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Must-Make Dessert Recipes

April 16, 2013 | By Ashley Kappel | Comments (0)

Warm weather is finally creeping in and, if you’re like me, that means you’re looking for refreshing dessert recipes to celebrate cool nights on the back porch. For me, a cool and refreshing dessert means fruit, namely season’s best strawberries, right at the peak of their flavor. Drool-Inducing Strawberry Cream Pie There’s something so “I think I might faint” about […]

Too-Cute Easy Easter Bunny Treats

March 27, 2013 | By Ashley Kappel | Comments (0)

Are you ready for some too-cute goodness? Get ready for our most pin-worthy bunny treats. Leading the pack? These adorable cupcakes. Bunny Face Cupcakes Roll freshly iced cupcakes in coconut flakes for the fluffy bunny look, then decorate with marshmallows and color-appropriate candies. This is a great craft for the kids, especially if your Easter week is a […]

Snacks & Sweets

Our Favorite Diet-Friendly Spring Dessert Recipes

March 18, 2013 | By Ashley Kappel | Comments (2)

How many of you gave up dessert recipes for Lent? Maybe you were hoping to torture yourself slightly by clicking on this sure-to-be drool-worthy post and, while we hate to disappoint you, we’re happy to tell you that spring recipes, while decadent, don’t have to break your diet. We’ve rounded up a few of our favorites. Get ready to fall in love (while […]

Snacks & Sweets

Must-Make Spring Cake Recipes

March 12, 2013 | By Ashley Kappel | Comments (0)

Whether you’re enduring the final waves of winter’s chill or reveling in the warmth of the spring sun, this month is the perfect time to fire up the oven, bring the kids inside, and enjoy an afternoon of baking, icing, and tasting the perfect spring cake recipe. We’ve picked three of our favorite cake recipes for you to try. While […]

Recipes We Love

Spring Forward: Recipes for Daylight Saving Time

March 9, 2013 | By Ashley Kappel | Comments (0)

The beginning of Daylight Saving Time doesn’t just mean losing an hour, it means losing an hour on a Sunday. Couldn’t we move it back to lose an hour on a Monday, preferably one during that epic meeting we have scheduled? In lieu of that, we suggest making the most of your Sunday by bidding farewell to that lost hour with easy-breezy […]

Holidays

Must-Try Sweet Cherry Pie

February 15, 2013 | By Ashley Kappel | Comments (0)

President’s Day is right around the corner. Do you need a better excuse than that to make this delicious cherry pie? Classic Cherry Pie We know good old George couldn’t tell a lie and we can’t either– this pie is delicious! Enjoy your holiday weekend and, if you’re off work on Monday, make a second pie to take your […]

Holidays

Skip Valentine’s Day This Year

February 7, 2013 | By Ashley Kappel | Comments (0)

Are you beyond over the standard store-bought chocolates and forever long waits at even the neighborhood dives? Us, too. So we’re proposing a ban on Valentine’s Day this year. Or, rather, a ban on what Valentine’s Day has become. As bans are a more organized form of a coup, we have a few rules: 1) Do only what you want […]

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What To Make For The Super Bowl

January 30, 2013 | By Ashley Kappel | Comments (0)

We’re thrilled that there’s so much drama surrounding this year’s Super Bowl match up, especially because it’s not even about the game! Sure, other people are excited that brothers are facing off in a coaching battle of the… ever, but we’re excited about what we’ll be serving up before, during, and after the big game. So let’s talk Super Bowl […]

Party & Entertaining Ideas

Countdown to New Year’s!

December 26, 2012 | By Ashley Kappel | Comments (0)

Whether you prefer to party with everyone in a 60 mile radius or ring in 2013 in your pjs at home, we can help you have a night worth celebrating. Pajama Party What? A party is more than two people? Ba! Humbug. A party can be you, your remote, and a glass of something bubbly (cider, Champagne… your choice!). Anyone […]

Holidays

Don’t Leave Santa Hungry!

December 23, 2012 | By Ashley Kappel | Comments (0)

If you’ve been on Pinterest lately, you can see a million cute ideas of what to leave for Santa, but we’re here to tell you that we have it on good authority that the big guy in red is still hoping to get a plate of melt-in-your-mouth cookies this year. When we talked to him last week (and, yes, he […]