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Three Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Three Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

  Three Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies Using only three ingredients, and 20 minutes,  this is a perfect Kid-Tested, Diva-Approved, Three Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies recipe. There’s lots of stirring and rolling stuff in sugar, and it’s very inexpensive! This recipe is very tactile which is …read more

One Ingredient Dulce de Leche

One Ingredient Dulce de Leche

One ingredient? Seriously? YES! Let’s make this one ingredient wonder – Dulce de Leche   This couldn’t be easier. Simply simmer canned sweetened condensed milk in the slow cooker.   Poof!   Like magic, the sugar caramelizes and creates Dulce de Leche, translated as “sweet …read more

The Diva’s Secret Recipe for Microwave Chocolate Truffles (don’t tell anyone!)

The Diva’s Secret Recipe for Microwave Chocolate Truffles (don’t tell anyone!)

  Diva’s Top Secret Recipe for DIY Microwave chocolate Truffles This recipe for homemade chocolate truffles has been a holiday standard in my life for  more than 20 years! I have gifted these to friends and family so much they’ve come to expect them and …read more

Orange Vanilla Ice Cream Bombe

Orange Vanilla Ice Cream Bombe

   We’re dressing up store brand ice cream and sherbet, making them beautiful enough for company by layering them in a Bundt pan and freezing. You unmold it just before serving, bat your eyes and say “Oh, this spectacular little thing? This little ol’ Orange …read more

Grilled Hawaiian Chicken with Coconut Pineapple Rice

Grilled Hawaiian Chicken with Coconut Pineapple Rice

    The BEST Grilled Hawaiian Chicken with Coconut Pineapple Rice . . ever! Hula dancing is optional but highly recommended. Take a mini vacay to the islands with this incredibly delicious pineapple based marinade for grilled Hawaiian Chicken and tropical flavored rice as the …read more

DIY Coffee Creamer – Attention Coffee Drinkers: You’ll thank me later.

DIY Coffee Creamer – Attention Coffee Drinkers: You’ll thank me later.

  DIY Coffee Creamers Do you use coffee creamer every day to flavor your coffee (but not DIY Coffee Creamers)?  Right now, I want you to go look at the ingredient list. I’ll wait…   See? I know, right? Partially hydrogenated this and syrup solids …read more