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Chicken Strawberry Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

May 23, 2018

This Chicken Strawberry Salad with a homemade lemon vinaigrette dressing is the perfect summer salad whether it’s lunch time or dinner time. Fresh spring mix with lemon pepper chicken, fresh strawberries and an easy lemon vinaigrette salad dressing are the perfect mix of flavors, something sweet and something savory.

I know what you must be thinking, where’s that cake and what’s up with this salad? Funny you ask. The most common question I get (and even my husband gets) when I tell people what I do is, how do you not weigh hundreds of pounds? I smile and politely say, oh well I did once, and I’m never going back there (read about my weight loss journey).

No-Bake Funfetti Cheesecake

May 21, 2018

A overhead view of a No-Bake Funfetti Cheesecake on a gold polka dot plate with blackberries and sprinkles

This No-Bake Funffetti Cheesecake is the best funfetti cheesecake ever! The recipe uses a combination of white chocolate and cake batter whipped cream to make the ultimate funfetti taste shine through in this no-bake cheesecake. Can you believe that in all my years of blogging, I don’t have a basic No-Bake Funfetti Cheesecake? Gasp. I […]

Soft and Chewy Almond Cookies

May 16, 2018

A large almond cookie with 5 sliced almond on top leaning up against a stack of cookies

My Almond Cookies are crisp on the edges and soft and chewy in the center. They are loaded with almond flavor and definitely remind me of sugar cookies. This easy recipe for Soft and Chewy Almond Cookies is a keeper! Years ago, I used to travel to Asia all the time for work. One of […]

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

May 14, 2018

Three vanilla cupcakes with teal polka dot liners, topped with cream cheese frosting and a strawberry.

This Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is quick and easy and it’s the perfect cupcake frosting because it holds its shape nicely for piping. You need to try this, it’s the BEST Cream Cheese Frosting! This cream cheese frosting recipe can be made for either 12 or 24 cupcakes, or a 2 layer cake. I am continuing […]

How to Make Whipped Cream

May 9, 2018

A teal dish filled with piped whipped cream

This recipe for Homemade Whipped Cream walks you through tips for how to make whipped cream. The recipe is for a stabilized whipped cream without gelatin. It’s the perfect topping for cakes, cupcakes, pies, no-bake desserts and more. Ditch the Cool Whip and make a batch of homemade whipped cream instead. Pin this for later! […]

Moist Vanilla Cupcakes

May 7, 2018

A trip of vanilla cupcakes topped with vanilla buttercream. The cupcakes have teal polka dot liners and pink, white and teal sprinkles.

This is a homemade Moist Vanilla Cupcake recipe using oil instead of butter to produce a dense and sponge-like cupcake. The results are perfect cupcakes every time! This is a quick and easy vanilla cupcake recipe that is also versatile and can be adapted to other flavors. PIN THIS RECIPE FOR LATER PIN THIS RECIPE […]

Lemon Blackberry Cupcakes

May 2, 2018

A plate of cupcakes with blue chevon cupcake liners, topped with a light purple colored, blackberry Swiss meringue buttercream

These Lemon Blackberry Cupcakes are moist homemade cupcakes bursting with lemon flavor. These cupcakes are topped with a fresh blackberry Swiss meringue buttercream. These Lemon Blackberry Cupcakes are perfect for summer, baby or wedding showers or any of your party needs. Woohoo! It’s May which means it’s my birthday month, which means there will be […]

Best No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake

April 30, 2018

A big slice of No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake on a round white plate drizzled with chocolate and crushed Oreos with a silver fork on the plate.

This is the BEST No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake!! The Oreo crust is filled with no-bake white chocolate cheesecake and loaded with Oreo cookies. This Oreo Cheesecake filling is made with homemade whipped cream, so there’s no Cool Whip here. This cheesecake is irresistible! After the first bite, you won’t be able to stop. I feel like […]

Bourbon Banana Cream Pie

April 25, 2018

An overhead shot of the banana pie with bruleed bananas on top

Bourbon Banana Cream Pie is dreamy. It’s your classic banana cream pie spiked with bourbon. This pie has a traditional blind baked crust, with a bourbon vanilla cream filling, fresh bananas and homemade whipped cream. When I first started this blog, I was by no means a fan of the banana cream desserts. But as […]

Mocha Cake with Kahlua Coffee Buttercream

April 23, 2018

A dense mocha sponge cake with a Kahlua and coffe frosting topped with chocolate sprinkles. The slice of cake is on a white cake plate drizzled with chocolate.

This homemade Mocha cake is a dense and moist coffee flavored cake with a decadent Kahlua Coffee Frosting. This mocha cake is for true coffee lovers with an intense coffee flavor. If you saw the teaser I posted on Instagram this weekend, then you already know how much I love this cake. This was actually a […]

No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake

April 18, 2018

A close up shot of a slide of no-bake lemon cheesecake with two black berries. It's topped with whipped cream and a slice of lemon.

This classic No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake is a light and airy lemon cheesecake filling with a lemon Oreo cookie crust. I am always surprised by lemon desserts. Lemon usually isn’t my go-to (I’ll never pass up a lemon bar), but the more and more I make lemon desserts, the more I appreciate just how amazing they […]

Cookies and Cream Oreo Cupcakes

April 16, 2018

A few Cookie and Cream Oreo Cupcakes sitting on a white cake plate

These Cookies and Cream Oreo Cupcakes are a moist vanilla cupcake stuffed with Oreo cookies and topped with an Oreo buttercream frosting. This is the ultimate Oreo cupcake made from scratch. Rarely do I come across someone who doesn’t like Oreos, would you agree with me? In my pantry, I have a couple of shelves […]

Grandma’s Baked Mac and Cheese

April 11, 2018

An overhear shot of a homemade mac and cheese with a bread crumb topping.

This is Grandma’s Baked Mac and Cheese. It’s a classic creamy stovetop cheese sauce mixed with shells and then baked with a crunchy bread crumb topping. This mac and cheese is an easy weeknight dinner. When I moved into my first apartment in college, I was thrilled to be able to cook for myself. I […]

No-Bake Monster Cookie Icebox Cake

April 9, 2018

An overhead view of an icebox cake covered in oatmeal peanut butter dough dough, MnMs and whipped cream on a white cake plate

This No-Bake Monster Cookie Icebox Cake is layers of oatmeal cookies with a peanut butter mousse and a homemade peanut butter and oatmeal monster cookie dough. Sprinkled with MnMs and topped with whipped cream, this monster cookie dough icebox cake is stunning and indulgent. Now that the wedding if officially behind us (boo!) we are […]

Blueberry Almond Bundt Cake

April 4, 2018

A slice of blueberry almond pound cake laying on a gold polka dot plate covered with a cream cheese glaze and sliced almonds

This Blueberry Almond Bundt Cake is a traditional pound cake filled with a homemade blueberry pie sauce and topped with a cream cheese glaze and almonds. PIN IT for later After seeing how much you guys LOVED my Cherry Almond Bundt Cake, I figured a blueberry variation was necessary. Thus, we have, Blueberry Almond Bundt […]

Meyer Lemon Pudding Tarts

April 2, 2018

Three mini Meyer lemon pudding tarts sprinkled with lemon and blueberry

These homemade Meyer Lemon Pudding tarts are a little bit sweet and a little bit tart. It’s a homemade Meyer lemon pudding with a buttery oatmeal cookie crust. PIN IT for later Guys, we’re back! I know I’ve been a little MIA, I ran out of time to prepare some posts for you while I took […]

No-Bake Samoa Cheesecake

March 19, 2018

An overhead shot of a no-bake caramel coconut Samoa cheesecake. Topped with whipped cream, samoa cookies, caramel and hot fudge sauce

This No-Bake Samoa Cheesecake is a fluffy caramel cheesecake filling packed with toasted coconut, shortbread cookies and a caramel and chocolate swirl. Don’t forgot to top it off with your favorite Samoa girl scout cookie! PIN IT for later Do you have a favorite Girl Scout Cookie? I’m a lifelong Thin Mint gal but I’ll […]

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