My grandma is basically the reason why I know how to do more in the kitchen than heat up hot pockets. Lately, she's been absolutely obsessed with The Pioneer Woman's recipe books. We've been her guinea pigs, taste testing every new meal she comes up with. That's not what I'm here to talk about though, I'm here to talk about her amazing oatmeal raisin cookies. One of my ...
Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins
I love chocolate and peanut butter, but I normally can only handle it in small doses. AJ on the other hand is obsessed with chocolate, one of his favorite treats is my Chocolate Explosion Cake, that's the ultimate chocolate lovers cake, Holy chocolate Batman. This week I was craving peanut butter and chocolate pretty badly, so I decided it was time to make some muffins, I ...
Chocolate Explosion Cake
Sometimes you just need a cake that will knock the socks off of someone, it helps if that cake is really decadent, bonus points if its super easy to make. I found this cake when I was nearly 10 months pregnant, and so over pregnancy (the hot, miserable, big-as-a-house, in-hibernation stage of pregnancy.) It was said to be so chocolaty that it could kick start labor. It ...
Better Than Take Out Sesame Chicken
Chinese take out is a weakness for our entire family, it’s the best. It gets so pricey though, we spend a small fortune every time we order take out. It could be because we can’t resist ordering extra egg rolls, then there’s the days you want crab rangoon, and the major splurge days when you need fried donuts. We’re foodies and it’s costly. I normally avoid making Asian style ...
Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Muffins
I officially caught the pumpkin spice fever. I don't drink coffee anymore, but I discovered the Pumpkin Spice Steamer from Starbucks, it's a combination of steamed milk and the pumpkin spice flavoring topped with whipped cream. I think it's even better than the good 'ol Pumpkin Spice Latte. Then there's the plethora of pumpkin spice teas that I have to have every morning. I'm ...
Apple Pie Muffins
Every year we visit the local orchard, we play with goats and buy caramel apples covered in sprinkles, and eat too many baked goods. I love the apple muffins the best, but they cost a small fortune and we only get them once a year. So I decided I needed to make my own apple muffin recipe. A lot of times apple baked goods turn out bland, so I thought, what if you use apple ...
Apple Pie Biscuits
I have been in such an apple mood lately, and we have a whole lot of apple pie filling around the house. It’s actually a lot harder than I thought to find great recipes that use apple pie filling, so I made up my own. Warm biscuits straight out of the oven is one of the greatest things ever if you love carbs like I do. Now try adding apple pie filling into that warm ...
Easy Homemade Blueberry Pie Recipe
Can you believe that I have never tasted a slice of blueberry pie? Blueberries were on sale, and well, doesn't that always mean it's time to try a new recipe? I did some digging and found our family recipe for blueberry pie. I was a little unsure if cinnamon should really be used a an ingredient in this pie, but it was amazing. Cinnamon and warm blueberries is the perfect ...
Wild Berry Tart
So we didn't have flour in our house for a little over a week. I don't know how we survived, honestly. I know you're thinking, why didn't you just go get flour? Oh, because we buy our flour 50 pounds at a time from a little store almost an hour away. We're picky and we found a great stone ground white whole wheat flour that we just love. 50 pounds of flour lasts us about 3 and ...
Tex-Mex Enchiladas
The other day I shared my recipe for Tex-Mex Stuffed Bell Peppers, well today I'm using that same delicious filling (Italian sausage, chunky salsa, corn, and white rice) to make these Tex-Mex Enchiladas. This was my first ever attempt at making enchiladas, in fact this was my first time eating enchiladas. ...
Better Than Blueberry Pie Bars
Since originally writing this post, this blueberry pie bars recipe is now my go-to for bake sales and gatherings. It's always a hit and so easy to make! I use a stoneware large bar pan for this recipe. I'm always grabbing fresh fruit without any real intentions, it just looks good so I grab it out of impulse and go from there. Probably not the worst thing in the world to ...