Cream Cheese Blueberry Galette
This is one of my favorite desserts. It’s pretty, easy yet elegant, not overly sweet or heavy and is delicious! -1 homemade or store bought refrigerated pie crust -2.5 cups…
Bread Pudding
This is my twist on the traditional New Orleans dessert. I use whole wheat sandwich bread because I have it on hand and it adds a little nutrition with the…
Chocolate and Salted Caramel King Cake
I use the term King Cake very loosely in this recipe. Usually a king cake is made with a yeasty cinnamon roll-like dough that has to rise and ends up…
Pumpkin Cobbler
This is one of our favorite desserts. It bakes up with a warm pumpkin pudding/ sauce on the bottom and a cake-like pumpkin layer on top. Serve it warm with…
Coconut Cupcakes
I’ve made this as a 2 tier cake or cupcakes interchangeably. I take a short cut using a boxed cake mix in this one, you can substitute your favorite yellow…
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Swirl Cake
These are one of our favorite desserts- a crowd-pleasing combination of flavors and textures. Chocolate cake layer -1 stick butter, melted -3/4 c water -1/4 c cocoa powder -1/2 c…
Cherry Ricotta Cake
This is adapted from a Molly Wizenberg/ Orangette recipe, I like the combination of cherries with the almond extract but any frozen berries would work here also. I LOVE this…
Chewy Granola Bars
This recipe is super versatile. You can omit the chocolate chips and/ or coconut or you could add in raisins, dried cranberries or chopped nuts. -3 cups oats -1 cup…
Meet Shannon

Hi - I'm Shannon! I'm a stay-at-home wife, mom to 3 boys and lover of all things culinary. I enjoy nothing more than a good meal paired with conversation with good people. With 3 kids and a busy home I like to prep dinner first thing in the morning (#dinnerdoneby9am) so that regardless of what happens during the day we have a delicious and nutritious meal ready to enjoy together. I want to provide you with simple techniques and nutritious recipes that will remove your dinnertime stress and free you up to enjoy healthy, delicious home-cooked meals with the people around you.
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