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Projects, Crafts and Party Planning

Christmas Deco Mesh Wreath

I am back with another one of my holiday deco mesh wreath creations!  Christmas is one of my favorite holidays to decorate for, so of course I had to make a new deco mesh wreath for my front door.  Want to make your own?!  Then keep on reading to see how! Continue Reading…

Cake

Flourless Chocolate Cake with Granola Crust

Flourless chocolate cake, made with luxurious cocoa powder and semi-sweet chocolate chips, then poured onto a granola crust and topped with fudge sauce and chocolate chips!  This flourless cake is chocolate heaven…and gluten free, if you don’t add the crust.  I loved the dense, almost brownie-like consistency of this cake, with the contrasting crunch of the granola crust. Continue Reading…

Bars, Blondies & Brownies

Fluffernutter Bars

Fluffer what?!  Fluffernutter!  Peanut butter cookie bars, full of mini marshmallows, mallow bits, chopped peanut butter cups and semi sweet chocolate chips.  Soft, gooey cookie bars…and did I mention these are made with peanut butter, marshmallows and chocolate?!  People flip out over these every time I make them, but I realized I didn’t have the recipe on the blog yet.  So I fixed that 🙂 Continue Reading…

Cupcakes/ Projects, Crafts and Party Planning

Popcorn Cupcakes

Popcorn decorated cupcakes for a movie themed party!  These cupcakes are super fun, so I totally had to share my tutorial with you on how to make popcorn decorated cupcakes.  Mini marshmallows are cut with scissors and then painted with a touch of yellow food coloring, to look exactly like popcorn.  It’s super easy! Continue Reading…

Cookies

Pumpkin Spice Granola Cookies

It’s all the Fall harvest flavors we love, wrapped up in one cookie!  A cookie dough spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and pumpkin pie spice, with pumpkin spice granola added into the cookie dough.  The granola is made up of crunchy oats, pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries….all the flavors of Fall!  And because there’s no pumpkin puree in this cookie, the texture of this cookie is just like a chocolate chip cookie. Continue Reading…

Muffins & Pastries

2 Ingredient Plum Jam Pop-Tarts

Two ingredients and 15-minutes are all you need to make yourself some semi-homemade Pop-Tarts!  It really doesn’t get any easier than this recipe and you can totally customize it to the flavors you love.  Who needs a toaster, when you can have piping hot Pop-Tarts straight from the oven?! Continue Reading…

Projects, Crafts and Party Planning

Fall and Thanksgiving Deco Mesh Wreath

Hi y’all!  I am taking another break from all things yummy to share with you this post on how to make your own Fall/Thanksgiving themed deco mesh wreath!  You guys know I love crafts and making deco mesh wreaths has become one of my favorite little projects to do.  So of course I need a deco mesh wreath for EVERY holiday!  This wreath is great because you can leave it on the front door from September through the end of November!! Continue Reading…

Cupcakes

Rich Chocolate Cupcakes

Rich chocolate cupcakes, made with cocoa powder and fresh brewed coffee, for the ultimate chocolate flavor.  This recipe makes exactly one dozen cupcakes, for those times when you just need a dozen great chocolate cupcakes!  Moist and rich in flavor, these chocolate cupcakes do not disappoint. Continue Reading…

Travel

Lake Tahoe Fall Travel Guide

Fall is my favorite time of year and South Lake Tahoe is one of my most favorite places in the world.  So it only makes sense to spend my favorite season in my favorite place, right?!  October may not be considered part of the “peak” season in Tahoe, but that doesn’t mean that there is any shortage of things to do and see.  Are you planning a trip to Tahoe this Fall or need to get away??  Then read on for where to stay and things to do in Lake Tahoe this Fall. Continue Reading…