Baked Chocolate Doughnuts

My mom loves chocolate doughnuts so while my parents are here visiting I decided to make her some homemade doughnuts.  This recipe came with the doughnut pan from Wilton, they were chocolatey goodness in the shape of a ring! 1 3/4 cups cake or all purpose flour, sifted 1/4 cup cocoa 3/4 cup sugar 2 … Continue reading

Citrus Marinated Chicken

Still trying to get the food from our Memorial Day barbecue posted, this chicken was great, from a website called Bubblews.  They baked it but I figured it would work just as well on the grill which it did. 1/3 cup orange juice 1/3 cup lemon juice 1/3 cup lime juice 2 tablespoons soy sauce … Continue reading

College Survival Kit Graduation Gift

So here’s a cute little idea that I found on Pinterest for a high school graduation gift.  I found multiple variations of this idea so this one is pulled from about 4 different kits.  Here’s what’s inside and a list to go with it: Hugs and Kisses (Hersheys) – to remind you that you are … Continue reading

Circus Animal Cupcakes

We had a fun Mother/Daughter Activity Night here on Wednesday night with our Young Women from church and I wanted to make something fun for the treats so I found this idea on Pinterest, of course, from “House of Yumm”.  They are so adorable and so delicious.  The crushed up cookies in the cupcakes tasted … Continue reading

No Bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

I’ve been working this week on a commercial so I’m a little behind, still haven’t posted all the goods from our Memorial Day barbeque like this one which was super easy and super yummy (although next time I’ll use semisweet chips instead of milk chocolate!), no bake so perfect for a summer treat, recipe from … Continue reading

Slow Cooker Bacon Cheese Potatoes

Courtney and Jaren came over on Monday and we had a big Memorial Day barbecue and so I decided to give these potatoes a try.  It’s a “Six Sisters’ Stuff” recipe and while they tasted really good, they were really greasy so perhaps a little less butter?  Also I didn’t cook the bacon before putting … Continue reading

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Pizza

Treats for the neighbors!  It’s a Pillsbury recipe, can’t tell you how it tasted as it went straight to the neighbor’s house, smelled good though. cookie crust: 1 (16.5 oz) roll refrigerated sugar cookies 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled (I used 1 {17.5 oz} bag Betty Crocker … Continue reading

Oatmeal Scotchies Muffins

Another muffin recipe from the muffin kick day, this one from “Six Sisters’ Stuff”, who I love by the way (not that I know them personally but I love their recipes and I went to their blog conference earlier this year and they seemed just as nice and fun in person as they do on … Continue reading

Chocolate Almond Muffins

I was on another muffins kick yesterday, I just love muffins, I wish I could eat them everyday for breakfast.  I decided to make some for some friends and, of course, a few for us.  This recipe comes from a blog called “Dine and Dish” and they are chocolatey goodness.  I added the Nutella drizzle … Continue reading