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a mug of Raspberry Hot Chocolate topped with raspberries and marshmallows on a plate with more raspberries and marshmallows surrounding it on top of a plaid tablecloth, shot from the front

Raspberry Hot Chocolate

drinks· Holiday Favorites· Valentine's Day

Raspberry Hot Chocolate – Creamy homemade hot chocolate made with a fruity addition – fresh raspberries! Hot chocolate. It’s almost a necessity in winter time, right? Last year I made this incredible peanut butter hot chocolate, because, you know, I love all things peanut butter. But this year, I wanted to make a hot chocolate with another one of my…
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a plate of Peanut Butter Blossoms and a wrapped hershey kiss next to them and a pan of more cookies and hershey kisses in the background, shot from a side angle

Peanut Butter Blossoms

Cookies· dessert· Holiday Favorites

Peanut Butter Blossoms – Chewy, yet fluffy peanut butter cookies are baked and then topped with a milk chocolate Hershey Kiss. The perfect cookie for any occasion!  Yup, it’s another peanut butter cookie recipe. For those who are frequent readers of the blog, you know I love me some peanut butter – I eat a peanut butter sandwich everyday, for heaven’s sake! But I…
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a corner shot of a plate of Raspberry Almond Linzer Cookies with a shaker of powdered sugar in the background, shot from a side angle

Raspberry Almond Linzer Cookies

Cookies· Holiday Favorites· Valentine's Day

Raspberry Almond Linzer Cookies – Perfectly tart raspberry jam sandwiched between two buttery almond shortbread cookies December is finally here! My favorite month of the year – when holiday tunes are on blast, I spend ridiculous amounts of time cooking & baking, and diets go out the window. Hooray! And with this new month, you know what that means…a new…
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zoomed in shot of two bowls of salsa verde chicken chili sprinkled with cilatro on a cloth napkin, shot from a side angle

Salsa Verde Chicken Chili

chicken entrees· soup

Salsa Verde Chicken Chili – An incredibly comforting chicken chili made with shredded chicken and white beans and cooked in a hearty salsa verde broth It’s soup season, y’all! I’m so excited that I let a little of my southern flair show, there. That’s because I am so in love with cold weather and warm soup. Yummmmm. Last year, I started…
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a bowl of Classic Cannoli Dip sprinkled with chocolate chips with a whole chocolate chip cookie dipped into it and a plate of cookies next to it, shot from overhead

Classic Cannoli Dip

dessert· dips· snacks

Classic Cannoli Dip – A creamy dessert dip made from whipped cannoli filling using real marscapone cheese and served with chocolate chip cookies! Today’s recipe is the perfect accompaniment to any tailgate or “homegate.” We’re all about homegating – where we host a watch party with all of our friends. There’s nothing like watching a game on a couch with…
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three Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting on a platter with two cupcakes on a pedestal on top of cotton napkin with whole pecans sprinkled around, shot from a side angle

Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

cake· Fall Flavors

Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting – Super moist and perfectly spiced sweet potato cupcakes are topped with the creamiest cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Move over, pumpkin – there’s a new spiced cupcake in town! Guys. Pumpkin is taking over my life! Last week, I made an insane amount of pumpkin treats, including these cookies and these doughnut…
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