Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies!

So whenever I see cake mix for like a buck a pop, I generally stock up. Cake mix doesn’t exactly sit around and collect dust. Well, for me it doesn’t at least. And it’s not that I even make all that many cakes. I’ll totally jump at an opportunity to whip up something for someone’s [...]

Cinnamon Sugar Biscuit Donuts (AKA Naughty Donuts)!

So a little while back, I came across this recipe for what looked like the Easiest Donuts Ever. Dubbed “Naughty Donuts”, they’re basically deep fried biscuits. Considering how amazing non deep-fried biscuits are, I had to try deep-fried ones. So I got a roll of whatever the off-brand version of Pillsbury butter biscuits is. I [...]

And here’s some cupcakes just in time for the MLS First Kick!

OK, so even if these cupcakes weren’t soccer-themed, they’d still be delicious. However, I take any opportunity I can to play around with decorating things. I went with a box cake for these, a combination of homemade frostings, and some really cheesy plastic decorations. More details after the giant cupcake photo! I’ve been wanting to [...]

Aventures in Repulsion – the Bacon Shake from Jack in the Box

So, or those of you in the Eastern Time zone and that strange land of afar called Euroasiafricustralia (err, something like that), it’s already Valentine’s Day. Meaning, of course, that it’s high time I wrote about something that’s completely repulsive. And, quite tragically, it involves bacon. I’ve never been to a Jack in the Box [...]

Banana Bread for Great Justice!

So it doesn’t really feel like it to me for some reason, but I nonetheless recently realized that I might make banana bread more than any other baked goods. And it’s not necessarily that I’m incredibly fond of banana bread (though it is tasty), it’s more than I’m not very talented at eating all of [...]

Hooray for Gingerbread Waffles!

So the best part about this time of year is the fact that there are now 23828347924 things you can buy that are either pumpkin flavored or gingerbread flavored. As I am a cheap ho, I try to not actually buy too many of these things, as I can make just as many things with [...]

Frozen Yogurt Madness – Golden Spoon and Yogurtland

So remember back in the 90s, frozen yogurt was all over the place? And there were people who debated if it was better or worse than ice cream? And if you were me, you were all like “soft serve is awesome, I don’t care?” Then it disappeared. And then what I think of as “the [...]

Flat-tastic Macaroon Cookies

So, macaroons are freaking awesome. I found this fabulous recipe for macaroons on allrecipes.com, and decided to give them a whirl. First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then dump 4 egg whites, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, and 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar into a bowl. Beat until fluffy. Then beat [...]

Apple Pi! AKA 3.14159265 of deliciousness

I am a sucker for fruity pie, but unfortunately pie crusts are a giant pain in the patootey. A homemade flaky pie crust is delightful, but is a giant pain to make if you are lazy like I am. I’ve never used a pie crust mix before, so I picked up a Jiffy pie crust [...]

Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Pie…Of Joy!

So this past Christmas I received, amongst other things, a Nestle Toll House cookbook. This was yet another cookbook to add to the growing pile of cookbooks I’ve either received as gift, won, or bought on impulse, yet rarely made anything from. So, I’m trying to be better about actually using said cookbooks, rather than [...]

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