Cocoa Petit Pastry Puffs

The blog has been quiet lately and that’s because I’ve been working a lot and I have a lot of work coming up so the posts are going to be sporadic at best.  I was craving chocolate big time this week so I made these little beauties for 4th of July and they are delicious … Continue reading →

Giant Rocky Road Cookies

Here’s another recipe from Pampered Chef’s “Simply Sweet” cookbook which I highly recommend investing in if you like to make desserts like I do.  I did not make my cookies giant size, just regular size and they are for the grips at work who always take care of me and make sure that I have … Continue reading →

Strawberry Cream Cupcake Desserts

We had some friends coming over for treats last night so I thought about this recipe that I’ve been wanting to try and it seemed right since summer is here (or is here and gone, here and gone, due to the unpredictable weather!)  It’s a Pampered Chef recipe and usually those are a guaranteed success, … Continue reading →

Spinach Salad

Found this recipe on http://www.foodnetwork.com, wanted to use the spinach that we got in the Bountiful Basket.  It was really good, hearty and filling. dressing: 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons honey 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper salad: 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 medium … Continue reading →

Tangy Blackberry Cupcakes

I got a new cookbook called “The Cupcake Bible” which is full of awesome cupcakes recipes but I thought I’d try this one first since we got some blackberries in our Bountiful Basket.  The original recipe is called “Tangy Raspberry Minis” but I had blackberries and wanted to make full size cupcakes instead of mini … Continue reading →