Double Chocolate Pecan Cookies

If you follow me on Instagram, you might’ve seen the photo I posted of a warm, fudgy cookie… with hints of pecans and chocolate chips peeking out from every direction. You might’ve also seen that I registered for my second half marathon, the Disney Princess Half. I’m not sure if I’m driven or just plain [...]

Live! Naked Power Garden Sweepstakes

Last Thursday, I posted these delicious Berry Cupcakes with Sweet Mascarpone Frosting as part of the Naked Power Garden Sweepstakes. And today, the contest is open! Click on over to Naked Juice’s Facebook page and cast a vote for me! Just select my Berry Cupcakes, enter your email address and click “Enter Now” to pin [...]

Naked Berry Cupcakes with Sweet Mascarpone Frosting

Bliss and Foodie have teamed up with Naked Juice for a program that’s all about summer recipes that include Naked’s new juice, Power Garden, as a main ingredient. Whether it’s a Bloody Mary with Tomato Kick or these yummy Berry Cupcakes using Berry Garden, the juice will make any recipe healthier. Each recipe will be [...]

Food Blog Forum ’13 – Hosted by Walt Disney World

If asked to recreate a more beautiful weekend, I don’t think I could: eating an amazing array of savory dishes and sweet treats, meeting new friends, listening to the sage advice of renowned bloggers, being inspired to be my best self, making family memories and doing it all at the most magical place on earth. [...]

Live Sigma Kappa – Whole-Wheat Applesauce Cake

Another day, another celebration! It’s National Applesauce Cake Day, and over on Live Sigma Kappa, I’m giving you just that… a warm & spicy Applesauce Cake! With notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, it’s a treat more suited for Fall. However, with the recent winds and rain around North Texas, it’s felt less like Summer, [...]

Greek-Style Egg Bake

I’m sitting here in a rough state. Since returning home from Food Blog Forum, I’ve thrown caution to the wind. I’ve continued to eat as if I were still visiting with Mickey & Minnie, where calories consumed on property don’t count. My ‘Disney high’ is still lingering and I’m clinging to it with a tight [...]

Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies

I missed National Chocolate Chip Day by two days, but couldn’t let these slip by without sharing them with you all! They’re a (very addicting) cookie I’ve had pinned for a long time and since I didn’t have a few of the original ingredients on hand, I used what I had and put my own [...]

Mini Spinach Quiches

I’m so excited to share these little babies with you today. I’ve had them on my ‘to-do’ list for quite a while, but we’ve not been home long enough to barely breathe, let alone make a decent meal in the kitchen. Fortunately, this past weekend we never left the house… except for the five trips [...]

Hazelnut Tiramisu Brownies from Barista Prima Coffeehouse®

When my sweet contact at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters informed me that the most recent mailer would be right up my alley, I could hardly contain myself. I instantly knew it would involve baking and I secretly prayed that the box would contain dark chocolate. I was in luck – the box did contain dark [...]

Live Sigma Kappa – Blueberry Chicken Salad Wraps

Happy National Salad Month! I know… it seems like every day you wake up, it’s time to celebrate something else. However, I’m pretty keen on dedicating an entire month to the salad. Growing up, it was never really a favorite of mine, but since joining WW and turning my eating habits around, it’s become one [...]

Sangria Cupcakes for Krystal & Her Little Cupcake!

Today we fete sweet Krystal, of Mrs. Regueiro’s Plate. She and her adorable family are awaiting baby #2… lovingly nicknamed ‘Cupcake’. So, in honor of her little ‘cupcake’ (and Elena’s new sibling!), we’re celebrating with cupcakes of all different flavors at today’s Virtual Shower! I chose to bring a fruity & spicy Sangria Cupcake. With [

Turkey Cutlets with Mustard Cream Sauce

Turkey is traditional Thanksgiving fare, but when you’re looking for a quick weeknight option during the rest of the year, it comes in quite handy. Especially when it tops a bed of fresh spinach and rests beside a big, fluffy scoop of mashed baby reds. In the past few days, the weather in North Texas [...]

TWD: Baking With Julia ‘Rewind’ – Buttermilk Crumb Muffins

I’ve wanted to make these muffins from the moment they were originally chosen, way back on November 6th, 2012. However, as we’re all too familiar with, life got in the way and I forgot they’d even existed. So I was elated when TWD: Baking With Julia scheduled a ‘rewind’ for this week and I could [...]

Cinnamon-Raisin Oatmeal Squares

The square… it’s the best thing since sliced bread! And no, I’m not talking about that little credit card reader that plugs into your phone and lets you accept payments on the spot (although it is pretty genius). I’m talking about these yummy Cinnamon-Raisin Oatmeal Squares. They’re packed with healthy oatmeal, sweet cinnamon chips and [...]

C’s Corner: Venison Burgers

C’s travel schedule has opened up for the last week and a half, and I couldn’t be any happier. And since he’s been traveling non-stop since January, this means we’ve had more time to spend together… making grocery runs, catching up on our shows, getting together with family, mowing the yard and cooking dinners. We’ve [...]

Cream Cheese Banana Nut Bread for Nikki & her Sweet Southern Boy!

Today is such a special day… one where we celebrate Ms. Nikki of Seeded at the Table and her upcoming arrival! I have only incredibly sweet things to say about Nikki. Having met her during 2011′s Foodbuzz Festival in San Francisco, I know first hand what a doll this woman is. She’s the super-cute gal [...]

Blueberry Pie Bars

I knew the moment these popped up on my radar, I would be making a batch that day. And since an abundance of fresh blueberries have been showing up in my local markets lately, it seemed like kismet. For the last month, I’ve been back on the ol’ WW wagon with a strict mentality… one [...]

Wholly Hungry Chefs Event & a Giveaway!

As much fun as I had with my friends at Wholly Guacamole the first go-round, I had even more fun this second time when we met up at Culinary Focus last month. Since I was invited back, I assume I was on my best behavior last year! This time, we teamed up with Chef Nathan [...]

Live Sigma Kappa – Elvis Cookies

Can you believe that April has already arrived? The saying about all these showers bringing May flowers couldn’t be any more true around here… it’s either overcast and muggy or pouring down rain. So, to bring a little sunshine out, I baked up a batch of these Elvis Cookies for Live Sigma Kappa. I had [...]

Gluten-Free Strawberry Crumb Muffins

Ever have one of those days where it seems that everything is coming at you at once? Readers, meet today. Today, meet my readers. For me, it’s ad deadlines at the office, piles of laundry, bills to be paid, dinner dates, baby showers for friends, house sitting for my parents, wedding planning for my sister, [...]

Tully’s® Hawaiian Blend from Green Mountain Coffee

Aloha, readers! The weather’s finally starting to warm up and if you’re anything like me, you’re daydreaming of colorful bathing suits, comfy flip flops, sweet coconuts and breezy hammocks. Fortunately for me, my friends at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters mailed a care package with those thoughts bundled inside. Along with a grass skirt and a [...]

French Fridays with Dorie – Ispahan Loaf Cake

This week’s FFwD recipe is one inspired by Monsieur Pierre Hermes. Pretty in pink… the first words that came to mind when I pulled this sweet little loaf out of the oven. Created with ingredients such as creamy butter, sifted almond meal and Confectioners’ sugar, (among others), rose syrup and extract blend together to produce [...]

{Zero-Point} Tropical Fruit Smoothie

After working my way through Weight Watchers for the past two years, I’ve become super-comfortable in my routines. Sometimes, a little too comfortable… with a few of those weeks ending in a weight gain. However, most times, I had major scale-related (and non-scale-related) victories (hello, dropping 4 sizes!). I’ve changed my entire outlook on food [...]

TWD: Baking With Julia – Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies

You know those cookies you can smell a mile away? Yeah, those. The ones courtesy of Great American Cookies, those sinful storefronts in malls (and now cookie trucks!) across the country. Well, I’ve always had an affinity for them, even knowing how awfully bad they are for me. And what I didn’t realize until this [...]

Chocolate Mint Brownies

St. Patty’s Day is only three days away, but I’m already feeling the green love. And since I’m back on the ol’ Weight Watchers wagon, I’m all about finding those sweet treats that don’t carry a huge point value on their backs. I love these brownies for the sheer fact that they’re so dense and [...]

Donut House Collection from Green Mountain Coffee

When I first became enchanted with the Keurig brewer and all of its many wonders, I was drinking cups upon cups of Donut House Coffee® several times a day. I was in absolute love with the Chocolate Glazed Donut variety… the one Green Mountain Coffee Roasters describes as “the taste of a fresh chocolate donut, [...]

Love, Lilacs and a Lifetime of Happiness: Our Wedding Photos by Jessica D’Onofrio

I casually mentioned these photos when I posted last August about our Retro Engagement Shoot with the amazing Jessica D’Onofrio. Little did I know just how in love I’d be with the outcome. Of course, these are only a handful of the images that Jessica captured throughout the day… there are just too many to [...]

Live Sigma Kappa – Mint Chip Cookies

My sincerest apologies for the lack of posts this past week. In the days since I baked up those Double Chip Brownies, C & I both had birthdays and have been apart on business trips that sent us to opposite sides of the country. We’ve just now returned home to spend as much time together [...]

Double Chip Brownies

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but the 50%, 75% and even 90% sales have not! If you’re anything like me, you love cruising the holiday sale aisles to find bargains on all kinds of baking goods: cupcake liners & toppers, colored sprinkles, fancy pans, etc. This year, I found these adorable dark chocolate & [...]

French Fridays with Dorie – Secret Valentine Cookie Swap

I love being a part of the ‘French Fridays with Dorie’ family. Almost five years ago, I began my baking journey, following along with other Dorie-lovers and posting ‘Tuesdays With Dorie’ treats on a weekly basis. We’ve shared our triumphs, our struggles, our yummy dishes and our kitchen fails. And through all that, we’ve become [...]

Mardi Gras King Cupcakes

A few years ago, I attempted my first King Cake. The result was tasty, and although I was complemented many times over, it ended up a tad on the ugly side. I’ve had plans each year since to remake the cake, hoping for a prettier turnout, but things caught up with me again this February [...]

Tomato Broccoli Salad

Good-for-you veggies, a recipe in ZipList form and updated with pretty pictures. You’re welcome. This is a year-round, go-to salad of my mom’s. It’s perfect for barbeques, get-togethers, pot-lucks, showers or even a weeknight dinner, when you’re strapped for time. It’s a salad I grew up on and one that I continue to make in [...]

Live Sigma Kappa – Heart-Healthy Cherry-Chocolate Chip Cookies

It’s all about the heart this month. And on LSK today, I’ve posted these Heart-Healthy Cherry-Chocolate Chip Cookies. Filled with oats, dried cherries and dark chocolate chips, they’re a sweet ending to any meal. Since I almost ate the entire batch by myself (while counting the PointsPlus™ value, mind you), it’s a great thing that [...]

Happy World Nutella Day ’13!!

It’s February 5th, which means that it’s also World Nutella Day… a day for all Nutella lovers to unite! And thanks to our sweet hostesses, Sara from Ms Adventures in Italy & Michelle from Bleeding Espresso, we can do just that. They created this holiday back in 2007 and work hard rounding up all those [...]

Lila’s Chicken

Continuing my quest to update popular posts with more appetizing photos, I give you Lila’s Chicken. It’s a warm & comforting pasta dish that I first posted back in July of 2008… and one that the whole family enjoys! I love it when I get to spend a whole day with my little sister… just [...]

Jessica & Chris: Our Wedding Video Trailer by Copper Penny Films

After sitting on pins and needles for the last three months, eagerly waiting to see the photographs and video that were captured on our very special day, I’ve gotten my first taste! Courtesy of the incredibly talented Elizabeth of Copper Penny Films, our wedding video trailer is now live! I’m not sure when the full-length [...]

Crunchy Biscoff-Butterscotch Chip Cookies

It’s been almost four months since the wedding has passed. And after all the luxurious food we enjoyed on our honeymoon, I went a little crazy with my eating habits. I wouldn’t stuff myself, but I also wasn’t too concerned with my daily ‘Weight Watchers’ point count or exercising as much as I did pre-wedding. [...]

Vanilla Smash Cake

Miss Callie was born two months premature with intestinal complications. After countless prayers, speedy trips to Dallas and two surgeries, her momma & daddy finally brought her home from Children’s Medical on her sixth-week birthday. It’s hard to believe that was just one short year ago. Today, my niece (and Goddaughter!) is full of life, [...]

Celebrating Five Years of ‘My Baking Heart’!

I’ve said it countless times before, but on this fifth anniversary of MBH’s beginning, I’ll say it again… I am so humbled by the hundreds of opportunities and special friendships that this little blog has afforded me. It really doesn’t seem like five years have passed since I first hit the ‘Publish’ button. I’ve had [...]

C’s Corner: Cilantro-Lime Shrimp Tacos

C’s in the kitchen again with another winner! What was once a spur-of-the-moment recipe has become a weekly staple in our house… when he’s home, that is. His business travels seemed to be few & far between over the holidays (which was super nice), but lately, he’s gone almost every night. Flying here & driving [...]

Mini Cinnamon-Roll Apple Pies

After a week of dreary & rainy weather, the sun is shining bright, C is home from a week-long business trip and it’s Friday! All perfectly wonderful reasons to celebrate in my opinion… and the following recipe? It’s excellent for such an occasion. When Momma G prepared these for an after-dinner dessert last Sunday, I [...]

Gluten-Free Blueberry-Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins

Gluten-free and good for you! Just the words you want to hear this time of year, right? If you need a quick breakfast on your way to work, then this is it. These yummy muffins are incredibly easy to prepare and will save you precious time the next morning! I found a similar recipe buried [...]

Live Sigma Kappa – S’mores Bars

It’s probably not very kosher to your typical New Year’s resolutions (getting fit, eating healthier, etc.), but these S’mores Bars are so darn tasty you might not care! They’re the perfect balance of chocolate, marshmallow and graham crackers… without all the mess! And they’re featured on Live Sigma Kappa, so hop on over and check [...]

Slow-Cooker Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Happy New Year’s Eve, sweet friends! I’m simply amazed that another year has flown by… however, I can’t wait to see what 2013 has in store, can you? This past Saturday night, TCU played Michigan State in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. C built a roaring fire, Momma G made sausage balls, Dad brought the [...]

Peppermint Bark Blossoms

The final countdown is on: we’re only five days away from Christmas and I’m still busy running from store to store to find last-minute gifts. Why do I always wait so long and stress myself out? Who knows, but I’m sure I’ll be doing the very same thing at this time next year! While I [...]

TWD: Baking With Julia – Finnish Pulla

If you’re looking to wow your Christmas crowd, then bake up this Finnish Pulla immediately. The rise time isn’t as long as most loaves and the rich & spicy scent of cardamom fills the entire house. It’s warm, fluffy and has a lovely crust, too. Bonus: the wreath’s just as beautiful on the dessert table [...]

National Blogging Day of Remembrance

Christmas Favorites: A Sweet & Savory Round-Up

Another Friday has arrived… which just means another week is down and with eleven days left, I’m still not ready for Christmas! We finally picked out our first tree last night, the lights are up on the house and I’ve been busy baking sweet treats, but the gifts have totally escaped me! Since I’ve had [...]

The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2012 – Spiced Rum Cookies

Remember when I said that I couldn’t wait for the sign-up sheet to be passed around for 2012′s Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap? Well, it finally landed on my desk and I’m almost certain I was one of the very first to add my name to the list. All thanks to Lindsey from Love & [...]

Organize It: K-Cup® Pack Countertop Storage Drawer

Between baking holiday dishes, icing Christmas cookies and still preparing everyday lunches and dinners, counter space is a hot commodity these days. So to free up some room and help me organize, the good folks at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sent me a K-Cup® Pack Countertop Storage Drawer! It fits perfectly in between my brewer [...]