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Yesterday was my daughter, Hannah’s, 19th birthday. She’s a huge fan of Texas sheet cake, like me. This year instead of making one in a big rectangle pan, I baked her birthday cake in three 8-inch cake pans. Texas sheet cake is notorious for tasting amazing, but never has a big wow factor in appearance. […]

Patriotic Jell-O Cups 6 ounces berry blue gelatin mix 2 cups boiling water, 2 cups ice water 1 ounce unflavored gelatin (4 envelopes) 2 cups boiling water 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup heavy cream 6 ounces strawberry gelatin mix 2 cups boiling water, 2 cups ice water My friend Amy makes the CUTEST […]

by Kelly J. Larson Monster cookies have become a favorite of mine in the past few years. My friend, Judy, shared her recipe and I am pretty sure she’s turned me into a Cookie Monster, since I have made these awesome cookies into more color combinations than I can count.Judy has been baking her monster […]

Happy first day of summer! We have been blessed with two sons and two daughters, half of whom still live at home, Hannah, 14, and Isaac, 5.  Our two older children have always been adventurous at eating most foods, and Hannah is perhaps the least picky eater of them all. Isaac, on the other hand, […]

Happy Flag Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Election Day or any other American flag themed holiday! These United States Rice Krispy flag treats are a big hit with the kids, big and small.While these babies are a bit time consuming to make considering, there are only three ingredients. Luckily the end results make the efforts […]

I lived in Belgium for five months many moons ago and immediately fell madly in love with hot Belgian waffles sold from street vendors–each bite tasted so fresh, fattening and fantastic. After many years, I finally made some for the first time last week and I also whipped up another batch last night.  (Oops! I […]

Memorial Day, Flag Day and Independence Day are three patriotic American holidays nudged closely together that kick off the summertime with festive red, white and blue hues everywhere.  The association of color combinations with certain holidays and tying in food that coordinates with it is one of my favorite pastimes.  I’m constantly thinking of making […]