucchini and Ricotta Mini Frittatas

We had a bridal shower here on Saturday for our dear friend Marlene who is getting married this month.  This was one of the yummies that I made for the shower.  The recipe comes from “My Recipes” and it was so good that I made it again for dinner last night! 1 tablespoon olive oil … Continue reading

Starbuck’s Hot Cocoa Chocolate Chip Muffins

Some more muffins from our St George trip, these come from a blog called “Amanda’s Cookin” and are pretty yummy too.   1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup Starbucks Hot Cocoa Mix (I used Stephens Chocolate Mint Truffle Hot Cocoa Mix cause that’s what I had) 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 … Continue reading

Yogurt Streusel Muffins

We took the Young Women on a St George trip this weekend which was tons of fun.  I made some muffins for Saturday morning breakfast and this was one of the recipes that I tried.  It was clearly the favorite because they were the first to go.  The recipe comes from “My Recipes” and was easy … Continue reading

Sugar Cookie Waffles

This, this right here is cookie bliss!  The Young Women were over last night for a back to school activity and this is the treat that I made for them.  The recipe comes from a blog called “French Press” and they are delicious!  I ate 3 of them yesterday!  Pretty sure you’ll like them.  cookies 2 … Continue reading

Mini Chocolate Zucchini Cakes

Here’s the other dessert that I made for the Laurel Tribute, gotta have a chocolate option for the girls (I just didn’t tell them there was zucchini in their chocolate!).  The recipe comes from a blog called “Very Culinary”.  These were also delic! 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled 1 cup sugar 1/2 … Continue reading

Creamy Lemon Raspberry Tarts

Last night we had a little event called Laurel Tribute spotlighting our Young Women who have graduated and are moving on to college life and I got to make the treats, woo hoo!  This one is a Pampered Chef recipe that came with the Pampered Chef Mini Tart Pans.  They were delicious and easy to … Continue reading