I am officially all-in on watermelon right now. It all started a couple of weeks ago when we had our parents over for some grilling and my mom asked what she could bring. Since...
There are few desserts I cherish more than a fabulous cheesecake. I fell in love with those dense, creamy desserts as a teenager and have been enamored with them ever since. I don’t really...
Earlier this month when we went to the beach, I stocked our car snack bag with a few bags of granola that Nature Valley had sent my way. Believe it or not, I’m usually...
Icebox cake was a long-standing fixture in my grandma’s kitchen on Sundays, especially during the summer. Hers was an incredibly simple version, consisting of layers of graham crackers, vanilla pudding and, sometimes, Cool Whip...
I have been trying to make hi-hat cupcakes for the better part of a year. Seriously. They are such beautiful cupcakes with their big swirls and chocolate coating, but have been totally elusive to...
It wasn’t until this past holiday season that I realized how big of a thing making your own Chex Mix really is. It was somehow off of my radar until then, when I started...
I’m sure I’m not alone when I tell you that I have been a huge fan of the potato, in all of its glorious forms, basically since the time I began eating solid foods....
Total disclosure right off the bat – I was not a fan of Almond Joy candy bars when I was younger. I had no room for things like almonds and coconut when I could...
Like most processed, packaged snacks, I didn’t really get into Cheez-Its until high school. Waaaaaay past the days of grade school sleepovers with Ritz crackers and spray cheese. Seriously, why did cheese from a...
You have to make these cookies. No iffs, ands or buts about it. These might be my all-time, numero uno favorite cookie. That’s an incredibly serious distinction around these parts. Let me try to...
Let’s talk neapolitan ice cream. Yay or nay? I was seriously terrified of neapolitan ice cream when I was a kid. I would only entertain vanilla or chocolate as possible ice cream options, so...
