Happy National Video Game Day! Now I don’t know about y’all, but anytime I am video-gaming I am most likely also doing some hardcore snacking so I figured it was only right for today’s "Make It Monday" to be one of my favorite snack foods, brownies! These cakey brownies were probably the thickest brownies that... Continue Reading →
Amy Jean’s Kitchen: Muffin Bottom & Pudding Pie (Eat Like a Gilmore)
. . I have been watching Gilmore Girls on repeat for years and the one food that I always always always wanted to make was Sookie’s muffin bottom pie (because obviously the muffin tops are the best and you can’t let the bottoms go to waste! lol). Plus it has pie in the name so... Continue Reading →
Amy Jean’s Kitchen: Sugar Cookies (Pioneer Woman: Dinnertime)
. . Last year I went on a search to find the best sugar cookie (article here) and, spoiler alert, these cookies from the Pioneer Woman won! They are some of the absolute best sugar cookies I have ever had! They are chewy and soft right out of the oven and after cooling they have... Continue Reading →
Amy Jean’s Kitchen: Mini Apple Pie Christmas Trees
. . I was sitting at work one day talking with my co-worker about apple fritters and Christmas baking I had planned to bring into work when an idea popped into my head. “Okay…hear me out….mini apple pies shaped like….CHRISTMAS TREES.” The pie lover in me was sooo ready to give this idea a go.... Continue Reading →
Amy Jean’s Kitchen: Kitchen Sink Holiday Cookies (Tasty Ultimate)
. . I’m going to be honest with y’all….I wasn’t a huge fan of these cookies, however that was definitely because of my odd dislike of mint and not the cookies themselves. If you are a mint fan or know someone who is then these cookies are 1000% perfect for you. They are super Christmas-y... Continue Reading →
Amy Jean’s Kitchen: Oatmeal Cookies (Eat Like a Gilmore)
. . As Keith Habersberger would say, oatmeal cookies are “Daddy’s Favorite” and he is not wrong. One of my dad’s favorite cookies is oatmeal raisin! lol So for his birthday I gave this recipe a try. They came out a little more overdone than I would have preferred, but my dad definitely didn't seem... Continue Reading →
Amy Jean’s Kitchen: National Ice Cream Month
. . . Last month, July, was world ice cream month so of course that meant I had to try my hand at making some homemade ice cream! Recruiting the help of my brother and friend Justin we tackled a recipe out of the Gilmore Girls cookbook and walked away with an ice cream that... Continue Reading →
Amy Jean’s Kitchen: Strudel (Binging with Babish)
. . I had a guest chef help me cook the dessert in this article and boy did we choose a pretty ambitious recipe to recreate. However, lucky for me my guest chef is truly deserving of the title “chef” as he already knows his way around the kitchen waaaaay better than I do creating... Continue Reading →
Amy Jean’s Kitchen: Celebrating National Chocolate Chip Day
. . Oh chocolate chips. You are truly one of the world’s greatest inventions. There are so many different ways you can be used and I swear you enhance every recipe you are in. *sigh* I love you. Okay enough of that mushy stuff. Lol In all seriousness I do love putting chocolate chips in... Continue Reading →
Amy Jean’s Kitchen: Molten Lava Brownie Cakes (Tasty Ultimate)
. . Molten Lava Brownie Cakes - Tasty Ultimate . For dessert I attempted to make molten lava brownie cakes. Biggest tip I could give you? Use cooking spray on your ramekins like your life depends on it. I didn't use as much as I should have and when I flipped the cakes over onto... Continue Reading →