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Easy ghost desserts for Halloween

Easy ghost desserts for Halloween

I love a cute desert and don’t mind paying for them, but I’m also very much into saving a little money. One of the easiest treats for your Halloween party is to find pre-made desserts that are white or beige. A little melted chocolate, some googly eye candy plus...

How to Make a Sharkcuterie Board

How to Make a Sharkcuterie Board

Y’all, I love a pun. I’m as corny as a dad joke. Anyway, I guess I also have a thing for Shark Week and shark parties, so I thought: how fun would it be to put together a sharkcuterie board full of candy and desserts? Here's how to make a sharkcuterie board for your...

How to Make No-Bake Ghost Brownie Bites

How to Make No-Bake Ghost Brownie Bites

I’ll never tire of excuses to eat brownie bites. Here’s an easy way to dress up brownies for Halloween: no-bake ghost brownie bites! Bonus: the kids can help. Extra bonus: no baking! 1. Pick up brownie bites and white canned frosting from the store. I used Pillsbury...

How to Make Easy Halloween brownies with candy tops

How to Make Easy Halloween brownies with candy tops

Are you a frosting person? I definitely am, but we are a house divided (on frosting). So I hit on the idea of baking candy corn, candy eyes, and sprinkles into brownie bites to make easy Halloween brownies. The trick is in the timing, and you may have to play with...

How to Make Patriotic Layered Jell-O

How to Make Patriotic Layered Jell-O

If you're looking for a no-bake dessert in the heat of the summer, give layered Jell-O a try. It takes several hours to assemble, but most of that time is just waiting for the Jell-O to set up in the fridge. You can even make your Jell-O "fancy" by pouring it on an...

Easy pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe (Our Family Favorite!)

Easy pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe (Our Family Favorite!)

My mother makes pumpkin chocolate chip cookies each fall and they are coveted by all. (I believe my brother still receives a batch in a care package at least once a year.) This year, I've got canned pumpkin left over from our pie baking party, so guess what we're...

How to Make Grinch Nutter Butter Cookies

How to Make Grinch Nutter Butter Cookies

Tis the season to make Christmas cookies (and also do ALL the other things). So let's make cookies easier! Here's how to make Grinch Nutter Butter Cookies. They are fun for your How the Grinch Stole Christmas movie night, classroom treats, or… if you have a special...

How to Make Grinch Soda Floats

How to Make Grinch Soda Floats

Tis the season of special treats, and this past week, I couldn't stop singing "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch..." I don't know why the Grinch has captured my attention, but it seemed only right to combine treats + the Grinch, which led me to making Grinch Soda Floats....

Recipe: Easy Brie, Pecan and Fig Halloween Appetizer

Recipe: Easy Brie, Pecan and Fig Halloween Appetizer

Last weekend, I was invited to a neighbor's Halloween-themed girls' night out, which was so fun. We were all asked to bring appetizers. You know the advice to never try a new recipe for a dinner party? I threw caution to the wind and dreamed up a new recipe for the...

How to Make a Halloween Char-boo-terie Board by Party Pinching

How to Make a Halloween Char-boo-terie Board by Party Pinching

Today, I'm thrilled to welcome my friend Norene from Party Pinching to the blog. Party Pinching is just what it sounds like: easy-to-execute, budget-friendly ideas to make your parties pop. Her blog and Instagram are amazing for cute party food ideas. Today, Norene...

Tutorial: How to Make Shark Candy Kabobs

Tutorial: How to Make Shark Candy Kabobs

Candy kabobs are a great treat for any party -- and one that you can easily make yourself. I made these for Shark Week, because Shark Week is awesome, but you could make them for any theme just by matching your party colors. Here's how to make shark candy kabobs....

Tutorial: How to make grazing boxes

Tutorial: How to make grazing boxes

I made grazing boxes for the first time for my daughters' Sweet 16. It was easy and fun, if you’ve never tried it. We served an assortment of meats, cheeses, crackers, nuts, fruits, and veggies, plus water and bottled rose lemonade. Grazing boxes are a great choice if...

Tutorial: How to Add Sprinkles to the Sides of a Cake

Tutorial: How to Add Sprinkles to the Sides of a Cake

When I made Real Crazy Cake last weekend, I didn't love the frosting and wanted to distract from it. So, I added sprinkles to the cake. This is totally do-able and a fun way to dress up a homemade cake! Here's how to add sprinkles to the sides of a cake. I researched...

How to Make an Easy Easter Cake

How to Make an Easy Easter Cake

This easy Easter Cake is decorated with cookies and could not be any simpler. Step 1: buy cake, cookies and frosting. Step 2: affix cookies to cake. I've got a few more details for you below. While you could certainly make the cake and cookies for this "recipe" ......

I’m Baking Banana Bread. How About You?

I’m Baking Banana Bread. How About You?

Are you baking your way through the pandemic? I am. Anything I can do to keep my hands busy is what I'm doing, really. This weekend, it was baking banana bread. I've never made banana bread, despite meaning to try it for years. Oh, the things you find time for when...

How to Make Rhubarb Strawberry Tarts

How to Make Rhubarb Strawberry Tarts

Growing up in Minnesota, we grew rhubarb in our backyard garden, and rhubarb pie was a summer staple. So I had in my mind to create a version of my Grandma's rhubarb pie for the 4th of July, but we can't find her recipe. I swear we made it just last year, so it has to...

Tutorial: Easy Ways to Dress up Party Desserts with Sprinkles

Tutorial: Easy Ways to Dress up Party Desserts with Sprinkles

I'm always looking for ways to party a liiiitle less expensively. So I got all sprinkled inspired and then ran through the grocery store, looking for easy-to-sprinkle party treats. What I love about this idea is that you can customize store-bought treats to your party...

33 New Year’s Eve Party Appetizer Ideas

33 New Year’s Eve Party Appetizer Ideas

In our New Year's Eve Party Planning Challenge, we touched on serving appetizers and desserts at your party. But I really wanted to return to the topic of New Year's Eve party appetizers, and go into that in a little more depth. How much do you need to serve? How do...

How to Make a Halloween Oreo Icebox Cake

How to Make a Halloween Oreo Icebox Cake

One of my favorite cakes to make for my family is Martha Stewart’s Icebox Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake. Sometimes I follow the recipe exactly, and other times, I change out the cookies, or turn the cake into trifles. For this year's Halloween Party, I used...

Tutorial: How to Make Jolly Rancher Lollipops

Tutorial: How to Make Jolly Rancher Lollipops

This week is all about getting ready for our bake sale to benefit The Confetti Foundation. (Here's why I support them.) And since this is a one-woman-and-twins effort, we have spent a fair amount of time on Pinterest, looking for recipes that are (1) bake sale...

My Father Loved Creme Brulee

My Father Loved Creme Brulee

My father loved creme brulee. Any type of custard dessert, really. Nilla Wafer banana pudding? Bring it on. Daddy was near impossible to shop for. One year for Christmas, I bought him a cookbook focused on custards and made one of the recipes as my gift. I remember...

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