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White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Cookies

December 9, 2019 by Susan Leave a Comment

Jam-packed with salty pistachios, tart dried cranberries and sweet white chocolate, this cookie is the perfect bite. It also looks beautiful on a cookie tray!

I made a cookie similar to these a lot of years ago for a work Christmas party and was told by one co-worker that they were the best cookies he’d ever had. They are kind of the perfect bite…sweet, tart, salty, rich. YUM!

They’re certainly perfect for Christmas with the red, green and white, and look pretty on a cookie tray. I think they’d make a lovely gift, too.

Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

February 18, 2019 by Susan 10 Comments

An easy and delicious chocolate bundt cake that is perfect to bring to a potluck, make for a coffee date, after school snack, or just because.

No story about how moist and delicious this simple cake is. Sorry. No long intro about how leftovers are the best with a cup of coffee or an afternoon snack. Nope. Not even an anecdote about how it’s the perfect easy recipe to make for potlucks.

I will tell you a few things, though.

Pancakes from scratch that’ll make you swoon a little.

September 24, 2018 by Susan 5 Comments

These simple pancakes, made from scratch, are the tastiest pancakes I’ve ever made. This is the last pancake recipe you’ll need.

I used to think of pancakes as just a vehicle for syrup. Until I tried this recipe. No kidding, every time I make them, my husband pauses while he’s eating and says, “These pancakes are really good.”

It makes me giggle now, because he says it every-single-time.

And they are! Unlike a lot of pancake recipes I’ve made, these are actually tasty all on their own. (Not that I skip the syrup, mind you. I haven’t lost my mind.)

Sweet and Buttery Cherry Coffee Cake

May 21, 2018 by Susan Leave a Comment

Do you have a favorite meal of the year? Maybe it’s Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings? A special New Years Day menu? I’ve been saying for years that our Christmas brunch is my favorite meal of the year, but I realized recently that it may be tied with our Mother’s Day brunch.

Notice a theme? This girl likes brunch.

Individual Cakes in Jars

March 26, 2018 by Susan 2 Comments

Do you usually make dessert for dinner? Unless we have guests, I don’t. But every once in a while it’s nice to surprise my guys with a sweet treat, and these cuties are one of my favorites.

Each person getting their own little cake in a jar…adorable! The cuteness is lost on the boys, but being the only girl in the house, I am used to that.

They love them because they’re totally delish.

Easy Dulce de Leche Cookie Scoops

February 5, 2018 by Susan Leave a Comment

Have you ever had an ‘a-ha’ moment in the kitchen? I was talking to my dulce de leche loving niece recently about recipes using the sweet elixir of the gods when lightening struck.

One of the easiest cookie recipes I’ve made uses a can of sweetened condensed milk. Dulce de leche is sweetened condensed milk that has been caramelized. TA-DA!

Guess what I made the next day?