The first time I made cupcakes with Cherry flavored Kool-Aid frosting I was in college and we had all the guys over to play video games all night long. Playing video games for that long takes stamina so I had to make some delightfully sweet cupcakes. Even if our kitchen was the size of a shoebox and I had to use the dining room table (a small bistro patio set) for most of the ...
Double Chocolate Strawberry Muffins
AJ is on the road for 4 days out of the week, so when he finally gets home I love to surprise him with new treats. This last week I had fresh strawberries in the house, so I decided to make muffins. Instead of making my standard strawberry muffin recipe I decided to take it up a notch and make double chocolate strawberry muffins. It was perfect, because AJ is completely ...
Just Like Grandma’s Apple Pie Recipe
It's time to break out your favorite apple pie recipe, because apple pie is great for every occasion. Don't have one? I have you covered! This recipe uses my "Pinterest famous" four ingredient flaky pie crust, its so easy to make, but make sure you let the dough chill for at least an hour or two before using it for pie! We use an apple peeler corer slicer which quickly does ...
Cookie Butter Milkshake
After dinner one night my husband turned to me and said, "I have the greatest idea." Then he headed downstairs and I figured he was grabbing ice cream from our deep freezer. Then he grabbed the Cookie Butter. And we made the best milkshakes I have ever tasted! I can now say that you haven't truly experienced Cookie Butter until you've had it in a milkshake. If you haven't ...
Garlic Parmesan Crusted Baked Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp Scampi is definitely my weakness. I can't get enough of the buttery garlic goodness that is Shrimp Scampi. I always order it when we're out to dinner, but it gets pretty pricey and they don't serve you nearly enough shrimp. So I thought, I can just make it at home! ...then I thought. How can I make this even more tasty? I'm the kind of girl who will be halfway ...
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Dip
Chocolate Chips make everything better, who doesn't smile at the taste of a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie? I know if I'm baking something chocolate and I have spare chocolate chips in the cupboard, you better believe I'm putting some in the batter. I advise that you make this amazing, addicting, and simple recipe for... Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Dip. Oh, yeah. I ...
Whipped Buttercream Frosting
A few weeks ago I shared from scratch funfetti cupcakes, I teased you about the whipped buttercream frosting, but I'm ready to share that recipe with you. This recipe is exactly what it sounds like, a cross between whipped frosting, and good ol' buttercream frosting. This is the perfect frosting to enjoy in Summer months as it's really light, but still has that delicious ...
Homemade Bisquick Baking Mix
If you know me, you know I love to cook and bake from scratch. I’m not crazy though, you won’t find me making from scratch pop-tarts or Girl Scout cookies...at least not yet. I do love making things like homemade pie crust and taco seasoning, because who wants mystery ingredients in their pie crust when you can make it with 4 simple ingredients? So I did it again. My favorite ...
Apple Pie Monkey Bread Muffins
I love making monkey bread. It’s fun to make (your kids can even help!) and so delicious. Being that it’s still apple season and we have a ton of homemade apple pie filling around our house I searched for a delicious apple pie monkey bread recipe and came up short. Even the most reputable websites used refrigerator dough for their recipes. So I took it in my own hands and made ...
Tex-Mex Stuffed Peppers
I recently made my first ever stuffed bell peppers, and I gave them my own spin that ended up with these great Tex-Mex Stuffed Peppers. They were so good that AJ asked if it was too soon if I made them again the next week. They were that good. I promise. You see, I had only ever eaten stuffed peppers once before, just your basic green peppers stuffed with under-seasoned beef ...
A Peek at Netflix HQ and Meeting Piper Kerman
I'm a part of the Netflix #StreamTeam, this post is part of a sponsored conversation. All opinions are my own. Last month, AJ and I got to tour Netflix Headquarters (along with other StreamTeam members.) After touring Nteflix HQ, I think I've found my dream job. It's a little bit like pop culture exploded in this building. You can find fun things in almost every cubical (I ...