Dessert
A New Way To Enjoy an Old Favorite Ambrosia salad is such a classic dessert that it's almost impossible to think that changing it would make it better. However, we have found a recipe that takes that typical ambrosia salad to the next level. How is that possible? By making it into a bar of [...]
The Perfect Fall Dessert Has Arrived! One of my favorite memories from childhood is going apple picking with my family each fall. We would drive out to an orchard, pick bushels of apples and then go home where my mom would turn the apples into a wide variety of treats. Applesauce, apple pie, apple pancakes…you [...]
Transform a Camp Out Favorite Into a Sophisticated Party Treat Last week, one of my older kids had a sleepover. Sleepovers are lots of fun, but they can also be stressful. I always want to be the cool parent, offering the best snacks compared to all the other parents. It used to be that I [...]
Honeycrisp Apples, Flaky Crust, and Big Flavor in One Skillet With autumn almost upon us, my brain has turned to things like pumpkin, turkey, candy, and apples! I love apple pie any time of year, but there’s something about a deliciously caramelized apple pie served with ice cream that just says autumn to me. This [...]
This Kid-Friendly Dessert Will Win Over the Whole Family Growing up, I never had bread pudding. I’m not sure if my mother didn’t like it, didn’t know how to cook it, or it just wasn’t popular in our area. As an adult, I always thought the idea sounded a little strange. But once I tried [...]
One Secret Ingredient Take This Easy Dessert Recipe To The Next Level I never thought a dessert recipe could be both so easy and so good! Whenever I get a sudden sweet craving my mind typically goes to something ultra rich and chocolatey. I get my sweet tooth from my dad—we’ve both never met a [...]
Salsa Verde Lovers This One’s For You! A few months ago I was having dinner with a good friend of mine. It was our monthly girls’ night—no kids, husbands or distractions—and it was her turn to host. Like any good girls’ night it started with us popping a bottle of wine and sinking onto the [...]
This Is The Only Apple Recipe You Need Just a few short months ago my husband took a new job that has led to his being out of town for weeks at a time. It’s definitely been an adjustment as I get used to having the house to myself for such a long stretch of [...]
Calling All Chocolate Lovers—This One’s For You Is there anyone else out there who is still clinging to the notion that Valentine’s Day can be fun and romantic despite the fact that it’s become a pretty commercial holiday? And by romantic I don’t mean it needs to be celebrated with dinner at a five-star restaurant [...]
Get Your Mugs Ready—This Delicious Recipe Is Calling Your Name As far back as I can remember I’ve been one of the unusual people who actually considers winter to be my favorite season. When everyone else is complaining about the cold and snow I’m secretly overjoyed that the bone chilling weather outside means it’s perfectly [...]