If there is one thing I would love for you to try this Easter, because I know you’ll master it, love it, be beaming with pride over doing it yourself, and impress the crap out of your Easter guests, it’s these adorable buttercreams. Oh, and this Italian anise bread from last year (OG from…
sweetened shredded coconut
Piña Colada Coconut Macaroons
Well, I don’t really know about your neck of the woods, but ours, we got our first legitimate snow this past weekend. Probably only about 2-3 inches, but it was enough to mess up afternoon plans and left mostly just wet roads by the evening, but it came and went and left its pretty mark…
Piña Colada Granola
I’m usually very good at following “indulge in moderation.” Usually. Unless granola is involved. Then I can finish an entire batch faster than you can find enough things to put it in/on (umm, your hand, obvious choice). This batch didn’t stand a chance in our house, especially considering one of us is pregnant and the other…
Carrot Cake Coconut Macaroons
Welcome to recipe #5 in my Christmas cookie lineup. This one is a doooooozy! Whenever I make a new recipe, I will often say it’s the best thing that’s come out of my kitchen ever. Usually, I’m just exaggerating, but this time… I think I mean it. Guys, these macaroons are some of the best…
Toasted Coconut Curry Peanuts
Do you ever make a snack or a treat that you find yourself taste testing until it’s gone? I’m not talking taking some and walking away with it or putting it in a bowl and sitting down to eat it… I’m talking standing over the container or tray you made it in and just gobbling…
Almond Joy Granola
Sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don’t. Is that still the tag line for Almond Joy? I sure hope so, because the jingle (hello, 1990!) has been stuck in my head for daysssss, and it brings back lots of childhood memories. I’ve always been an Almond Joy gal (as opposed to a gal of the…
Soft-Baked Carrot Cake Granola
Fun fact about Lynn: carrot cake is one of my top 3 favorite desserts (along with chewy oatmeal raisin cookies and yellow cake with chocolate frosting), and I make an amazing one with the creamiest cream cheese frosting ever. It’s true. When I owned my own cake baking/decorating business, it was my most prized recipe,…