Creamy Potato Vegetable Soup

It's a cold, snowy day in Colorado, the perfect weather for Creamy Potato Vegetable Soup. Though it has a rich flavor, it's heavy on vegetables and light on milk and cheese. It gets most of its creaminess from my not-so-secret ingredient: potato flakes.

White Chocolate Ginger Oatmeal Cookies

These soft, spiced cookies with white chocolate chips will have you coming back for another and another. They are slightly sweet and almost cakey in texture, but with a nice chewiness from the oats. They are the perfect mid-week cookie to add to your kid's school lunch box.

S'mores Bars

Layers of soft graham cookie crust, marshmallows, and chocolate ganache make these S'mores Bars rich, gooey, and irresistible.

Halloween Sugar Cookies

These soft sugar cookies are buttery, mildly sweet and the best thing about them is that

they hold their shape! 

Sweet Potato Mash

I just love the melt in you mouth texture and rich sweetness of a sweet potato that his been baked to perfection. That texture takes a good couple of hours to achieve and I don't always think far enough ahead to make my dinnertime sweet potato dreams a reality. So, this week I decided to experiment and see if I could get that melt in you mouth texture in just 30 minutes, start to finish. I am happy to say that while it wasn't the exact same texture and sweetness that you would get from baking, it was a close second! Satisfying enough for a busy weeknight when I'm short on time.

Click here for a video of the whole process!

Ginger Molasses Cookies with Citrus Glaze

 These chewy, buttery, ginger-spiced cookies with a bright citrus glaze are a perfect Fall treat. These little beauties are easy to make and perfect to take to a party or share with a neighbor. These have been a family favorite for the last few years. Click here to see how I make them. Enjoy! 

Mini Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Mousse and Chocolate Ganache

This Mini Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Mousse Filling and Chocolate Ganache is the perfect birthday surprise for a friend. It's super moist and full of rich chocolate flavor. Although it looks fancy, it's a simple recipe with simple ingredients that you probably have in your pantry right now.