Every Epiphany (January 6), our family hosted an Open House for the entire congregation.  Since my Dad was a pastor, it was a good way for our family to celebrate and share a special evening with our friends and fellow church members. For the week or so before our Open House, my family would spend lots of time baking. My mom, sisters and I spent time every day in the kitchen, baking a variety of special desserts for the evening. Dad was responsible for the candy cane cookies, and Joel helped with the buckeyes. The rest, the girls made and checked off our baking list. This post may … Read More...

Last fall, I shared a collection of 70 easy 5 ingredient recipes that were perfect for busy school nights. All the recipes had 5 ingredients (or less) and were chicken meals, beef meals, slow cooker meals, pork meals and all sorts of other easy meals. It has become a good resource for me, as a busy mom, and for many others. I wanted to share something similar this year, so decided to compile a list of easy 5 ingredient desserts. We all know that good food doesn't have to be complicated and this list proves it. You see, I love to cook and bake for my family but I don't want to spend lots of … Read More...