Papa Knitschmidt has quite the sweet tooth and likes to bake. He has made some amazingly yummy treats! When Chalupa Boy was a baby I worked for Papa for a while. There was always some kind of mini candy bar or chocolate nugget of one variety or another in the jar on his desk. But my favorite days were the ones when Papa had been baking and there was something wrapped up waiting for me.

Cake pops have been the rage for a while. I’ve posted countless times about my love for them. But… We have a bigger love in our house. The boys recently asked me to make more of the mini Pop-Tart style treats I made around this time last year. Who am I to deny them of [...]

I was cruising pintrest the other day looking for cake pop inspiration. I want to make my boys some Halloween themed pops for their class. I found some I liked, some I didn’t and then hit the holy grail of pops! 

I love me some Cake Pops! What’s a cake pop you say? Have you been living under a rock for the past 3-4 years? Cake pops are a national phenomenon and there are more blog posts, books, magazine articles, flickr photos and facebook posts on them each and every day. There is even now a [...]

Chewy is allergic to everything. I finally found a cookie recipe that he loves that tastes like real cookies! These are Gluten, Milk, Casien, Soy, Nut free. Gluten Free Chewy Oatmeal Cookies Author: Emily Vanek Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 25 mins Ingredients 1 cup Coconut Oil 1 cup Brown [...]

Now if you know me, I hate “squishy fruit”. I don’t liked cooked or mushy fruit, just a weird thing with me. So… That said, I tend to keep the apple slices pretty thick so they stay a bit firm with this dessert. DH likes the apples more tender, it’s all personal preference and how [...]

I found this recipe on Whole Foods website while looking for something else, and all be dammed if I can remember what I was originally searching for! Now, when I made them I left out the powdered sugar and they weren’t as stiff as they should have been, so make sure you don’t forget that! [...]

These are way too easy! Grab a tall glass of milk to eat with these delicious cookies! Thanks to Heather B. in our forums for this great recipe! Recipe: PB Cookies Ingredients 1 jar of peanut butter 2 eggs 2 cups sugar (I use 1/2 white, 1/2 brown. but you can use any combination you [...]

This recipe combines my love of spice cake with carrot cake! You may wish to add raisins to this, but I prefer it without. Raisins vs. No Raisins is a big debate in our family. Almost as bad as the East Coast/West Coast Rap Drama of the 90′s. Which side are you on? Recipe: Carrot [...]

These are so simple you can practically make them in your sleep! I love making these for teacher gifts around the holidays. They love the homemade touch and I love how the kids can help decorate them! I buy candy foil cups and tiny boxes from the baking aisle at the grocery store or Michaels. [...]

Every fall I make these cookies. They are INSANE! The kids go nuts for them. I’m going to make them again this week with pomegranate craisins instead of cranberries. I also make a powdered sugar glaze on top. Yum! Recipe: Pumpkin Cranberry Cookies Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla [...]

I’m ready for fall to arrive, how about you?! I was searching for a great pumpkin recipe to get me in the autumn mood and came accross this AWESOME one from Family Fun Magazine! I’m making them now! Hope they turn out just as tasty as they look! Recipe: Pumpkin Cupcakes Ingredients CUPCAKES: 2 cups [...]