recipes

Do you ever dream of being a star-studded chef–Julia Child, Paula Deen, Rachael Ray, Tom Colicchio, the Barefoot Contessa, or any of the other Food Network/HGTV chefs? Well, I do–I love to cook and now that I have a functional kitchen where I can house all my electrics and gadgets, I plan to invest some major […]

If you gave up sweets for Lent, you may want to skip this post as this cake is tasty and highly addictive… luckily for me, I did not sacrifice something so critical to my diet this year and am allowed to indulge in this amazing treat!! This lovely recipe is brought to you by Kelly’s […]

In an effort to revert back to my old blog posting ways, I wanted to devote a post to all of you sweet readers out there who love to BAKE… bake cookies, candies, cakes, and any kind of tasty goody! With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I am hoping I get some spare time […]

As promised, here is the easiest dessert that is completely foolproof and I assure you everyone will love… perfect because it’s not so chocolately-rich you can’t eat it, but horribly bad because 1 piece is just never enough =) Ingredients • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened — use LIGHT to save calories!! • […]

This is comfort food to me… I am what some would call a “picky eater” and am very specific about what will and will not go into my stomach- but my roomie introduced me to this yummy casserole a few years ago and it’s the go-to dish for anything–always a crowd pleaser!! Ingredients {double size […]

I found this recipe over at Our Best Bites and can’t wait to make this tomorrow for each member of my family…a little gift for each of them to take home after we celebrate on Christmas Day!! It looks very easy, and festive for the holiday, too: Ingredients 16-20 cups of popped popcorn (about 2 bags of microwaved popcorn- […]

‘Tis the season for baking… yes, everyone’s sweet tooth gets a little bigger this time of year, and there is no better way to show your friends and family just how much you love them than by spoiling them with some homemade treats! By following so many blogs about baking, cooking, and holiday entertaining, surely {at least} […]