In my mind, Valentine's Day = CHOCOLATE. Yes, cupids and hearts and pink and red, but mainly CHOCOLATE.  Here are 12 favorite chocolate ...

Oh! Oh! Oh! I have a treat for you today! Crispy-edged, soft-centered, absolutely ambrosial, Chinese 5-Spice Snickerdoodles! Also, they'...

Our Trader Joe's review today is of Almond Butter Almonds. These were in a little stand-alone display near the registers.  To clarify: W...

I once heard a professionally-trained chef give the advice, " if you want your desserts to taste extra delicious, add a bit of almond e...

Have your thoughts turned to all things hearts, cupids...and cookies? Mine, too! Yay, Valentine's Day Cookies!  Here are some decorated ...

When Jack said he wanted carrot cake with coconut frosting for his birthday cake, I knew it had to be cream cheese frosting. Cream cheese ad...

Hello, hello! Happy weekend! Today we review Trader Joe's Everything But the Bagel Potato Chips. The official name is a little longer: T...

With a tender and flaky homemade biscuit base and a brown sugar-maple syrup-toasted pecan topping, this Cinnamon Roll Biscuit Cake will knoc...

What is it about a quick bread? Is it that it's totally appropriate for breakfast, a snack, or dessert? Is it that it's quick...and,...

Flavorful and tender, these crockpot chicken tacos are topped with pickled red onions for a bright zippiness. Whether you call it a crockpot...

Our Trader Joe's review this week: Dark Chocolate Cookie Sticks! Let's say upfront that the packaging is just about the cutest ever....

Yay for double-decker cookies! Hopefully, you caught Tuesday's post all about making double-decker cookies . On tap for today, I'll ...

I love a double-decker cookie. Of course, I love that it's two cookies in one, but the presentation makes a real POP! While I have many ...

SNOWMAN coconut spritz cookies, to be exact! Crisp and buttery, the snowman shape and coconut flavor make these cookies the perfect little t...

We're taking a look into the archives this week at some January favorite recipes. As I was looking back through 13+ years of January pos...