Chocolate-Cherry Cake Bites

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It’s been a tough winter. Our favorite recipe has consisted of these ingredients: -8 ft. of snow -cold, very cold temperatures -icy roads -slushy parking lots Sometimes I wonder how we get through it. But somehow we do, year and year again… but then I remembered, it’s the little things. The little things in life [Read more >>]

4 Simple Valentine Recipes

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  I went a little crazy for Valentine’s Day this year. And the funny part  -  it’s still January. Just giving myself practice for the real-deal and everyone else a head start for ideas! Here’s the best part: 4 cute, delicious ideas with only 4 ingredients total. True story.

Rose Cake Pops!

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Pin It Will you be mine? How about if I give you a bouquet of roses? Made of cake? Covered in chocolate!? Yeah, I thought so.

Peppermint Crème Cookies

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Pin It   I love Valentine’s Day. Maybe ’cause it’s also my birthday…maybe. Or because I will make these cookies especially for it. Chocolate and Peppermint. Best combination since Peanut Butter and Jelly. A cocoa-peppermint cookie, with a peppermint buttercream filling, dipped in chocolate. These cookies though, seriously. Keepers. I want you to make all of these recipes [Read more >>]

Fudge, Strawberries &…farewell 2010

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I’ve been on a cookie kick lately. Not completely on purpose either…they just happened to be everywhere I turned… So today, I’m asking you to make something else : Fudge Strawberries & these last minute crafts!

Reindeer Cookies (& Snow!)

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Saturday morning  – when it really started to hit. Snownami 2010 in Minne. I stayed in bed as long as possible – I knew when I looked out the window, one of two things was going to be true.

Snowmen Cookies

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Have you ever been to a cookie exchange? This was my first one…and it was great. We each made cookies and then swapped. Lots of cookies… And I wondered why I couldn’t find a parking spot at the gym the other night… it’s like everyone is already feeling guilty for all the goodies consumed! I had [Read more >>]

Peppermint Cheesecake – No Bake Style

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  I’m really into this no-bake cheesecake type thing. For several reasons: 1 – life is busy 2- this recipe is fast 3- it’s delicious 4- it can be any flavor combination you want simply by changing the flavor of pudding and/or candiquik (vanilla or chocolate based) 5- it’s scrumptious 6-anyone who indulges in it, [Read more >>]

No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

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Some things are just too good to be true. Like when your family pranks you by buying you a fake lottery ticket that you just won “$10,000+” with. That’s just mean. Or when…you watch chic flicks and wonder why the man in your life, your husband, future boyfriend, etc -  can’t be like that. Or have you [Read more >>]