So this is my first blog entry ever! To start my foray into the blogosphere right, I took out a little insurance. This recipe is an adaptation from a post I found from www.visionsofsugarplum.com. This recipe is originally from the…
Archives for March 2009
Wilton Heaven
No recipe today, but I had to blog about the Wilton Homewares store. Yesterday, Val and I went out to Darien, IL to visit the Wilton Homewares store. Yes, an entire Wilton store. It was heaven. The store is stocked…
Double Chocolate Oreo Bars
The following image is food porn for women. A FIELD OF CHOCOLATE! I haven’t made anything super chocolate-y in a while! These bars are SO easy. They took a half hour to make – start to finish. A lot of…
Lemon Bars
Today is a disgusting, dreary, cloudy, rainy day. What better pick-me-up than to make cheery, yellow, happy lemon bars? The recipe is simple and I had all of the ingredients I needed (I love it when that happens).
Omi’s Cut-Out Cookies
I call my grandma “Omi”. And I have “inherited” her recipe book. Her Christmas cookies were legendary and I’m pretty excited to have all of her recipes in my gritty little hands. My grandma is still alive, but Alzheimer’s has…
Pop Overs
Allow me to present one of the most delicious and easy-to-make treats imaginable: Pop overs! They are not sweet and are usually served as a breakfast food or as a dinner roll of sorts — just eat them with a…
Best Chocolate Cake Ever
I must say, this cake really is the BEST chocolate cake EVER. Here is the recipe: Chocolate Cake 1 box Devil’s Food chocolate cake mix 1 package Jello instant chocolate pudding (don’t get the sugar-free or fat-free version!) 1 cup…
Potato Chip Cookies
If you’re like me, you sometimes feel conflicted between your sweet tooth and salt tooth (is salt tooth the right term? who knows). On the days that you have this taste bud struggle, make a batch of these cookies. They…
Peanut Butter Kisses
After a much needed baking break, I’m baaaack. My marathon week of baking for Valentine’s Day wore me out. ;) But I thought I’d make a batch of peanut butter kiss cookies today. The recipe is super easy and if…
