Decadent, Easy, Gone!  These treats never last long in our house.  You don’t even have to turn on the oven to create these dark chocolate covered pretzels with toffee.  This is a great project for you and your kids to do together and delicious.  Yum!!! Dark Chocolate Covered Pretzels with Toffee 12 Pretzel Rods 1/2 bag Dark Chocolate Chips, I use Ghirardelli 60% cocoa chips, exclusively.  They are the best.  No question. 1/4 cup Heath... 

Over the next few days, we are going to feature some of our favorite recipes for the Holiday Season! The first one is for my family’s favorite: Pretzel Rolls. These are hard on the outside, soft on the inside, and insanely good. My father and I used to get Pretzel Rolls from a small European Bakery in town which closed soon after my Dad died. I thought I would never have that same taste again. But, now I can. I love to make these for... 

My family is Thai Crazy.  I think they could probably eat it everyday and never tire of it.  Ok, I’m pretty good with rice and meat, but oh, you want it to taste like Thai food?  Let me find the number.  Then I found Thai Kitchen, an awesome line of products that make it easy to make your own Thai food at home.  From sauces, curry pastes and rice, Thai Kitchen has what you need to get that Thai food taste and smell without going to the... 

This is a very simple recipe, but usually the easiest ones are the best ones. I personally am not a fan of slaving over a complicated meal, only to have it turn out mediocre. So this one fits the bill, it is both easy and yummy. And the best part is serving it with taco toppings and tortilla chips! Slow Cooker Taco Surprise 1 pound ground hamburger 1 green pepper, diced 1 onion, diced 1 pack taco seasonings 1 14 ounce can diced tomatoes with with... 

I’m from North Carolina, the land of BBQ and Banana Pudding. People are quite passionate about Banana Pudding, the worst offense being Banana Pudding made from banana flavored pudding. True Banana Pudding is made with vanilla pudding and fresh bananas. There is no room for compromise here, in fact my friends and I had a lengthy discussion about this matter on our way home from the Outer Banks recently. All the talk about pudding and the... 

Yes, I have reached celebrity status in the kitchen. I am a blue ribbon award winning cook. Some time ago, I submitted my ALL TIME FAVORITE slow cooker recipe to a 5 ingredient recipe contest hosted by Taste of Home Magazine. My recipe won grand prize, $500 and a write up about me and my recipe in the August/September 2009 issue of the magazine. I could not be more excited about winning the contest and being featured in Taste of Home Magazine. And... 

Today is not just another July 5th, it is the 30th birthday of our very special friend, Jenny! Kate and I both hold Jenny near and dear to our hearts. The three of us have been friends since high school. 2009 has been a big year for all of us, each of us celebrating our 30th birthdays. Today Kate and I decided to post a special slow cooker recipe, to commemorate Jenny being the last one of us three to reach the big 3-0. Jenny’s a southern belle... 

Today is a special day. It’s the day we set aside each year to honor and celebrate our wonderful dads. And since today is also Slow Cooker Sunday at my house, I decided to whip up something new in the slow cooker. Something special I knew Sophie’s daddy would enjoy. Not only is this a new recipe in my repertoire of slow cooker delights, but it was the first dessert I’ve ever made in my slow cooker. Despite it being a first, it will...