This Small Birthday Cake with buttercream frosting and rainbow sprinkles is a homemade 6 inch funfetti cake recipe made from scratch without cake mix! Make this birthday cake for two to celebrate. This upcoming Saturday will mark my 17 (!) year blog anniversary. It also marks my cat’s 8th birthday. Guess which one will be celebrated more? Hint – not me. That’s why I made this Small Birthday Cake with small batch buttercream frosting because how can you celebrate without lots of sprinkles?! Hard to believe my blog turns 17. So much has changed since I first started. I don’t think I was even ..read more

Wake up to the smell of a warming breakfast with Waffles For Two! They’re small batch waffles made with buttermilk that are golden brown, crispy, and delicious. Since I’ve been blogging for 17(!) years now, I try to keep a list of which recipes I’m missing so I can complete my small batch recipes catalog. Recently I realized I’m lacking in basic breakfast recipes for two. Sure I have small batch pancakes and French toast casserole for two, but you know what’s missing? This Waffles For Two recipe! Yes, I have my ham and cheese waffles but those are savory waffles. Those aren’t the waffles yo ..read more

Don’t know what’s for dinner? These Buffalo Chicken Tacos are here to the rescue! Filled with homemade crispy baked buffalo chicken strips, you can have dinner ready from prep to table in under an hour. Ever make a new recipe for dinner that you love so much, you end up making it again the next day because you couldn’t stop thinking about it? One of the running jokes in food blogging is once a recipe is up on the blog, you don’t make it again because you’re too busy making the next recipe. That statement is partially true; there are some recipes like my haluski or balsamic chicken with toma ..read more

Turn your favorite buffalo chicken dip into dinner with Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese! It’s a stovetop mac and cheese made from scratch with hot sauce and ranch dressing (no cream cheese or baking required). I’ve been eating buffalo chicken dip and buffalo chicken wings for as long as I can remember. I’m not sure what it is, but something about combining hot sauce and ranch dressing with chicken works. It’s such a popular flavor combination that it’s not surprising to see anything and everything with a buffalo chicken twist – buffalo grilled cheese, buffalo chicken tacos, even buffalo chick ..read more

Is it possible to make healthy coconut shrimp? Yes it is with Baked Coconut Shrimp! It’s a crispy, golden, and delicious appetizer or dinner served with a spicy mango dipping sauce. Low fat and gluten free. A long, long time ago I received 5 pounds of shrimp for a food contest. First I made my general tso’s shrimp. With so much shrimp in my freezer, I brainstormed different ideas. What do I like to eat when I go out to restaurants? Coconut shrimp is always a favorite. However, it’s often deep fried (and delicious). Not to mention how much it costs on the menu these days. In these cases, I li ..read more

Love coconut shrimp but want a healthier version? Quick and easy Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp is a crispy, succulent appetizer or dinner that is low fat and gluten free without compromising on flavor! Made with egg white and cooked without oil. Confession: I hate deep frying at home. I hate both the clean up and the smell lingering afterwards. That means any time I order out at a restaurant, I tend to gravitate towards fried foods. Especially fried seafood. But as you can imagine, eating out (especially in this economy) really adds up. Plus it’s definitely not the healthiest choice for my waist ..read more

No more guessing what’s for dinner with chicken when you can make Balsamic Chicken With Tomatoes using canned tomatoes! This skillet chicken dinner for two is ready in under an hour from prep to plate. It seems more and more lately I’ve been making less and less time for dinner. Sometimes when I meal plan, I don’t know what to make and think “oh I’ll figure it out later.” Then later comes and I still haven’t figured it out. Then I end up cobbling together a not so healthy dinner. Rinse and repeat the next day. Does that sound familiar? I bet you can relate too. We need to get back on track ..read more

This Microwave Brownie made in a ramekin is a quick single serve chocolate dessert you can make in under 5 minutes. It’s a warm and fudgy eggless brownie for one for those days you need it the most. One of my goals with making microwave desserts like my microwave chocolate chip cookie and microwave peanut butter cookie is to make sure they taste exactly like what they are. Sure, it’s no secret that their baked counterpart will always taste better, but that’s no excuse to make a bad microwave version. After making my cookies and chocolate peanut butter mug cake, I knew it was only a matter of ..read more

Make an inside out shepherd’s pie for St. Patrick’s Day with these fun Shepherd’s Pie Baked Potatoes! They’re gluten free shepherd’s pie twice baked potatoes that are a delightful twist on the classic comfort dish with a crispy potato skin filled with ground beef and vegetables. March is a love/hate month for me, mainly because of St. Patrick’s Day. I studied abroad in Ireland for a semester in college, so I always miss it this time of year. It really did feel like a second home; after all, I lived there for four months (plus the government made me pay them money for staying longer than 90 d ..read more

Mint Chocolate Cupcakes with a big scoop of mint buttercream frosting on top tastes just like mint chocolate chip ice cream but without the mess of melting everywhere! Is it true? Is Sunday *really* St. Patrick’s Day? What happened? I swore yesterday the groundhog predicted an early spring then we went from snow to spring back to snow back to spring. The flowers in Pittsburgh bloomed a month early! Then my friend texted me that shamrock shake are back at McDonald’s. Yes! That to me is the kickoff to all things green and mint. Even though mint chocolate chip is acceptable all year round, I c ..read more