No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

Hey y'all!  Can I just tell you I am so excited about the recipe I have for you today? Growing up one of my favorite treats to eat was a Reese's Cup.  There is just something magical about the marriage of peanut butter and chocolate, no?   Well today that magical combination just keeps get…

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Christmas Dessert Charcuterie Board

Friday Night in my house is ALWAYS family fun night.  That usually means pizza, games, and a movie. During the Christmas season I try to make movie time extra special.  I wrap all of our Christmas movies, so we never know which one it is going to be, and I make a special movie snack.  One of our fa…

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How to Make Easy Homemade Gingerbread Cookies

Today is December 1st, and that means that Christmas season has officially begun!  But who are we kidding?  We have been in full on Christmas prep mode since about the second week of November!  LOL  Christmas has always been my favorite time of year.  As a child my mom always made this season magic…

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Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Pie Recipe

When Studhubs and I first went plant-based there was one recipe that I KNEW I would need to work out, John's favorite Peanut Butter Pie.  It's an old recipe from Sandra Lee which I'll link right HERE and John absolutely adores it.  We literally have it for every holiday and special occ…

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Crockpot Blueberry Cinnamon Bake Recipe

October is nearly at an end, and we are about to head into the major holiday season.  As I was thinking about what slow cooker recipes I wanted to share with you I thought to myself, what would be a good holiday brunch treat that would be stress free for those busy mornings?  Immediately this Croc…

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Classic Pumpkin Bread Recipe

For your convenience this post contains affiliate links.  It's finally September, and that can mean only one thing...IT'S PUMPKIN SEASON!  Yes, it seems like everywhere you look you see pumpkin spice everything.  When I think of pumpkin, I think of eating slices of warm pumpkin bread at my …

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Brownie Christmas Tree Recipe

One of my fondest Christmas memories as a child was baking.  My mom always made the same cookies and candies every year and we loved it!  Now I have said on here many times that I am not a baker, but that doesn't mean I don't want to share those same experiences with my grandchildren, niec…

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Blackberry & Peach Skillet Dumpling Cobbler Recipe

I love when I have the opportunity to be creative in the kitchen.  That's exactly why I am so excited about today's recipe.  My friend April, who blogs over at The Tipsy Housewife , works with a family owned dumpling company called Chateau Foods .  She and Chateau Foods organized a friendly …

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How to Make a Caramel Mocha Chip Frappe

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. # FrappeYourWay  #CollectiveBias One of the down sides to living in a rural area is that often times we don't get a lot of the popular coffee chains that others have access to.  That's why…

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Mint Chocolate Covered Strawberry Sundae

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.  #SoHoppinGood  #TopYourSummer  #CollectiveBias School's out and summer is in full swing! When the weather warms up, I can't think of a better way to make this summer #SoHoppinGood than wit…

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Homemade Pear Ginger Ice Cream

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FlavorsOfFall #CollectiveBias Tonight is date night.  Studhubs and I don't have traditional date nights these days.  I think anyone who cares for someone else can relate to the fact that, wh…

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Baked Pumpkin Donuts with a Cafe Mocha Glaze

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PurelySimple #CollectiveBias I know that I've said this many, many times, but I am not a baker.  That's not to say I can't bake, but I just don't enjoy it as much as I do cooking…

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Chocolate Covered Pretzel Ice Cream Sundae Recipe

I was recently asked by The J.M. Smucker Company to share my ideas for making any day a “Sundae Fundae”. This post is sponsored by the company but all ideas and opinions are my own. I recently shared that we have been very busy around here, and that I wanted to do something special for my husband. …

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Chocolate and Butterscotch Chip Cookies

Have you ever had one of those days where NOTHING seems to go right, and you just need a little something to make your heart happy?  That was my day yesterday.  I know this is not what you are SUPPOSED to do, but when I am sad, I like to make something comforting, and one of my go-to's in my m…

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McCafè Coffee Affogato

This McCafè Coffee Recipe has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #McCafeMyWay #CollectiveBias Life can get so hectic, can't it. There is work, family, errands, housework, and every thing in between.  Sometimes I feel like I am walking arou…

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REESE'S Mini Peanut Butter Pies

This  shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SnackTalk  #CollectiveBias  Though it is officially still a few days off, spring has sprung in the Mid-Ohio Valley!  With that comes the big basketball tournament which means parties and get tog…

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The World's Best Chocolate Fudge Recipe

So here we are, the 13th of February, and it is the last post of my Choc-o-Palooza.  It has been a rough week, but I have pressed through, for you, my precious, precious readers. Oh who are we kidding!  It has been a great week!  An ENTIRE week of CHOCOLATE!  No one in this house has been complai…

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Crockpot Peanut Cluster Candy

Has this been a great week or what!?! I know for me it has, and I KNOW it has for Studhubs!  (He thanks you all for this by the way.)  We have chocolate on every counter of my kitchen, and the hits just keep on coming! Today I am going to share one of my very favorite candies, peanut clusters.  N…

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The Ultimate Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cake. I'm pretty sure I could stop right there and those two words would say it all, but this For the Love of Chocolate Cake , oh my, it is taking things to a whole other level.  I first experienced this cake at a church dinner many years ago.  The lady who brought it told me how to …

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Studhub's No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

This week I have decided to change it up a little on the blog. Since it is the week before Valentine's Day, I am going to focus my kitchen energies on all things chocolate!  This came about when Studhubs (aka my husband John) asked me if he could play in the kitchen on Saturday.  I said "…

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