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
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
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
The summer my husband and I were first married, we lived in Austin, TX for three months. He had a summer internship with National Instruments, and I worked as a nanny for a 10-year-old-girl. I had never nannied before, but it was a good gig for just the summer. I tried to do fun activities… Continue reading White Chocolate Pumpkin Dreams
Boy, oh boy, are you going to love this recipe. This is one of my all-time favorite treats. I rarely make it because it is one of those desserts that I can’t stay out of, and I’m pretty sure I can eat an entire 9×13 pan by myself. This recipe was given to me by… Continue reading Caramel Pecan Turtle Bars
About five years ago, I went to a church activity for all the women in my congregation. At the activity, we were encouraged to bring a favorite treat along with the recipe. This was definitely something I got behind super fast. Except, at the time, I’m pretty sure I wasn’t eating treats because I was… Continue reading Grandma’s Buttermilk Cookies
We are some of the lucky few in the nation whose schools are meeting in person. I feel so much gratitude that my kids get to attend in-person classes with friends and teachers. My kids thrive in this environment, and I thrive having them gone for a few hours a day. Back on the first… Continue reading Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Growing up, Sundays were always a baking day in my house. Of course, it was also a napping day. I don’t know why 3 hours of church always wore us out! Maybe it was church, or maybe it was that amazing Sunday dinner my mom always cooked. As soon as I woke up from my… Continue reading The PERFECT Chocolate Chip Cookies
