• Mini Chocolate Frozen Yogurt Pies

    I made these cute and delicious mini chocolate frozen yogurt pies as a Stonyfield Organic™ ambassador, for which I was compensated. For Christmas this year I had to be creative with a few gifts, specifically those for my grandparents. My dad’s dad and my mom’s mom are both in their 80s,…

  • Almond Lime Snowball Cookies

    Almond lime snowball cookies are the perfect, festive holiday recipe to add to your cookie list! Growing up, my extended family lived nearby and we always spent a day together making Christmas cookies. We made the same four kinds every single year, which is exactly what you want with a…

  • Diabetic-Friendly Pumpkin Pie

    This diabetic-friendly pumpkin pie sweetened with stevia is the great addition to a Thanksgiving feast. Make it when you can’t (or don’t want to) use cane sugar! Years ago I was anointed “pie maker” for both families’ Thanksgiving dinners and I chose two classics to bake: pumpkin pie and apple…

  • Holiday Chocolate Sugar Cookies

    This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pompeian Grapeseed Oil Spray for yummy holiday chocolate sugar cookies. It’s time to start thinking about holiday baking, right? Thanksgiving is next week (GAH!), and yet I feel like school just started, summer just ended and the leaves just…

  • Why Is It Called Boston Cream PIE?

    How it was first coined Boston Cream Pie remains an enigma, but one thing’s for certain: this dessert’s absolutely delicious. Today happens to be National Boston Cream Pie Day, in case you didn’t already know. This is one of my favorite desserts, hands down, in all the different modern forms:…

  • Rich and Chewy Cocoa Brownies

    A couple of years ago I discovered that baking rich and chewy cocoa brownies from scratch was just as easy as making the boxed variety. I might even argue that “from scratch” is easier. Seems crazy, right? Why make brownies from scratch? You control the ingredients. Ever read the side of…