Wishing You A Happy Passover & Easter!

Photo Credit: theprettyblog.com

We would like to wish everyone a beautiful weekend and happy Passover and Easter! In the spirit of the holiday’s this weekend we thought we would reshare our Easter and Spring  inspired articles. If you haven’t started your baskets, treats or even some decor before your family and friends arrive, then you came to the right place. [...]

A Hearty Meal For You & Your Sweetheart. Valentine’s Dinner at Home

Short Ribs with Tagliatelle by Giada De Laurentis

Going to a crowded restaurant for a occasion everyone else is celebrating too is not the most romantic idea to me. My idea of a perfect Valentine’s night is a homemade meal for two (with leftovers of course), candles, a movie and a great bottle of wine. Checkout Uncorcked in Hermosa Beach for the perfect bottle!  This Valentine’s [...]

Irresistible Chocolate-Dipped Deliciousness!

Ingredients for Chocolate Dipped Goodies!

Chocolate-dipped treats are my absolute favorite desserts to make for EVERY event! I enjoy “baking” and serving chocolate-dipped pretzels, cookies, meringue and other treats neatly arranged on platters to my guests! They always  have the same reaction, “Oh my God! These are so cute! How did you do all this? When did you find the [...]

Alexis’s “EZ PEZEE” Desserts

For my birthday this year, my best friends husband made me this fabulous cake pop dry stand, but you can use Styrofoam as well.

Some people just have a special knack for whipping up delicious treats and making it all look so “ez peezee!” Alexis is one of those people! She has graciously offered to share the recipes for three sweet treats with us that she made this holiday season. She uses only a few ingredients to create each [...]

Pumpkin, pumpkin and more PUMPKIN!

pumpkin flan

I love pumpkin!! Pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cheesecake — I love it all! Melissa made an amazing pumpkin crunch cake that I could not get enough of! Here are four recipes more using pumpkin that are sure to get you in the spirit this holiday season! Gingered Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving just isn’t [...]

Swamp Frog Cupcakes

If you loved, Kelli’s Poison Apple Recipe, you will adore these slimy green creations!          I got the idea for these sweet treats from Martha Stewart’s Halloween magazine.  She madepistachio cupcakes and cute little chocolate frogs, but since I couldn’t findthe chocolate frogs and my near-by grocery store carries little green gummyones, [...]

Pumpkin Crunch Cake ~ A Fall Favorite

One of the best perks of being a military girl is the fabulous friends I’ve made all over the world. Each one of them holds a special place in my heart and I love to remember them for their ultra-fab talents. With that said, I should introduce you to Aimee….hooah military spouse, mother of three, [...]

Kelli’s Poison Apples

Here’s a frightfully delicious Halloween treat from my brother’s super-creative girlfriend, Kelli! Enjoy! Last year for Kimberly’s Halloween party I decided to bring a kid favorite, caramel apples, but with a spin that would get the adults to re-think this childhood treat. I must admit that I did not come up with the idea on [...]