This recipe for Pear Crunch Muffins originates from my mom’s recipe file. I made some adjustments so that my whole family can eat them. They are tender, soft, bursting with pieces of pear, and the streusel topping adds a next level of perfection. Muffins without a little something on top are just a tad boring,…
What is a salad? Can jello be considered a salad? My kids like to say this 7-Up Salad qualifies, especially when it’s made with lime jello because then it’s green. Their running joke is saying “Can I have more salad?” when this is part of dinner. My kids are hilarious. This jello salad comes from…
Delightfully addictive. Crunchy and chocolatey. Caramel Chocolate Chex is the perfect sweet snack to mix up in no time! If you’ve perused the cereal aisle lately, you may have noticed the plethora of Chex cereal options. There’s corn, wheat, rice, peanut butter, blueberry, and on and on. Different types of Chex cereal creates different delicious…
I love Halloween. And Halloween treats are the best. They can be creepy, gross, icky, and fun. These little meringue ghosts definitely fall into the “fun” category. They are a nice light treat that can help balance out some of the heavier chocolate treats (not that you can ever have too much chocolate…). If you’ve…
One of our favorite ways to use the huckleberries we pick in the mountains near us. Huckleberry-raspberry jam is the perfect combination of sweet and tart.
NAtional Cheesecake day was coming up and Although there are a lot of delicious flavors of cheesecake, I wanted to go back to my cheesecake roots and make the recipe that was my very first cheesecake. It’s light (for a cheesecake) with a hint of lemon. perfection. The big question was what topping to put…
