bite-sized pb&j cups

When I want to feel the nostalgic satisfaction of childhood  I need look no further than my pantry. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were by far my favorite of sandwiches and still are today! Sandwiches mind you, are not something we make here on Un-Pampered Chef...so how can I incorporate them? Glad you asked! Luckily I happened upon this great recipe from my grandma for peanut butter cookies but decided to take it a step further. Trust me: like most of the treats made on here, these peanut butter and jelly cups are AWESOME!

s'more mugs

"Please sir, can I have s'more?" See what I did there? Whitty, I know. I found this little recipe a couple days ago and immediately knew this would be the next posting. When it comes to s'mores...I just can't resist. Fat kid? Yes. This little treat has long since been a favorite of mine, ever since I was a youngin'. Even now I still love the graham cracker-chocolate-marshmallow combination and the best parts about this recipe: under 5 minutes of cooking in the microwave. That's right, I said it. No oven this time, this one's super easy!

The recipe makes about 3 mugs comfortably and when I first made my friends try it they were a little hesitant until they took the first bite. Every time, each one's eyes grew wide and they couldn't believe it could tast so good. I can't help but agree...this is crazy delicious and super easy.

simple sweet limeade pie

This week was incredibly busy for me; but sometimes that just happens!

That being said, I thought this would be the perfect week for a tart but awesome Limeade Pie my dad showed me about a year ago.

As mentioned, this pie is definitely tart but oh man does it hit that sweet spot everyone has...as long as you like pies that is.

super addicting snicker-doodles

In my search for delicious treats to share with you guys, one of my friends let me know about a family recipe she has for some Snicker-doodles. I honestly have never even eaten a snicker-doodle cookie before but let me tell you now, my life has changed!

red velvet cookies – from scratch!

When it comes to cookies I am a chewy cookie kinda guy. My dad would beg to differ, but the chewier the cookie the better it is…hands down. I found this recipe a while back for a red velvet cookie. I love me some red velvet cake so I knew I had to try it all out. The best part of this recipe: it’s all from scratch!

The Task

Here we go! I have always appreciated and even enjoyed making things in the kitchen, though when it comes to full-fledged cooking, well, let's just say I envy those on Food Network. I've never been able to taste the spaghetti sauce and think "Oh, it just needs more oregano" or if oregano even belongs in Italian food; it's sad. That could be why I've always had a sweet spot (no pun intended) for baking. While that term definitely seems to take all forms of  masculinity and kick it out to the curb, it is so much more of an analytic process...at least to me it is. Everything is listed out for you...