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…
Naked Turkey Burgers with Sauteed Spinach and Mushrooms
I don’t usually crave hamburgers. (Unless I’m pregnant, then the cravings are severe. I have been known to get emotional about my burgers while pregnant too. One time I balled when Brett screwed up my order. I only wanted meat, cheese, and the bun. How could he get it wrong? I laugh now, but if…
A Mother’s Day Giveaway: Free Photo Shoot with Brooke Bakken Photography
How about a little giveaway,… Just in time for Mother’s Day, my good friend Brooke from Brooke Bakken Photography is offering one of YOU {local to Utah county} a very special Mother’s Day Giveaway! Brooke took family pictures for us this year and snapped this one of Owen and I. For a mother, pictures like…
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…
Easy Orange Knots for Easter
Brett’s parents were in town last weekend to celebrate our niece Kyle’s baptism and newest nephew, William’s, baby blessing. My mother-in-law made these Orange Knots for the family gathering held at Brett’s brother’s house afterward. There was hardly a minute of down-time during their visit so Sheri ended up making these late Friday…
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…
Get out of the Chicken Rut: Balsamic Chicken with Roasted Spinach & Tomatoes
If you haven’t noticed, we keep dinners around here pretty simple (well, almost everything around here is simple). I am a simple-kind-of person. I try to get creative with our simple meals, but sometimes I fall into a rut. Especially with chicken. I usually bake up a few chicken tenders seasoned with olive oil…
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…
My Bologna has a First Name…..
It’s O-s-c-a-r. My bologna has a second name, it’s M-a-y-e-r. Are you singing it yet? Watch thisand you’ll be singing it all day (or night, since it’s 11:40pm as I write). You’re welcome. Oh, and hello there. It’s been a while, again. I could curse about the pain-in-the-butt it has been to get Internet up…
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…