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…
Toasted Brie and Nutella Croissants with Red Wine Cherry Compote
This my knock off of a dessert at a local restaurant. One of our friends requested that I attempt this dish for his birthday. This was such a fun, delicious,…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
These are Pat’s Bars from the book Kitchens of the Great Midwest. The only change I made was to increase the amount of chocolate and change to semi-sweet rather than…
Mixed Berrry Cobbler
This cobbler is very versatile, you can use your favorite combination of berries, all of one type of berry, or really use any fruit that you like. I’ve also used…
Dark Chocolate Sea Salted Toffee
This is m adapted version of Shauna Niequist’s Toffee from her book Bread and Wine. Every recipe in that book is amazing! Several of the recipes have been in my…
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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