About 3 years ago, we took a trip down to Arizona in the middle of the summer. It was HOT! How do people actually live there? We went down for our newest niece’s baby blessing and 4th of July celebrations. My sister-in-law and her husband were in dental school and living in a small 2-bedroom… Continue reading Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies
A few years ago during a health streak, I came across an idea for date candies. I whipped them up and devoured all of them. So much, for the health streak. I made them quite often and would take them to friend’s houses as the treat, so I could ensure that I would stay on… Continue reading Peanut Butter Date Caramels
Even though 2020 was a bust of a year, there were some really great things that came out of it for our family. We grew closer together, in proximity and in relationships, we’ve learned a lot of patience, or maybe our patience was tested to its brim every single day. I also learned a new… Continue reading Banana Bread French Toast
Our family loves pound cake. If you haven’t already tried my Lemon Glazed pound cake, you should! I grew up having one probably once a month because my mom loves them so much. My base recipe that I use is from my great-grandmother, Mama (pronounced Maw-Maw, hey, we’re southern). I never met her, but I… Continue reading Chocolate Pound Cake
Happy New Year! What a whirlwind we had in 2020. It seemed like such a long month back in March, and then all of a sudden it was December. I absolutely love the holidays, and we made sure to send this crazy year out with a bang. A couple of years ago, we went back… Continue reading Banana Bread
One year, I hosted all of my in-laws for Christmas. I mean all of them. My brother-in-law was coming home from his 2-year mission for our church from Spain just a few days before Christmas and Utah was the welcome home spot. I love hosting, so it was fun mixed with a lot of crazy… Continue reading Forget-Me-Nots
I remember going to my grandmother’s house at Christmas time when I was growing up. She always had “NOEL” in red felt letter magnets on her fridge. She was annoyed because whenever the grandkids came over, one of us was bound to change the letters to spell LEON or some other nonsense word. My grandmother,… Continue reading Buttercrunch
I’m not a huge fan of eggnog. One sip for the season, and I’m good until the next year. However, my husband and kids LOVE it so much. My husband grew up diluting the eggnog with milk to reduce the thickness. I’m not so sure about that because I think one of the best redeeming… Continue reading Eggnog Cupcakes (Tres Leches)
A few years back, my husband’s work did a bakeoff and spouses were able to participate. I was all over that, and so excited about it. I agonized for weeks about what I was going to make, and finally decided on a coconut cake with a pineapple curd. I decorated it with buttercream, and even… Continue reading Better Than Sex Cupcakes
A couple of years ago, my daughter brought home a Disney princess cookbook from the school library. My kids absolutely love looking through cookbooks and do it quite often. I will find them on the couch flipping through books and saying which recipes they want to make. I wonder where they got that from? While… Continue reading Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookies
