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One of my favorite Easter traditions is baking a creamy ricotta cheesecake for my family! It's the perfect recipe to share with a crowd, and it's make-ahead friendly, meaning you can bake it well in advance and just pull it out of the freezer the night before you plan on serving it! Delicious on it's own, but outrageously good with a fresh berry sauce on top!

cheesecake, Easter

Creamy Italian Ricotta Cheesecake Recipe

Featuring light and fluffy cake layers that are exploding with rainbow sprinkles and slathered in a silky smooth cream cheese buttercream frosting, this is the Ultimate Funfetti Birthday Cake Recipe!!! Perfect for any special celebration or birthday party! This cake is sure to bring a smile to your face!

Cakes

Ultimate Funfetti Birthday Cake Recipe

Today I'm teaching you how to make Mimosa Cupcakes! Light and fluffy, these delicious cupcakes are made with freshly squeezed orange juice, orange zest, and of course, CHAMPAGNE! One of my favorite cupcake recipes for brunch or special occasions like Easter, Mother's Day, or New Year's Eve!

Cupcakes, Easter, Spring Recipes

How to Make Mimosa Cupcakes

This Almond Raspberry Cake with White Chocolate Amaretto Buttercream Frosting is a total showstopper! Featuring four layers of light and fluffy almond cake, raspberry filling, and creamy white chocolate amaretto cream, this cake is decadently sweet! A must try if you love raspberry almond desserts!

Cakes, Chocolate

White Chocolate Almond Raspberry Cake

March 24, 2021

Eggs Benedict

Featuring golden brown toasted English muffins, poached eggs, slices of Canadian bacon, and hollandaise sauce, this Eggs Benedict recipe is pure perfection! Top with freshly chopped dill and scallions, or simply serve with salt and pepper. Perfect for any special at-home breakfast or brunch!

Featuring golden brown toasted English muffins, poached eggs, slices of Canadian bacon, and hollandaise sauce, this Eggs Benedict recipe is pure perfection! Top with freshly chopped dill and scallions, or simply serve with salt and pepper. Perfect for any special at-home breakfast or brunch!

Classic Eggs Benedict Recipe

My mom loved eggs benedict! And it’s impossible for me to see it, make it, or eat it without thinking of her. When we went to LA we had a smoked salmon Eggs Benedict at The Ivy that was too die for! But more often than not, she enjoyed the classic version. No frills, just an English muffin, an egg, some bacon, and plenty of sauce!

So mom, this recipe is for you!

Featuring golden brown toasted English muffins, poached eggs, slices of Canadian bacon, and hollandaise sauce, this Eggs Benedict recipe is pure perfection! Top with freshly chopped dill and scallions, or simply serve with salt and pepper. Perfect for any special at-home breakfast or brunch! …

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Perfectly pan seared scallops are served in a delicious white wine lemon caper sauce! This special occasion recipe is so easy and comes together in less than 20 minutes! Just be sure not to overcook your scallops, only cook for 1 minute and 30 seconds or so per side!

Pan Seared Scallops with Lemon Caper Sauce

Nothing screams cozy like a giant bowl of Italian Chicken Tortellini Soup! Loaded with tender cheese tortellini, shredded chicken, fresh baby spinach, carrots, and celery... all in a super flavorful chicken broth! Serve this family favorite with extra parmesan cheese and crusty bread.

Italian Chicken Tortellini Soup

These Crazy Good Classic Stuffed Shells are creamy, gooey, carb-y comfort food at it's best! This family loved recipe features perfectly cooked shells, flavorful tomato sauce, and the most delicious ricotta filling! Sure to become one of your favorite pasta dishes!

Crazy Good Classic Stuffed Shells

My Best Ever Baked Ziti Recipe serves a crowd and is sure to receive rave reviews! Today I'm spilling my secrets on how to master this classic pasta dish and make it better than you ever have before. Including how to achieve perfectly cooked noodles, make delicious homemade sauce, get golden brown gooey cheese pockets, and so much more.

Best Ever Baked Ziti Recipe

Cheesy Bacon and Green Bean Casserole is creamy, crunchy, and so delicious! Always a huge hit at Thanksgiving celebrations, parties, and pot lucks! If you've been looking for a new green bean casserole recipe, this is it!

Cheesy Bacon Green Bean Casserole

The Best Homemade Lasagna Recipe is cheesy, meaty, saucy, and SO delicious!!! And while this recipe requires a bit of work, it can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge for up to 24 hours before baking. A hearty recipe that's perfect for feeding large groups! #lasagna #lasagnarecipe

The Best Homemade Lasagna Recipe

Travel

Scottsdale Four Seasons Girls Trip

Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North

A few months ago I traveled to Scottsdale for my bachelorette party and it was AMAZING! My bridesmaids rented an adorable house and for 4 days we swam, drank margaritas, ate too many chips, and danced our hearts out. It was one of those trips that went by WAY too fast! And I was grateful…

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More Recipes

The Best Moscow Mule Recipe features spicy ginger beer, fresh lime juice, vodka, and a ginger lime simple syrup! On a hot Summer day, this refreshing cocktail really hits the spot! For an extra pretty presentation, serve in a copper mug with a sprig of mint and a lime wedge or spiral!

The Best Moscow Mule Recipe

Made with gin or vodka and grapefruit juice, this classic cocktail is so easy and always a crowd-pleaser! Served in a highball glass with a salted rim, this drink is perfect for brunch or Summer parties! Just be sure to use fresh grapefruit juice, it really makes all the difference!

How to Make a Salty Dog

Made with freshly squeezed lime juice, orange juice, orange liqueur, tequila, and just a touch of honey, this is the Best 5 Minute Margarita Recipe you'll ever make! One of the most popular cocktails in the world, and perfect for those hot Summer days! So without further ado, let's make my perfect homemade margaritas!

The Best 5 Minute Margarita Recipe

This Easy Bananas Foster French Toast is one of our favorite breakfast recipes! Crispy slices of buttery brioche are topped with a delicious homemade bananas foster sauce made from dark rum, butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, and crunchy pecans. Delicious on it's on, but devilishly good with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream!

Easy Bananas Foster French Toast

Today I'm teaching you how to make the BEST Easy French Toast! And you won't believe how quick and easy it is! Topped with maple syrup, this French toast recipe is sure to become one of your favorite breakfasts!

Best Easy Homemade French Toast

This Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Cheesecake is ultra creamy and the perfect marriage of chocolate and peanut butter! Featuring an oreo crust, creamy peanut butter cheesecake filling, and topped with with peanut butter chocolate ganache and peanut butter cups, it's a true showstopper! And any leftovers freeze great!

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Cheesecake

This Classic Italian Tiramisu for a Crowd is always a hit! Made with a creamy mascarpone mixture, coffee soaked ladyfingers, and a dusting of dark cocoa powder, this is heaven in a baking dish! No raw eggs in this recipe!

Italian Tiramisu for a Crowd

The Best Brooklyn Blackout Cupcakes are insanely moist, filled with chocolate pudding, and topped with fudgy chocolate frosting and chocolate cake crumbs! Just like Brooklyn Blackout Cake... but in cupcake form! These require a little advance planning, but are sure to be a showstopper at your next event!

The Best Brooklyn Blackout Cupcakes

These Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies are super thick, rich in peanut butter flavor, and loaded with gooey chocolate chips! Press extra chocolate chips on top and sprinkle with sea salt for an impressive presentation! A great recipe for anyone who loves the combination of chocolate and peanut butter!

Bakery-Style Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate lovers will go crazy for this decadent Homemade Chocolate Martini Recipe! Made with a homemade chocolate syrup instead of chocolate liqueur, they're not too sweet and won't give you a stomach ache after one sip! Garnish the martini glasses with cocoa powder, chocolate curls, or a sprig of fresh mint!

Homemade Chocolate Martini Recipe

My Double Chocolate Madeleines are fluffy, cakey, and perfect for dunking in tea or coffee! A sweet treat that's sure to please the chocolate lovers in your life! So bust out your madeleine pan and let's get baking!

Double Chocolate Madeleines

If you love chocolate cake, you have to try this sinfully delicious recipe for Devil's Food Cake! It's an old-fashioned recipe that's intensely rich, moist yet dense, and totally decadent! Exploding with rich chocolate flavor and covered in chocolate frosting, it's sure to become your favorite chocolate cake recipe!

Old-Fashioned Devil’s Food Cake

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Meet Ashley

Hey! I’m Ashley, a creative spirit with a major sweet tooth. Most days you can find me in my happy place: the kitchen. If I’m not there, I’m probably snapping photos of food, planning a party… or dreaming about my next trip to Paris (AKA my favorite place in the entire world). I’m a story teller, recipe developer, and photographer who firmly believes that a homemade life is a happy life. Learn More.

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