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Rolo Cupcakes

Rolo Cupcakes

The Story: There are fraternal twins in the candy world. Chocolate and Caramel got married and had the Rolo and the Milk Dud.  They both have milk chocolate outsides with caramel insides, but one is soft and gooey and they other loves to latch on to your teeth during the movie and distract you from… Get the Recipe »

Chocolate Pistachio Puppy Chow

Chocolate Pistachio Puppy Chow

The Story: One of my favorite things to do on Sunday is come home from church, take off my tight pencil skirt, 4-inch heels, silk blouse and slip on some cozy sweats and a flannel button-up.  But I’m always too tired to take of the jewelry.  So all day long I have on a comfy… Get the Recipe »

Peanut Butter Brownie Puppy Chow

Peanut Butter Brownie Puppy Chow

The Story: The best part about my mother making brownies when I was a kid? I got to lick the spoon and bowl. But I always hated it when she’d use a spatula to scrape the bowl clean leaving almost nothing for me.  I would just sat there with puppy dog eyes looking like someone… Get the Recipe »

Dirt Cupcakes

Dirt Cupcakes

The Story: My summers as a kid were spent at camps.  Every week I was off in the wilderness, on the basketball court, sleeping under the stars or playing an epic game of capture the flag in woods in Washington state.  My summers smelled of pine trees and campfire and they were always perfect.  But… Get the Recipe »

Fruity Pebble Cupcakes

Fruity Pebble Cupcakes

  The Story: Boys have cooties. There, I said it! But only… 1. If they go to the gym twice a day. Do you really have nothing better to do?  Go feed the hungry or sing at a nursing home! “Doe a deer a female deer…” 2. If they shave their arms.  I shouldn’t have… Get the Recipe »

Chocolate Banana Hazelnut Cupcakes

Chocolate Banana Hazelnut Cupcakes

The Story: Five years ago I decided to finally participate in April Fool’s Day.  I put on Facebook that I was engaged to Trevor Woller. Was I even dating him? No. Why did I even do it?  To make another boy jealous. Do people still ask me how my husband Trevor is doing? You bet…. Get the Recipe »

Lemon Carrot Cupcakes

Lemon Carrot Cupcakes

The Story: I thought I was the coolest girl at church. My mother put blue and purple shimmery eye shadow sticks in my Easter basket that year.  Naturally, I was 12 and knew how to wear make up, so I smeared the stuff all over my eye lids.  Now, this wasn’t the sheer stuff that… Get the Recipe »

Coming Up Carrots Cupcakes

Coming Up Carrots Cupcakes

The Story: When I was 3, I learned how to pull up a carrot from the garden. We lived on top of a big hill in Oregon that was covered in pine trees and green fields.  We could see Mt. Hood, the Willamette river, and all the Portland bridges outside our kitchen window.  There was… Get the Recipe »

Chocolate Hazelnut Puppy Chow

Chocolate Hazelnut Puppy Chow

The Story: “What did you do with my Puppy Chow!?” This is how I woke up a few days ago.  My roommate stormed into my bedroom because she had searched the entire apartment all morning long looking for the 3 batches of chow I made the day before… and she couldn’t find it.  Well of… Get the Recipe »

M&M Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

Peanut Butter M&M Cupcakes

The Story: “She likes Peanut Butter M&M’s.” Well the peanut butter ones are HUGE, so I didn’t want to throw those into the batter. But a cupcake sprinkled with mini M&M’s with a peanut butter frosting gives the same effect. These were just adorable too! So bright and perfect for any kids party or birthday…. Get the Recipe »