.jpg) Before we talk Muffins . . . I have two quick questions for you. 1. Do you prefer a Full post on the Home Page, or Excerpts like I’m trying right now? 2. Do you need a tutorial on something you’ve been wanting to learn to bake/cook? Moving on to the muffins. What are the requirements for a… .jpg) I did it. Something I’ve wanted to try my hand at . . . for quite a while now. My first try wasn’t perfect, but they are presentable and quite delicious. These would be the perfect Valentines Day Gift! MACARONS If you blog hop at all, then you know that everyone is talking Macarons. I’ve never… Hi Joanne, I don’t whip by hand….it takes too long. I’ve always JonnaOctober 19, 2012 – 3:41 pm Hi Joanne, Did you whip the eggs with a whisk or did you use a mixer of some sort? I recently took a class and we whipped the eggs by hand, and boy was it tiring! I’m just wondering if using a mixer would be a good alternative. Thanks!October 19, 2012 – 1:55 pm Jonna! I absolutely LOVE macarons! I had them first at La Duree in France and I have been craving them since! I got a book on how to make them and Brian and I have collected all the ingredients but are nervous to try them! Your’s look just perfect, the cute little pied (feet) worked so well! They are beautiful!February 19, 2011 – 7:50 pm These look amazing. Love the photos of the step by step. Congrats on the Top 9. We invite you to share this post and some of your favorite posts on Food Frenzy. These look amazing. Love the photos of the step by step. Congrats on the Top 9. We invite you to share this post and some of your favorite posts on Food Frenzy. So delicious. Thank you for sharing all the steps with us.February 19, 2011 – 4:33 am These look perfect to me! Macarons are on my list to make, just haven’t gotten up the courage! I love my kitchen scale, perfect for baking!February 15, 2011 – 5:42 pm WOW! So impressed! I actually had some in France and these look just like it! Way to go!February 13, 2011 – 12:50 pm Hi Joanne! I’m always looking forward to your next blog because the food that you feature in your blog are so amazing! I like the photos and the detailed descriptions and instructions. I’ve never tried a single macaron do they always get their flavor on the filling that you put? Thanks.February 12, 2011 – 8:00 pm They are so perfect! I love the flavor combo too! You’re amazing.February 12, 2011 – 10:58 am Dear Jonna, What a great post!!! I’ve just returned from Paris and I’m absolutely in love with these little delightful cookies:) Hope the day I’ve be able to make them will come… Your posts always make my day day! Thank you. Blessings, MOM!!! YUM!!! I loved your long detailed post. It was perfect. WAY TO GO!!! I think that you did an amazing job. I don’t know that I will be trying them any time soon…but next time you do, let me know and I will drive down just to eat one! Oh, and coconut pistachio-that made my mouth water…mmmmmFebruary 11, 2011 – 10:15 pm .jpg) This morning on one of the news channels they were talking Valentines Day. Oh how that word resonates differently between the male & female mind. I got a good chuckle out of some of the men that were being interviewed, and their thoughts on this big day. One of the guys was really funny and… Hi Carrie, I love the Cherries on top of mine, and I think adds a tartness to the taste. You could of course leave out the additional sugar. JonnaFebruary 28, 2013 – 6:06 pm Way too sweet, tastes like marshmallow cream instead of cheesecake. Leave out the 1/4 cup sugar.February 27, 2013 – 8:26 pm I Love this idea!!!! sooo cute Mmmm, these look so good! I’d love for you to submit this to the M&T Spotlight: http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlightFebruary 21, 2011 – 9:17 am That looks delightful! I will have to make this soon as I love a light and fluffy cheesecake but I haven’t found a good recipie. I know yours will be the best, Jonna!February 17, 2011 – 11:22 am I just made this for dessert tonight and I licked the beaters clean!!! It is soooo good!February 14, 2011 – 5:09 pm No bake cheesecakes are just delicious. The dripping fruit toppings on the soft cheesecake looks tempting. I love the mini-heart shapes springform pans. They add a lot of spunk to the dessert.February 10, 2011 – 7:33 pm {L O V E } this cheesecake recipe – thank you.February 10, 2011 – 2:36 pm Jonna, I love cheesecake! Those cupcakes a couple posts back look amazing too! I tried the K. Hepburn brownies with pecans…best brownie I have ever eaten!! Thanks Oh wow these cheesecakes look amazingly good and they turned out lovely in the heart-shaped, I think I would go for the blueberry one yum!February 9, 2011 – 9:34 am Mom those seriously turned out just darling. The springform pans worked perfect. I didn’t know for sure if they would. I love the variations of flavors as well. I will have to try them for sure.February 8, 2011 – 9:37 pm “I don’t need roses or fine jewelry . . . in fact, I’d rather just go buy a new pair of jeans or new shoes!” LOL!!! I am SO with you on that one. However, cheesecake is my absolute favorite! I can’t stop at one bite. But hubby is like you…..doesn’t care for it unless it’s a NO BAKE Cheesecake. So thanks!!! I am so going to making this one for him. ; DFebruary 8, 2011 – 9:31 pm Those pans are so cute! Jealoussss.February 8, 2011 – 7:33 pm .jpg) Do you need a fast & super easy meal for Super Bowl Sunday? This spicy Mexican dish just might fit the bill. It’s pretty tough to take a pretty picture of a casserole, but I promise . . . it’s pretty tasty! This was voted the #1 Casserole for the year at Taste Of Home. It’s… I’m just wondering if anyone used whole wheat tortillas? If it would work the same?April 8, 2013 – 7:05 pm Hi Desiree, yes! That would be a great substitute. JonnaMarch 9, 2013 – 9:06 am Could red enchilada sauce be used in place of the salsa?March 9, 2013 – 9:02 am Thank You Stacy! Just made this and my husband literally licked his plate…. After 3 helpingsMarch 7, 2013 – 7:21 pm This looks delicious! And I will definitely try it! Taste of Home printed one of my favorite recipes in their magazine, years ago (before I even owned a computer!). It looks similar to this and is called the Pan Burrito. http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Pan-Burritos Thanks for posting this. I’ll be back~!February 8, 2013 – 2:28 pm I just did this recipe. It was SUPER delicious. I used corn tortillas and Tostitos medium salsa. I didnt use that much cheese, though. It was a hit.February 7, 2013 – 12:26 pm Looks great! I’ll add this to my pinterest board for an easy dinner recipe!February 6, 2013 – 3:42 pm I am on a budget also, made this for around 15 dollars. Skipped the garnishes…..not needed, tomatoes are 4 bucks each right now…..used chunky salsa, I got maters in it! Keeper! Will try with chick next……my husband turned up his nose as I opened black beans and corn…..but admitted they were terrific ingredients in this dish! Try it, no disappoint here.January 15, 2013 – 6:53 pm This was very easy and a big hit in my house! Will definitely make again. I think adding the Doritos on top made it great because it gave a little crunch to it.January 7, 2013 – 5:32 pm This recipe is really more like a Mexican lasagna. It makes much more than enough for a 2 qt casserole dish. Therefore, I filled 2, 2 qt casserole dishes. Baked one and froze one. The only differences to my recipe were as follows: ground venison instead of beef, 1 tbsp cilantro paste cooked in the meat/onion mixture, Kraft Mexican cheese with a touch of Philadelphia cream cheese,and used 1 cup of light sour cream. Delicious!January 6, 2013 – 4:00 pm I am thinking of using lasagna noodles and turning it into a mexican lasagnaDecember 18, 2012 – 9:13 am This Enchilada casserole recipe is excellent! I had some friends over for dinner so I trippled the recipe and added both black & kidney beans. I also used Pace chunky salsa and it turned out amazing! There were no leftovers because my friends took the rest home! Thank you so much for this FANTASTIC recipe.November 29, 2012 – 11:34 pm Hi Cass, I think that you could easily freeze this and bake it later! JonnaNovember 28, 2012 – 9:41 am Has anyone frozen this? Just wondering how it turned out after freezing?November 27, 2012 – 7:46 pm OMG!! I just whipped up the meat mixture to build the casserole later in the week and wow, I could eat just that!! FABULOUS!!!November 10, 2012 – 12:50 pm GREAT!!. Recipe only serves 5 at the most with no one having seconds. so I doubled it for my family of 5 since everyone wanted 2nds. However I tweaked it. No dressing and used half shredded cheese and half queso.November 4, 2012 – 4:30 pm I found this recipe on pinterest. I had a whole chicken in the crock pot for regular enchladas. I just happened to have most of the ingredients on hand.. I used the shredded chicken, omitted the sour cream, onions and corn. I used corn tortillas and lined the bottom of the pan with them.. very good but I used almost 4C of cheese. Made in 9X13 pan… will make this again…October 28, 2012 – 7:34 pm I have a “meat and potatoes” kind of husband, but this is still one of his favorite recipes. Thanks!October 23, 2012 – 7:27 am Got the recipe from Pinterest. My 7 year old went back for seconds and my boyfriend went back for thirds! In addition to the lettuce, we topped with black olives too! SO good!October 14, 2012 – 7:18 pm I saw a picture of this on Pinterest and had to stop by to say it looks delicious. I am always looking to perfect the Mexican casserole at home. I am going to try this recipe. Thanks!October 4, 2012 – 8:46 am HI LILLY, I leave the onion out as well! Good minds think alike. I made this for my husband tonight and he literally went back for THIRDS! it was delicious! (I omitted the onion, not a huge fan and the onion in the salsa was plenty).October 3, 2012 – 8:04 pm Very good just needed to add more flour tortillas , like maybe 3 or 4 on top of each other!! It really was great and easy!September 30, 2012 – 2:34 pm Made for dinner tonite and it is awesome. Great flavor. Thanks for sharing.September 1, 2012 – 9:14 pm Just made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious – great recipe!August 21, 2012 – 2:53 pm So I tried it with the ranch style beans tonight and it turned out pretty good still since they come seasoned already in the can. Good recipe!July 22, 2012 – 10:34 pm Hi Shannon, Would ranch style beans be good with this instead of black/kidney beans?July 19, 2012 – 11:54 pm Hi Twojsgma, Does not say what size pan you put this in?June 14, 2012 – 3:55 pm Hi Lee, Rectangular tortillas?May 27, 2012 – 7:17 pm This recipe looks great — thanks for sharing! I included your recipe in a recent post on my website. I hope to make this recipe for a family party to plan to host soon! I think I’ll make this for dinner tonight as a trial run for the party.May 23, 2012 – 12:39 am Made this tonight for dinner and LOVED it, my husband did as well !!May 22, 2012 – 5:25 pm This is delicious! I’m a vegetarian so I used Morningstar veggie crumbles, plus two sliced bell peppers. I also omitted the salad dressing and only used about half the amount of salsa listed. Came out great! Can’t wait to eat leftovers all week This was greatMay 4, 2012 – 4:45 pm Made this tonight for my parents. Left out the cilantro and couldn’t find cumin in my mom’s house, but it was AWESOME! The Italian dressing was great in it. We’re going to use leftovers as a dip tomorrow night when some friends come over.April 30, 2012 – 6:16 pm Thanks! I found you on pinterest, and it was super yum!April 25, 2012 – 4:05 am This is the other recipe and if you could please print and give to mom. Thanks, Love you lots, Tia Made this for dinner was very good. We subsistued the beef for ground turkey. Thank you for the recipe.March 23, 2012 – 8:31 pm I love all the recipes I have seen so far. Thanks for the great ideas to feed my family!March 22, 2012 – 8:57 pm Thanks Missy . . . LOL. The 2nd step in the directions tells you to add the corn people!!March 19, 2012 – 11:53 am This is now an every other week stale at our house! I make it with ground turkey and almost always skip the tomato/cilantro on top because the little ones dont care…. Also, its great to throw together in the afternoon and just toss in the oven ar dinner time! Someone above mentioned overwhelming grocery list…. But take note all ingredients are cheap and easy… P.s. The best salsa to use in this recipe, other than homemade, is herdez large jars so stock up when its on sale The casserole is now in the oven. So anxious to try it but, I just discovered something. Not all of the meat mixture would fit so I’m standing at the stove eating it out of the pan and thinking what a wonderful soup! I had a lot of liquid in the pan so I strained some of it when I did the layering of the casserole. The flavor treat left in the skillet is wonderful. Would be so good with tortilla chips crumbled on top with cheese sprinkled on top. Love it and can’t wait for dinner. Very sure the casserole will be wonderful…..February 20, 2012 – 5:23 pm I made this casserole tonight and it was a hit with my family. It was very tasty and easy to make. My family said that it was a keeper. Thanks for sharing it. I found it on pintrest.February 14, 2012 – 5:54 pm This was such an awesome meal for my family! Thanks so much!February 8, 2012 – 8:42 am Yummy and soooo easy to make! I used blk bean yellow corn salsa… Made it so chunky and filling! Love this! Even my picky toddler and snobby 6 yr old who only approves of french fries ate some!January 29, 2012 – 3:37 pm Just popped this in the oven,can’t wait to try it. ThanksJanuary 19, 2012 – 5:50 pm I just popped this in the oven. I’m so excited! Just wanted to make a note that 2 cups of shredded cheese is actually 8oz., not 4 oz. I was a little confused for a minute, but went with 2 cups!January 18, 2012 – 5:17 pm i did unsweeted chips, not sugar and cinnamon.January 11, 2012 – 5:30 pm I made this tonight, I used ground turkey instead of hamburger, we don’t eat read meat. It was very very good. I also did the corn chip idea and salted them, if I had lime i would have splashed them with a little to add a bit more flavor. Thank you for this, I am pregnant and reading this recipe made me send my husband out for all the missing ingredients.January 11, 2012 – 5:30 pm Also— i did the “fried tortilla sugar chips” and those were a hit appetizer as well!January 7, 2012 – 12:31 am This recipe is awesome! My husband is a picky eater and he liked it and even took a second serving. Its definitely good with the lettuce and tomato on top when serving. I layered it with 2 layers of flour tortillas. My co-workers and our friends loved it, as I had so much left over that I packed it and gave it out. I added “Tapatio” hot sauce, as it gave it a little kick. It was definitely better the second day, as the flavors developed. I think I may make it a day in advanced next time, and let it bake the following day because those flavors settle in really good! PS I love this site! I’ve found a number of recipes that I can’t wait to try and a lot of this stuff I have in my kitchen already so it’s definitely a budget saver! Thanks so much and keep on blogging!January 7, 2012 – 12:29 am I made this for my (grown) kids, they loved it. My daughter in law asked for the recipe. Thanks for another easy, tasty recipe.December 28, 2011 – 11:07 am I just cut the large flour tortillas to fit my square baking dish. I fried the cut-off edges and sprinkled them with Cinnamon & Sugar! I was wondering about the 2 pictures with what looks like a sheet of wax paper on top of the hamburger. What is that?December 8, 2011 – 2:21 pm Amazing! This was so yummy!!!!November 28, 2011 – 8:26 am in the photo it looks like you used SQUARE tortillias? am i seeing things ? if not what brand are those and where do i find them?thanksNovember 19, 2011 – 4:47 pm Hello! I found your recipe last week and decided to try it today for our couples crew! It was a hit…Everyone loved it. I wanted to know if there was anyway to prevent the tortillas from getting too soft. I baked mine longer than suggested because it was looking like it had alot of liquid…But I was not sure if that made a difference. Let me know! Thanks! Great blog!!!October 31, 2011 – 8:41 pm this recipe sounds wonderful. What is the nutritional info on it?October 29, 2011 – 8:44 am Ran home at lunch time and made 2 of these casseroles. Started with 2 pans, side by side and 1 lb of ground TURKEY in each pan. I managed to make 2 casseroles in a matter of 20 minutes, one for tonight and one for the freezer. Super easy and I could tell just by tasting the meat filling that this is a definite keeper!!! Thanks!!October 17, 2011 – 11:59 am Don’t forget the corn since it’s not in the directions!! It’s a very sad mistake to make!!! Also, be careful with portions! Tastes amazing though!!!October 12, 2011 – 6:19 pm Loooks yummy!October 11, 2011 – 3:40 pm Hi Cierra, You could simplify this recipe, by leaving out the cumin, italian dressing and possibly the cilantro. honestly, I glanced at the long list of ingredients and was intimated enough to decide this recipe isnt worth it. I am on a strict budget and have about 1 square foot of counter space in the kitchen, literally. Is there a simpler version of this recipe?October 8, 2011 – 7:14 pm made this casserole last week. it was great!September 29, 2011 – 10:44 am Great recipe, but wanted to point out that it doesn’t say when to add the corn. I assume it’s with the beans and other stuff?September 13, 2011 – 4:02 pm Hi Lynne, If you know that they will be eating the dish shortly after you take it over to them, I would go ahead and bake it. Let them bake it, if you are dropping by early in the day, instead of dinner time. As long as they bake it the day you take it over Hope this helps, I want to make this for a friend who just got out of the hospital. Should I bake it first and just have them reheat it or should I bring it over not cooked and give them baking instructions? If I don’t cook it first, I feel like the tortillas might get soggy. What do you think? I want to bring this over to them on Wednesday. Help! And thank you for such a great recipe. I can’t wait to try it!September 12, 2011 – 2:06 pm Hi Trina Hi! Was wondering how many people this would feed. Would love to make for my Bunco group this month. Thanks!September 1, 2011 – 11:30 am My hubby ate this one right up, he said it was delicious and he is not a big hamburger fan! So thank you thank you…also I’m so glad I ran across this recipe that day, it was a tough day and I had no idea what I was doing for dinner, so I sat down for 5 min to look at recipes saw this, had everything so I went for it, and it turned out great!February 10, 2011 – 2:19 pm Just wanted you to know that I’ve made 40+ recipes from this blog. I love it! And so many of them have become family staples in our home. I’ve never commented before but wanted you to know I appreciate all your recipes and your good taste! : )February 8, 2011 – 10:38 am I bought all the ingredients to make enchiladas tomorrow (SUPER BOWL SUNDAY) – but I’m going to make THIS instead! THANKS, sweetpea!February 5, 2011 – 11:30 pm .jpg) One of my sweet daughters Chantri . . . is giving a special friend a Baby Shower. She had so many things to do, so I offered to make the little Mini cupcakes. It was quite fun! Her colors are bright pink and lime green, which made the cupcakes colorful & happy. I made: Vanilla Bean Cupcakes… Hi Mikell, I used paper liners . . . did you? Oh boy especially with mini’s. jonnaMarch 18, 2013 – 6:18 pm I made the white cupcakes mini and the chocolate regular size. they all stuck and i thought i sprayed well even put crisco on the tins… what do you do?March 17, 2013 – 10:32 pm I made your white cake recipe but made them into mini cupcakes, and yes it was delicious , but the cupcakes stuck to the bottom of the paper. What could I have done wrong?January 1, 2013 – 8:51 am I absolutely adore your site! I discovered it while home recovering from my 12th surgery, and it was a little bit of heaven and escape to look through all the delicious recipes. It even got me out of bed to bake some of them once I was ready! Since March I have been using these cupcake recipes, and receive rave reviews each and every time! We have some pretty amazing cupcakeries here in the Orange/LA county areas, and people who have tried these cupcakes still insist they are the best they’ve ever tasted. I always feel proud to have made them, but have to give all the credit to you! Thank you for providing us with truly delicious recipes, gorgeous photos, and for sharing a piece of your life with us. I am looking to bake the vanilla cake for my boyfriend’s birthday this week. Until now, I have only used the recipe for cupcakes, but would like to make a true cake this time. I was wondering if this recipe will fill two 9 inch round cake pans. I’m thinking it will, but just want to be sure. I was also wondering how long to bake them for? Thank you so much for everything! Blessings and best wishes to you!September 20, 2011 – 12:54 pm You are amazing. I absolutely love your blog. Who knew? How long did I live close to you, and didn’t know of all your talents in the kitchen. Hair, piano, friend, neighbor and terrific Mom, but missed knowing what a talent your were in the kitchen!!!!! Keep up with the fun recipies!!!!April 18, 2011 – 10:23 am Mom thank you SO Much for making the cupcakes!! Not only did they look amazing they tasted A.M.A.Z.I.N.G too!! Thank you for putting so much detail into it and going the extra mile to make them perfect! you are such an inspiration and I’m so lucky to have you in my life. LOVE YOU TONS AND TONS!!February 8, 2011 – 6:54 pm Your blog has been such a great find. I look forward to what’s next!February 5, 2011 – 1:26 am I love, love, love, love, LOVE your site! I check it constantly and get so excited when new things are posted. I recently moved out on my own and I am always looking for something yummy to eat. I love to cook and your recipes are so easy and have turned out perfect every time I’ve tried one! (I’ve even added some to my own collection My sister-in-law told me about your blog and I LOVE looking at it. And every time I do I think- she’s a professional- wow. And then- I want to make that and ONE DAY when I’m not nursing, changing poopy diapers, getting babies down for naps, or being pregnant- THEN I will have time to do cute yummy things like this and have time for all the dishes- LOL. I better just start now cus I’m sure it doesn’t get much easier. I LOVE YOUR SITE THOUGH. Sometimes I have to keep myself from looking at it because the taste buds in my mouth really want to work on those delicious pictures! I want to eat EVERYTHING you make. Thanks for a great site and the cupcakes turned out so cute. You should cater.February 3, 2011 – 6:16 pm These look SO yummy and are perfect timing for me…I am making mini cupcakes for a baby shower on Sat. For the Chocolate cake does it have to be Crisco oil or can it just be any vegetable oil??February 3, 2011 – 9:09 am I RESISTED just as long as I could to peek at these “little delights” – I knew they HAD to be amazing – AND, THEY ARE! You are an ARTIST – with a hand as steady as a surgeon – they are just beautiful and LOOK just as delicious. YOU and your BLOG are THE BEST. I have an empty basement IF you and Kenny would consider moving in with us . . . rent-FREE! Have a good day!February 3, 2011 – 8:33 am Oh my goodness. My mouth is watering. These look fabulous! And I bet they taste even better!February 3, 2011 – 1:57 am Mom those are just beauiful! That was so nice for you to do for Chant! Jas wants to know when you will make some for him…he is sitting next to me and said they look yum!!!February 2, 2011 – 9:42 pm As soon as I saw the title of the post on my Blogger Dashboard, I knew it was your blog. And they look as gorgeous as your food always does!February 2, 2011 – 8:17 pm Wow these cupcakes looks so festive and delightful. I love the bright colors. Everything you make looks beautiful! Absolutely adorable!February 2, 2011 – 5:55 pm The mini cupcakes look delicious and I love the bright colors of the icing! Just a tip… the small cookie dough scoop from Pampered Chef works perfectly to fill up the mini-muffin pans!February 2, 2011 – 4:53 pm .jpg) I have a beautiful and extremely talented friend named Jessica. She lives just around the corner from me, which makes me very lucky indeed. In fact, I live around the corner from many wonderful Cooks. Jessica has a delicious blog with many of her recipes . . . You should check it out. Every Christmas, she has a… The boys and I made this today…made it with one large angel food cake. We cut it in half and made a layer cake out of it! Yummy and fun to do with the kids.April 10, 2011 – 2:35 pm These look soooo good! I am sure they taste fantastic! Will surely try them! Thanks for sharing!February 7, 2011 – 5:26 am I should have learned by now not to come by your blog when I’m hungry!!! These are so pretty. I love coconut.January 30, 2011 – 5:27 pm I am so bummed… I just tried to make these, even went to Target to get the exact same pan. Followed the recipe, evenly distributed the batter between the 12 tins (actually I had enough for probably 2 more in the bowl) baked for 20 minutes and when I opened the oven the batter was all over the place except for in the heart shaped holes. Any idea what went wrong?January 30, 2011 – 4:50 pm These looks fabulous. I was worried when I saw them in the pan but you pulled it off!January 29, 2011 – 9:09 pm Hi Camille, I can’t wait to try this! I LOVE lime and am a sucker for anything to dress up an angel food cake. Question – where did you find your lime pearls? They are darling!January 28, 2011 – 9:52 pm Those mini’s look great. I am the lucky one to have you as a friendJanuary 28, 2011 – 9:48 pm I LOVE anything with coconut. These look amazing, your photos are fantastic!!January 28, 2011 – 7:17 pm Oh! My baby girl got one of these pans for Christmas! Gotta try this recipe out for sure now. P.S. Thanks for showing us what NOT to do. ; D Sure makes life easier when you experiment for us first. lol.January 28, 2011 – 5:07 pm That just screams summer to me! I think it is the lime…I don’t know. They look delicious though. Gosh sorry it was such I huge pain. I am making a mental note not to buy one of those pans EVER!!! Laughing…I hope it was all worth it when you took a bite.January 28, 2011 – 2:27 pm Too cute! I love it!January 28, 2011 – 12:16 pm  It must be time to Get Our Game On. The Packers and the Steelers will go head to head next Sunday. Woohoo! I’m really not partial to either team. I’ll pretend like I’m watching, as I flip the pages of my ipad. If I’m going to watch football, then snacking is an essential part of… I am the exact same way you are about the super bowl. I always go to super bowl parties for the company and the food. I also glance at the score now and then but my eyes are glued to the TV when the commercials come around! .jpg) Target . . . You are like a drug. Little demons jump on your shoulders, the second you enter that store. They taunt you and whisper ”sweet temptings” in your ears. Today, I was weak. I gave in . . . and bought a heart shaped cupcake pan. I filled those cute little hearts with Katherine… OMG! I just made your brownies along with the fudge frosting! Sweet Mary and Joseph it is fantastic! I love how you mentioned that you used less chocolate in both the brownie batter and the frosting because I always like less chocolate in anything I bake! I used your brownie recipe this week at is WONDERFUL! I am normally not a fan of made from stratch brownies because they are too cakey, but these were fantastic! I served them warm with the chocolate suace drizzled on top and a dollop of whip cream. SO GOOD! Can’t wait to use your idea above for Valentine’s Day treats!January 26, 2011 – 10:05 am These look delicious….I love anything “brownie”! Great photos too…they just jump off the page at you.January 24, 2011 – 7:22 pm Holy crap those look good! And target- paleese stop carrying such cute stuff! Now I wanna go buy those! Cute cute!January 23, 2011 – 1:46 am These are adorable!January 22, 2011 – 12:33 pm How utterly sinful. I think I’ll make them for next week’s dessert night…January 21, 2011 – 8:44 pm .jpg) Early morning conversations can effect your hearing, especially is it sounds like a lot of work! “Stew would be really good tonight.” “Beef Stew?” . . . “and maybe some homemade rolls.” “Rolls?” What you really need to know, is that my sweet Husband rarely suggests anything for dinner. After I fully woke up …. Hi Jen, Here are your choices: If you prefer to bake your rolls at another time, you will need to double the amount of yeast when making the dough. Let it rise until double in size. Shape your rolls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Freeze. When you are ready to bake the rolls, you will need to thaw then frozen rolls, and let them rise until double in their size. Bake. This is what I do: If I am wanting to freeze the baked rolls, (I usually make the roll recipe on my Thanksgiving Day recipes post. It’s my favorite. I Bake the rolls, let them cool right on the cookie sheet. Then I cover with saran wrap and a good layer of heavy duty foil and place the cookie sheets right in the freezer. When I’m ready to serve them, I take a tray of rolls from the freezer, remove the saran wrap, cover loosely with the foil and let them thaw. When I’m ready to heat them for a dinner, I pop them in a 200 degree preheated oven until they are nice and warm. They will taste like just baked rolls! Hope this helps, Not a baker, so need further instructions regarding the frozen dough option. Do you thaw, then rise? or do you bake right from freezer?November 15, 2011 – 7:19 pm I am seriously in love with the idea of letting your dough rise in a warm dryer! Brilliant! Thanks a bunch!January 24, 2011 – 12:49 pm Hi! I LOVE your blog! I have 3 daughters who are now married, in a different state at college and living in a different state with roommates working. They call all the time for dinner ideas to make for the apartment. I have shared your blog with them and it it great! I love your tips and the way you make difficult things so easy! Thank you so much!!!!! In November someone shared a recipe for chicken breast cooked in a muffin tin. I really wanted to try it and have lost the recipe. I looked on your blog but could not find it. Do you have any idea what recipe I am talking about?January 23, 2011 – 1:13 pm I was nominated to do rolls for Thanksgiving this year. For my huge family. I found this recipe on your blog and thought I’d give it a try. So easy and so delicious. I mad 8 dozen! Everyone loved them so much I was nominated for Christmas too.. thank you so much!!January 19, 2011 – 2:43 pm Thanks Lynn, I will look into the problem. Maybe that’s why so few ever leave a comment! uggg.January 19, 2011 – 2:33 pm I have been making these rolls for years and they are a family favorite. I use butter in them because I never have margarine or shortening around. Love, Love, Love them!January 19, 2011 – 6:00 am P.S. Not sure if anyone else is having the same troubles I am when trying to post comments here on your blog…..but thought you should be aware, that whenever I click on “Post comment” a window pops up that says THERE WAS AN ERROR SUBMITTING YOUR COMMENT. PLEASE TRY AGAIN. (in big bold red letters). And then there is egyptian lettering (or something like that ; D ) in the comment box. But when I go back to comment again, my comment has published just fine, but the red lettered warning is still there. It’s strange and it happens every time I post here. Thought you should know.January 19, 2011 – 12:03 am oh wow. I am with Audrey! Amazing! As always those look amazing. I am anxious to know what dad said about them. I wish I was close to emjoy some stew, that sounds real good! Did you use your cuisinart?January 18, 2011 – 10:02 pm THOSE LOOK AMAZING!!January 18, 2011 – 7:59 pm .jpg) Lately . . . I seem to mini-ize everything. I’m just sure that’s not a real word, but it seems to fit. It’s “two bites” of heaven. If you have a big mouth . . . then you get “one bite” of heaven! I couldn’t resist taking a bite myself. Well . . . two bites… 
I love that you used your husbands torch! I thought that sort of torch would be to intense, but you torched those tarts beautifully. I think I am going to follow your lead and do the exact same thing!January 13, 2011 – 9:50 am THOSE LOOK LIKE HEAVEN!!! Yum…I am going to have to try those.January 11, 2011 – 4:32 pm These look delicious and decadent! Thanks for sharing! |
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Robin - Full post’s please!
I love your site. Lot’s of delicious bites to try!September 17, 2011 – 9:00 pm
Lisa - Let me just say that I love your blog. And so does my husband since it results in a wider variety of meals at our house.
I read your blog in Google Reader, so I prefer the full posts and lots of tutorials! Thanks for sharing!February 22, 2011 – 4:24 pm
Diana B - we have tried lots of your recipes and they are always amazing…These muffins look delicious, and I think I might try them with chocolate chips instead of blueberries (I know, not healthy, but tasty!!). Thanks for sharing these great recipes and keep it up!!!February 17, 2011 – 1:08 pm
Leslie - I like full posts.February 16, 2011 – 7:13 pm
Stacie Couch - These look delicious! My husband would love these muffins, I will have to give them a try. As for the posting, I kind of like the excerpts so I can see the past posts as well.February 16, 2011 – 7:08 am
Lindsay - Full post and always appreciate the tutorials! LOVE your blog!February 15, 2011 – 10:24 pm
Kimberly - I love the full post, but will take it however it works best for you. I love your receipes and especially the awesome pictures that are included. I think cooking is a dying breed unfortunately. I attempt to pass on old family receipes to my family in hopes that they will also pass them on. I have to confess, I guess this may be considered cheating, but bought myself a pasta maker attachment for my kitchen aid. My husband loves home noodles and perogie’s. I love the attachement but know my grandmother would have something funny to say if she were still alive. Thanks for the cooking inspiration. Love you blog!February 15, 2011 – 8:36 pm
gigi - I like a full post.
These muffins look wonderful!February 15, 2011 – 6:31 pm
kira - I like this new way. I like to see the collection and variety of what you have posted recently while quickly scrolling through. I think seeing more pictures at a time is appealing.If there is something I love, then I click to see more. Sounds like this will be tough to decide since people like both. Good luck!
February 15, 2011 – 4:20 pm
Hailey - Hi Jonna-
Here are my thoughts…
1. Do you prefer a Full post on the Home Page, or Excerpts like I’m trying right now?
I actually think I like the Excerpts. At first I was going to reply with, “Please go back to the way things were…” but I like that I can view more at once. I click on all of the recipes anyway, because you are hilarious and your pictures/tutorials are incredible. I am honestly addicted to this website of yours. Thank you for my daily “break” from work…it’s a place where I can come to view what’s new or search the older posts. Your stories make me laugh and smile…and your recipes make me want to run home and start cooking or baking! Thank you, thank you, thank you…you’re amazing!
2. Do you need a tutorial on something you’ve been wanting to learn to bake/cook?
I want to bake/cook everything and anything you post. Keep up the beautiful work…I just love it.
Enjoy your day!February 15, 2011 – 3:50 pm
Tami Ottley - Agreed… I like the full post.
February 15, 2011 – 3:44 pm
NaDell - I prefer the whole blog post in reader so I can read it there and click if I want to comment or print it. =)February 15, 2011 – 2:13 pm
Judy Wolf - I like what you did today.
Judy in MOFebruary 15, 2011 – 1:51 pm
Puppydogs - Oops I also wanted to say that I do not understand when people make the font a size under 12. I am in my 40′s and have to increase the size of the font just to read the post. Some sites have great pictures, but if you compare the size of the pictures to the size of the font they don’t make sense.
The pictures are big, colorful and gorgeous. The author took the time to take and post the best pictures of the food and the steps they had to take to make the food. Then the font is barely legible. It drives me crazy!
There is so much ‘white space’ on the whole page, that it seems like they are trying to save money by using the smallest font available.February 15, 2011 – 1:16 pm
Puppydogs - I prefer to see the whole recipe. I visit daily and if there is something I do not want to make or see, I go to the next email. I feel like sometimes when someone posts just a heading, they get points for extra clicks on their site.February 15, 2011 – 1:11 pm