peaches n’ cream oatmeal cookies

peaches n’ cream oatmeal cookies

i’m a true foodie.  i watched “cooking for real” with sunny anderson on foodnetwork that featured this recipe wayyyyyy back in 2008.  i’ve been thinking about making these cookies ever since.  i finally did it today!  i should have started making these cookies much sooner.  they 

key lime pie

key lime pie

welcome to my fiftieth post! spring break with my family was always an awesome time.  we’d go down to florida, spend the week at the beach with grandma and grandpa and have a fabulous easter dinner, complete with steak, shrimp and key lime pie.  this 

homemade oreo cookies

homemade oreo cookies

since i have started blogging about food, i have enjoyed looking around at other blogs.  i think it’s really cool to see what other people are making and i recently ran across this blog: the cupcake project.   the blog’s author stef loves cupcakes and 

“f” is for fudge brownies

“f” is for fudge brownies

ever since i was a little girl i have been fascinated with chocolate and cooking.  this was one of my first “signature” recipes found in the “alpha bakery children’s cookbook” published by gold-medal flour.  i remember saving up the upc’s off the bottom of flour 

german chocolate cake

german chocolate cake

valentine’s day was yesterday. it was our first as a married couple! to commemorate the day, i baked my hubby a heart-shaped german chocolate cake, one of his favorite desserts. source cake 1 4 oz. package baker’s german’s sweet chocolate 1/2 c water 2 c 

chocolate covered strawberries

chocolate covered strawberries

valentine’s day is just around the corner…  here’s a sweet treat that you can make for (or with) your sweetie! 1 dozen strawberries, washed and dried 1 c white chocolate (i use almond bark) 1 1/2  c semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 tsp shortening prep your 

chocolate mousse pie

chocolate mousse pie

i have wanted to make chocolate mousse pie for a long time.   i decided that this year’s super bowl would have be the perfect opportunity.  i was so excited to try it, i forgot to take a picture!  this is the “after” picture.  you’ll 

chocolate wows

chocolate wows

so i was in the mood for cookies.  really, i think i am in a perpetual mood for cookies/chocolate/sweets.  🙂  i found these babies in my good housekeeping cookbook.  it’s the first recipe that i’ve ever made from this cookbook and i’m pleased with the 

sopapilla cheesecake dessert

sopapilla cheesecake dessert

last friday night was date night, as usual, and we had tickets to go to the local comedy club to see John Pinette (huh-freakin-larious!).  instead of worrying about making it to the restaurant and out in time for the show, i decided to eat dinner 

coconut macaroons

coconut macaroons

found this delicious recipe on the back of a bag of coconut and the result was pretty delicious. 🙂  they taste like little almond joys! 5 1/3 c coconut 2/3 c sugar 6 tbsp flour 1/4 tsp salt 4 egg whites 1 tsp almond extract