The first year Andrew and I were married, we lived in Michigan. We loved Michigan. We miss Michigan most during the fall. Michigan is in love with apples. I didn’t quite realize how quintessential apples were to fall until I…
S’mores Cookies
I take no credit for this cookie. I didn’t find the recipe. I didn’t make the cookies. All I did was eat them up and snap the pictures. My sweet friend Sheaffer found a recipe for these delectable s’mores cookies…
Dinner Tonight: Roasted Tomato and Sausage Pasta
This is one of those recipes you can Mix and Match a million different ways. Omit stuff, add stuff, change it up. It’s a method pasta dish…one that’s sure to get your family eating loads of healthy veggies…and it’s ready in…
Original Neiman Marcus Bars
Gooey Butter Bars…or maybe you’ve heard of them as Neiman Marcus bars…or maybe Gooey Butter Cakes…no matter what the name, the bar is delish! It’s kind of a blondie…kind of a cheesecake square…kind of a cake…it’s flippin’ awesome. That’s what…
Bundt Cake #2: Butterscotch
This butterscotch version was my first mix and match. I guess you could say this is where my obsession passion began. I have made this recipe over a dozen times for a wide variety of people. You know what the…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Cookies
This recipe is so simple, you’ll feel like you’re reading it wrong. Trust me…your not. I found a variation of this recipe in one of my absolute favorite cookbooks, The Gathering of Friends. I will share the original recipe soon,…
Dinner Tonight: Mexican Risotto
Occasionally, I’m going to post some Mix and Match dinners to accompany all of the desserts. Why not? I’m making dinner every night…I might as well snap a few pictures and blog about it. This first dinner, is a staple…
First Fall Day (well…sort of)
It’s beginning to look like fall around the Shull house…here are just a few (I spared you all of them) examples. Yesterday it was rainy and cooler (like 98 as opposed to 108) and it sooooo felt like fall was…
Original Whoopie Pies
Ahhhh…the whoopie pie. The first time I had a whoopie pie was when I visited my future husband’s parents’ house for the first time. My future mother-in-law made them from scratch and they were oh so delish. I mean…two chocolate…
The Original Rachel New Bundt Cake: Chocolate Chip
Hi! I’m Shay, and I’m a foodie. It’s nothing new…I’ve been baking and cooking since the 4th grade, so that’s 20 years of being in the kitchen. I used to think desserts were only good if they came from scratch…then…
Mix and Match Mama
For the last year or so, I’ve been playing around with an idea. This summer, the idea turned into a blog, which turned into a hobby, which turned into a full on passion. If you know me, you’ve been hearing…
Today is a good day
Today is a good day. On Friday morning, I woke up with a stomach bug and the rest of the weekend is a nasty blur. I hate missing fun times with my family. Hate it. Hate it. Hate it. This…













