Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies (Double Chocolate Chip Cookies)

I’ve been on a quest these last few years to find my absolute favorite go-to recipes for some classic cookies. And while I was...

top nine of ’09!!!

Ok, I know I’m exactly a week late posting this. But still wanted to celebrate some of the fun of my first year —...

Colorful Orange Salad With Mandarin-Cider Vinaigrette

WOW – what a winter! I’m all for a little snow this season, a few months of cozy, chilly days, and even a few...

Champagne Cupcakes With Sweet Champagne Buttercream Frosting

It’s a new year! Time for new cupcakes!! I was a little curious about how these would turn out, but I’m pleased to say...

Steak Soup

Behold – one of my absolute favorite meals as a kid. Vegetable. Beef. Soup. And no, I’m not referring to the icky stuff from...

Spicy Rosemary Peanuts

If you would have asked what recipe I anticipated being one of my favorites from ’09, I’m pretty sure I never would have dreamed….peanuts!...

Easy Shrimp Peel (Shrimp Boil)

Some families have a Christmas ham. Others carve roast beef. My family? We have a “shrimp peel” every Christmas!!! Yep. We’re not Southern, but...

Sugar Cookies

Dear Sugar Cookie, You’re my favorite. I know I talk about favorites a lot, but in the world of cookies, you reign supreme. Even...

Chocolate-Covered Ritz & Peanut Butter Cookies

I was once a proud Girl Scout. For…um…two weeks. Yes, it’s quite the tragedy. I was super-excited. Had my little Brownie outfit. Went to...

Oreo Truffles (Snowballs)

So…pretty sure I’ve been baking up a storm this week. From cookies, to candies, to cakes, to cupcakes (which actually failed miserably in the...

Classic Chicken Noodle Soup

Ok, so definitely not my best picture in the world. (Apparently my camera’s not a fan of these December days short on daylight…) But...