Chocolate Chip Pretzel Blondies

This recipe comes from the January 21, 2011 issue of “All You” magazine.  I made them for some of the girls at church as traveling treats as they are off to Youth Conference today (and I of course saved some for us too!). 2 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 12 … Continue reading

Almond Poppy Seed Muffins

I got a new pan from Pampered Chef!  It’s a brownie pan but it said you could also make muffins and cupcakes in it so I tried some muffins which came out great.  I also made some brownies in it which also came out great and were so yummy because every one was like a … Continue reading

Ham and Pineapple “Tortizzas”

Tonight’s dinner brought to you by . . . Bountiful Baskets!  The tomatoes, onions, garlic and pineapple all came from our last Bountiful Basket.  You’re looking at about a 200 calorie “tortizza” right here.  The tortilla is a La Tortilla Factory Smart and Delicious Low Carb High Fiber whole wheat tortilla which is 80 calories, … Continue reading

Cupcake Vegetable Garden

This adorable cupcake vegetable garden is for my friend Anna K who is turning the big 4 0 today!  Her husband Kent called and asked if Courtney and I would make a cake for her birthday and so originally we were going to do this same design on a fondant cake but then some things … Continue reading

Atlanta Falcons Fondant Birthday Cake

This cake is for Courtney’s friend Sierra’s boyfriend’s birthday!  🙂  The cake is a yummy vanilla from the White Almond Sour Cream cake recipe but with no almond flavoring and the frosting is our favorite buttercream.  The black fondant is Duff’s from Michaels and the white is Pettinice from Funfinity.  The sports themed cakes stretch … Continue reading

Yogurt Parfait Cupcakes

Another sublime cupcake recipe from Wendy Paul’s “101 Gourmet Cupcakes in 10 Minutes” which are for my young women at church tomorrow (if there are any there since it is Spring Break for them this week!).  Vanilla cupcakes with granola inside and out and topped with a dollop of vanilla buttercream icing and then finished … Continue reading

Still More Bunco Treats!

And one last post about Bunco and then I promise I’ll be done!  I made some Oreo Truffles for prizes (recipe already on the blog) and I had some extra Chocolate Velvet Cupcakes from Noah’s Muppet cupcakes and some extra purple frosting from Emmy’s Justin Bieber cupcakes so I combined them with some pearl sprinkles … Continue reading

Stacy’s Mini Chocolate Chip Loaves

I liked this recipe from Anne Byrn’s “Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor” but decided to make cupcakes and some other shapes instead of loaves.  I made regular shaped cupcakes (pictured above) and iced some with my buttercream icing in purple and white and then topped the others with the chocolate frosting from the “Rocky … Continue reading