I had the pleasure of having my mom & mom-in-law come & visit us on Mother’s day this year.  We went out for lunch, but returned home to enjoy a little dessert.  I whipped up these babies with some help from Tessa the morning of & they got rave reviews by all. I do love the dessert jar trend & this recipe would work great for that, but I since I decided on making .

After searching high & low for clever egg salad recipes last week, I decided to try out the Mexican themed one with our extra Easter eggs. Here’s what you’ll need for a serving size for 4-6. 8 boiled eggs 4 roma tomatoes 1 small onion 2 avocados 4 tablespoons of mayo 2 tablespoons of skim milk 4 tablespoons of lime juice 1/2 cup of feta cheese salt & pepper to taste Chop up the .

Tessa is celebrating her 16th birthday with us & since she LOVES owls so much, we found these cuties to make for her birthday party. They were really quite easy to make &  look fantastic in a big flock. I like the look of overflowing cupcake tops so my cake mix made 16 giant cupcakes. Tessa frosted them… aren’t her cupcake nails adorable?  Next comes making the cute owl eyes… Then place the eyes .

I do love my junior mints & york peppermint patties so when I stumbled upon this tasty recipe, I needed to try it.   I made a double batch so I could serve some up at my new year’s eve party & our staff celebration this Saturday. These are fairly easy to make & were a big hit at our party.  They are very rich so keeping them a small size is a good idea. .

After finding this tempting recipe by Miss Martha, I thought it would make a great pairing to my hot chocolate mix I was planning on giving my neighbors for the holidays.  The intentions were there… but my time ran out so the hot cocoa went out solo.  However Tessa & I did manage to make one batch right before Christmas. Normally I’m all about simple recipes that look & taste fabulous… this one is .

I like to surprise my neighbors & party guests with a little extra something around the holidays so this year, I whipped up some tasty hot chocolate they could enjoy throughout the season. This mix is really simple to make & when presented in dressed up jelly jars, it really makes a lovely gift. This amount makes 60 oz of powdered mix. I used 12 oz jelly jars so each batch filled 5 jars. .

I’ve been spotting  a variety of these sweet Santa hat desserts on many different blogs & couldn’t resist making them myself. You really can make these as easy or difficult as you wish… like buying pre-made brownie bites & frosting or baking the brownies & whipping up your own frosting.  It all depends on your taste buds & timeline. I make a cream cheese frosting because it tastes so dog-gone good with strawberries & .

In addition the all the fixins I made for Thanksgiving dinner, I also put together a few snacks that our family could eat later on in the day like this simple, fresh tasting cheese spread.  It was really easy to make & will definitely go in my ‘take to a party’ file for future gatherings. Ingredients 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened 1 (8-oz.) package feta cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 3 tablespoons .

I sampled this tasty fall treat at a friend’s birthday party this weekend & was immediately hooked.  Plus I love that it only has 5 ingredients, is simple to make & looks lovely on a party table. Here’s what you’ll need… a tub of apple caramel dip (you won’t use it all) 8oz block of cream cheese 2 tablespoons of brown sugar 2-3 Heath bars 4-5 granny smith apples (the tartness pairs well with .