if there is one thing i love to eat more than anything else it is pasta. creamy, dreamy, cheesy, delicious pasta. when my husband and i were newlyweds and i had little to no experience preparing food, i would often go to the grocery store and buy three things to make my favorite meal: cheese ...
recipes
crock pot zuppa toscana recipe
it's wintertime around here and while there may not be snow on the ground (which is totally unusual for where we live, but i'm not complaining!) there is still a chill in the air, and that can only mean one thing: it's soup season! i always look forward to this time of year. not only because i get ...
no bake oreo nutella cheesecake
for all you nutella lovers out there, this oreo nutella cheesecake recipe is for you! it is chocolatey, nutella-y, and oh, so creamy. it is my dream cheesecake. and best of all, it's a no-bake cheesecake! which means there is no oven to worry about, no getting cracks in the top of the ...
how to make an oreo crust
i have a confession to make. i cannot make pie crust. i've tried a few times and each time it's turned out horribly. i wanted to make an apple pie for thanksgiving...pie crust fail. i tried to use a "no-fail" pie crust to make some blueberry pie...that one was even worse. sigh. that's why i've never ...
easy mint brownies recipe
i've said it before, and i'll say it again that mint + chocolate are two of my most favorite things in the world! i even grow mint in my garden because i like to add it to my limeade + everyone (neighbors' kids included!) likes to just munch on them so they can have a nice minty flavor in their ...
white chocolate bark with cranberries and pistachios
this white chocolate + cranberry (craisin) + pistachio bark is perfect for christmas, not only because the flavors are so great together, but because the colors are perfect! red, green, and white. what could be more christmas-y than that?! it just looks pretty. it gets first prize for being ...
dark chocolate candy cane bark
i never used to like dark chocolate. my dad always has and he would sometimes give me some of his to try but most of the time i knew i wouldn't like it and was all "no thank you!" they say your taste buds change as you get older and that must really be true because i actually looove dark ...
milk and white chocolate candy cane bark
if there is one flavor that i will go to forever and always it is chocolate + mint. i love it in everything from junior mints or peppermint patties to ice cream to mint hot chocolate and beyond. it truly is my weakness and i could eat in any form, though chocolate bark is probably one of my ...
nutella and chocolate hazelnut bark
i really have a weakness for one thing...nutella. i think it all started with the ferrero rochers my parents used to get around the holidays when i was little. i looooved those things. i would savor them and eat them layer by layer (does anyone else do this?!). and my favorite part of the whole ...
how to make homemade chocolate turtles
ok, this one is my absolute favorite out of all the caramel recipes i've posted. did i say that about any of the others? the chocolate caramel pretzel rods? or maybe the chocolate covered caramels? well, i really mean it this time. when you bite into these little nuggets of deliciousness you get a ...