Ok, true story. Today we had a minor snow storm, about 7″, so of course the kids had off from school and the entire morning they were clamoring to get outside and play. Well, it was the first storm of the winter and needless to say one of their snow suits no longer fit (oops), and … Continue reading
Category Archives: sweets
Cinnamon Sugar Rolls
So I’m not going to lie… This recipe was absolutely a “Plan B”. I had an idea for a dough in my mind for the past few days and yesterday I decided to give it a try. Well, the damn dough simply refused to rise! So I called it a day, wrapped it up and … Continue reading
Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
It’s a crappy rainy day in December and we’re all just bleh… I’m cranky, the two boys have cabin fever, and my ‘tween daughter is, well, acting like a ‘tween. We desperately needed something to bring us out of our funk, and I figured cookies would be just the trick. So here you have my recipe for Cinnamon … Continue reading
Fudge Frosted Brownies… beyond decadent!
I was craving brownies the other day and decided to make up a batch of my fudge frosted bad boys… decadent, delicious, and pretty easy to whip up. The base is a chocolate chip brownie, then frosted with a thick layer of “fudge”. What’s with the “quotes”? So here’s the deal, I don’t like to top the brownies with … Continue reading
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
So we had some bananas that had browned up and of course the kids wanted nothing to do with them, which is fine by me because that’s when they’re best for baking! I decided to whip up a little chocolate chip banana bread, and it went over like a champ with the wife and kids. … Continue reading
Chocolate Peanut Butter Blondies!
Every now and again you just need something decadent and sweet… That was me the other day. I decided to whip up some blondies with chocolate chunks and peanut butter chips, oh my God were they good. So good in fact that I had to get rid of them before my wife and I ate … Continue reading
Elvis Bread… banana, peanut butter & bacon!
So the other day I cooked a nice little family dinner, then afterwards got a big ‘ole guilt trip that there wasn’t anything in the house to have for dessert… Gee thanks to my wife and kids, I guess cooking DINNER doesn’t suffice anymore. Well anyway, in response to said guilt trip I managed to … Continue reading