Who needs gingerbread men when you can have a chocolate gingerbread bar with frosting on top? Not me. These were delightfully festive without being complicated. The perfect holiday bar. Shopping List 2 sticks of butter, softened and divided 1/2 cup…
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My Peppermint Mocha Lattes (with Candy Cane Marshmallows!)
Wow! I posted this picture on Instagram Sunday afternoon and you people went nuts! Everyone wanted the recipe to my special Peppermint Mocha Latte with Candy Cane Marshmallows…well, here’s the secret…it’s totally not a recipe. It’s just me adding a…
Fifty Two Shades of Shay: Decorating for Christmas
Last December, when I decorated my home of 7 years, I knew it was going to be our last Christmas there. I wasn’t sure where we would be going…but I knew that was our last Christmas in our home. And…
Bar #14: White Chocolate & Red Velvet Cheesecake
White chocolate and red velvet just go together…especially at Christmas. These bars have a cookie-like “crust”, a cheesecake center and frosting on top…joy to the world! Shopping List 1 box red velvet cake mix 1/3 cup butter, melted plus an…
Fifty Two Shades of Shay: Christmas Movies
I am a Christmas movie junkie. And by junkie, I mean that I break into a cold sweat and start panicking the closer I get to December 25 if I haven’t watched all of my favorite Christmas movies. Twice. It’s…
Fifty Two Shades of Shay: Christmas Music
Here is something you might not know about your friend Shay…I am a Christmas music addict. I love, love, love Christmas music. My dad always tells me that one of his favorite things about me is my ability to sing…
Gingerbread Pancakes
Yes. They were as delicious as they look in the photograph. My family went nuts for these simple little pancakes…and your family will too. I found this method on Pinterest (of course!) where you take a box of cake mix…
Sweet and Salty Oreos
I love, love, love finding ideas on Pinterest! It is hands-down, my favorite form of social media. When I saw this recipe for Sweet and Salty Oreos from Lemon Tree Dwelling, I knew it was a method I had to…
Oreo Halloween Cupcakes
There is an Oreo inside each one of these cupcakes. An Oreo. Inside. And Oreos in the frosting. (I’m pausing for you to allow that to sink in.) I found this little method on wonderful Pinterest and loved it! It…
Easy Ice Cream Sandwiches
As I was walking into the grocery store the other day, I got a phone call that I needed to make a meal for some people that night. Which means…I had no time to whip up dessert and I had…
Valentine’s Blondies
You guys know how I work. I see the holiday M&Ms, instantly buy 3 bags, bring them home and think, “hmmmm…what can I bake with these…”. And thus…a blondie was born and adorned with Valentine M&Ms. And you know what…
