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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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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Made-From-Scratch Brownies

I have openly confessed that baking is not my favorite thing to do.  It's not that I am bad at it, it's just so very technical.  I am definitely from the "a pinch of this, a dash of that" breed.  That's why when I DO bake it needs to be something easy and fool-proof.  One thin…

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Corn Flake Wreath "Cookies"

A BIG part of the Christmas season, for me, has been cookie baking.  Growing up, my mom was always baking something.  Cakes, cookies, brownies.  She is an amazing baker!  Another thing she was always good at was getting us in the kitchen to help out.  Whether it be measuring flour, cracking eggs, …

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Apple Pie Cookies w/a Salted Caramel Icing

Happy December first everyone! Thanksgiving is behind us, the leftovers have been consumed, our shopping carts have been filled, and now it is time to focus on something new...CHRISTMAS! I can't think of a better way to transition into the Christmas season than with COOKIES, can you?  That is …

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Made From Scratch Pumpkin Pie

What would Thanksgiving Dinner be without a pumpkin pie?  I, for one, don't even want to think about it.  When it comes to pumpkin pie you have everything from canned pie mix to 100% pumpkin puree to choose from.  But, since this is one of the most special dinners of the year, why not get craz…

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Homemade Pie Crust

One of the reasons I love cooking so much is that it knows no sense of space or time.  When you are missing someone that is no longer with you, you can simply go into your kitchen, pull out a few ingredients, and they are there. Pies are one such recipe for me.   This is my Grandma Margaret.  This…

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Mom's Fruit Pizza Recipe

It's day two of my Thanksgiving 101 series (I haven't settled on a name yet.  I'm hoping that will just organically happen soon lol.) and today we are talking dessert!  There is one thing that you can bank on at any large family dinner, LOTS of desserts.  My family is no different.  Wh…

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Homemade Apple Crisp

By free admission I am not a baker.  However, there is just something about fall that makes me want to fire up my oven and fill my house with the scents of brown sugar and cinnamon.  And when the time comes to get baking, my go-to dessert is this delightful Homemade Apple Crisp .  It has all of tho…

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Chocolate Brownie w/a Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl

Fall is officially here, and along with all of you my mind is turning toward all things pumpkin.  And since it is Monday I decided that life is too  short not to start with dessert first!  So in the spirit of fall, dessert, and all things pumpkin, I present to you my recipe for a chocolate brownie…

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Vanilla Scones

I love the Vanilla Scones at Starbucks.  The thing is, there is not a single solitary Starbucks in my entire town.  NOT ONE!  Hard to believe, I know, but alas, I suffer.  That is when I decided that I had to come up with a recipe to make these at home!  Now these are not the prettiest scones you …

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Easy Peasy Peach Crisp

These past few days of summer have been magical!  Sunny days, warms breezes, everything you want this season to be!  I find myself wanting to spend every minute outdoors!  Another thing that I am thoroughly enjoying about this time of year are all of the wonderful farm stands that we have in our c…

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Mom's Homemade Buttercream Icing

Growing up, my mom went through this cake making phase.  You know the ones.  You get those nifty character shaped pans and the star-tip the heck out of the thing!  Yep, she was all about that in the early 90's.  Now, her cake making phase may have ended (she is into cupcakes now), but her AMAZ…

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Girls Night In pt. 2: The $250.00 Cookie Recipe

As you will recall, yesterday I wrote about my girls night in with one of my besties, Jessica.  We made a DELICIOUS Chicken and Gnocchi Soup with Spinach .  What I didn't tell you about was the scrumptious cookies we made!  Now when we began making these cookies, I hadn't planned on blogg…

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