My husband’s sweet grandmother knows how much I love to cook and bake, so every few months she gives me her collection of food magazine she subscribes to. For weeks my “reading” consists of thumbing through the large stack of magazines looking for great recipes and recipe inspiration. I found this Peanut Butter Pretzel tart…
Desserts
Peanut Butter & Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies
You know what today is? A lousy, rainy, cold day. It’s after noon, my baby is napping, I am still in my sweats, and have yet to shower. I might as well bake up some cookies, park it on the couch, and call it a day. I might have to squeeze in…
Banana Whip Cream Cake
The banana whip cream snack cake I posted the other day got deleted due to blogger’s issues yesterday. So here’s the recipe, again. This is a delicious snack cake to be eaten all day!
Ice Cream Sundae Cupcakes with Caramel Cream Frosting
Don’t forget to enter the Brooke Bakken Photography Mother’s Day Giveaway! These cupcakes replicate my favorite ice cream sundae….i cream drenched in caramel sauce, topped with a few nuts. I used a chocolate cake mix and a caramel cream frosting (it’s to die for!) and sandwiched a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream in…
Amazing Brownies
We had a pretty non-traditional and small Easter Dinner with some of our friends yesterday. I didn’t bake a Ham, or make any appetizers (not even deviled eggs), and didn’t have an assortment of desserts to choose from. We didn’t even have any Easter Candy! Gasp! (the Cadbury Mini Eggs I bought earlier in the week surprisingly…
Carrot Cake Cheesecake Bars
I didn’t crave sweets most of my pregnancy with Owen, but it was the first thing I ate after delivering him. I was craving the sugar. It’s like I was making up for the time I went without (ok, with less of) it. I made dinner for a friend that just had a baby…
Hidden Surprise Easter Egg Treats
Has anyone else seen the Rice Krispies commercial for the Hidden Surprise Easter Egg Treats? Talk about a fun and easy treat for Easter. The little ones will love helping with these! I didn’t have a little helper (mine is too little, and all he cared about was eating more marshmallows) but I had…
Peanut Butter and Caramel Cream Cheese Dip
I realize this dip may sound like an overload, but it’s really not. I do love sweets, but even I have a “too sweet” limit. Peanut butter and cream cheese suit each other so well, and I added just a smidgen of caramel (and a little brown sugar + vanilla) to sweeten it up just…
Strawberry-Lime Shortbread Cookies
In-season, delicious strawberries are just about the best thing about Spring in Utah right now. It snowed all weekend here and overall, the weather has been pretty lousy the last couple of weeks. Owen is a busy-busy little man and being indoor all day doesn’t suit him well. We need to get out, enjoy some…
Mint Oreo Cream Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
One thing I’m loving about the new house is having a bigger kitchen. And a pantry. Oh how I love having a pantry. Even though ours is still looking a little scarce, I look forward to stocking up on pantry staples. Broths and soups. Sauces. Dry pasta, rice, beans. Mac N Cheese for the little…