So the hubs comes home from work one night and says he has to take cupcakes to the office. "Say what? Why?!" "Because I've been bragging on your cupcakes and it's time to put up or shut up."Oh goodness. The pressure. What was I going to make? We had already past...
Easy and Delicious Mardi Gras Cookies
This is a recipe for cream cheese spritz cookies, but I'll give you a little backstory on this. I made the dough for these spritz cookies that I wanted to make at Christmas time but when I loaded it into my cookie gun and it was so stiff that it just basically broke...
Recipe Roundup: Girl Scout Cookies!
You know it's winter when you see rainbow boxes full of girl scout cookies with shivering little girls peeking over the tables outside all the local Walmarts, Lowes, and Krogers. Yes, Girl Scout cookie season is an annual tradition and the troops love your support --...
Day of the Dead Cakes
Day of the Dead cakes are easy to make and look great. In fact, I think they may become an annual tradition in my house. Here’s how I made them.
Jackson Morgan Southern Cream Review
This post is sponsored by Jackson Morgan. All opinions are my own.Thank goodness for Instagram. That's how I found my current favorite adult beverage: Jackson Morgan Southern Cream. We go way back a year now, and it's been a great relationship so far. Jackson Morgan...
Adult Hot Chocolate Recipes
Adult hot chocolate recipes – two ways: one for you, and one for your party. You’ll want to put these on repeat this winter for parties and cold days inside.
Peppermint Mocha Milkshake Recipe
This post is sponsored by Jackson Morgan. The recipe and all opinions are my own. Texas winters can be a wild ride of roller coaster temperatures. One minute you’re literally freezing, the next day, it’s 80 degrees. And then it will snow in March. I mean… ugh.Your...
Recipe: Drunken Monkey Overnight Banana Pudding
This post is hosted by Jackson Morgan Southern Cream Liqueur. All opinions are my own.I’m trying to eat more fruit, because, duh, it’s healthy for you. Experts say you should have two servings of fruit per day – which weirdly, is hard for me to remember to do. My plan...
Easy Shrimp & Cilantro Lime Rice Salad Recipe
This super easy recipe uses Zatarain’s Cilantro Lime Rice mix as a base, which makes it super easy, fast, and tasty. Make most of it ahead so weeknight prep is a breeze!
Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey Cake
First world problems: our liquor cabinet is overflowing at the moment, and we have an impending move looming on the horizon. My job is to purge all unnecessary items from the house -- and while the hubs would argue that whiskey is COMPLETELY necessary and should be...
The secret to Razzoo’s bread pudding
This recipe and post is hosted by Razzoo’s. They invited several of the media to dinner and shared their secrets for recipes. All opinions are my own.It’s 5:30 am and my alarm goes off. I shove off the puppy who is hovering right in my face so I can find my way to the...
Girl Scout Trefoil Cookie Balls Recipe
Yay! Get your wallets and your stretchy pants ready, those cute Girl Scouts will be rolling wagons through your neighborhood for the next couple of months. You know you want to buy from all of those budding sales stars, so here’s your excuse to stock up. This recipe...
NYE cocktail: Prosecco Bouquet
What a year. I hear you, so many are ready to say adios to 2016. I get it. It wasn’t my worst year though. I mean, we’ve had so much worse. And as far as I’m concerned, any year that you’re above ground is worth celebrating.For serious. I am grateful for every day...
Minty Chocolate Eggnog
If you read my recent interview with Stephanie Hollman, you'll know that we were talking about the holidays. Well, egg nog and the holidays. Seems we both have a shared appreciation for the egg drinks this time of year. She is responsible for me craving her recipe for...