This easy pumpkin roll recipe with the best cream cheese filling is the perfect fall dessert. It's moist and simple to freeze and serve with my tips for how to
Peach Cobbler with Blackberries
This easy-to-make peach cobbler recipe with blackberries is studded with fresh, juicy fruit, nestled into an irresistibly buttery, cakey batter so good you'll
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This list of 55 Valentine's Day ideas for desserts and with drinks to match will keep the heart of your loved one beating strong. What are your plans for
Snickerdoodles with White Chocolate Chips
I don’t mean to brag, but eh-hem, I’m an award winner. Yep, it’s true. A winner of a blue ribbon. Utah State Fair. 4th grade. Yes, I said a STATE FAIR BLUE
Mom’s Easy Fudge Recipe
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The Best Classic Lemon Bars
These classic lemon bars are at the same time sweet and tart and have the most delicious, tender crust with a lightly crisp top that sandwiches the custardy
Mascarpone Pumpkin Mousse Cups
This easy pumpkin dessert is made by layering crunchy amaretti cookies, homemade mascarpone pumpkin mousse, and whipped cream. Tastes like fall in a
German Chocolate Cake
This homemade German chocolate cake with its easy, sweet, and gooey coconut and pecan frosting is my all-time favorite. It's an easy recipe to make from
The Best Chewy Caramel Corn
Chewy bites of homemade caramel make this easy five ingredient caramel corn recipe a favorite snack or sweet treat for every age. I think you're going to
Chocolate Dipped Almond Cookies and Santa’s Milk Drive
These simple and decadent almond cookies are sandwiched between a layer of rich dark or milk chocolate filling and are then dipped in dark or white chocolate
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Milkshake
I have to tell you, this wasn't my idea. This milkshake is 100% Smudge. I mean, cereal and ice cream? It's a 10 year old's dream! At first I scoffed the
Swirled Mascarpone Brownies with Hazelnuts
Me and my mom. The love of chocolate runs in our DNA. Maybe she passed her love of the cacao to me through her umbilical cord. Or maybe she transferred
Berry Tart With Lemon Curd Mascarpone
This easy to make berry tart features a tender base of almond crust filled with a luscious whipped lemon curd mascarpone filling and topped with fresh
Crushing on Ashley McLaughlin of Edible Perspective and Boston Cream Doughnuts Plus a Giveaway
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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
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
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
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
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Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookie S’mores Recipe
S'mores. The quintessential summer experience. I could have said treat, but really, isn't the act of making s'mores more of an experience? It's not like the
Apple & Blueberry Crumble
Next week is a big week for me, and for you my readers! You'll be seeing a new look for the blog and also the release of the next issue of Foodie Crush! I'm
Meyer Lemon Tart and a Recipe Round-up
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Magazine Submissions plus Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream and a $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway
It snuck up on me and I'll take that as a good sign. Unlike the date of a one of my weight loss weigh-ins or a dreaded college exam, it wasn't an occasion