Recipes

Happy {almost} New Year! How many of you are going to or hosting parties this weekend? Whether you are hosting, bringing something to share or staying snuggled up at home with the family, here are some of my very favorite appetizers EVER. They are all pretty simple to throw together. Enjoy, friends! Pretzel Dogs Frozen rolls and hot dogs turn into fun and easy Pretzel Dogs! Serve with your favorite cheese dip and you have a winning New Year’s Eve appetizer. Holiday Cranberry Salsa Holiday Cranberry Salsa is a whole mix of wonderful things! Sweet, but a little spicy. Juicy...

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!  We always have a bunch of birthdays around Christmastime.  I try to change up the dessert a little bit and still keep to the chocolate cake requests that happen every 2 weeks at this time of year.  Buttercream is made with SO much butter and requires a bit of work, so I thought I would turn my Chocolate Lasagna filling into a chocolate frosting for birthday cake instead.  (See the chocolate version in the notes.)  Plus buttercream is so messy with powdered sugar!  After all the Christmas cookies, I want something a little...

For drinks news, 2022 was one heck of a year. Between reality TV squabbles, soda-infused pepperoni pizza, and a beer-drinking horse promoted to village mayor, there was no shortage of interesting and wacky news to fill the past 12 months. These are the top news stories from 2022 that surprised, delighted, and sometimes downright bamboozled us. 12. World’s First Molecular Beverage Printer Raises $30M to Produce ‘Infinite Amount of Drinks’ The future is almost among us, and it looks boozy. The company behind an upcoming “infinite” molecular beverage printer claims the machine will be able to create an endless supply...

Are you looking for a way to spice up your meals? If so, then this blog post is for you! We’ve rounded up the best homemade sauce recipes from around the web. From classic favorites like marinara and pesto to unique creations like blueberry BBQ, these sauces will take your meals to the next level. But what exactly is sauce? A sauce is a liquid or semi-solid food served on top of other foods to add flavor. Sauces can come in various forms, such as cream-based, tomato-based, or oil-based. They can dress salads, marinate meats, and enhance the flavor of...

When making lasagna is too much work but you still want a hearty, meaty pasta that's not a spaghetti dish on your dinner table, the baked macaroni, or baked mac for short, is exactly what you should make for any handaan.  What Is Baked Mac?  A baked macaroni is a baked pasta dish but unlike the lasagna, which is layered, the baked macaroni is really a leveled-up macaroni pasta. The leveling-up part is the extra cheese that's added on top and the extra saucy nature of the pasta itself. The cheese for a macaroni pasta might be a simple grated Parmesan or creamy cheese. However, on a baked macaroni, the cheese...