Simple and Easy Homemade Cooking Recipes

Chili's Inspired Queso Dip

Chili’s Inspired Queso Dip

February 3, 2012 0 comments

It’s Super Bowl weekend!  I think it’s everyone’s favorite day to indulge in finger foods.  In honor of Super Bowl dips and snacks, I’m sharing this recipe for Queso Dip. Chili’s restaurant has a killer cheese dip on their menu called Skillet Queso.  Hubs and I devour it every time we go there.  I’ve always wanted to try making this at home and came across a knockoff recipe online. It’s not exactly like the Chili’s [...]

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mint Oreo truffle pops

Mint Oreo Truffle Pops

January 5, 2012 0 comments

If you like Cool Mint Oreos and chocolate, you’ll love these!  Basically they are Oreo crumbs mixed with a bit of cream cheese and dipped in white chocolate.  And they are yummy! The centers end up moist, minty and fudge like.  And the white chocolate on the outside is nice and creamy without being too sweet or sugary.  So much fun to eat, just pop them in your mouth and go. Mint Oreo Truffle Pops [...]

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pumpkin and vanilla layered cheesecake

Pumpkin and Vanilla Layered Cheesecake

January 1, 2012 0 comments

The holidays just aren’t the same without stuffing yourself with decadent desserts.  This pumpkin layered cheesecake is thick, rich and creamy.  I was nicely surprised to see just how thick a cheesecake this recipe made.  It came to just below the top rim of my springform pan. With the pumpkin cheesecake layer between two layers of regular vanilla cheesecake, you get a nice hint of pumpkin spice without it feeling too much like a fall [...]

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top 10 posts of 2011

Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2011

December 31, 2011 0 comments

Well it’s officially New Year’s Eve and I can’t believe 2012 begins on Sunday.  This year has flown by in the blink of an eye.  This was a great year for my blog as far as visitor and page view numbers go. In 2010 I had 101,436 visitors and 141,656 page views, but this year it grew to 329,071 visitors and 450,188 page views!  Not as impressive as a lot of other recipe and beauty [...]

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chocolate mint kiss cookies

Chocolate Mint Kiss Cookies

December 24, 2011 0 comments

Hershey’s mint truffle kisses are dark chocolate candies filled with mint truffle cream.  I wanted to use these in a cookie this year but wanted to make sure it was some sort of chocolate cookie base.  I found a chocolate cookie recipe that looked more like a brownie consistency and used that. The mint truffle kiss candies are pretty minty so I didn’t add any mint extract into the chocolate cookie dough.  But if you [...]

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pecan thumbprint cookies

Pecan Thumbprint Cookies

December 23, 2011 0 comments

These pecan thumbprint cookies turned out so cute and they were really easy to make.  The recipe calls for a handful of basic ingredients and literally only took maybe 15 minutes to make the dough. It doesn’t make a large batch though, I only got close to about 2 dozen cookies.  I filled the thumbprints with just some basic frosting but you could use whatever you please. Pecan Thumbprints adapted from Baked by Rachel Ingredients: [...]

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