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03.16.2023
Pizookie
The famous Pizookie is part pizza and part cookie, but all irresistible. Like the warmest, gooiest cookie you could ever dream up, try to resist eating the whole pan. There is almost nothing as enticing to me as cookie dough. But a gooey slightly underbaked cookie also has my heart. In this amazing Pizookie recipe,…
03.15.2023
Sun Dried Tomato Pasta
Sun Dried Tomato Pasta is a delicious creamy pasta dish that is ready in about 30 minutes. This pasta recipe is fast enough for a weeknight dinner, but fancy enough to entertain with. I am always on the hunt for more pasta recipes. They speak to my soul. When they are a 30 minute dinner…
03.14.2023
Grasshopper Drink Recipe
My Grasshopper Drink recipe is a super simple cocktail that is only three ingredients. Line your glass with chocolate and take this mint chocolate drink over the top! A grasshopper walks into a bar and the bartender says to him, “Hey! We have a drink named after you!” The grasshopper looks at him and says,…
03.12.2023
Carrot Cake Muffins
Carrot Cake Muffins have all the delicious flavors of my amazing Carrot Cake turned into a healthy and delicious muffin. This is perfect for snacking! Easter season always makes me think of Carrot Cake and turning everything into a version of it. (Hello, Carrot Cake Fudge! Looking at you!) In this recipe for Carrot Cake…
03.11.2023
Homemade Lasagna
Homemade Lasagna is the ultimate comfort food. We start this delicious lasagna recipe with a homemade meat sauce that is perfection. This is bound to be a family favorite. If you have been following me for a while you know that I grew up eating vegetarian recipes. So when it came time for big holidays,…
03.10.2023
Irish Coffee Recipe
Irish Coffee is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or any day you need a little pick me up! Just four simple ingredients for a delicious cocktail recipe that warms you from the inside out. An Irish Coffee is the most delightful little treat. Adding sugar, coffee, cream, and Irish whiskey can just never be wrong.…
03.09.2023
Chopped Salad
This Chopped Salad is the perfect side dish. It is quick to throw together and rounds out any dinner in the best way. I have been wanting to give you this recipe for years! Whenever I link to recipes that would make good side dishes, I always want to mention to you that a simple…
03.08.2023
Mint Chocolate Truffles
Mint Chocolate Truffles are such an easy treat. Cure your chocolate cravings with this four-ingredient chocolate truffle. I have been craving chocolate like no other lately. And at all hours of the day. Sometimes when chocolate craving is this intense, the only thing to cure it is truly amazing chocolate. If you’ve never made chocolate…
03.07.2023
Leprechaun Bait
Leprechaun Bait is a fun and easy goodie to make with the kids for St. Patrick’s Day. Just a handful of ingredients, a little sorting (perfect for tiny hands), and you end up with a delicious treat! This delicious Leprechaun Bait was first posted on this website in 2013 with the most adorable pictures of…
03.05.2023
Quiche Lorraine
Quiche Lorraine is the perfect centerpiece for brunch. It can be made the night before and has the best combination of flavors and ingredients! Next to Game Day Food, Brunch is my favorite food group. Bakes that are made up of bread soaked with eggs and cream, Bloody Marys, Mimosas, and amazing quiches like this…
03.04.2023
Chicken Broccoli Noodle Casserole
This Chicken Broccoli Noodle Casserole is absolutely delicious. Simple ingredients come together in the best way to make the ultimate comfort food. This delicious Chicken Noodle Casserole with Broccoli is a fun spin on my Chicken Noodle Casserole. The flavors of chicken, broccoli, and cheddar cheese were made for each other. They combine in the…
03.03.2023
Irish Cream Cold Brew
Irish Cream Cold Brew is your favorite coffee house drink, made easily at home. Delicious Irish cream syrup combines with cold brew coffee and vanilla cold foam to make the perfect drink. I love a good Starbucks drink as much as the next girl, but sometimes it pays off just to make that drink at…