Are you a soft cookie lover or do you prefer crunchy ones?
If you like a soft cookie with a gooey surprise center these are the ones for you!
Stuffed with caramel and super soft, these cookies taste like they are fresh out of the oven even the day after you made them.
If you want to make a cookie that is not a chocolate chip and get out of a cookie rut…these are perfect!
Are you a fudgy brownie or a cakey brownie fan?
The very first brownie was created in Chicago in 1893 for a Columbian Exposition at the Palmer House Hotel. The chefs were asked to create a dessert that would easily be transported in boxed lunches. They were topped with walnuts and an apricot glaze, and were…drumroll please…fudgy!
I like both fudgy and cakey brownies equally.
These brownies are not only fudgy, but they are also spicy and stuffed with Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel Squares that ooze out of the middle.
OMG…are you drooling?
Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant has these amazing little moon-shaped lemon cookies that are like a soft sugar cookie but bursting with flavor. We always overstuff ourselves when we eat there but somehow find room to savor the lemon cookies when we thought we couldn’t eat anymore.
The restaurant is about an hour away from where we live so when we go we really enjoy it and tend to eat more than we should. But with this recipe, we can now enjoy a copycat of those delicious little cookies! Mine may not be moon-shaped, but they won’t disappoint in flavor!
Is it breakfast or a snack? Have it for both…this granola hits all the fall flavors and colors too…I mean just look at those yellow hues with the apricots and golden raisins! Not to mention the apple chips-it’s fall on a spoon.
I enjoy eating granola plain by the handful, with milk like a bowl of cereal, or layered with yogurt as a parfait (which is especially good).
I gave my husband a container on the way to work thinking he would eat some of it with his yogurt for breakfast and on our break, we could snack on it…well let’s just say he really liked it because he ate it all. No snack that day! lol
It’s the first of October and officially time to say that autumn is here in Michigan, the leaves are turning vibrant colors all around…the temperatures are dipping lower…and you can hear the leaves crunching under your feet as you walk.
So now all that’s left to fill your senses are the aromas of cinnamon and the flavors of cloves, cardamom, and ginger that will hug your taste buds when you bite into these cupcakes!
I love the Dragon Drink at Starbucks, which is basically the Mango Dragon Fruit Refresher with coconut milk added. But let’s face it, trips to grab a sip can get expensive and they are loaded with ice so it’s gone in two seconds…you then catch yourself trying to suck every last bit from the bottom of the cup through your straw! I have created the perfect copycat recipe that you can make at home-with free refills!
Put as much or as little ice in as you want…but use caution: you could end up liking this copycat better than the Starbucks one.
Additionally, Dragon Fruits, or Pitahaya, which come from a cactus-like tree in the desert and are loaded with antioxidants, fiber, vitamins B & C, and is anti-inflammatory. So it’s good for you and the color from the freeze-dried dragon fruit powder creates the most vibrant pink color that makes it fun to drink!
