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Bars, Blondies & Brownies/ Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars with Cereal Crunch

A huge 9×13-inch pan of  luscious, rich, chocolate chip cookie bars, studded throughout with milk chocolate chips and chocolate cereal crunch.  WAIT!!  What is chocolate cereal crunch??  Oh just the best way ever to add a little crunch and texture to your cookies.  And it is easy to make too!! Continue Reading…

Cake/ Muffins & Pastries

Carrot Apple Loaf Cake

Shredded carrots and chunks of apples are the main flavors in this moist loaf cake that is later glazed with a vanilla-cinnamon icing.  Loaf cakes are easy to make and make your house smell AMAZING while it’s baking up.  Eat this for breakfast or as a snack…I mean it’s kind of healthy since there’s carrots and apples in it, right?! Continue Reading…

Cupcakes

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Cupcakes

Strawberry flavored cupcakes topped with easy, no-churn graham cracker cheesecake ice cream.  So instead of frosting, we are stopping these cupcakes off with ICE CREAM!!  Best idea ever right?!  Well I might have just written a whole book book centered around ice cream cakes and today I am sharing with you, one of the recipes from my book: The Ultimate Ice Cream Cake Book. Continue Reading…

Bars, Blondies & Brownies

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

The fudgy flavor of homemade brownies, with a swirl of peanut butter baked into them.  Because peanut butter and chocolate are the best combo if ya ask me…and totally addictive.  Homemade brownies cannot be any easier to make than this, and the peanut butter swirl adds a whole new layer of flavor to the fabulous, fudgy brownie. Continue Reading…

Travel

Boise, Idaho Visitors Guide

The hubby and I spent my birthday week in Boise, Idaho, keeping in tradition of taking a trip somewhere new for my birthday each year.  There are so many places I have never been, and I am slowly trying to tick them off my bucket list!  Boise was an easy choice because the real reason I chose it was to visit one of my best friends who retired and moved to Idaho a few years ago.  But of course I made a whole trip out of it and I can’t wait to share with you fun activities, THE places to eat and where to find cute shops! Continue Reading…

Healthy/ Main Meal/ Savory

EASY Air Fried Chicken Breasts

Two ingredients are all you need for this “cheater” air fried chicken breast recipe if you wish.  You can use store-bought Shake ‘n Bake breading for your chicken , or try out my copycat version!  Maybe you don’t want the breading on your chicken?  I got ya covered! It really doesn’t get any easier than this and you can have dinner on the table in 10-minutes! Continue Reading…

Random Ramblings

GUESS WHAT?! I Wrote a Cookbook!

You guys….I am SO EXCITED!  I wrote a cookbook!!  And not just any cookbook, but a cookbook all about making the Ultimate Ice Cream Cakes!  After months and months of hard work, and recipe development, my book is finally a reality and I can’t wait to share it with y’all! Continue Reading…

Candy & Sweets

Peanut Brittle

Homemade, made from scratch, classic peanut brittle.  This peanut brittle is made using just a few basic ingredients on the stove top.  Yes, yes, yes…. a candy thermometer is required.  But do not be deterred by that!  Using a candy thermometer is easy and takes the guess work out of whether your brittle is done or not! Continue Reading…