We had some super ripe bananas to use up and I was looking to try something new for breakfast. These were pretty good. Next time I would put more of the cinnamon/sugar swirl in the middle layer and on top. There was plenty leftover and I wish we could have seen the swirl layer in…
Category: Sweet Treats
Mom's Sugar Cookies
I don’t usually make sugar cookies during the holidays because we have two wonderful ladies in our lives that both make great ones! My Mom and my Husband’s Mom. This is my Mom’s recipe. Let’s Get Crafty! Ingredients: 1 cup butter (softened) 1 cup sugar 1 cup powdered sugar 2/3 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs…
Holiday Corn Flake Wreaths
These are so fun and so easy. A wonderful combination during a busy time of the year. A friend shared a similar recipe on Facebook and said it was one of her favorites to make each year with her Mom. Think rice crispy treats meet corn flakes. Ta Da! Let’s Get Crafty! Ingredients: 1 bag…
Peanut Butter Blossoms
These are so good and a big favorite among our kiddos. These are the cookies of choice that we set out each year for Santa along with carrots for reindeer. This year Emily brought home a little packet of Reindeer Food from school that she said we should put out on our lawn on Christmas…
Blueberry Muffins Trick
Hi there! Do you love blueberry muffins but feel like there just aren’t enough blueberries? I do. Emily is my little fruit eater and loves them too. This isn’t a recipe as much as a fun little trick to add some freshness to your muffins when you see blueberries on sale for 4 for $10. …
Eclair Cake
This was a huge hit with the kids! This recipe came my way by Passionate Penny Pincher’s newly released meal set that includes 5 meals and a weekly dessert. They put together the grocery list and everything. You should stop by their site, if you’re interested. They’ll also be releasing a summer meal set in…
Easy Cinnamon Roll Cake
Being pregnant sure gives me a sweet tooth and it seems like if I’m not eating something sweet then I’m thinking about something sweet that I would love to be eating. This unusual for me sweet tooth was my first inkling that we would be welcoming another little girl to our family. On this particular…
Fun Twist on Smores
I’ve seen posts on pinterest about using fudge striped cookies as the graham cracker and chocolate for smores and wanted to give them a try. We tried it over the weekend and they were quite tasty. The first night my husband wouldn’t taste it. He said that the original way was great and no sense…
Frog Eye Salad
My oldest niece graduated from high school over the weekend and she asked me to make frog eye salad. I remember loving this salad when I was growing up. My Grandma Jean introduced me to this dessert. She made it for us one weekend when we went to visit when they lived up in Conifer. …
Cranberry Cake
This cranberry cake is melt in your mouth good. There’s enough sugar to balance out the tartness of the fresh cranberries without being too sweet. It’s truly so good that you don’t even need or want frosting. Once baked – there is a glaze that forms on the top. Ah-Maz-Ing! This year was the first…
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