Three Ingredient Pumpkin Treats

I found a new favorite cookie/cupcake [that's right, it can be a cookie AND a cupcake] and I have a love/hate relationship with it. WHY did I make these?! We've eaten almost all of them in TWO days. 

They're pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies [or you can make cupcakes] and they are the easiest treat you'll ever make. Also, they are the devil. You've been warned. 

These are really the only two ingredients you need. But of course I've added chocolate. But you don't need it if you just want to make some cupcakes or muffins.

Just mix the two ingredients & preheat to 350...

... add some chocolate...

Bake for 18-20 minutes and BAM, you've got amazingly easy and delicious (and might I add festive) cookies. I put the extra batter in cupcake tins and made cupcakes topped with cream cheese & cinnamon frosting. Yep, I had leftover frosting and I added some cinnamon. AMAZE. 

I'll leave you with a craft. I went to Michael's and got a letter, twine and a fake flower. The twine was kind of hard so if I do it again, I might try something different. 

L for Love, Leigh or Lamb. Either one works :)

Everything But The Campfire

On my last night in Tennessee, I went to my best friend Danielle's house and she made a mean homemade lasagna [when she suggested lasagna, I seriously thought we would just do Stouffer's]. I'm super glad she made it herself because it was yummmo and it was with whole wheat noodles so it was healthier!

And then I came in the door with something not so healthy but oh so delicious: Baked. Smores. This is what it was supposed to look like:

And then then this is how mine looked:

Either way, they were a hit and they are even better the next day. I made an adjustment and made them in a smaller dish and did two layers of the chocolate and marshmallows.

The blogger who made hers used an 11 x 7 pan but I did 8 x 8 and I also really screwed up [see left side of picture]. I'm definitely not a perfectionist when it comes to baking. This was super fun to make and extremely easy! Also, people love it - I brought it to work and they are gobbling it up quick!

Grab the recipe from The Apron Gal here :)

Party in your PJs!

Party in your pjs in the best Christmas party to have. It was the most comfy and laid back party ever. The only problem is that you're not wearing jeans or a tight dress so you tend to eat and drink as much as you can handle. The elastic waist band did not help with the overindulging.

I felt like this guy on Sunday.

Check out some of the treats we made for the party!

I made bacon wrapped pineapple shrimp last night and it was so good. It didn't look as pretty as this picture but you get the idea. A hit with the guys!

I have no idea what this was.. pretty though, eh?

Stinkin' cute reindeer cupcakes!

Buffalo chicken bites. I will be making these in the future.. so amazing! I just have to get the recipe from Lacey first :)

Rum punch

We decided instead of doing dirty santa or buying presents for each other, we would all buy gifts for an Angel from Danielle's school.

Sweet Uggs :)

This little girl is going to have a fabulous Christmas! 

PJ Party!!!

Partying in pj's is by far the best.

Me with sweet Hudson.. and a glass of wine :)

Freshman dorm reunion!

 

Party at Dan's! So glad you bought a house and that we're temporary neighbors! We have to do this every year!

Holiday [Pinterest] Treats!

Most of you know that I travel all over, am never at home and never get to cook or bake. And the latter part of that sentence is what makes me super sad. Soooo, I've decided to shake things up a bit this weekend and make some TREATS!

My friend is having a Christmas party on Saturday so I'm heading to pinterest for some cute treat ideas!

This is a little more "fall-ish" but oh sweet lord, it looks amazing. Recipe here

How freakin' adorable!

 

Precious and easy.. I'm in!

One word - YUM

 

Brownie Peppermint Treats... recipe here!

 

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Ahhh I can't wait to start baking!!! Which treats look the best to you?!

Cupcake Jones!

Are you "jonesin'" for a delicious treat? If you're in Portland, you have to check out Cupcake Jones! We were planning an event here in Portland and we decided to sample some cupcakes before the event [rough life, right?] and they were amazing. Everything is FRESH and they don't even use dyes in the cupcakes. Au naturale, baby! And they change up the flavors every day.. helloooo, variety!

Here's a shot of the pearl, the peanut butter chocolate and the caramel apple!

Downtown Chocolate Brown and Pumpkin Pie!

The Red Velvet is my fave. Amazing. That's a sugar coated petal.. don't knock it til you try it!

Here we've got some new ones including Molasses Spice and German Chocolate!

Chocolate Covered Pretzel. I die.

Cupcake Jones
307 NW 10th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
503.222.4404

Voodoo Donuts!

Last night, I was craving chocolate. Where better to go than Portland's Famous Voodoo Doughnuts! It's literally right down the street from my hotel so I walked over... passed this pretty cool sign on the way!

Portland's got this "Austin" type attitude. I like it :)

View from across the street

I can only imagine how awesome this is after the bars... Voodoo is open 24/7! Be prepared: CASH ONLY but they have an ATM inside.

Yuuuum... good luck deciding!

Please take a look at some of the items on the menu

Such a cute little area to sit and have your treat!

I got the Diablos Rex [description below]

Devil's Food Cake doughnut with chocolate frosting, red sprinkles, vanilla pentagram and chocolate chips in the middle. Ahhhh so good! If you find yourself in Portland, you have to come here. No questions asked.

Another tip: figure out what you want online before you go. They aren't the friendliest people I've ever met.

Voodoo Doughnuts - Downtown

22 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Portland

(503) 241-4704

Voodoo Website