Friendship is a funny thing. You can be the best of friends. Totally inseparable for weeks, months, even years. Then life changes. New friends come into your
Pumpkin Tiramisu
Who doesn’t love pie? I mean, Thanksgiving is right around the proverbial corner and that sends nearly every pie lover on earth into pie fantasy orbit complete
Apple and Cherry Strudel
My secret to an easy dessert? I start in my grocery store freezer for an Apple and Cherry Strudel that's every bit as easy to pull together as a traditional
Dark Chocolate Brownies
In my book, there's just one rule to live by: The more chocolate the better. These Dark Chocolate Brownies leave me praising the Cocoa Goddesses. Hallelujiah.
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Frosted Berry Hand Pies
This is how my daughter puts her stamp on her after-school treat: with simple and sweet Frosted Berry Hand Pies straight from her hand to her mouth. Smudge
Cookie S’mores and Canyon Cookout 2.0
Light up the fire and say hello to Cookie S’mores where oatmeal chocolate chip cookies create the ultimate base for toasted marshmallows and milk chocolate in a
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German Chocolate Brownies In a Jar
It's no secret for anyone who knows me that I am a chocolate girl when it comes to sweets. I have no problem passing up a Sour Patch Kid or Cherry-flavored
S’mores in a Jar
Looking down at my calendar, I’m stunned to see it’s already Friday. The week has flewwwn by, thanks to lots of catch up after a great trip to Monterey earlier
Chocolate Cream Pie
This easy chocolate cream pie is smooth, rich, and decadent, and a timeless classic the whole family will love. I consider myself more of a cook than a
Dessert Nachos with Strawberry, Mango and Avocado Salsa
This is the thing I like about nachos. If you agree, you’re invited to the party. If you don’t, I’ll be the first to pass along an elementary-style lunch tray
Lemon and Cherry Mini Bundt Cakes
My fetish with lemons has yet to recede or fade to the background. But it is sadly digressing fast. And I'm blaming my supplier. My supplier who has created a
Escape with Ghirardelli Intense Dark: How to Host a Chocolate Tasting Party
It’s been a long, snowbound winter, and while the new rush of spring has officially arrived—along with blooming daffodils and bright colored shorts and cute
Strawberry Banana Milkshake
All you need is 4 ingredients to make this sweet and creamy strawberry banana milkshake. Now, you might be thinking to yourself, “Self...Why is Heidi posting
Stout Chocolate Brownies Plus 20 More Great Stout Recipes
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." ~ Benjamin Franklin As you'll find out when you ask me over for dinner sometime—which I'm
Chocolate Pancakes
During the week we’re the quick breakfast kind of family. Usually eggs or oatmeal and toast. Smudge always has toast because she’s a dunker. I don’t get it, the
Sweet and Spicy Popcorn Recipe
Before making the change to a low-sodium diet, Jess Goldman Foung, the author of the popular blog Sodium Girl, was like a lot of Americans who ate fried chicken
Chocolate and Orange Sandwich Cookies
You could say I’m on a citrus high. And that makes me happy, in all the right ways. Oranges, clementines, meyer lemons and limes. I’m a big fan of most
Rice Krispie Valentine Lollipops
Goodbye Superbowl (ugh, my poor 49ers), see ya soon Mr. Groundhog (yes! Spring is in his sights!) but before I break out the daffodils and easter eggs, there's
Devil’s Food Bundt Cake with Chocolate Espresso Ganache
We all know January is a month of renewal. But in my world it’s also a month of birthdays. Including my own. One of my treasured birthday traditions comes from
Coconut Snowball Cookies
(Dear reader, please rewind one month and put this little sing-song to a very popular Holiday jingle in your head as you read...) “It’s finally beginning to
12 Traditional Christmas Recipes
We’re on the final countdown. Just days away from a twinkle in his eye, a squinch of the nose, scarf up those cookies and up the chimney he goes. As a
Shortcut Pie Dough Sugar Cookies
You may be a mom. Maybe you're not. But I'm guessing you had a mom, right? I'm a mom. And what's generally known about moms is that we have to be prepared for
White Chocolate and Peppermint Christmas Wreath Cookies
Sensory overload and I love every minute of it. Freshly cut pine boughs as you brush by the tree. Cinnamon and cloves gently lollying in a saucepan of hot
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
The turkey has been carved, the last bits of gravy have been slurped up with a soft white roll and the last few pieces of pie have been doled out to departing
Caramel Apple Brownies Recipe
If you haven't noticed by now, I have a crush on fall and all the bounty it delivers. Squash, root veggies, all of it. Don’t leave anything out.
Bacon and Jam Mini Monkey Bread Recipe Madness
Who doesn’t like thing small and cute? Add sweet to that descriptive and you have a home run. Small children at their cuddliest peak are always adorable, the
Bloody Caramel Apples
This week I had the best of intentions to stick to my diet, but I knew in my heart it was going to be four days of eating and drinking that were out of my
10 Ways to Cook with Chai Plus Chai Shortbread Cookies with Sea Salt
Goodbye summer’s afternoon diet coke, hello chai latté de fall. Now that my coffee shop is just 18 strides from my office desk—when you work at home you have
Mountain Fresh Peach Pie Recipe
I suck at baking pies. Have you noticed that I shy away from the mighty pie? I've made galettes, mini-cuplettes, hand pies, tarts and my biggest wanna-be pie
Cherry Cheese Hand Pies
Back to school, back to reality. This past weekend made gearing up for the first day back to school an especially rough one. We took advantage of our last