Summertime Cupcakes

All the Young Women were over at my house last night for our last camp activity of the year aka Camp Wrap Up.  We had dinner, a short program, swimming, cupcakes and then watched our camp movie and a good time was had by all!  It’s not a Young Women activity without treats so I … Continue reading

White Chocolate Cupcakes with Truffle Filling

And now for my favorite part of any party or bridal shower as the case may be, the dessert!  These are a Pampered Chef recipe from their cookbook called “Chocolate” of course!  They were awesome, super sweet, just a warning and if that warning is coming from me then you know that they must be … Continue reading

Creamy Artichoke Appetizers

The second appetizer I made for the bridal shower last night, this one seemed to be the favorite, it was pretty awesome, like a spinach dip on top of a piece of bread, yummy!  Also from “Betty Crocker”. 3 cups Bisquick 1 1/2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese (6 oz) 2/3 cup water 2 tablespoons oil … Continue reading

Black Bean and Corn Wonton Cups

Had a bridal shower here last night for my friend Brandi who is getting married and moving to Oregon so we had to get all the girls together before she left!  We did appetizers and dessert, here is one of the appetizers I made.  It’s a recipe from “Betty Crocker” and it was really easy … Continue reading

Country Style Vanilla Ice Cream

What’s the 4th of July without homemade ice cream?  (Actually this was for the 5th of July as Courtney and Jaren went to the Stadium of Fire on the 4th so we waited a day to do our barbeque and fireworks!)  This is my go to homemade ice cream recipe, you can add anything to … Continue reading

Farm Animals Fondant Cake

My friend Tesla asked if we would make a farm cake for her little boy Grant’s 3rd birthday, we knew this would be a fun one to tackle.  We surfed around on the internet and found some cute ideas and then got to work.  Each layer of the cake has a chocolate layer and a … Continue reading

Licorice Flags

The Young Women from church are coming over tomorrow for breakfast and swimming and since it is the day before 4th of July and since treats are what I do, I thought I’d make them a 4th of July treat to take home with them.  I found the idea on a blog called “Sweet Simple … Continue reading

Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Pretzels

I saw this idea on Pinterest but it was a little more involved than I had time for yesterday so I simplified it for my purposes.  I made a 4th of July treat for the girls at church (post to follow) and had some leftover melted Wilton candy melts so I pulled out the bag … Continue reading

Nutty Chocolate Chip Cereal Cookies

I got a new cookbook!  (I know, like I need it, right?)  It’s called “101 Things to do with Chocolate” by Stephanie Ashcraft.  I have several of her “101 Things to do with” cookbooks and I like and use them all frequently.  These were for my friend Jenn who recently lost her dad.  I never … Continue reading

Firecracker Red, White and Blue Cake

I know the 4th of July isn’t until next week but one day just isn’t enough to make all the fun red, white and blue recipes that are out there so I made this cake a little early.  My niece and her family came over for a swim and dinner last night and of course … Continue reading