Easy Strawberry Cake

Made with a doctored up cake mix, this easy strawberry cake is a great make-ahead dessert for summer! Bursting with strawberries and topped with cream cheese frosting, this pretty pink cake is sweet, tangy, and totally delicious. If you saw my post on the famous TikTok cinnamon rolls with heavy cream, you know that TikTok...

Cinnamon Rolls with Heavy Cream (TikTok Cinnamon Rolls)

Looking for the easiest way to make cinnamon rolls that taste homemade? Give these cinnamon rolls with heavy cream (AKA the famous “TikTok cinnamon rolls”) a try! They’re so good, no one will guess you didn’t make them from scratch. Every once in a while a recipe will show up on my TikTok FYP that...

Grilled Peaches

Grilled peaches are a fun and easy way to celebrate one of summer’s best fruits. Topped with brown sugar and spices, these peaches are amazing when served with a scoop of ice cream and a drizzle of honey. This post contains affiliate links. One of our favorite summer fruits is peaches. However, the ones that...

German Potato Salad

Made with red potatoes, plenty of bacon, and a tangy vinaigrette, this German potato salad is a delicious mayo-free side dish for any time of year. Would you believe me if I told you that a lot of people in my family often look forward to my side dishes more than my desserts? Well, it’s...

Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Strawberry pretzel salad is a vintage classic. This jello salad features a buttery pretzel crust, tangy cream cheese filling, and a sweet strawberry topping.  Let me start out this post for Strawberry Pretzel Salad by saying I know this is not a salad. But it’s been a midwest staple dessert for as long as I...

Strawberry Shortcake

A yellow sponge cake is piled high with whipped cream and glazed strawberries in this beautiful strawberry shortcake recipe. This is one impressive cake that will have everyone asking for a second slice. This post contains affiliate links. It seems like every summer I fall in love with a simple recipe and I keep making...

Watermelon Lemonade

Homemade watermelon lemonade is one of the most refreshing summer drinks you could make! This sweet-tart lemonade is bursting with the flavor of fresh watermelon. Serve it as-is or dress it up with vodka or gin for a simple cocktail. This post contains affiliate links. If your weather is at all like ours here in...

Mini Cheesecakes

These adorable mini cheesecakes are always the hit of any party! Top these little beauties with anything from pie filling to caramel sauce to fresh fruit – you can’t go wrong. This post contains affiliate links. One of the things I’ve learned about being a parent is that mini things are the way to get...

Cinnamon Tortilla Chips

Buttery, crunchy, and sweet from plenty of cinnamon sugar, these cinnamon tortilla chips are the perfect partner for summery fruit salsa, ice cream, or any sweet dip. This post contains affiliate links. When I was in college, the Mediterranean restaurant that I worked at had a pretty long list of desserts ranging from Baklava to bakery-style...

Fruit Salsa

A perfect blend of fresh fruit combines with strawberry jam and orange juice to create a deliciously sweet and summery fruit salsa. If there’s one thing about me that’s constant all summer long, it’s that I am going to overbuy fruit every single time I pass our local farm stand or even venture into the...