Let’s be honest here: Whoever says they don’t like cookies is outright lying. How can you not like cookies? And I don’t mean the store-bought ones – I’m talking about the home-made version of one of the world’s favorite treats. Baking cookies yourself comes with a few catches, and one of them is you have…
Clean Dishes Quickly And Efficiently With The Best Dish Soap
There are a few things in life more enjoyable than hosting a family feast. But you know what the hardest part is after a satisfying meal? It has to be having to wash plates covered in a sauce as well as red copper pans coated in grease. Fortunately for us, we now live in an…
Cake Batter Truffle Ice Cream
Okay, first things first: Cake Batter Truffle Ice Cream!!! You guys, this stuff is magic and I’ll yammer on and on about it in just one second because next things next: new website! OMG! Why has it taken me this long?? There are still quite a few kinks I need to iron out but I…
Easy Slow Cooker Carnitas
Like any self respecting carnivore I have a serious thing for carnitas–I mean, what’s not to love about crackling hot, crispy pork enveloped in a corn tortilla hug and loaded with all the salsas? Unless you don’t eat meat–which is totally fine by me–but also I defer to Ron Swanson on all meat-related matters. And all matters, generally speaking….
Arepas With Guasacaca
The first time I had Venezuelan arepas was just before we moved to Michigan, when Warren and I stayed with our much cooler friends in New York City. They, of course, knew all the good places to eat and immediately trotted us down to an arepas shop and promised that we would not regret the eons-long line. And, friends, we did…
Cuban Pork Roast
For Spring Break, Warren was supposed to go to Cuba for work while I stayed home mourning (i.e., snuggling with sweet Felix while his pops wandered through sugar cane fields) but plans fell through and I had to instead soothe Warren’s mourning soul with a big batch of our newest favorite taco meat–Cuban Pork Roast! Eating this was basically like our whole…
Baked Dark Chocolate Strawberry Donuts
These baked Dark Chocolate Strawberry Donuts make it more than okay to eat chocolate covered strawberries for breakfast! Dark chocolate + strawberries = soul mates forever and ever, am I right? Combine those two perfect flavors into baked donuts and I’m pretty sure they are the only things I will eat for breakfast from now…
Pretzel Dogs Stuffed With Cheesy Pace® Picante Sauce
Game day just got even more awesome with these easy Pretzel Dogs! Stuffed with cheesy Pace® Picante Sauce, these dogs are a cinch to prepare and will satisfy the hungriest football fan! My love for soft pretzels is deep and abiding so when Warren started putting together his usual chicken wings game day feast, I elbowed my way…
Pumpkin Bread Ice Cream With Candied Pecans
Pumpkin Bread Ice Cream with Candied Pecans swirls chunks of toasted pumpkin bread with the creamiest pumpkin base for the perfect fall treat! You guys, I don’t even know what to tell you about this glorious, glorious ice cream except that it is divine. I mean, it’s got toasted chunks of our favorite Pumpkin Streusel Bread. And candied…
The Best Sugar Cookies | One Dough Three Ways!
Make life easy this holiday season by whipping up a big batch of the BEST sugar cookie dough and making three festive cookie variations–your holiday cookie plates (and neighbors) will thank you! As you already know, when I was a kid sugar was pretty much verboten in our home. As such, I had to outsource my…