Now I am not in any way Irish, but growing up my mom would always do something to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.  We’d have green eggs and ham and she’d always add green food coloring to the milk and tell us that the Leprechaun came to visit. Now that I am older and no longer [...]

So there is an ongoing joke in my house about what to do with overripe bananas. Ryan eats bananas pretty regularly but every once in awhile a few bananas are left on the shelf and start to turn. He says “Des, I am going to throw these bananas away,” and I always say “NO! I [...]

I have been craving s’mores lately so I thought what the heck, why not add all of the goodness of s’mores into a batch of brownies?  So that is what I did. In this recipe, I poured brownie batter into a pan, topped it with crumbled graham crackers, marshmallows and butterscotch chips (I know, I [...]

With Valentine’s Day rapidly approaching, I found myself in need of a quick easy dessert. In this recipe, gingersnap crumbs, chocolate pudding and fresh raspberries are layered in a martini glass to create an elegant dessert for your sweetie.

These just might be my favorite cookies ever!  Super moist cake mix helps make these cookies irresistible. They are soft and chewy and full of butterscotch chips. Serve them with a cold glass of milk and you have the perfect afternoon or late night snack.

To me cheesecake is like heaven on a plate, but a whole cheesecake would never get eaten in our house because it is just the two of us. OK well never is a strong word, it would get eaten, but with all of the other goodies I am eating this time of year, I figured [...]

I’ve already started getting excited for the upcoming Christmas holiday and in fact, I am listening to Christmas music right now as I type. Some of you may think it is a little early and that I am a little crazy but I disagree. It gets me in the mood to do all kinds of [...]