This is one of those recipes that’s so easy to love. Yes. I know there are great-tasting pre-made brownie mixes out there. (I’m no stranger to the wonders of a good box mix!) But this recipe makes a really good, super-chocolatey treat. Before you know it, you’ll be reaching for a glass of cold milk…
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Amazing Food-preneur: Founder of Sisters in Cheese, Chelsea
Chelsea Johnsen is a food-preneur at Sisters in Cheese. With a buffet of ideas, she’s a go-to source of inspiration (and crave-worthy food) for her growing following of customers. Turning a dream into a flourishing business Chelsea initially began her business, Sisters in Cheese, as a catering service that creates beautifully crafted cheese boards and…
A Feel-Good Strawberry Muffin Recipe
Made with whole wheat flour and strawberries fresh from the farmer’s market, our “feel good” strawberry muffin recipe is sure to brighten breakfast! Around here, going to our local farmers’ markets is a weekend event we look forward to. The whole family gets a kick treasure-hunting for new food finds and locally-grown surprises. With each…
Easter Yums for Little Tums – A Healthier Carrot Cupcake Recipe
Re-posting our healthier carrot cake cupcake recipe for Easter. Anyone hosting a kid’s table this year? These cute little carrot cupcakes are a fun twist on a classic Easter dessert. They always brings a smile to little ones. Our healthier carrot cupcake recipe…is a naked cupcake. A happier, super-fun muffin. In all honesty, this carrot cupcake…
Soul-Warming, Homemade Chicken Soup
This time of year always seems to come with the promise of a head cold…or worse. Freezing temperatures and small mountains of snow keep us trapped indoors, and it seems those nasty germs are lurking everywhere. We know there’s no sure-fire cure for the common cold, but a good cup of piping-hot homemade chicken soup…
Wholesome Snack: Whole Wheat Cranberry Muffins
Whole Wheat Cranberry Muffins! A wholesome muffin made with whole wheat flour, bursting with cranberries and topped with crumbly tumbly walnut topping, we think you could love this muffin. Love Muffins. Confession: More recently than I’d like to admit, most of my muffins originated in a box. I know…I KNOW. Sassy foodies everywhere are all…
NO-BAKE, DIY Christmas Food Gifts Part 2: Candy Shop Marshmallows
Over the years, my mom and I have given homemade goodies to loads of wonderful people. Mom used to send me on the school bus with a plate of peanut butter fudge – something my bus driver always enjoyed and remembered. (Which, let me tell you, was a true a sneaker-saver on that day I…
NO-BAKE Christmas Food Gifts You Can Do: Peppermint Mocha Coffee
A few weeks ago, Mom and I were doing an interview with Lisa at The Well and talked Christmas traditions. We mentioned how we love to combine our baking to give friends assorted Christmas treats. Sometimes we go all out and make a wild variety – truffles, homemade marshmallows, fudge, anything we can dip in…
Second Act Foodie: Simple Food, Good Company Starts Anita’s Memoir
For Anita McVey, inspiration starts with family. That’s how her adventures with food blogging began. You see, what Anita really wanted was to capture her mother’s delicious recipes and preserve the fond memories of growing up on an Iowa farm. She wanted to tell the story of how she’d climb on the truck tailgate for…
Cooking with Kids: Grandma knows best
When I was 9 or 10, I recall doing quite a bit of baking, particularly for 4-H entries at the county fair. The first recipe I remember was for basic muffins. My mom coached me through the recipe, and we made those muffins over and over (and over) again to get them just right. I…