Coconut-Chocolate Pecan Pie

Family Circle Recipe and photo

So every year for Thanksgiving I am responsible for the desserts, big surprise there!! The funny thing is I am not a baker unless you count things from a box or no bake pudding pies. So I usually always order the desserts from a great local bakery, this year we had yummy bite sized desserts from . . . → Read More: Coconut-Chocolate Pecan Pie

Fun Halloween Foods

Design and recipes courtesy of One Charming Party. Photos courtesy of Nicole Gerulat.

I am in love with these party food recipes for Halloween. I found this great party site, One Charming Party, that I highly recommend to get ideas for any event you have coming up. They have the cutest ideas and very easy to follow how to’s…just like the recipes below provided directly from their website from . . . → Read More: Fun Halloween Foods

Apple Desserts and Trends

Rustic candy apples

Something about this time of year makes me think of and crave apples!

Growing up my grandma would make me the most amazing apple crisp that she paired with vanilla ice cream…the combination was nothing short of amazing. I still request the apple crisp from my grandma quite often and even in her old age she ALWAYS . . . → Read More: Apple Desserts and Trends

Happy Easter

Happy Easter

We wish everyone a very Happy Easter filled with friends, family and fabulous desserts! This year with the baby due in less than a month we are having a very low key Easter celebration with some of our best friends. I am so excited to be able to just relax and enjoy great company! I do . . . → Read More: Happy Easter

Happy Valentine’s Day

Glendora Patch- Chocolate covered strawberries

Happy Valentine’s day to all my clients, family and friends! Today is not just about sharing love with your spouse or significant other it is also about showing love and kindness to all those loved one’s in your life. My husband and I usually do not really celebrate Valentine’s day except for a simple card and . . . → Read More: Happy Valentine’s Day

Not Your Average Rice Krispy Treat!

cake-batter-rice-krispies

This past weekend 6 of my old sorority sisters and I all met in Chicago for our annual girls weekend getaway! This is a great time for all of us to get together to catch up and reminisce. I look forward to this all year long, we always have such a great time! The older you . . . → Read More: Not Your Average Rice Krispy Treat!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

Recipegirl.com

Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it?! The best part is these are egg free so very safe to eat although maybe not the  healthiest…but you can have anything in moderation right?!

Happy Cooking!! Recipe and photo courtesy of Recipegirl.com

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

Yield: 32 brownies

Prep Time: 30 min + . . . → Read More: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

Signature Drinks

Lemon Drop Martini

At our wedding a few years ago we really wanted to do things that were unique but also saved us some money. One thing we did was serve signature drinks along with beers and wine instead of an open full bar. I was able to tie my colors (yellow) and theme (lemons) in with the drinks as well. . . . → Read More: Signature Drinks

Summer Salad

Greek Salad Jen Gotch

One of my favorite salads ever is a greek salad so when I found this recipe on designlovefest.com I had to share! This is perfect to make for dinner right now as it is so light and refreshing for these brutally hot summer days we have been having….I am in love with the photography of the salad by . . . → Read More: Summer Salad

Marshmallow Pops

hostess blog

Tomorrow is finally the day for the Afterhours Bridal Show and official Launch of A Bride’s Concierge! I am so excited to be a vendor for this fabulous show…it is really one of the only bridal shows I like to work anymore.  They get just the right crowd and the variety of vendors is excellent. But . . . → Read More: Marshmallow Pops