My dad's absolute favorite dessert is tapioca. I remember once as a kid, my grandma made it for him and put it in a flower-pot. She covered the top with crushed Oreos and added gummy worms too. Why do I remember that so vividly? Probably because of my father's delight when he realized there was… Continue reading Classic Tapioca
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Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
Happy Easter! These little candies are perfect for giving to some-bunny you love. They also make egg-ceptional Easter basket items! Hop some over to your neighbors, they'll love you forever! Oh, I crack myself up...ok, enough with the egg jokes. The peanut butter mixture is very crumbly, add the milk until you can pick up… Continue reading Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
Stop the presses. These cupcakes are divine. Simply amazing. I took a lick from the bowl after portioning out the batter and wanted to just eat all of it raw using my hands as shovels. The process for making brownies (melt butter and chocolate together slowly, then add to dry ingredients) is used here and… Continue reading Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
“Leslie” Salted Caramel Brownies
I will never forgive Leslie for introducing me to the wonders of salted caramel. Come to think of it, my mom was telling me about salted caramel last week too. So I guess I can't fully blame my pastor's wife. However, the full responsibility for adding sweet and salty caramel sauce to rich decadent brownies… Continue reading “Leslie” Salted Caramel Brownies
Pumpkin Spice Muffin Tops
These are one of my favorite "cookies" to make. First of all, they are warm tasting and soft. The spices make you feel all homey and there's no hard crunch to contend with to break that mood. Secondly, they are practically guilt free since they're made with applesauce and pumpkin. Really, they're like eating a… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Muffin Tops
Sorta Sopapilla
Sopapilla [soh-pi-PEE-yuh] is a traditional Mexican dessert. It's a crisp, puffy, deep-fried pastry often served with honey or syrup. For our family fiesta tonight, I'm making our totally non-authentic version of this amazing treat. My mom has been making these for years and we all absolutely love them. Instead of using an actual sweet dough,… Continue reading Sorta Sopapilla
Amazing Gluten Free, Dairy Free Peanut Butter Cookies
I do not know how my sweet sister Jessica manages to love life with all her food restrictions. She has type 1 diabetes, which makes sugar something she has to watch carefully. She also has Celiac Disease, which rules out pretty much all breads, grains & baked goods. Recently she discovered that she's allergic to… Continue reading Amazing Gluten Free, Dairy Free Peanut Butter Cookies
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes & Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Oh how I love love love these cupcakes. The spices, the pumpkin, the cream cheese frosting. It all combines for an absolutely perfect taste explosion. All individually packaged up in a convenient wrapper. Does anyone else think unwrapped cupcake holders look like tutus? No? Just me? Anyway. These are my favorite fall cupcakes - and… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes & Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Blueberry Cake
This simple, delicious cake is perfect for breakfast, a tea party or a midnight snack. I highly recommend the latter. Worked perfectly for me tonight. All but the one piece I ate is going into work with my hubby tomorrow. It's delicious with fresh or frozen blueberries and comes together in a snap! This batter… Continue reading Blueberry Cake
Peeps
It's Peeps season! Spring is here, the sun is partially out, Easter is just around the corner & the cherry trees are blooming. Which, incidentally means my poor hubby's allergies have kicked in. Poor guy. Every grocery store has boxes and boxes of Peeps lining their featured shelves. Yellow! Pink! Purple! Bunnies & chicks...there they… Continue reading Peeps
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