“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” You just started singing that in your head didn’t you? I’m not one to bake cookies very often, but the holidays have me throwing all the rules out the window. One of my absolute favorite cookies to make is the classic ginger snap. This recipe is amazing Read more

You’ve heard of zucchini bread. You’ve heard of banana bread. But have you heard of sweet potato bread?!?! Because I’ll be honest…. only got on the sweet potato train a few years ago. For some reason I thought they were gross, but probably because my only exposure had ever been sweet potato casserole at Thanksgiving Read more

Fruit pizza! What?  Fruit pizza?  Is this the whole “does pineapple belong on pizza”? debate?  Nope.  Not at all. I ain’t going to wade in those waters. But I AM going to say that fruit does belong on pizza – assuming that pizza is a sugar cookie crust.  And that there isn’t any tomato sauce.  Read more

I love the holiday season – the Christmas parties, enjoying meals with family and friends, and creating memories with my three children. One of our favorite traditions every year is to try all the Hiland Dairy seasonal milks – we love all the unique holiday inspired flavors. This year I decided to make our tradition even more fun and whip up the flavored milk into a homemade 3-ingredient pudding dessert. Click here for the recipe…

Did you know you can make your OWN brown sugar with two simple ingredients? Homemade. Brown. Sugar. I mean….I’ll be real…for far too long I had no clue you could do that. Nor did I realize that those two ingredients have been sitting in my pantry ALL THIS TIME!!! Surely we’ve all felt that crushing Read more

Fall is truly my favorite season. All the leaves changing colors and crunching under your feet. Those crisp breezes, paired with thick sweaters and warm boots. Visiting the pumpkin patch and apple orchards. And what better way to savor those hand-picked apples than with a delicious, still warm from the oven slice of homemade apple Read more

It all began one fateful day, when I had a surplus of soon to be overripe bananas and a hankering for a delicious bowl of rich and creamy ice cream. That was the moment that this amazingly healthy chocolate banana ice cream was born. Yes, that’s right. HEALTHY. ICE CREAM. I totally just put those Read more

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