Desserts

Fire Hot Shortbread

  January 8, 1999 is a date I remember well. I woke up to the smell of smoke and panicking voices. My home was on fire.  I had just finished my third semester of college and decided to take a semester off before transferring to a new college. To save money, I moved home. Home

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Adventures with Chocolate

Peanut Butter and Chocolate No Bake Cookies I’ll admit it: I have a pretty insatiable sweet tooth, especially when it comes to chocolate. I like to have at least a little piece of chocolate every day. Chocolate, however, is not often extremely healthful. A small piece of dark chocolate, yes. The dark chocolate brownies with

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Ben Bars

  Well, it’s about time I shared this recipe with you – plus it is fitting to share it on Father’s Day.  Ben Bars are so much more than just a simple dessert. I hope I can explain. And if not – family members please chime in. If you grew up in northern Minnesota, you

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Cheer Up Brownies

Ugh. This morning I woke up and saw this out my window…     I am not impressed. While it isn’t uncommon for us to get snow in April, I was really hoping that we were done with Winter. This snow isn’t even that much and is melting as we speak, and yet it did

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