Recipes

My list of goodies to bake recently increased. As I was browsing my usual blogs this morning I saw the cutest idea for peppermint bark. Over at Mommy’s Kitchen, she shared a great way to spruce up ordinary peppermint bark, so I definitely can’t take credit for this idea!  When …

It’s no secret that I love to bake and decorate cakes, but I recently discovered something just as fun but more more simple to make … candy pops! I was browsing my local Michael’s craft store and saw this incredible display of Halloween baking and candy products and the cutest …

While I love the smell of delicious goodies baking in my oven, I always appreciate a simple and no fuss treat. This is especially true in the warmer months so I don’t have to heat up my house.  My mom made these scrumptious candies as a special Easter treat. Of …

I’m a sucker for chocolate, especially around the holidays. Nothing makes me happier than seeing homemade chocolates on a holiday treat tray, no matter where I go. One of the easiest but tastiest holiday treats is definitely bark. Traditional almond bark, peppermint bark, mint chocolate bark, if it is bark, …

If you’ve spent a lot of time around the Christmas dessert table, like I have, you may have noticed these pretty church windows. I’ve seen them at many  a holiday gathering from work to family functions, but never realized exactly what was in them or how they were made. Now …

One ingredient that I love to work with when making sweet treats is marshmallows. Without marshmallows, we wouldn’t have some of our favorites like Rice Krispie bars, rocky road anything, or classic s’mores. Can you even imagine? If you love marshmallows as much as I do, here are 25 marshmallow …

I love no-bake recipes which only require a few ingredients. Sometimes I just don’t have the time to spend in the kitchen for anything more complicated. These Peanut Butter Cookie Balls made by Kari Stroschein are surprisingly easy and can be made with only three ingredients!  According to Kari, every time she makes …

These Healthy Maple Butter Pecan Krispy Treats beat those lame-o storebought treats, by a long shot! These are flavorful. These have texture. These are… healthy? Oh yes.   Sweet, rich and decadent treats that are also whole grain, refined sugar free and gluten free (but you would never know!)  Totally different than the “food-like” products at …

I have been making a ton of marshmallows lately, I guess I’m still in shock that we can make these puffy white clouds of sugariness at home.  So I tried making krispy treats with them.  It’s May, national strawberry month, so I thought I would add some strawberries to the …

Everyone has their “food vices” …  Savory lovers like eating whole bags of chips and sweet teeth like eating Krispy Treats! When I strolled by the fridge for my thirtieth spoonful of Homemade Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter, krispy treats popped into my head!  Crunchy, chewy, sweet and satisfying Cinnamon Raisin Peanut …