One of our Christmas family traditions is for everyone to have a cup of hot chocolate with Egg Nog while trimming the tree. We drink it throughout the Christmas season after that initial cup. It’s a tradition that started when my brother and I were little. I’ve always been a fan of hot chocolate but [...]

I received a recipe for The Perfect Oatmeal Cookie via email as a newsletter recipient of Disney’s Family Fun Magazine. The recipe was tweaked by Catherine Newman who tweaked a version by Cindy Hopper. I don’t bake cookies that often (I am more of a cake and cupcake gal) but since my husband likes Oatmeal Raisin cookies [...]

This is my new favorite fall treat! I had a can of pumpkin in my cabinet so I searched for recipes. I came across a Pumpkin Bar recipe from Betty Crocker. My pumpkin bars turned out more like pumpkin cake…maybe because I used butter instead of vegetable oil and left it in the microwave too long [...]

I usually keep chocolate, yellow and red velvet cake mix on hand. I was looking for something new to make with the chocolate cake mix when I came across this super easy and yummy recipe for Cream Cheese Cake Mix Brownies. Ingredients 18 ounce chocolate cake mix 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled 2 eggs, [...]

A couple of years ago, I submitted 2 recipes for the Pillsbury Bake-Off. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s a recipe contest like no other where the top prize is $1,000,000! Carolyn Gurtz experienced greater success than I win she became the winner of the 2008 Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest with these Double Delight Peanut Butter [...]