Dessert

Recipes that save time and cut calories are the best recipes. When I first saw Sprite Zero being used to bake cupcakes on Pinterest, I was very skeptical. It doesn’t …

Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle is a decadent Thanksgiving-meets-Christmas dessert, and it was a big hit at the Christmas Eve party. I was a little skeptical about this dish, which my mother …

Pecan Squares are one of the many sweets that my family serves at our annual Christmas Eve party. These pecan squares were the inspiration behind my pecan pie recipe, and …

This is a great last minute Thanksgiving dessert. The best part? It is no-bake, and the preparation time is only 15 minutes. My friend Gretchen brought this dessert to Friendsgiving, …

Today is my friend Andrea’s birthday! (Happy Birthday!). Our group of friends celebrated at our weekly Sunday Night Dinner, and I made a birthday cake. I used to make birthday …

This is probably the best cake I have ever made. Everyone at the party was raving about it, and I don’t think that they were doing it just to be …

This S’mores Pie recipe comes from my Mom. S’mores are my favorite food from childhood, so I was very excited to try this recipe. What sets this S’mores Pie apart is …

Hello there! It’s Anne from over at A Squared. My friend Kit and I have been talking forever about writing guest posts on each other’s blogs for months now and …

  Today I attempted making Pierre Herme’s Chocolate Sable Cookies. The recipe is in the Standard Baking Co. cookbook my mother gave me for Christmas, and although I have never …

An easy to prepare recipe for a classic pecan pie with a shortbread that your whole family will love! The sweet pecan filling and the buttery shortbread crust are a perfect …

Last night my husband and I prepared Apple Charlotte for our weekly Sunday Night Dinner. Since we were watching the première of Downton together after dinner, we chose to make …

Sunday was my friend Zinni’s birthday. (I know, yet another post about a birthday cake, most of my friends have fall birthdays, but they are almost over!) He loves Whiskey …

This past Saturday we had another September birthday celebration. My lovely friends Andrea and Jenn both turned 30 which meant that we needed to have a big party! It turned into wonderful …

I recently realized that I never posted the recipe for Zinni’s birthday cake.  I made this cake before this blog existed, so please excuse the not so great photo! My …

  It was a tradition in my family that you got to pick out your birthday cake.  Sometimes we would choose a cake from bakery but most of the time …

You will need: 1 quart hulled fresh strawberries 1 cup sugar 1 tbsp lemon juice 3 tbsp corn starch 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup water 9 or 10 inch cooked …

My mom made the best rice krispie treats when I was a kid.  I know you are probably thinking that all rice krispie treats are made using the same recipe, …

In preparation for Valentine’s Day, I thought I would share a dessert recipe for two. Prep time: 5 minutes Total time: 2 hours 5 minutes Serves 2 You will need: …

My friend Jenn asked me if I was interested in running Chicago’s Hot Chocolate 15k. There was no way I was going to wake up super early on a Saturday …