It’s Day 5 of #choctoberfest! Start your morning off right with this delicious smoothie! This protein packed smoothie has the perfect amount of sweetness ( not that sweet at all ) I try to stay away from sweets in the morning. The banana sweetens it naturally. After a post workout, my body is so hungry, …
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This cake! It’s like a giant Coconut Macaroon covered in chocolate. I really love coconut and chocolate. This is my favorite childhood cake. My Great Grandma, Martha Cook loved to bake this cake. We, as kids, loved to eat this cake. Vanilla Wafer Cake with a Chocolate Drizzle! If you love coconut, you will love …
Chocolate Mint Fudge Crumb Bars. A very indulgent dessert bar.
THIS POST ORIGINALLY AIRED ON PARADE COMMUNITY TABLE When you have an armful of zucchini from your vegetable garden and your neighbor gives you another armful, the, “What am I going to make with all of this zucchini?” alarm goes off in your head! My family will only eat so many sauteed zucchini! So I …
Summer potlucks are so much fun and easy to put together! Ask your guests to bring an appetizer or dessert or beverage and you supply wine/beer and soft drinks. Set everything up outside. Put on some beautiful music. Light the citronella candles and enjoy! When you are invited to a potluck, no need to worry …
I am on a cookie kick! How many cookies can I bake in the summer? I know, Christmas is far away ( I usually bake about 20 dozen), but I get so much satisfaction watching my son’s face chomp on a cookie. Pure Joy! Joy the Baker asked me to review her Dark Chocolate, Pistachio & …
When I was a kid, we didn’t have a lot of peanut butter choices, we had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or peanut butter cookies as an option. Now, there are incredible peanut butter dessert choices. No-bake bars, pies, cookies and cakes! I would have gone crazy for a Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar — they …
It feels like summer here and our kids love making S’mores over the fire pit. I decided to make a new recipe for our friend’s BBQ party. I had the best idea to make S’mores Bars instead of giving the kids the stuff to make S’mores. These S’mores Bars are a cinch to put together. …
Growing up, I have fond memories of coming home from school and getting a delicious whiff of homemade cookies coming out of the oven. Not able to wait for them to cool off, I would bite into a freshly baked ooey-gooey cookie. With a cold glass of milk in hand, I knew everything would be OK with …
Have you ever had one of those days when you just need a piece of chocolate…….NOW!!?? Well, I think I have those days mostly everyday! If you have a bag of chocolate chips lying in your pantry, you may want to check out these 29 Chocolate Chip Desserts. WARNING! Do not, I repeat Do Not …
Readers have asked me for a Vanilla Cake or Cupcake recipe that isn’t complicated and a lot of steps. This recipe is easy to make and not so time consuming. My kids love Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate frosting! So I thought they would love a Valentine’s Cupcake!