Feeling Charmed? Try these fun Surprise Inside Cupcakes!
Lucky? Yeah, I feel fortunate on so many fronts. Ten years ago, on St. Patricks Day, my son Gavin was born.
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St. Patty’s Surprise Inside Cookie
Come March, I find that St. Patty’s Day can’t arrive soon enough. Immediately my mind jumps to shades of green everywhere, shamrocks, and those silly little pinches you’ll get for not wearing green.
Lucky Kids Get Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches
Feeling lucky? These Saint Patrick’s Day Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches carry fun little messages on them, just glistening as if you spotted them in a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
Brandy Berry Angel Food Cake Hack
If you’re reading this, congratulations! You’ve successfully survived the holidays, and have arrived in 2018. Phew. I do January. In a few weeks, Valentine’s Day will be upon us before we realize it.
Best of 2017 ~ The Sweet Nerd Style
Happy 2018! I hope the new year brings you and yours so much joy. I did want to reminisce on the past year so I’ve put together the top 5 recipes from The Sweet Nerd in 2017.
Gingerbread Cookies ~ All Spruced Up
Gather ’round for a Christmas story: One Christmas Eve, a few gingerbread dudes and dudettes got all spruced up and gathered together to trim the tree.
Holiday Critters Almond Cookies
Woodland critters?!? How could you not think of the holidays with these cuties? As we speak, I’m currently sitting in my hot LA kitchen conjuring up a forested winter wonderland, with a blanket of snow on the ground, a moose and a hedgehog frolicking among the trees.
Eat, Drink, and Make Croquembouche!
Santa Claus has the right idea! Visit this wonderful Croquembouche, but only once a year. This decadent french deliciousness means ‘crunch in the mouth’
Easy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Snap. Silence. Stash. Those are the sounds you’ll hear you’re done making these irresistible, thin, Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (which are destined to put those Girl Scout cookies to shame!).
Easy Winter Wonderland Cupcakes
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! Ah, the glorious winter season in Los Angeles is so bright, snowy, and blistering cold.
In A Word Yum ~ Thanksgiving Treats
I’m not only a baking fanatic, but I swoon over a cute treat presentation. Bags, boxes, wrapping – they all add to the fun experience of giving or receiving a treat.
Gooey Caramel-Choco Chex Mix
Gooey. Caramel. Chocolate. Marshmallow. These words aren’t usually combined with cereal, but I’m doing it. Well…a special kind of cereal, one we all know and love: Chex Mix.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Bark: More Bite, Less Bark
Yep, it’s hard not to love the classic peppermint bark that is ubiquitous this time of year – but there’s honestly nothing like the salty-and-sweet combo of peanut butter and chocolate.
Spooky Splatters of Street Art Decor
For me, Halloween isn’t just about a single night of trick or treating. I love celebrating in little ways all month long.
Eek… Font-astic Halloween Cookies!
I’m going to give you a three’fer in this one post — yep, three-for-one font-astic ideas. Like that play on words?
