Tweet!   I know it sounds kind of shallow.. Then again, I am blonde. Sometimes chocolate can make or break a day for me. It has been a busy week, and a busy day. Today I finally gave up my dream of having a garage sale and making $1,000. I filled up the back of [...]

Tweet!  One year ago last week, grandbaby number 5 entered the world.   Lydia Grace I made cupcakes for her baby shower – you can find the recipe by clicking on this link: Baby Shower Cupcakes I actually devoted 3 posts to these cupcakes….overkill, I know. Are you surprised? One of the posts was a [...]

Tweet! Ok – I don’t care if it is 125 degrees where you are, you have to find a way to bake this cake… I am afraid I will have to insist.. I found this cake through my newest passion – Pinterest. If you haven’t been there click on the big red button in my [...]

Tweet! Raise your hand if you think I won’t loose my “after baby” chub if I continue to make this type of food? Raise your hand if you think I should no longer call it “after baby” chub when my baby is 19 years old? Raise your hand if you ever have those day’s when [...]

Tweet! Welcome to The Little Brown House Year in Review It was so much fun going back through my first year with this blog and choosing my top 10 projects. I have learned a lot about blogging in the past year, and also completed a lot of fun projects! I hope you enjoy looking through [...]

Tweet! I finally got started on some Christmas Baking.. I seem to be behind on everything this year! Except the eating.. I seem to be keeping up with that.. I make biscotti every year, but this year decided to try a new recipe. I love it – and it is SUPER easy. That is a [...]

Tweet! When I saw this recipe featured on Tasty Kitchen yesterday – I knew I had to try it immediately, if not sooner. Hot Chocolate Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies I mean, the name alone practically put me into a chocolate coma.. In fact, before I got ready to bake them this afternoon, I went online [...]

Tweet! Welcome to Tasty Tuesday at The little brown house! I decided this week to make something that doesn’t require using the oven – Of course, the Northwest is having a mild summer for some reason, and it is only about 73 degree’s here today! But I know for some of you it has been [...]

Tweet! Yep, once again I am sharing a recipe that is not really light on calories.. Remember back when I said I would be sharing more Weight Watchers recipes because I was going to be trying to eat healthier? WW Friendly Minestrone Umm, well that wasn’t me. Yep, that’s right, it was my evil twin… [...]

Tweet! Yes, that is what I am calling it – Bundt Of Sin.. I got this recipe from my good friend The Lumberjack’s Wife. Who gives me a reason to get up every morning.. yes, her blog is that good. Read it.. She posted it the other day – but she calls it Darn Good [...]

Tweet! I am going out of town for a couple of days, and was unable to do my usual Tasty Tuesday post. I am re-posting one from February. It makes one serving and is made in the microwave, so it is perfect for those summer nights after the kids are in bed when you are [...]

Tweet! Welcome to The Little Brown House! I am afraid I have something very tempting for you today – unless you don’t like chocolate.. or sugar.. or butter. But then you probably wouldn’t be visiting the Little Brown Sugar Chocolate House!! I subscribed to the Better Homes and Gardens magazine, and they sent me a [...]

Tweet! What is Chocoffee, you may ask? Well, it is simply a combination of two of my favorite things – chocolate and coffee. There are day’s I can get by without chocolate. I will say those day’s are very rare. But, I can’t, just can not, go a day without coffee – Trust me – [...]

Tweet! I am a self-professed chocoholic. I crave it and it satisfies me. There, now you know. I have put myself out there and I feel better.. I got this cookie recipe 25 years ago from my sister-in-law. Why she felt the need to give it to a four year old I will never understand……….. [...]