Sheet Pan Blondie Bars – a thinner blondie brownie, made with love, sprinkled with lots of chocolate chips, and still has that chewy center of a regular blondie brownie!     This might have been my first time trying blondies before. Normally, my go-to is regular brownies when I need my chocolate fix. Who can’t resist that fudge center? Or maybe brownie al a mode?   Sadly I need to go grocery shopping so I’m out of a lot of things that would typically be in my pantry. Also, I don’t own an 8×8 pan apparently. This was news to me when I went searching for it but couldn’t find it ..read more

Blueberry Oatmeal Bars – thin and crispy oatmeal bars loaded with a sweet blueberry filling!     As a new mom, and more specifically a breastfeeding mom, I’m always looking for new ways to increase and maintain my milk supply. I’m not the person to go buy those things that are sold for breastfeeding, just because I, personally, think they’re sold just to make money, and you can make a cheaper (and tastier version) at home.   I’ve grown bored of eating overnight oats, even tho they’re still a good treat every now and then. But then I came across these Blueberry muffins, with th ..read more

Coconut Cream Loaf Cake – a made-from-scratch coconut cake, with bits of coconut flakes inside, and a perfect light and fluffy coconut buttercream frosting!     I have to admit, coconut is NOT my favorite thing ever, there are multiple things that I would choose instead if I had the choice. But, that doesn’t mean that I don’t support other people who DO like coconut. So when my sister, Cassie, asked me to make her this cake that she saw on TikTok, I did what any good sister would do and made it for her.   I’m also curious when it comes to how my ingredients taste when I’ve nev ..read more

Vanilla Cupcake for One – a special jumbo-sized single-serve treat for you!       This past week was my sweet boy KJ’s half-birthday. Yes, I am and will continue to be THAT mom. Ya know the one, the one always doing the over-the-top things for her kid. That’s me. I guess you could say I learned that from my mom. She was like the head of the PTO at school, was always at the school for picture day, and ran the school store. She also made homemade birthday cakes, even when I was in the hospital.      Something I’ve realized tho, is that as a parent, I want to celeb ..read more

Marshmallow Treats – whether it’s for the leprechaun at the end of the rainbow or for the Easter Bunny, these treats are for sure an easy dessert for the special occasion!     Lucky Charms is one of the best cereals, but sadly it’s not one of our regular GO-TOs in this house. Not because we don’t want it, but because Kal (my boyfriend) ONLY wants the marshmallows. I would rather not only eat the cereal that’s left over after he’s picked through it.     But with both St. Patrick’s Day and Easter coming up, I need something that’s quick to whip up, is yummy, and will make e ..read more

Italian Ricotta Cake – a super moist, not too sweet but just sweet enough cake, with a hint of lemon, made with ricotta cheese, perfect for any occasion!     I have to be frank with you, other than in lasagna, I had never had straight ricotta cheese before. Like I’m pretty sure, I’ve never had ricotta cheese in anything other than lasagna anyway. So, of course, I gave it a try before adding it to the batter, with the good ole pinky finger test that all good bakers do when trying something. And yes, my hands were clean. I probably wash them 37 times when I’m cooking or baking someth ..read more

Chocolate Chipless Cookies – a chocolate chip cookie but without the chocolate chips…not just a sugar cookie!     I love chocolate chip cookies, but recently I’ve been craving just the cookie part of a chocolate chip cookie. So I made a batch.   Cassie, my sister, came over to the house and said “is.t this just a sugar cookie?” and I had to tell her no! It’s not just a sugar cookie. It’s something about a chocolate chip cookie where the cookie is different than a regular cookie. I don’t know how to explain it.  The girls that get, get it, and the girls that don’t, don’t ..read more

Strawberries and Cream French Toast Casserole – a fun twist on the classic French Toast, brioche bread, sweet strawberries, and creamy cheesecake filling, make for a super easy breakfast to whip up in the morning or prepare the night before!     French toast is easily one of the BEST breakfast items ever! It’s one of the items I always get at IHOP when I’m not in the mood for pancakes or the Belgian waffle.   Kal (my boyfriend, I don’t know if I’ve ever told y’all his name before) was able to go to work a little later than usual the other day so I made this casserole the night ..read more

Raspberry Muffins – a super soft muffin bread with bits of tangy raspberries in every bite! There’s nothing like a good muffin in the morning with some coffee to start your day off right.     As a new mama, I need something quick and easy to whip up that will last a couple of days in the house that I can just grab and eat real quick while taking care of the baby. My go-to is the bakery muffins from Walmart or Kroger, but they only last a couple of days and cost twice as much for 4 muffins that I could make 12 muffins at home for.     One thing I can’t stand about a muffin ..read more

Cookie Butter Cookies – flour, sugar, cookie butter, only take about 12 minutes to bake and come out warm and soft and you don’t even have to chill the dough!     Okay, so This is my first post in the new year, and my first post in a while… Well, let me just give y’all a quick little life update! In January of last year, I started a practical nursing program, and then in February, I found out our family of 2 was becoming a family of 3 (a family of 5 if we count our dogs).   So the whole year of 2023 was pretty hectic, I mean being in nursing school is hard enough and so of cou ..read more