We threw my grandparents an anniversary party in celebration of 54 years of marriage! How awesome is that? I also needed an excuse to unveil a family cookbook I put together using this website. It was very easy and the price was good too! I knew I wanted the party to be casual, but just […]
If you want to totally fake out your people and make them think you’re an extravagant praline-making master, make these. They take less than 30 minutes and won’t last long after that. This recipe makes one batch, but I guarantee you’ll want to at least double it! Ingredients: 1 package of […]
A combo of two of my favorite desserts, on a Sunday, and I didn’t even have to run to the store. Win, win, win. As usual, I was perusing around Pinterest and found this recipe and got to work. Of course, Martha’s came out prettier than mine, but I know mine tasted just as good. These […]
These cookies are apple-y and chocolate-y and nut-y and delicious-y. Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 cup butter flavored crisco 3 packs of instant oatmeal, apple cinnamon flavor 2 cups self rising flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 package chocolate chips 1 cup chopped pecans 1. Mix the […]
These little cheesecakes were a hit! I made some Oreo ones last weekend that didn’t last very long. So, when I decided to throw a little dinner party, I knew these would be perfect! And, even better, I made them the night before. Check out my other post for the recipe! The only thing I […]
These little mini Oreo cheesecakes are perfect to give as gifts or just eat them all yourself. I won’t tell. You can get the recipe here. I followed it exactly, something I don’t do often, and they came out great! I used ten 4 oz. jars.
Nothing’s better than homemade cream cheese icing. Well… maybe a few things. I made these Halloween cupcakes to bring to work tomorrow. Aren’t I nice? I added orange food coloring and dark grey sugar sprinkles to make them festive! Ingredients: 2 8 oz. packs cream cheese 1/2 stick butter 2 c. powdered sugar 1 tsp. […]
Um, seriously. How good do these look? I just used regular old chocolate cake mix and added a few chocolate chips to each cupcake before baking. I did mini cupcakes for this particular batch. Now, the peanut butter icing. The peanut butter icing. Peanut. Butter. Icing. Ingredients: 1 c. creamy peanut butter 1 stick of […]
I’m always looking for ways to jazz up regular old box cake mix. The easiest way I’ve found is super simple and quick. I just add chocolate chips to the cupcakes mix before I bake them. Also, you want to bake them like, just a minute less than the recommended time. This keeps them from […]
The Sweet Life 