Dessert
Anniversary Week
It’s our anniversary week! Mitch and I have been married six years! So, to celebrate our anniversary, I’m making foods this week that have been very popular at one time or another during our past 8+ years together. And then I’m putting Mitch on the hot seat by giving him a hint and making him … Continue reading
Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
It’s looking like Christmas around here. Our tree is up. Our stockings are up. Our advent calendar is up and running. Christmas cards are coming (and I love them!). And the Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls are ready. Sometimes we call these Buckeyes though I’m sure the folks from Ohio would throw a fit and explain … Continue reading
Peppermint Bark
Oh, yes! Peppermint Bark is in the house. This recipe is oh so easy and oh so delicious. As always, just have someone handy to do dishes for you. Today’s holiday excitement involved making this peppermint bark and firing up the pellet stove for the first time this winter (little known fact: yes, it does … Continue reading
Crock Pot Pumpkin Butter
The crock pot is earning a permanent place on our counter these days. After venturing into the wold of apple butter, it was time to step it up to pumpkins. Watch out now. It’s Crock Pot Pumpkin Butter! I did roast the pumpkin first so that does add an additional work step before throwing everything … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, October Babies
Mitch, our friend Matt, and I all had October birthdays so we had a get together to celebrate. I’d been wanting to make Boston Cream Cupcakes because, well, how could you not want to make them? It turned out to be a bit of a cupcake disaster because I couldn’t get the cupcakes out of … Continue reading
Slow Cooker Apple Butter
Slow Cooker Apple Butter is a bit intoxicating while it is cooking. All I did was put apples, water, brown sugar, cinnamon, and allspice in the slow cooker, and then I let it cook away all day, smelling up our house with good smells of warm apples, sugar, and cinnamon. Rough. The next day we … Continue reading
Grilled Pears
Figuring out what meat to throw on the grill is the easy part for me–I’m always craving burgers or steak or bratwurst (like over the weekend). The side items sometimes get pushed aside. Ha. But it’s always nice to have some veggies or fruits off the grill as well..so Grilled Pears were a last minute … Continue reading
Oh my and Flourless Chocolate Cake
Oh my. We’re way out of August and way into September, aren’t we? Insert one million [lame] excuses here for why I haven’t blogged: blah, blah, blah. Suffice it to say I have evidence that I have clearly lost my mind: Mitch and I just returned from a fabulous long weekend trip to Arches National … Continue reading
Flourless Peach Cobbler
The thing about cobbler is that it can be dessert…or it can be breakfast. I’m not sure if everyone would agree with this or not, but to me it seems fair. I’ve made a few changes to a favorite cobbler recipe to make it a Flourless Peach Cobbler by switching out the wheat flour for … Continue reading
Lemon Curd
When life gives you lemons, make lemon curd. As of this morning, homemade lemon curd crepes are an Easter morning tradition. I was able to make the lemon curd last night in about 30 minutes so it was all set for this morning when we made crepes with this recipe. I love lemon curd and–as … Continue reading