Tag: recipes

  • HOLIDAY MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

    HOLIDAY MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

    {Don’t forget to enter this week’s giveaways, a $150 Visa gift card and a 4 generation wall art from I (Chart) You} My favorite cookie is definitely the chocolate chip cookie. And although I could eat a dozen plain chocolate chip cookies, I sometimes like to add things in every once in a while to…

  • SALTED CARAMEL HOT CHOCOLATE

    SALTED CARAMEL HOT CHOCOLATE

    I love salted caramel: chocolate, fudge, ice cream-you add salted caramel to it and I’m pretty sure I will like it. So I made some salted caramel hot chocolate. So good! I just used my favorite homemade hot chocolate recipe and added in some caramel and sea salt. Homemade Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate: recipe source:…

  • CARAMEL APPLE PI

    CARAMEL APPLE PI

    My kids love apples and they are so good for you. And there are so many benefits from eating them, you can find out more about those benefits here. My husband loves pies and I made about 10 cherry pies from cherries we picked over the summer. I froze them all using this tip from one…

  • HALLOWEEN CUPCAKES

    HALLOWEEN CUPCAKES

    The other day while at the store I saw some Recess Peanut Butter cupcake mix. I knew that was too good to pass up. I thought they would be perfect for some halloween cupcakes. I also bought the Hershey brand frosting. There is a peanut butter filling that goes in the cupcakes. Yummy! I used…

  • PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

    PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

    Although I hate to see summer go, I think the only thing that makes it worth it is that fall is here. I love pulling out my “fall” recipes. Many of them include pumpkin. For these little pumpkin chocolate chip cupcake bites I followed this recipe. I made just a few modifications, I added a…

  • LOADED BLT

    LOADED BLT

    My husband loves a good BLT sandwich and we have so many tomatoes in our garden so I have been trying to think of ways to use them. I have made these sandwiches a few times. I added a few more ingredients in there-more than just the bacon, lettuce and tomato, so maybe it’s not…

  • CHOCOLATE MOUSSE + CHOCOLATE CHIP TORTE

    CHOCOLATE MOUSSE + CHOCOLATE CHIP TORTE

    I love chocolate mousse and the other day I raided my cupboards to see if I had the ingredients to make some. I found this recipe and realized I didn’t have ingredients to make a crust… so I used some pre-made cookie dough I had in the refrigerator. I used a mini torte pan I…

  • CHERRY BBQ PULLED PORK SANDWICHES

    CHERRY BBQ PULLED PORK SANDWICHES

    When I was in Northern Michigan, I stopped by one of my favorite stores, American Spoon. I picked up some preserves and cranberry mustard, along with this BBQ sauce. I found one of the American Spoon recipes for this BBQ Sauce, some cherry BBQ pulled pork sandwiches. Cherry BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches: (recipe inspiration here) 5 cloves…

  • GRILLED PEACHES

    GRILLED PEACHES

    A couple weeks ago a friend of mine taught a grilling class at my house and she told me about grilling fruit. I have always loved to grill pineapple, but never thought about grilling peaches. Just cut the peach in half and place it directly on the grill. I sprayed the grill with cooking spray…