As I’ve mentioned before, I love trifles. They look elegant sitting in that trifle dish all layered and put together, and there hasn’t been one yet that didn’t taste delicious that I’ve come across. While I was talking to my mother-in-law on Friday, we were planning the menu out for Mother’s Day on Sunday. She … Continue reading »
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO OF HOW TO MAKE CANDY SUSHI! Candy Sushi…who knew? Really! A good friend that I grew up with had a birthday dinner party last night at a sushi restaurant, and she had asked me a while back if I could make the cake. When I talked to her earlier … Continue reading »
For dinner this evening, I’m doing a Hawaiian themed dinner…for the first time. I’m nervous, yet excited. Since this is experimental, there won’t be any decorations, music, or games this time…just a Hawaiian style menu. And since this is a first time theme with ALL experimental recipes, my guinea pigs are my family. Lucky them, … Continue reading »
Yesterday morning when I came upstairs to get on the computer, there was a recipe page that had been torn out of a magazine sitting on my desk. I knew that my husband had put it there, but I just wasn’t sure where in the heck he found it. Either way, the page looked very … Continue reading »
Although I grew up with two older brothers, there are two ladies in my life that are the closest thing I have to sisters…and those are my cousins. My mom’s sister has two daughters; one who is two years younger than me, and the other, who is only 5 weeks older. I practically stalk the one … Continue reading »
For several months, I’ve had this idea for peanut butter cake pops lurking in my brain, just waiting for the opportunity to be tested. Well, this opportunity presented itself when I made some peanut butter icing for my chocolate peanut butter chip cupcakes…and I jumped all over it. Imagine a peanut butter cake pop with … Continue reading »
The last time I had a pound cake was earlier this year at a birthday party, and someone else had made it. It’d been so long since I had one, and since it was covered in icing and decorations, the flavor threw me off since I wasn’t expecting it…and it was delicious. When my husband … Continue reading »
My dad is a HUGE fan of pretty much anything cherry, but especially cherry cheesecake. So when his birthday party came around this past year and I was deciding on menu items, this made the top of the dessert list. Well, along with his birthday cake, too. I don’t know what it is about bite size cheesecakes…maybe … Continue reading »
I’ll never forget the first time I had a chocolate raspberry cake. It was about 6 or 7 years ago, and my family had a small gathering for my aunt’s birthday at a little lunch bistro in my hometown. My aunt’s absolute favorite cake is chocolate raspberry, so they had one made for us to celebrate and … Continue reading »
Oh, I’ve been wanting to make these babies for a while now…and finally got around to it. My food to-do list is starting to look like a letter to Santa Claus. Anyway, I got around to this recipe after discovering that there’s a donut pan out there so you can actually bake the donuts. This … Continue reading »
While my cousin and I were on the phone one day, the topic of crescent rolls came up, and we start talking about how we both loved them. Then, I started thinking about the honey butter crescent rolls at California Dreaming. Then, my mouth started to water, and I wanted some crescent rolls. Even though … Continue reading »
When my sister-in-law first told me about this recipe, I couldn’t wait to try it out. Well, I finally got around to it last night, and it was absolutely…insanely…incredible. I cooked dinner for some family and friends, and dessert was a HUGE hit. After I heard my husband scraping his bowl and mumbling about how … Continue reading »
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON HOW TO MAKE THESE PRETZEL TURTLES! Several years ago, a friend of mine was telling me about how much she loves turtles…and I’m not talking about the animal. Although, now that I think about it, she loves those, too. Anyway, she was talking about the combination of chocolate, … Continue reading »
I’ve actually been meaning to make these for a while, but over the holidays was the perfect opportunity. After putting together an edible gift basket for my in-laws, I kept looking at it and thinking, Seems like it’s missing something. Then, I realized that this would be the perfect addition. And apparently it was a … Continue reading »
**CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO OF HOW TO MAKE THESE!!!*** The first time I saw these, my aunt had tagged me in a picture of pie pops on Facebook. She said that she figured I had already made them before, but that she thought of me when she saw them. I got excited, but let her know … Continue reading »
