Today I bring you a different kind of treat. It doesn’t involve cake, frosting, or even cookies.
But it’s still decadent and finger paw-lickin’ good - depending on who you ask.
December 11th, 2012
Lola’s Pumpkin Dog Biscuits
June 21st, 2012
Throwback Thursday – Homemade Butterfingers and Key Lime Pie Cups!
1. Throwback [throh-bak]
A sudden reminder of the past. This can be brought about by hearing a
song from high school, seeing an ex, etc. Similar to a flashback.
Mid-Century swimsuits. Retro bra tops. Zigzag and chevron everything. Cropped tops. Plastic/Vinyl shoes (remember jellies!?), throwback sports jerseys…even sodas now(!)…the list goes on. Some things shouldn’t come back. But they do. Whatever I’m about to show you, deserves to be seen, again.
Every Thursday I will have a post named “Throwback Thursday”. Had you figured this much?
Here I will share a slightly older recipe from this blog AND a recipe (using CandiQuik) from a blog of my choice.
Feel free to throw any suggestions my way if you wish to be the featured blogger.
I thought this would be a fun way to bring back some great recipes that you may have missed (unless you are my mom, she’s seen them all). Not to mention, show some of the fabulous ideas that others have come up with!
Any of you remember these?
No excuse not to make these, you may even have all the ingredients in your cupboard… Homemade Butterfinger Candy Bars
And…
The featured blogger today is Kristan over at Confessions of a Cookbook Queen. Check out these amazing Chocolate Key Lime Pie Cups!
I think I need these right now…they sound awesome for summer (or really any day) and easy to make. Plus, Kristan is hilarious. Check it out.
I hope you enjoy these recipes!
June 19th, 2012
Pinocchio Cake Pops!
Isn’t he just so dang cute?! I love his facial expressions.
Do young kids even know who Pinocchio is? I sure hope so, otherwise this is going to be a total fail.
These would be adorable to have at a birthday party. In fact, I’m going to make sure my kids see every classic Disney movie. Have to keep them educated, you know (partially joking)?!
My poor kids. Speaking of kids, or lack thereof, I’ve updated my “about me” page. Check it out if you’re as nosy as I am.
My inspiration for these pops came from a pencil sharpener. Yes, a pencil sharpener. The pencil becomes Pinocchio’s nose while the sharpener is his head. Totally not as cute as these cake pops.
If you’ve never made cake balls/pops/truffles/etc…visit this recipe and tutorial.
June 13th, 2012
Personal Vanilla Berry Cream Pies
Ok, maybe these aren’t sooo “personal” sized. Instead, you could grab 2 spoons and share - or not. They’re actually not all that much more than a large piece of pie.
You know what, you could probably even freeze these and pull out whenever the time is right. Or bring them to work! Hey, you have to be prepared for Mondays, mid-afternoons, and certain coworkers. What I’m saying is that these are (capital d)angerous…
I’ve been seeing more and more of these mason jars around - & they are being filled with all sorts of goodness. For example – just take a look at these little cheesecakes in a jar. Or Bakerella’s – YUM, or how about this one I found on pinterest. Swoon.
So go ahead, make these in advance, pull out when needed. What’s not to love?!
I used my super easy, no bake recipe for vanilla cream pie. Then I layered it with fresh strawberries and plump bluberries.
And the crust? No bake as well – I found myself digging all the way to the bottom to get a little bit of crust in each bite.
Next time – double crusting it. Yep, go ahead – add another layer of the graham crust in the middle! Genius.
Hindsight is always 20/20…
4th of July, Cakes, Cheesecakes & Pies, Memorial Day, Mother's Day, Recipes, Valentine's Day, Weddings | 
14 Comments »
May 1st, 2012
Perfect Peppermint Thumbprints
If you like mint and/or chocolate, this is it.
If you like those little York peppermint patties, this is it.
If you don’t (me) like York peppermint patties, this is still it.
If you’re looking for an easy after dinner treat… you know it.
If you want to make a dessert that requires you to scrub chocolate out of a bowl and end up with it splattered all over your brand new white shirt, this is not it. I will share that one with you later. Ugh.
February 2nd, 2012
Common Cake Pop Issues & Tutorial
Have you made cake pops? Were they a complete disaster?
Yeah, me too. Seriously. We’ve all burned the heck out of our chocolate, lost a cake ball off the stick, had our perfectly good cake pops crack 5 minutes later and begin leaking weird stuff out everywhere! It’s sooo frustrating!
Don’t worry though, it gets better! But let me save you some time and sugar with a few tips…! Cool?
I’m obsessed with cake pops. I think they are the best thing since sliced bread. Whatever that means. Dang Bakerella, look what she started. Just kidding, I love her. By the way, did you know yesterday (February 1st) was National Cake Pop Day? It’s official.
I look back on my first cake pops/whatever you want to call them and they are sad (see below). Let’s just say, practice makes perfect.
If you need a laugh, just check out these girls experience when making cake balls for the first time.
My apologies for the long post, shoulda just wrote a book.
Common Issues & Problems with Cake Pops:
read more »
May 4th, 2011
The Club.
I have all of these plum-filled visions in my mind.
I’ve been googly eyed over so many recipes lateley! I’m tempted to make all of them.
I just can’t decide what to make first.
Where am I going with this?
Well, my friends. Recently, I have asked a bunch of you to join the Club.
I want you to do the tempting. Fulfull these plum visions of mine.
How, you ask?
With the “Make Our Ad” Recipe Contest.
Here’s how it goes:
Whip up your rad recipe.
(Yes, I just said rad)
Brag about it, take a picture of it, send it to me.
1 click here. 2 sign up. 3 get the deets via email.
And maybe, just maybe, you could win some pretty fab-u things…
*cough* free candiquik for a year *cough*
*aaand, the winning recipe – and its submitter’s name! – will be featured in an upcoming fall National CANDIQUIK ad!*
So, I’m basically trying to tell ask you to JOIN.
If I can’t convince you, it’s alright. Really.
I’m flexible about all of this, and even have a backup plan in case no one ends up wanting to participate. 
Talk soon!
Recent Comments