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01.31.2016
Funfetti Cookie Cake
This Funfetti Cookie Cake is the perfect mixture of cake and cookie taste. Super easy to make, it’s perfect for your next birthday party! A cookie cake is the absolute perfect way to celebrate just about anything. In this recipe we are deviating from the classic chocolate chip cookie cake to make a sprinkle cookie…
01.30.2016
Pina Colada Sangria
This Pina Colada Sangria literally takes less than five minutes to throw together, but is so insanely delicious that you’ll want to make at least two batches, since your party guests will go nuts for it. If you love piña coladas and sangria, definitely make this great sangria recipe! Remember when I said I had…
01.25.2016
Red Velvet Cookies
These Red Velvet Cookies are all the delicious flavor of red velvet in a cookie. A buttery soft inside with a crisp outside and topped with the best cream cheese frosting. While traditionally red velvet comes in cake and cupcake form, it is over the top delicious in cookie form as well. These Red Velvet…
01.22.2016
Valentine Sunglasses Printable
I love these Valentine Sunglasses Printable! PDF File & Silhouette Print & Cut File Do you guys remember the other day how I was talking about how sad we were to take down our Christmas decorations? Well, obviously the only way to get over Christmas is to start thinking about Valentine’s Day! So I was…
01.18.2016
Cherry Almond Braid
This Cherry Almond Braid is easy and SO delicious! The perfect pastry! Complete with a video tutorial. You guys!! I’m so excited! I made my first video! The irony of this is that right after I finished editing it, I mean like right after, Nathan showed me a post that someone he went to high…
01.13.2016
Sriracha Noodle Bowls
These Sriracha Noodles Bowls are full of veggies, chicken, and amazing flavor! You guys. My four year old is a human tornado. That’s not even the right word for it. Because it’s not just like she is the Tasmanian Devil leaving a wake of destruction and mayhem in her path. It’s like . . . it’s…
12.23.2015
Amaretto Orange Bellini
This Amaretto Orange Bellini is a super fast cocktail that is going to be your new favorite way to drink champagne! Love this and want even more amaretto? Make my classic Amaretto Sour! So, as you know, I’m not shy about my love of a good cocktail. {Cough!} I could stand to be a little…
12.22.2015
Crab Dip Cheeseball
This Crab Dip Cheeseball is so easy to throw together ahead of time, and is absolutely delicious! It’s going to be the first thing gone on the appetizer table! A cross between my classic Cheeseball Recipe and my delicious Hot Crab Dip, this is an amazing appetizer that you will fall in love with. How…
12.16.2015
Cinnamon Cake Roll
This Cinnamon Cake Roll is packed with amazing flavor and rolled up with the smoothest buttercream frosting and the smothered in an amazing glaze! Such a show stopper! So the other night we were off looking at Christmas lights. It’s kind of silly, but it’s one of my favorite Christmas traditions. We pick up subs…
12.10.2015
Rice Krispies Treats Christmas Trees
These Rice Krispies Treats Christmas Trees are so simple to make but are super delicious and make for such a fun holiday treat! What are some of your favorite holiday traditions? I have to say that one of my MOST favorite holiday traditions is making Christmas treats with some of my good friends. But as my kids…
12.09.2015
Chocolate Covered Cherry Magic Bars
These Chocolate Covered Cherry Magic Bars and their brownie base are the delicious candy made into a decadent dessert! Of all the magic bar variations, this one might be the most decadent. These 7 layer magic bars are made without graham crackers and without coconut for a different twist on a classic recipe. If you…
12.07.2015
Mocha Fudge Brownies
These Mocha Fudge Brownies are rich, fudgey and absolutely delicious. Mix them up in one big bowl and they are easy too! So I actually didn’t start drinking coffee until I had Gavin . . . just a little less than 8 years ago. I started out small, literally. A super small coffee maker that…












