Sweets For Your Sweetie!

Valentine's Day Bark

Valentine's Day S'mores

Valentine's Day Gumdrops

Strawberries and Cream Pound Cake

If your sweetie has a sweet tooth like mine does, this post is perfect for Valentine's Day. I've found four tasty desserts for just about any sweets and treats lover. These are just to get you started with inspiration for how you can make Valentine's Day extra sweet for your special someone!

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Fall Favorites

Things are really starting to cool down outside (here in the northwestern states)! I am sharing some fall favorites to get you and your kitchen in the harvest cooking mood. Fresh homemade doughnuts, hot and spicy chili and real fried chicken are just a few of my many favorite fall recipes. Get those kitchens warmed up and ready for...cold weather.

These are ideas are just to get you started cooking and baking delicious recipes perfect for chilly mornings and crisp evenings!

Homemade Sugar Glazed Doughnuts

Chili

Breakfast Cookies

Real Simple Fried Chicken

Lasagna Bread

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Delightful Desserts For Summer

What's more delightful than a fresh fruity dessert to help celebrate summer? Whether you need a new recipe to take to a summer barbecue or something delicious to share with friends coming over - you are sure to find something you enjoy making from our growing list of desserts and fruity fair.

I've collected a small sample of possible recipes for you to create and drool over! So get your summer fun started with a new dish for the next picnic, potluck or barbecue you are headed to. And enjoy that warm weather!

Strawberry Filled Crepes

Banana Split Pie

Apple Pie w/ Candied Crust

Banana Pudding Cake

Baked Vanilla Custard

Head over to Alicia's Recipes to find many more delicious dessert recipes perfect for Summer! Connect with us on Facebook for more recipes shared from other food blogs and follow us on Pinterest for more foodie inspiration!

Patriotic Preparations!

Are you planning a patriotic party in honor of the 4th of July? Let us help! We've got tons of delicious recipes perfect for grilling, potluck, picnic and backyard yummy fun for Summer. Browse through our recipe categories over at Alicia's main site and build your own patriotic menu plan!

If you want to keep things super simple, I've collected a few of my favorite Summer recipes that are straight forward and easy to incorporate into a menu plan, whether you're feeding the family, hosting a small gathering or going all out with a barbecue bash!

BBQ Beef Short Ribs

This is a great recipe for BBQ ribs and a definite crowd-pleaser.

Spicy Grilled Chicken w/ Baja Black Beans

Filled with feisty grilled flavor, our Spicy Grilled Chicken paired with Baja Black Beans is great for a fiesta themed party.

Corn Dogs

Got little kids coming to your barbecue? Give them a treat with our homemade corn dogs recipe!

Flag Cake

Celebrate Independence Day with a flag cake filled with yummy fruit and little marshmallows - this is another kid favorite.

Patriotic Cake Balls

If you really want to go all out, try our Patriotic Cake Balls. I promise they'll earn dynamite reviews!

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Memorial Day Desserts

Memorial Day and its three-day weekend mark a special time to remember service men and women and our passed loved ones. It also marks the beginning of Summer (here in the Northern Hemisphere) and warmer weather. That means you may be getting some yummy invitations to backyard grilling parties, picnics or potlucks outdoors.

I've collected some delicious desserts that are fun, festive and easy to prepare in case you are attending a barbecue, planning a picnic or just staying home and relaxing with family and friends.

Patriotic Cake Balls

Flag Cake

Red Velvet Cake

Pineapple Cake

Blueberry Oat Muffins

Celebrate Memorial Day weekend by spending time with friends, family and good food. With one of our desserts to hand, sharing and eating will be a treat. Enjoy.

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Something Different For Easter Dinner

As we welcome spring, celebrate new growth and honor spiritual beliefs via the Easter holiday, its very common to host or attend some kind of Easter dinner or supper on Easter Sunday. What's your favorite Easter dinner dish?

Here are a few ideas for side dishes and/or main courses to change things up a bit from the traditional Easter ham. These are just to get you started thinking outside the box for Easter dinner - Enjoy!

Ham & Potato Casserole

Macaroni & Cheese Bake

Lemon & Garlic Chicken

Marinated Noodle Salad

Grandma's Fudge

However you celebrate Easter this year, try something new and tasty for Easter Dinner! Visit Alicia's Recipes for more dinner and side dish ideas or connect with us on Facebook to get more foodie inspiration!

Cookies, Cookies, Cookies!

Chocolate chip, peanut butter, lemon, pecan, oatmeal, sugar, frosted...ahhh cookies. I don't think there is such a thing as a bad cookie. Now, there might be varying degrees of good, better and best cookies...but no bad cookies!

I can't help it. I confess - I love cookies! What's not to love? They are the perfect size snack, taste lovely with tea and coffee and most cookies are so easy to make. Plus, baking cookies can be a great family activity too!

Deirdre's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dreamsicle Cookie Mix

Cranberry Cookies

Dum Dum Lollipop Cookies

Lemon Cake Mix Cookies

I've collected some cookie recipes here to get you started. If you get through all these cookie recipes and still need a cookie fix, visit Alicia's Recipes for more great tasting dessert and cookie recipes. Connect with us on Facebook and get cookie inspired!

More Slow Cooker Ideas

And A Little Fun! Have you tried any new slow cooker or "crock pot" recipes in your kitchen lately? Slow cookers are a great tool to make cooking for a family quick and easy. For busy people on the go, or professionals who get home late, crock pots make preparing a nutritious savory meal simple and smart.

I've added a few little treats to go with the fun slow cooker recipes for this week's blog post. Homemade buttermilk rolls go nicely with many crock pot beef or chicken recipes. And coconut cream pie is always a good idea!

Crock Pot Cafe Rio Chicken

Buttermilk Rolls

Crock Pot Chicken Italiano

Coconut Cream Pie

Crock Pot Tomato Spinach Soup

Join the slow cooker fun and try some of our delicious and easy crock pot recipes. Visit Alicia's Recipes for even more free crock pot recipes or connect with us on Facebook for kitchen inspiration and community!

Things I'd Like To Eat For Breakfast

...but probably shouldn't. I admit it. One of my new year's resolutions was to trim down a bit. Nothing too drastic but it couldn't hurt to walk off a little bit of the 2012 weight gain right? Isn't it funny how as soon as you decide to lose a little weight or eat more healthy or get more regular activity, things like dessert and rich foods haunt your waking thoughts?

Maybe it's just me. Anyway...although I haven't done too bad so far, these kind of images keep floating past my eyes. Yikes! In the spirit of "we're all in this together" I thought I would pass on a few really good looking dishes.

Banana Pancakes with Coconut

Blueberry Muffins

Chocolate Mousse Crepes

Coconut Upside Down Cake

Apricot Oatmeal Bars

If one of these recipes didn't do it for you, visit Alicia's Recipes for all sorts of breakfast, dessert and tasty treats for you to try. Or connect with us on Facebook and share your favorite naughty breakfast to indulge in.

Bake, Decorate and Make Merry!

It's that time of year again! Time to bake, decorate and make merry! If making merry means shopping on Black Friday or Cyber Monday - great! Good for you! I personally would rather make merry by staying home and baking cookies, but that's just me.

If you have a notion to do a little holiday baking, why not try one of our delicious recipes? I've included just a sample of possible new recipes to add to your Christmas baking arsenal. So bake away! If you have time do a little decorating and make merry too.

Christmas Apple Muffins

Frosted Marshmallow Brownies

Chocolate Cola Cake

Blueberry Oat Muffins

Cake Balls

However you decide to make merry this holiday season, visit our site's Holiday Recipes section to find some new ways to add to the merriment! Connect with us on Facebook to share your favorite holiday baking recipe or visit Alicia's Recipes for all sorts of Dessert ideas!

Happy Turkey Day!

Although most of your time and energy may be going into that beautiful turkey on Thanksgiving Day, you may still need a few items for nibbling or snacking one while the turkey cooks or if you're headed out to the shops for Black Friday.

I put together a few delicious-looking things to bake...Enjoy!

Apple Rice Pudding

Batter Rolls

Black & White Cookies

Buttermilk Lemon Cake

Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

Whether you have a busy Thanksgiving Day filled with family and friends or a simple holiday meditating on things your grateful for, try one of our delicious recipes to fill your time and your tummy!

Connect with us on Facebook and share your favorite Thanksgiving Day dessert or visit Alicia's Recipes for pages and pages of free dessert recipes, waiting for you to bake!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!