Our Homemade Caramel Corn is surprisingly easy to make with a caramel sauce that comes together in the microwave! You can be enjoying a fresh batch of caramel corn in just 30 minutes! When my kids were younger, we’d curl up together with a bowl of homemade caramel corn and watch TV together. Now that
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Chipotle Ranch Dressing
Our creamy Chipotle Ranch Dressing is packed with fresh herbs and smoky chipotle peppers for a salad dressing (or dip!) with a kick. Perfect for drizzling over a green salad, dipping fresh veggies or tortilla chips, and it even makes a great marinade for grilled chicken. You all know I have a thing for homemade
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Onion Strings
These easy fried onion strings (or rings!) are ready in no time and they’ve got a perfectly seasoned, crispy golden brown breading that is irresistible! Look, I love my husband. I do. But the man doesn’t eat onions and that means that when we go out to eat there is no one to share an
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Valentine’s Brownies
These Valentine’s Brownies are full of sweet Valentine’s Day M&M candies, dry roasted peanuts, and oats for a perfectly crunchy topping over thick, fudgy brownies! You may have noticed that my version of making sweet holiday treats for my family and friends is mostly to throw some colorful m&m’s in the mix! It works every
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Avocado Fries
These AVOCADO FRIES are crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. Totally addictive and ready in about 10 minutes! Whether you serve them up with some dip or stuff them in a taco, you’re going to be obsessed! Avocados are definitely a love it or hate it food, and I am firmly
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Sugar Cookie Balls
These SUGAR COOKIE BALLS (or pops!) are a fun twist on the classic Oreo ball and cake pop! Sugar cookies blended up cream cheese and coated in sweet candy coating. We decorated these for Valentine’s Day, but you can make them festive for any holiday! Cake pops and Oreo cookie balls are a total favorite
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Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
These chocolate thumbprint cookies start with a simple, sweet, buttery cookie dough and then get filled with thick, rich hot fudge. Don’t forget to top them off with Christmas sprinkles! I’m a total sucker for thumbprint cookies. I’ve got a secret trick for getting them absolutely perfect though. We turn our thumbprints into cookie cups.
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Banana Coffee Cake
Our Ultimate Banana Coffee Cake has loads of banana mashed into the cake and an extra thick layer of streusel sprinkled over the top! Quite some time ago, I shared one of my all time favorite recipes…a coffee cake so loaded with pumpkin that it really is a cross between pie and cake. The streusel
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Bold Chex Mix
This bold Chex Mix recipe will satisfy any snack attack! This savory snack mix is the perfect blend of crunchy cereal, pretzels, and nuts, seasoned with a zesty blend of spices for a bold and satisfying flavor. Simple prep, common ingredients, and big bold flavor! Yes, of course, everyone has made the Chex Mix recipe
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Cinnamon Cheesecake Bars with Biscoff Cookie Crust
Don’t ask me why, but I was feeling a little lovey-dovey about my husband the other day. He must have been looking extra cute in his jeans and flannel with his scruffy beard. I’m such a sucker for scruffy beards. So, while he was off doing boy things all day, I stayed home and baked
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Spudnuts – Potato Donuts
These Potato Donuts are so light and airy, tossed in a sweet glaze, and basically just irresistible. And if potato donuts sound strange to you, just know that there’s a rumor that the famous ‘krispy’ donut contains potato too! When we first moved to the city I now live in, my husband tried selling me
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Nutella Brownies
Nutella Brownies are full of Nutella, cocoa, and milk chocolate for a super fudgy treat! Replace the box mix with this easy brownie recipe! These Nutella Brownies almost didn’t happen. But aren’t you glad they did? They were a last minute, oh hey, chocolate sounds kinda good, let’s do our homemade brownie recipe. Then, as
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