School has started, and summer will soon be on its way out, but for now it’s holding on, and I’m soaking up every last little bit of warmth and sunshine. So of course just the sight of these delicious watermelon lime slushes has my mouth watering. I’m pretty sure you’re here for the same reason Read more

OH MY STARS! I am so, so, so very happy that I stumbled onto this recipe. Listen to me talking like it’s a new recipe that I just found.It isn’t. I’ve had it all along! See, I like chocolate desserts. Well, my husband REALLY likes chocolate desserts. And I bake for a decent sized group Read more

Pumpkin!  I went looking for this recipe as I had a little bit of canned pumpkin left and wanted to put it to good use.  I wanted something pumpkin-y, but not over the top.  Nothing that left you feeling “Man, I just had some pumpkin pie”.  But something that left you feeling “Man, I just Read more

I think people can be broken up into 2 groups: Those who ADORE pumpkin spice things. Those who HATE pumpkin spice things. There’s almost no middle ground.  Well, I’m in that middle group if there can be one.  I am “She who appreciates pumpkin spice, but no need to worship it”.  I like it in Read more

When I think of Peanut Butter cookies, I think of a big chocolate Hershey’s Kiss in the middle of them.  And I think of Christmas as that’s the only time of year that I’ve ever really made them.  But it doesn’t have to be just a Christmas cookie!  In fact, I saw Dove chocolates in Read more

First of all, did you know that a single Peppermint Pattie has an ‘ie’, not a ‘y’?  I promise: York tells me so.  Maybe you always knew that, but I didn’t.  Mind blown! Anyway…these cookies are amazing and made with Peppermint Patties.  Which means that each cookie has a Peppermint Pattie in it. The first Read more

My husband says these taste like Cherry Bing Bars.  I take his word for it as I don’t remember what those taste like.  What I do know: They taste like Cherry. They taste like Dark Chocolate. They’re crispy and addicting! If that’s what Cherry Bing Bars taste like, then sign me up! They’re ridiculously easy Read more

This recipe was born out of a desire to have cheesecake, but I wasn’t in the mood for a cherry topping like I normally am.  Nah, I was in the mood for chocolate! Now, I know that some people in this world actually make a chocolate cheesecake.  I would like to meet those people.  I Read more

We are a house divided. No, one of us doesn’t cheer for Iowa and the other for the Huskers. That’d be understandable. No, instead one of us is an Apple fan and one of us goes for Cherry. It comes up almost every holiday – apple pie or cherry pie? It’s something we’re working through Read more