I made these for a cookie exchange party because they aren’t too sweet and they are so festive with the red and green.  They are incredibly easy to make, too, not to mention unbelievably good.

How about a little Christmas gift for friends and neighbors that takes about 5 minutes to make?  These Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels are my new favorite thing.  Go ahead and double this recipe.  It’s that good. … Read more »

I love to receive (hint, hint) and I also love to give gifts of food.  Barefoot Contessa once said that any gift for an adult should be consumable….food, gift card, tickets, liquor….and I tend to… Read more »

This is a beginner from-scratch caramel apple recipe.  It’s only slightly more difficult than melting store bought caramels.  But then again, given how much I hate going to Walmart, I’d say this recipe brought me… Read more »

I made Monster Munch for the teachers at our elementary school to snack on during parent/teacher conferences this week.  I was extremely glad to get it out of the house; it’s so good I couldn’t… Read more »

While you can’t beat a good Nezle Tulhouze (you’ve seen that Friends episode, right?), this is my go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe.  I’ve adapted several recipes over the years to make MY perfect chocolate chip… Read more »

Martha Stewart’s Chocolate Thumbprint cookies are my family’s favorite cookie, by far.   John likes them so much that he hides a bunch of them in the back of the freezer (shhh, don’t tell the kids). … Read more »

The easy to delicious ratio for these Monkey Bread Muffins is really high.  I made these as a thank you gift for a neighbor, and I had to stop myself from eating them straight out… Read more »

I won’t bore you with what we had for dinner, because we’re working on cleaning out the fridge and pantry before our family vacay.  So here’s a recipe for the Lemon Buddies I made this… Read more »

Ten minute creme brulee, you say? How is that possible, you wonder?  Creme brulee is hard to make! Well, you gotta have an awesome friend who lives all the way in SPRINGDALE (ok, only 15… Read more »