Ease Level: Typical cookie. Time: 40 min including prep and cooking. Is pumpkin only a fall thing? It absolutely feels like winter, but I am still craving pumpkin. Pumpkin alone can be weak, but what about pumpkin and chocolate!?! Behold, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies: Recipe! I've never made a pumpkin cookie, so this was a leap … Continue reading Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies →

Ease Level: Labor intensive, but simple overall! Time: 3 hours including prep, baking and cooling. Additional 30 minutes to frost.  Getting coffee a couple of weeks ago, I stumbled upon a local amateur baking competition. I thought, why not give it a go! I was allowed to bake at home and drop it off for … Continue reading Competition Worthy Carrot Cake →

Ease Level: See the title. Time: 1 hour including prep and cooking. It is Apple season! We went to a cute orchard in Indiana and left with a peck of Apples. I also got news, that I was accepted into a local amateur baking contest. I have entered in the cake category. Apples + needed cake … Continue reading Easy as Cake →

Ease Level: So so so easy! Time: 30 second prep, 8+ hours in slow cooker This is the recipe to turn to when your fancy catered main course falls through less than 24 hours before the big event. I'm not even sure if there is a real recipe for this and how I picked this … Continue reading Pulled Pork in a Pinch →

Ease Level: You'll have to cut things. Time: 30 minutes including prep and cooking (if you follow suggested prep). We love grilling in the summer and it truly takes months before I am tired of our rotation of burgers, brats, and chicken. When that time comes, shrimp kabobs are an excellent way to add variety. … Continue reading You’re a Shrimp Kabob →

Ease Level: If you can turn on the stove and not burn yourself, you are ready! Time: 15 minutes including prep and cooking, 1 hour to cool on counter Ah, the often overlooked no bake cookie. It is 100 degrees outside and turning on the oven is not an option, but I really want a … Continue reading The Ugly No Bake Cookie →

Ease Level: You can do it!  Time: 40 minutes to prep, 50 minutes in the oven Gluten free friends coming for brunch sent me to the internet in search of a crustless quiche. The Crustless Summer Quiche was one of the top hits from AllRecipes: Recipe! With some minor tweaks it turned out great and inspired … Continue reading Crustless Summer Quiche →