6 Fun & Easy Halloween Ideas 2023

Here are some of my favorite DIY Halloween ideas if you’re looking for Halloween decor or Halloween treat recipes that your whole family will love. They’re super cute but, most importantly, they’re incredibly easy to make...

2-Ingredient Lemonade Cake!

Looking for an easy cake recipe? It doesn't get simpler than this! If you have 1 box cake mix and some lemonade in the fridge, you can have this gorgeous dessert on the table in under an hour. Here's how...

Healthier Banana Pudding!

I'm not a calorie counter but I'm a bit of an ingredient nut. I try to have things that only contain ingredients I recognize and it turns out that kind of eating is really delicious! This healthy twist on banana pudding doesn't contain any pudding mix or canned condensed milk, just easy, good-for-you staples you can feel great about! Here's how you make it...

Cherry Cake Pop Recipe!

Do you say cake pops or cake truffles? Either way, there's nothing quite as cute, bite-size and party-ready than these cherry-shaped treats! Equally as fun to make as they are to eat, I'd love to share this super easy cake pop recipe with you...

Easy Cherry Cupcakes!

You gals already know that I'm having  feelings about cherries this summer! Let's keep this thing going, shall we? Here's a quick cake-mix hack and cute decorating idea for easy cherry cupcakes...

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Orange you glad it's summer!? For me, once the sun's out and the barbecue's going, it's all about friends, family and fun. To kick off the season, I'm sharing an easy 5-Ingredient Creamsicle Cake and cute citrus-themed DIY project that you can share with your summer crew. Can't wait to hear what you think!

Raspberry & Almond Marzipan Cookies!

I'm a sucker for bar cookies—lemon squares, brownies, blondies, you name it! So I'd love to share my new favorite with you, marzipan squares with raspberries and almonds. Get ready to fall in love. This recipe could not be easier to make and comes out perfectly chewy, gooey and addictive. 

Easter Egg Cream!

Turning chocolate bunnies into an Easter Egg Cream is more than just delicious, it's the most hilarious recipe you'll make all year (cue melting bunny video). But seriously, this twist on a soda shop classic is my favorite Easter dessert...

Easy Funfetti Strawberry Shortcakes!

Funfetti cake mix hacks have become so expected: Funfetti cookies, ice cream, truffles, cake mix dip and blondies. Boring! That's why I've dedicated my life to creating next-level Funfetti treats that go way beyond the ordinary. You loved my Funfetti Lemon Bars. Now I'd like to introduce you to: Funfetti Strawberry Shortcakes! 

5-Ingredient Funfetti Cake Lemon Bars, You're Welcome!

Lots of my favorite ladies are June-babies and I am, too! In years past I've made Birthday Cake Tea Lights and the Ultimate Funfetti Recipe Roundup in their (our) honor. This year, I'm at it again. Here's what happens when Funfetti Cake and Lemon Bars make sweet, sweet love and have a ridiculously delicious baby...

2-Ingredient Chocolate Cake—Easiest Recipe Ever!

Have you ever found yourself on the couch in dire need of homemade chocolate cake with nary an egg nor stick of butter in sight? Yeah! It happens. Like, more often than you'd think, right? But there's a solution! Hint: It's edible (duh) and only requires two ingredients, you may already have at home.

Dreamy Coconut Rice Pudding! The Best Gluten-Free Dessert for Gluten-Free Dessert Haters xo

I'm not a calorie counter nor a carb-restrictor nor a don't-eat-dairy gal. I believe in balance and lots of exercise but there are more and more people in my life who do need to watch what they eat and I try to dream up delicious treats with them in mind.

The Creamiest Alfredo Ever Without Heavy Cream!—Your New Trick, Right Here!

I shared one of my absolutely favorite weeknight dinners with Freutcake! This Bacon-Corn Alfredo recipe was the result of a fridge clean-out one night. We had corn. We had bacon. We had goat cheese—and we always have linguine. I whipped up this combo and we've been making it every summer since!

5-Ingredient Strawberry-Almond Semifreddo—The Fanciest Easy-Dessert You'll Ever Make!

This holiday weekend, I plan to enjoy my share of frozen treats: Ice cream cones, popsicles, maybe even an ice cream sandwich (or three) but definitely NOT ice cream cake! That's one icy treat I could never warm up to. 

Miniature Rhubarb Galettes—Best Teeny Fruit Pies For Summer Parties!

I felt surprisingly inspired at the famers' market and whipped up a feast with local staples like crunchy snap peas, Long Island duck, and the most beautiful rhubarb I've ever seen—bright pink!

My Absolute Favorite GIANT Birthday Cake Skillet Cookie—Plus An Awesome Giveaway!

Friendly reminder: Enter to win your copy of a fabulous new skillet cookbook I'm giving away on the blog—details here!! And if you're on the fence, I whipped up a giant skillet cookie for a little inspiration...

Simple Sweets: Chocolate Mousse with Salted Caramel Whipped Cream!

Last year I sent a 10-pound box of Swedish fish to my darling boyfriend's office on Valentine's Day but I think this year I'll try something simpler. You see, boyfriend surprisingly digs chocolate mousse and I bet my sweet-and-salty recipe (topped with salted caramel whipped cream) would go over well with him...

White Chocolate–Cranberry Cheesecakes! No-Bake Thanksgiving Dessert

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Easiest Ever Desserts: Lucky Charm Pudding Pie (No-Bake Dessert)!

My post for Good Housekeeping this week may have been my favorite project ever "5 Next-Level Cereal Desserts" each one more awesome than the next! I'll post the recipes and give you a little behind-the-scenes info for each recipe over the coming days. Let's start with the easiest treat of the bunch, Lucky Charm Pudding Pie. 

Easiest Ever Desserts: 3-Ingredient Cherry-Vanilla Cobbler Minis!

When I first started this blog, I was a college student living in Paris with all the free time in the world to whip up fresh recipes each week. It was heaven! Fast forward six years: My day-to-day has definitely changed and I think the blog has too. I'm a full-time food editor who doesn't always have time to make things from scratch at home! 

At first I was kind of embarrassed to be posting shortcut recipes, like these cakes or these cookies instead of more extravagant (read: lengthier) desserts. To be totally honest, sometimes I'd even cheat—like I'd post a great tart using my pie crust recipe but I'd use store-bought dough for the photo. But who does that help? I certainly can't be the only person who needs timesavers. I don't always have time to do things right and I'm guessing you probably don't either. 

So here's what I'm thinking: I'm going to embrace my sorta-homemade recipes from now on and post them proudly, starting with this 3-ingredient cobbler. I piled frozen dark sweet cherries into ramekins and topped 'em with a mixture of yellow cake mix and cream soda. Crazy but it works! The result is a sweet-and-tangy dessert that's ready with little effort (and little clean up). Before we skip to the recipe, though: How do you feel about easier, shortcut-y recipes? Is that something you would be interested in? I'd love to know! 

Also! Feel free to swap in seltzer or maybe a cherry-flavored soda for the cream soda (above). I love the combination of cherry and vanilla but there's lots to play with. Ooh! Even a lime soda could be fun...

3-INGREDIENT CHERRY-VANILLA COBBLER

SERVES: 8

3-INGREDIENT CHERRY-VANILLA COBBLER

SERVES: 8

2 (12-ounce) container frozen dark sweet cherries (do not thaw)

1 box yellow, golden or butter cake mix (about 18-ounces)

1 (12-ounce) can cream soda

1. Preheat the oven to 350˚. 

2. Divide the frozen cherries among 8 to 10 ramekins; no need to thaw or drain. Arrange ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet. 

3. Gently whisk the cake mix and soda together in a large bowl until just combined and bubbly. Let sit 5 minutes until the mixture really foams up. 

4. Divide batter among the ramekins. Bake until the cherries are bubbling and the topping is puffed and golden, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving. 

Want to do a little more? Serve with vanilla ice cream or sprinkle topping with coarse sugar before baking!