Easy Easter Dessert: Mai Tai Orange Trifle
Posted by Tastefully Simple on March 18, 2021
Staying at home for Easter this year? Or having a smaller celebration than usual? You can keep it simple – and make it special! About a year ago before the pandemic hit, we had just moved to our little hobby farm. Suddenly, our kids had to adjust to living in the middle of nowhere, home read more »
My, Oh Mai Tai! 3 Desserts
Posted by Tastefully Simple on March 3, 2021
There are very few real disadvantages to being a tee-totaler, but one is that I never get to order a drink in a fancy glass with a little umbrella I it (at least not since I gave up ordering Shirley Temples in my 50th year). I love the whole tropical vibe of beverages like pina read more »
6 Valentine’s Day Desserts: Made with Love & Butterscotch Brownie Mix
Posted by Tastefully Simple on January 28, 2021
Love is in the air! Oh, wait … actually, that’s the heavenly aroma of warm, fudgy brownies baking in the oven. But it’s basically the same thing, right? With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I’m so excited that NEW Butterscotch Brownie Mix is officially here. These fudgy, chewy brownies are dotted with sweet bits read more »
Sunny Valentine’s Day Desserts
Posted by Tastefully Simple on January 25, 2021
Being single, Valentine’s Day has never been my favorite holiday. However, I do love cake. And since it’s just going to be me and the cats this Valentine’s Day, I decided to make it a special occasion for one. Tastefully Simple’s pound cake mixes are my very favorite of their products. They are so moist, read more »
Freshen Up Holiday Desserts
Posted by Tastefully Simple on December 18, 2020
At my house, holiday sweets generally feature a lot of chocolate: fudge, cookies, homemade candies. Christmas dinner dessert usually follows that theme. Rich, heavy desserts like Black Forest Cake or chocolate cheesecake have traditionally graced our table. Now, my personal motto is, “All the chocolate is not enough chocolate,” but this year I have a read more »
Easy holiday Truffles
Posted by Tastefully Simple on December 10, 2020
Next to cookies, homemade candies are my favorite treats of the holiday season. But the “chemistry” of candymaking has often defeated me: my brittle burns and my fudge gets grainy. Having to watch a candy thermometer is stressful. (Don’t ask me about the time I melted a rubber spatula in a pot of boiling toffee.) read more »
Holiday Cookie Time
Posted by Tastefully Simple on December 3, 2020
My house has been decorated for the holidays since early November. But now that December has rolled in, it’s time to get out the rolling pin and do some holiday baking. Baking cookies is one of my favorite activities of the season (along with decorating the tree and watching Hallmark movies 24/7). Here are a read more »
Fruity White Chocolate Cookies
Posted by Tastefully Simple on November 23, 2020
My husband came home from work the other day and mentioned that his co-worker’s wife makes a cookie with white chocolate chips and Fruity Pebbles® breakfast cereal. If you’re anything like me, you’d give him the stink face and probably think … that sounds … weird. Cereal, in a cookie? Doesn’t that get soggy? Does read more »
How to Make Christmas Tree Cupcakes
Posted by Tastefully Simple on November 18, 2020
I know, I know. It’s not even Thanksgiving. Under normal circumstances, I admit: it’s a little early to start thinking about holiday baking and entertaining. But it’s been a weird year, people. Here in Minnesota, we had our first big winter storm over a month ago, which is early for a blizzard – even by read more »
Dough! Edible Cookie Dough
Posted by Tastefully Simple on October 12, 2020
Anyone else a cookie dough eater? (I’m raising my hand right now.) While some people walk out of their at-home office and into the living room after a stressful day of work and crack open an ice-cold beverage, I open the freezer to my secret stash of cookie dough. So when I saw that Monster read more »