{almost} Wordless Wednesday – the making of the rainbow cake

When I saw an adorable rainbow cake on Pinterest awhile back, I knew that we would have to try making one of our own! St. Patrick’s Day was the perfect time to bake up this colorful treat and I think that my daughter Pie did a wonderful job! We had a bit of a mishap […]

Favorite Blueberry Cake #recipe – guest post by VirtuousGirlhood.com

This is RJ from Virtuous Girlhood.com and I’m so excited to guest post today!  I love blueberries. And my family has a favorite blueberry cake recipe. However, I’m sick of the same old cake. So I decided to re-create it. And this is the result of my afternoon in the kitchen. This recipe is really easy and is […]

One Bowl Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake #recipe

Cake is often on the list of good luck foods to eat on New Year’s day, yes most specify that it should be round cake but to me; cake is cake is cake. The other day on Facebook, my cousin mentioned that she had just made mayo cake from our Gramma’s Amish cookbook. Oh yum! I remember […]

Baking with my daughter

Pie and I have spent the last two days baking up sweet treats for Christmas. Instead of sharing every single recipe with you, I thought I would just share the pictures, and link to recipes similar to the ones I used. My only excuse for doing it this way is that I’m tired and lazy […]

Me Baking The Pioneer Woman’s Apple Cake

Fall is definitely in the air, I can almost smell the apples when I go outside! That means it’s baking season again! I love baking with pumpkin, squash and apples so when I was looking for a sweet treat to make for my family last night, I knew I had to try The Pioneer Woman’s […]

How to make Cinnamon Rolls in a Waffle Iron

When I was blog hopping the other day, I landed on MoscatoMoms.com and found her yummy recipe for Cinnamon Roll Cake Pops. I instantly thought, “Why can’t I make cinnamon rolls in my waffle maker?” So I did. And it was good. Really good! If you would like to learn how to make cinnamon rolls […]

Tastes from Home with Frito-Lay Recipe and #FritoFlavors

Frito-Lays is reminding everyone of the home tastes they love with their new Lay’s Regional Flavors Frito-Lays Chips! Each of the seven new flavors have been inspired by the flavors of the different regions of America.  Try one of these new flavors today and see if it reminds you of home!  Lay’s Honey Mustard — […]

Potluck Apple Pie Bars #Recipe {make pie in a sheet pan}

Our annual family reunion was this past Saturday and we always have a ton of delicious treats to share while we visit and catchup. I’ve been so hungry for Apple Pie lately that I went searching for the perfect recipe to take with me. I combined two favorite pie recipes into this one big delicious Apple […]

Beat the heat with this No-Bake Berry Cheesecake

Hot summer days call for cool no-oven-needed treats. My family and I like nothing better than fresh fruit desserts at this time of year, add that to a craving for cheesecake and you get pure bliss. This delicious cheesecake whips up fast and is much lighter tasting than its baked counterpart. Whip it up and […]

Peanut Butter filled Chocolate Cupcakes

Both my guy, Super G., and my step-dad, Lee, love peanut butter. The kids and I are pretty fond of it as well. While browsing my new addiction Pinterest, I ran across this chocolate cupcake that is stuffed with a ball of peanut butter filling and topped with a creamy peanut butter frosting… you know […]

Berry Cheesecake Pudding Dessert

We had our Memorial Day picnic on Sunday so when Monday rolled around we wanted something sweet and quick to go with all of our leftover picnic fare. Using what was in the fridge and cupboard I came up with this simple, yet delicious, pudding dessert. Hope you enjoy it! Berry Cheesecake Pudding Dessert   […]

Whole Wheat Bread Pudding with French Vanilla Whip

When we go to Hoss’s I always {always} have bread pudding for dessert. A heaping plateful of it with a spoonful each of  of hot raisin sauce, hot custard, and that whipped cream stuff. It is worth every calorie. Last time we were at Hoss’s they had changed the bread pudding… Ack! They had baked […]