Desserts
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My Peppermint Brownies are festive, fudgy, and the perfect finisher to any holiday meal. They’re relatively easy to make, too, due to the convenience of boxed brownie mix and the use of pre-crushed peppermint candies, and can be freezed and enjoyed for up to three months. These extravagant bars taste extra rich alongside a mug […]
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Over the years and by trial and error (read: caving into their cravings), I’ve learned kids will relentlessly request more food until they are full or their mind has moved on to the next activity (or is that just my kids?). Most moms know the “I’m hungry” groans tend to run on repeat until mom […]
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One of my favorite Christmas traditions is spending a week baking numerous types of cookies and bars to gift to friends, neighbors, and loved ones. Listening to Christmas classics while baking these festive sweet treats often reminds me of the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and familiar faces of my childhood. My Mexican Magic Bars are […]
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From visiting local orchards for U-Pick apple fun to exploring the variety of uses to cook, bake and eat apples, to burning apple-scented candles and everything in between, the apple is a seasonal fall staple as well as one of my favorite fall flavors to enjoy during my favorite time of the year. If you’re […]
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Growing up, my family would travel out to West Michigan’s countryside each summer to visit a U-pick blueberry farm. I always loved munching on blueberries and competing with my siblings to see who could pick the most. It wasn’t until I was a grown adult that I learned my family’s annual tradition was actually rooted […]
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My family has a small obsession with M&Ms. Plain, peanut, peanut butter, almond, brownie batter, crispy, pretzel…give us all of the M&Ms! We don’t discriminate! Moreover, we buy every seasonal pack that releases and aren’t afraid to try limited flavor variations either. Sure, we eat them as sweet treat on their own (I often store […]
