Dessert is one of my love languages. After dinner, I love having something sweet to finish off the meal, even if it's just something small. In fact, I prefer a light dessert over something really heavy. This Crunch Bar ice cream is the perfect solution. This ice cream recipe is so easy and only needs...
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Easy Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DelightfulMoments #CollectiveBias Fall is peeking its head around the corner and that means one thing and one thing only: Pumpkin Spice Latte madness. If you're already loading up your Starbucks gift cards in preparation, you might want to...
Orange + Mint Iced Tea Recipe
I've been on a drink kick for the last few months. Maybe it's the extreme Arizona heat or maybe it's being pregnant and thirsty all the time. Whatever the reason, I'm always looking for fun, fruity drinks to enjoy at home. My whole family loves iced tea. If it was my husband's choice, it would...
Road Trip Trail Mix Guide
I like to consider myself a pro road tripper by now. Over the last six years of living in North Carolina, we took many five hour road trips to visit friends and family. On top of that, I've moved cross country three times (plus a handful of back and forth trips during the summer) and...
Summer Fruit & Mint Sangria: Date Night Recipe
Summer has always been my favorite season. I'm cold natured, so I thoroughly enjoy warmer temperatures (I did move to Arizona of all places, remember?) which is one reason summer has always been my top pick of seasons. I also love the ability to be outside and do things like eat on the patio at...
Lemon & Spinach Salmon Patties
Have you ever come across something on Pinterest that stopped you in your tracks? The other day as I was searching through I saw a recipe for a salmon burger that made me stop, stare and drool (just a little). I'm not a big recipe follower, even when I'm trying something for the first time....
Pork Filet Citrus & Quinoa Salad
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media?, Smithfield?, but all my opinions are my own. #weavemade #SummerSizzling http://my-disclosur.es/RgFrEH It took me a long time to believe that eating a salad could be a full meal. People always tend to say "throw some chicken on it" as if...
Blueberry Orange Muffins
I'm so thrilled to share another one of my favorite food bloggers and close blog friends. Erin of The Speckled Palate and I connected last year and have stayed in touch via email ever since! She just had her first sweet baby and I am in love with her even from afar. This lady's recipes...
At-Home Fondue Night
If you've been around this blog for a little while, you may have already realized how much I love dessert. I always love planning a dessert around a specific idea or ingredient, and one of our favorite date nights is going out for fondue. It's a fun excuse to dress up and get out of...
Homemade Cereal Bars
These easy cereal bars are way better than anything you can buy at the grocery store. Plus, you can customize the simple ingredients to fit any preference. They're a delicious snack and a great on-the-go quick breakfast. Cereal Bars Recipe Breakfast has a special place in my heart. I love the mornings that I can...
Homemade Focaccia Bread Recipe
I love bread. Really, I do not discriminate against bread of any kind. So ever since I started to love to cook, I've wanted to learn to make my own bread. I was absolutely terrified to try and use yeast. Everyone told me it was so easy and I just couldn't believe them. But then...
Restaurant Style Asian Dipping Sauces
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NewYearFortune #CollectiveBias I tend to have week or two week long cravings when it comes to certain types of foods. Normally it's Mexican and anything Asian. Over the last few weeks, I've been on an egg roll kick....
Valentine's Day Popcorn & Date Night In
Thank you to Pop Secret for sponsoring this post and inspiring a creative date night in! My mom has always been obsessed with popcorn. (Hi, Mom!) She's the woman who can't watch a movie without eating popcorn. She's received all kinds of popcorn related gifts for Christmas over the years, from a homemade popcorn maker...
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pretzel Layer Cake
Every year I love making a birthday cake for Steven. Last year, I made a Guinness chocolate cake which was a huge hit! This year, I happened to get a copy of Joy the Baker's book Homemade Decadence from Blogging for Books before his birthday. When Steven saw the cover of it, he immediately asked...
Valentine's Day Raspberry Souffle
Over the last year or so, I have really learned to love cooking. It's moved past simply a means of survival and become an expression and stress release for me. As I'm getting more involved in cooking, I've tried to challenge myself by using new ingredients, new techniques or making recipes I've always thought were...
Deconstructed Pumpkin Pie Trifle
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ThankfullySweet #CollectiveBias I think I am in love with Thanksgiving. I shared this weekend that we are hosting Thanksgiving again this year. While it's not our first year hosting, there's something extra special about this year for me....
5 Reasons To Choose a First Look for Your Wedding
There's tons of reasons to do a first look or not, find out our top reasons you should definitely consider a first look! When we started planning our wedding, we knew photography was our number one priority. It went beyond just budget priorities, but the timing of our entire wedding week was determined by our...
Grilled Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus
Learn how easy it is to make this grilled prosciutto wrapped asparagus this summer! It's the perfect easy grilling side dish. The other day I came home from a long day at work and immediately started working on dinner. In cheerful spirits I began gathering all of my ingredients from the pantry and fridge and setting them...
Easy as Pie: Apple Crisp
If y'all follow me on Pinterest, you know I love dessert. I'm pretty sure my dessert board has more pins than any other board I have. It's a real problem. When I find recipes that are easy peasy and not that terrible for you, I'm all over it ? in comes, the Easy as Pie...
A Friends Themed Bridal Shower
I don't know about you, but I love a good party. Ever since I was younger, I've always loved throwing parties whether it was for a birthday, graduation, or just because! When my parents bought our house in Albuquerque, the previous owners told them the house was known around the neighborhood as "the party house"....
Tomato Zucchini Risotto
Tomato Zucchini Risotto is a delicious dinner or side dish to serve with chicken, pork chops or steak. The summer veggies add color and nutrients to creamy risotto, and it comes together in just 30 minutes. One of my favorite impromptu meals to make is risotto. At first, risotto may be intimidating because of the...