Simple, beautiful living.
With the warmest days of summer upon us, a no-bake dessert is the perfect way to keep a house full of kids happy. Whether it’s a group of teenage girls looking for snacks in the middle of the night or a group of boys playing Wiffle ball out back. Not many days go by when we don’t have friends here during the summer months. Anything
I’ve been baking and cooking more than anything these last few weeks. Dinners, lunches, parties, birthdays, you name it! Red, white and blue seems to be the theme. I love to use it all summer long not just for the 4th of July. One of our favorite snacks is the ole’ rice krispie treat! They are probably the easiest treat to put together! We always
Meatloaf with smashed potatoes & cast iron sugar cake for dessert. It’s my idea of a comfort food meal! Meatloaf reminds me of my childhood. It’s definitely one of my comfort foods. I think the boiled, smashed, baked potatoes and the addition of asparagus updates this classic dinner staple. We seem to be in between seasons here, it’s either freezing or super hot so this
Every year I know I’m going to make at least one apple-raspberry pie. My husband loves it and it’s always his request for his birthday (which we recently celebrated!). This recipe is simple, are you ready? I don’t make my own pie crusts….Did you gasp? Lol, It’s just one of those things I don’t do very often. I have made them from scratch but it’s
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
