I have been quite busy lately and feel like I am being pulled in many different directions. My coping mechanism is brownies with frosting. Many years of stress have led me to perfect several different frostings. I have shared these recipes before (I have even reduced the Mocha Fudge frosting to 140 characters and tweetedRead More
Pumpkin Pie Fudge
Several years ago, we stopped in a fudge shop when visiting Monterey. Now why we stop in fudge shops I don’t know because my husband and kids pick their favorite flavor, and then complain while eating it that it doesn’t taste like my fudge or my peanut butter fudge. I never buy fudge; I alwaysRead More
Garden Party Cupcakes
When I was at the grocery store my 3 year old pointed out a turtle cake and told me we “needed to get it for my birthday”. As much as I would have liked to indulge my toddler, I couldn’t. Several of us are gluten intolerant, plus grocery store frosting doesn’t taste very good. HoweverRead More
Marshmallow Mixed Berry Pie
This Marshmallow Mixed Berry Pie recipe takes a little bit of time to create, but the effort will be greatly appreciated by your Little Bear! My youngest son formerly spent a large portion of each day pretending to be Little Bear. For many months he even called me Mother Bear instead of mommy. He oftenRead More
Earthquake Cake
Try this easy Earthquake Cake recipe for a delicious and impressive dessert! Doctoring a chocolate cake mix has never been tastier. I am not a huge fan of cake mixes, but I do occasionally enjoy doctoring cake mixes. This doctored cake mix recipe was passed on to me by a friend. I can’t remember why,Read More
Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies
The chocolate peanut butter no-bake cookies are one of my childhood favorites! I usually enjoy baking for my family, but today it was 101 degrees and I did not feel like turning on the oven. Even on hot days, my children require a bit of sugar to keep them sweet, so I made these easyRead More
Honey Cake
I have been playing with alternative sweeteners lately. My favorite is brown rice syrup, with honey a close second. Honey is sweeter than brown rice syrup, so you can use less of it in recipes, making it easier to create a balance between your wet and dry ingredients. The other advantage honey has is that IRead More
Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake
This is a “healthy” lemon poppy seed bundt cake, sweetened with honey instead of refined sugar (if you decide not to glaze it). While I officially named this Lemon Poppy Bundt Seed, we almost named it Everything but the Kitchen Sink Cake when my two year old pulled up a chair and started throwing thingsRead More
Homemade Chewy Granola Bars
Here’s a pretty easy one-bowl recipe for delicious homemade chewy granola bars. My daughter loves granola bars, but I don’t like the expense of buying my daughter’s favorite granola bars. I experimented with ingredients while my daughter acted as taste tester. Although she hoped that I would continue to fail, so I would have toRead More
Easy Way to Roll Out Shortbread or Sugar Cookies + Shortbread Recipe
The great thing about Shortbread, besides the fact that it is made of pantry staples, is that your children can pretend it is Lembas Bread. The bad thing about shortbread is trying to roll it out! After discussing the problems of rolling out shortbread with a friend, I decided to post pictures of how IRead More
Tomato Soup Cake
This old-fashioned tomato soup cake recipe tastes like a spice cake. You can cook this vintage cake recipe in a loaf pan or in a cake pan. This cake tastes much better than it sounds! This recipe originated in the late 1920s or early 1930s. It was enormously popular throughout the depression as itRead More
Easy Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake
This Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake recipe is made with a boxed cake mix, chocolate pudding, and chocolate chips…and it is phenomenal! Two weeks ago I hosted a dinner party for 15. On the day of the party, we had 80+ wind gusts that did significant damage to both my backyard fence and the pasture fences.Read More
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you like chocolate, here is a recipe for chocolate chip cookies where the batter is chocolate too. Baking this batch of cookies was the most fun I have had baking in years! I had help, lots of help from my youngest son. When I started pulling out the ingredients, Rew pulled out the step-stoolRead More
Easy Pumpkin Pie Spice Bundt Cake
This easy pumpkin spice bundt cake is made by doctoring a packaged cake mix. I found a recipe from a homeschool friend for a pumpkin pie spice bundt cake using a box of spice cake mix. But I did not have said spice cake mix. Consequently, I modified the directions to make it work withRead More
Easy Sugar Cookies and Butter Cream Frosting
Decorating Sugar Cookies is a traditional holiday activity. Below are tips to make decorating cookies a little easier, and recipes for sugar cookies, and buttercream frosting. To go to the printable recipe for Easy Sugar Cookies press here: To go to the printable recipe for Buttercream Frosting press here: Tips for Decorating Sugar Cookies HowRead More
Easy Homemade Fudge
This quick and easy fudge recipe uses chocolate chips and marshmallow cream to simplify the process of making fudge, creating a smooth, sweet chocolate treat with minimal effort. Ideal for homemade holiday candy, Christmas gifts, or simple family desserts, this easy chocolate fudge is perfect for beginners and experienced cooks alike. One of my earliestRead More
Peanut Butter Fudge and Peanut Butter Tip
Learn how to make this delicious peanut butter fudge recipe easily with our simple fudge recipe and helpful tips for success. Peanut butter fudge is one of our favorite candies, but as much as we enjoy it, we have a friend who declares it her absolute favoritist candy EVER. Before I visit her, she asks if IRead More
Scotcheroos Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
Do you love the combination of rich butterscotch, peanut butter, and chocolate? Scotcheroos Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats combine the flavor of Scotcheroos with the ease of making Rice Krispie Treats. Scotcheroos are made with Rice Krispies, peanut butter, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips. Like Rice Krispie Treats, Scotcharoos are a no-bake bar recipe. ButRead More
Cola Cake
If you haven’t ever tried cola cake, you’re in for a real treat! When I was growing up, we called this Rocky Road Cake, but I discovered that it was also called cola cake when I lived in the south. It is extremely decadent; after looking at the ingredients you will tell me that IRead More
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Nothing says Chocolate Cake Quite Like a Zucchini! Those of you with a garden know that one zucchini plant can produce so much that it challenges you to find ways to use them. There are many delicious and nutritious way to serve zucchini; I recommend cooking it in chocolate cake! It is easy to eatRead More
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