Valentines Day Desserts: 20 Cherry, Strawberry, & Raspberry Sweets

Fudgy Mint Squares are a delicious treat for the holidays! They’re also great for sharing! I found this recipe many years ago, and they have become a favorite at our house.  These fudgy mint squares are basically a brownie-type crust with a layer of minty cream cheese (kind of like cheese cake but thicker), topped …

Nothing says Thanksgiving like cranberries. But cranberries are for so much more than Thanksgiving! Here are some of the best fresh cranberry recipes. What can you do with raw cranberries? All of these included cranberry recipes start with raw– or fresh– cranberries.  While it’s perfectly safe to eat raw cranberries, many people don’t enjoy the …

Find the perfect gift for your favorite gardener, with this gift guide for the gardener.  From the practical to the fun, we’ve got ideas for everyone! Both Kerry and I love gardening. We start seeds inside in the spring, and eagerly await the moment when we’re able to move them out to our gardens. Here …

Add some delicious fun to your Christmas treats with these Candy Cane Marshmallows.  If you have a stand mixer, they’re incredibly easy to make, and they taste so much better than store bought. Are Homemade Marshmallows Worth it? Yes! A resounding yes! They are so much tastier than store bought, and they are so easy! …

The Best Pumpkin Recipes: Tried and true pumpkin recipes that are favorites of ours! You can’t go wrong with these delicious fall recipes!  I think that my favorite fall flavor is pumpkin.  I love that pumpkin-flavored everything spans from September to November, and that pumpkin is so versatile it can be used in almost any …

Butternut Squash Soup is a simple soup that is comforting with it’s creamy goodness. If you can boil water, you can make this soup. The fall after the Hardworking Husband and I were married we dog sat for the HH’s bosses’ as we had many times before and many times since. They usually ask us …

Pumpkin and chocolate go so well together in this vintage Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe! One of my kids’ favorite fall treats is these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies.  It’s a tradition at my house to make these cookies when the weather starts to turn from summer to fall. When the nights start to get cold, …

The Best Peach Recipes: From breakfast to dinner, snack time to dessert, and even drinks, peaches are a delicious fruit that fits well into a variety of recipes and cuisines. Here are some of the best peach recipes to help you to use up your summer abundance. Eating a sweet, juicy peach fresh from the …

Enhance your Olympic games viewing by adding in some fun festive recipes for the Olympics! From cakes to salads to breakfast to drinks, and so much more! Do you enjoy watching the Olympic Games?  My kids weren’t really old enough to get into them until the last summer Olympics, but once they got interested they …

These Pecan-stuffed Dates wrapped in Bacon will have everyone wanting more.  Just three ingredients make this an easy but delicious appetizer recipe!   What are bacon-wrapped dates made of? Some bacon-wrapped dates are stuffed with cheese, but this recipe stuffs them with a pecan.  The combination of sweet, salty, crunchy and chewy in these Pecan-stuffed …

This recipe for Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix saves tons of money for when a recipe calls for Instant Pudding mix! Kerry gave me a starter for Amish Friendship Bread a while back. After making it a couple times, I had a crisis one day. I had mixed together all of my ingredients up to the …

Homemade ice cream that’s rich and creamy, this no-cook vanilla ice cream recipe is the easiest ice cream you’ll ever make! What is the difference between cook and no cook ice cream? Does homemade ice cream have to be cooked? Many ice cream recipes include egg yolks, which must be cooked in order to eat.  …