This post was sponsored by TAZO®. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that help make The Sweetest Occasion possible! Ok, friends, let’s cut right to the chase. When TAZO® reached out to see if I’d be game for coming up with the perfect holiday recipe to pair with their TAZO Chai Vanilla Caramel Latte, I was hyped! …
Desserts
This easy chocolate bark recipe makes the perfect Christmas bark when personalized with your favorite toppings. It’s a great addition to cookie trays!
This post was sponsored by Eagle Brand. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that help make The Sweetest Occasion possible! As part of the festive un-cookie exchange I hosted in collaboration with Eagle Brand, today I am sharing the world’s best fudge recipe! Clearly, I’m biased on that one, but I have a bit of a …
This post was sponsored by Eagle Brand. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that help make The Sweetest Occasion possible! Naming these cookie bars involved approximately 37 different options as I ungracefully attempted to spit out into something short and catchy. In the end, we’ll call these exactly what they are! Triple layer dulce de leche brownie …
In our new neighborhood we’re expecting trick or treaters measuring in the hundreds this year. Ours is the trick or treating route de rigueur and consistently has been even since I was a kid. My parents always drove us to this area of the city to amass our fortune of Twix and Kit Kat bars, and …
Chances are strong that you’ve seen some variation of this pumpkin cheesecake parfait recipe floating around, because it’s one I seem to see a lot of this time of year. I’ve had a version written on a stained index card tucked away in one of my favorite vintage recipe boxes for years. I’ve made it …
Since my first foray into making donuts this spring with vanilla bean cake donuts, which I doused in blueberry glaze, I decided I couldn’t let the ubiquitous pumpkin spice season pass me by without making another batch of donuts! Or, in this case, I made like three or four different versions of these donuts until …
I was 15 when I made my maiden voyage to Europe when we went over to visit my stepfather’s family in Germany. At the time, Nutella wasn’t available in the States and my first taste, spread onto crusty bread of some variety, was like heaven. For years, before it was widely available here, our family in Germany would smuggle …
This is the time of year, where after months of nonstop heat and humidity, I can’t wait for the air to get a little cooler so I can turn on my oven. I’m one of those rare birds who loves to bake as much as I love to cook (it seems most people prefer one …
This post was created in collaboration with V8. Real veggies for real people. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that help make The Sweetest Occasion possible! Last summer I was pregnant and could not get enough of everything frozen and fruity. This summer it is insanely hot on the east coast and I have had precisely zero interest in turning …
I make no secret of the fact that ice cream is legitimately my favorite food. Ever. Of all time. No contest. I’m smart and I don’t let myself eat it every day for every meal the way I would love to, but I do love me a good ice cream cone in the summer. Playing …
Following that one particularly sparkly and festive holiday in December, the 4th of July is very easily my favorite holiday. I’m pretty sure it’s because I love summer, but I’m also pretty sure it’s because I am kind of a fireworks fanatic. Plus all that red, white and blue patriotic spirit gets me right in …