Simple, beautiful living.
Today I’ve got an oatmeal cookie recipe to share with you! I love homemade cookies and so do the kiddos. It’s a nice surprise after a day at school. I like the idea of oatmeal cookies because oats are good for you. I used dark chocolate chips and walnuts to up the nutritional value. One third the batch got dried cranberries and white chocolate chips
We had some friends over and I made this lemon ricotta pound cake. I love ricotta so I thought I’d give it a whirl. It was really moist and delicious. The original recipe is Giada’s but I used the one at Alexandra cooks. I’m not a fan of orange liquor so I opted for the adapted recipe which calls for lemon zest & juice which
I’ve got my homemade ice cream cake recipe to share with you!My kiddos love ice cream cake but if you buy one they are pretty expensive. You can make one with a short list of ingredients for a lot less and it’s super easy! My kiddos love ice cream cake but if you buy one they are pretty expensive. You can make one with a
My children love Nutella so I’m always looking for new ways to use it. Typically, I use it alone on a sandwich or with peanut butter. I created an easy Nutella ganache recipe to dip some favorite snacks in. We dipped strawberries, animal crackers and pretzels- all were a hit. Ganache can be made with a few simple ingredients. One note- it doesn’t harden like
Need a little last-minute Valentine’s gift for neighbors, teachers or friends? I’ve got it! A beautiful and simple raspberry pastry hearts! Remember the pastry hearts I made? I added a raspberry filling to make them a little more special for Valentine’s Day. Transform a few simple ingredients into a special treat that will look like you spent all day in the kitchen and they are
I have wanted to try a cast iron chocolate chip cookie for so long. Honestly, it was so easy I don’t know why I waited. There is nothing like the house filled with the smell of freshly baked cookie! My kids loved this! I served it warm with vanilla ice cream, drizzled with chocolate sauce, it was divine! The original recipe is from Pinterest. I changed
I found the recipe for this chocolate bundt cake here. It was moist and delicious! Chocolate Cake Chocolate cake mix four eggs 3/4 cup sour cream 1/2 cup oil 1/2 cup water 1 cup chocolate chips 1 small box instant chocolate pudding Mix all ingredients and pour into bundt pan sprayed with Pam. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes. I let mine cool about 10
I was watching Food Network with my boys and Trisha Yearwood made these yummy looking bars. You only need five ingredients, all things I keep on hand! You’ll need: peanut butter, 1 1/4 cups bag of chocolate chips, I used dark chocolate
I was watching Barefoot Contessa and saw her make these little treats. I made up a batch for an after school snack for the kids. She calls them elephant ears, I always called them hearts. You’ll need puff pastry, sugar and cinnamon. You can watch her video on how to fold them here. Thaw the pastry, sprinkle half the cinnamon sugar mix on the counter
My mom made this cake all the time when I was a kid. It’s a crowd pleaser! I modified the recipe slightly from the one she passed along to me. Here is what I did. 2 sticks melted butter 1 1/2 cups of flour 3/4 cups chopped walnuts mix together and press into a 13 x 9 pan to form a crust. bake at 375
