Roasted Florentine Meatballs…sounds fancy, right? It’s not. These yummy little meatballs can be made in a snap and changed a million ways. We love spinach in them but if you’re not a fan, leave it out. If you prefer, shred…
Sittin’ with Santa
Tonight, we took the kids to the Galleria to sit in Santa’s lap. They were P-R-E-C-I-O-U-S. This year was so easy that it kind of went by as a blur. We walked into the mall and right up to Santa…
Peppermint Sugar Cookies
Aren’t these cookies cute?!?! I’m not going to lie…when I bake stuff for the blog, I usually have a bite (maybe two bites) but when I made these cookies, I had four cookies. FOUR. They are just sooooo good! They’re…
Set your DVRs…
…for Michael Buble’s Christmas Special tonight on NBC. (You guys know mine has been set for a month!) XOXO,
Dinner Tonight: Brisket in the slow cooker with smashed potatoes
My mom likes to pretend like she isn’t a cook. It’s a lie. She is a fantastic cook and brisket is one of her specialties. This is the most basic brisket you can make. It’s a no-fail, one hundred percent…
Christmas Cheer!
All of my friends have taken their kiddos to the Gaylord Texan Hotel and Resort this year to see the Christmas lights and since Lovie and Papa Jay live right next to it, we decided it would be foolish not…
Bundt Cake #15: Chocolate Gingerbread
That’s right…chocolate and gingerbread in one cake. Call me crazy but desserts like this can also pass for yummy breakfasts too. This year, instead of the little men…make yourself some gingerbread cake. You’ll thank me. Shopping List 1 box of chocolate…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
It’s hard to believe that it was exactly one year ago today, when we went on our first carriage ride around down town McKinney. We decided to make this an annual tradition and continued last night. First, we ate dinner…
Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
Don’t those look delish? Here’s how this recipe went down… 1. My sweet friend Sheaffer buys me this super cool gadget that helps you scoop the filling out of the inside of cupcakes to make “filled cupcakes”. 2. I start…
Dinner Tonight: Spinach Calzones
I love this method. I truly, truly do. This is one of those recipes where you can buy the stuff way in advance and just keep it in your fridge for last minute meals. This takes absolutely no time to…
Tree Divided
Even our Christmas tree is divided.
Red Velvet Neiman Marcus Bars
Yum! Yum! Yum! If you like cheesecake and you like red velvet cake, you’ll love these babies! Shopping List 1 box of red velvet cake mix 4 eggs 1 stick melted butter 1 box of powdered sugar (about 4 cups) 8 oz…