Kim Kim’s Caramel Corn

So, as you are looking at this, please try to resist licking/chomping your computer screen. Number one, you would have to pay money to fix something of that sort, and number two; I wish to save you the embarrassment of answering any questions regarding why this damage happen to the screen.This lovely, wonderful, scrumptious, and {Read More…}

Rasin Filled Cookies (AKA old people cookies)

So, I’m not sure about you, but……whenever I think of raisin filled cookies…I think of old people. To be exact, I think of an old woman sipping tea, watching wheel of fortune, and eating one or two of these old-fashioned favorites. But, I was obliged to make these. See, I have this neighbor who has {Read More…}

Pretzels for Jeff

There are these certain pretzels that are pretty much fabulash. They come from my Grandma Dreese, and people have been known to gobble them up as soon as they are put out. Well, A friend from our church is absolutely obsessed with them. I finally gave him the recipe for Christmas! So, I feel as {Read More…}

A Collection of Christmas Eve Recipes

As was previously established….we have Christmas Eve Dinner every single Christmas. Only, this year I was in charge. Yes, I love being in charge! So I created this yummy fabulous menu, and attempted to cook my first large chunk of meat ever. This is big for me, really big. So I’ll share my menu. Cranberry, {Read More…}

Christmas Party Surprise

So….I decided to make this cute little cupcake/cake arrangement for my High School. Due to the fact that I’m now a college girl and my old school has not recieved any of my baked goodness for along time. I thought that it was due. But, i needed to think of something festive and colorful! So {Read More…}

Chocolate Covered Fantasy

Chips, marshmallow, and peanut butter filled ritz are shown in this picture. The wonderful thing about chocolate is that it tastes good on pretty much everything. Yes, there are a few exeptions to the rule…but you catch my drift. Here are some other fun things to chocolate cover: animal crackers cereal clusters peanut clusters rice {Read More…}

Gingerbread, Truffles, and Gobs Oh My!

No, My Christmas baking was NOT complete. I needed more! MORE! So, I did. And they are so cute, if I do say so myself. I have a teeny tiny feetish with midget gingerbread men! So, not to dissappoint, but I didn’t make these frome scratch. But, taking the gingerbread cookie dough and adding a {Read More…}

Epic Coconut Marshmallow Fail

Yes, and epic fail. Well, sort of. I realized the other day that I had never tackled the marshmallow project, homeade marshmallows that is. So, I found a marshmallow recipe..and went to work. As you can see I made one mistake in this picture. Yes, that is a meat thermometer and no, I do not {Read More…}

Sugar Cookie Favors

So…we do Christmas Eve Dinner for friends and family who don’t have relatives close by. This being said, I had some left over Sugar Cookie Dough from a prior post. So, I brought out the Williams and Sonoma Cookie Cutter and went to work!

Victory in Volvo!

So, Blake. Yes, my Volvo-obsessed beach bum brother. He did something incredible. He took this oober hard MSAT exam to get into a crazy Volvo institute in Arizona. He scored like 20 points better than the average. So what would Lauren do if there is good news in any area of Blakes life? Well, bake {Read More…}

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