Cream of Coconut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
We love coconut! People usually have very strong opinions about coconut … they either love it or hate it, but rarely do you find a …
Dark Chocolate Dipped Macaroons
Coconut is one of those “love it or hate it” kinds of foods for sure. Courtney and I love it, but we know people who …
Melissa’s Olive Oil Cake with lemon curd and candied oranges
What we love most about The Bentwood Inn, is the food! That probably goes without saying since we are, after all, foodies! Melissa, the resident chef, …
The Bentwood Inn, Jackson Hole
Bites / Cakes / Cold & Snowy / Desserts / Fruit / Outdoor Adventure / Romantic Respites / Sporty Jaunts / Treks
As we neared the entrance to the lodge, mammoth icicles hung from the eves with two feet of brand new snow piled on the roof …
Dark Chocolate Pistachio Butter Cups
If you love peanut butter cups, give this pistachio version a try. They are so much fun and make perfect Easter treats! 🐰🌷🐣 It all …
Dark Chocolate Cream Tartlets
This decadently chocolate cream pie has a special spot in our recipe file! It originally came from my godmother Eva whose sister worked for Stouffer …
Double Chocolate Valentine’s Cupcakes
We love chocolate cake and this is one of our very favorites! This decadent cake has become our “go-to” chocolate cake for any occasion! It’s …
Cardamom Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
I am a huge fan of oatmeal cookies and these are my absolute favorite! They are full of raisins, nuts, and yummy spices – cinnamon, …
Java Chip Mud Pie
Don’t eat this and try to talk at the same time! This mud pie with homemade chocolate fudge filling, java chip ice cream and Oreo …
Brownies with White Chocolate Chips, Pistachios & Cranberries
Hooray! We have a winner from our First Annual Holiday Cookie Connection Giveaway drawing! As part of our contest, we asked participants to give us …
Dark Chocolate-Sea Salted Rugelach
Rugelach has always reminded me of the delectable cinnamon roll-ups my mom used to make with leftover pie dough, but rugelach is usually made with …
Grandma’s Mandelbrot-Holiday Style
Crispy, melt-in-your-mouth cookies, these have been a family favorite ever since my husband’s mom began making them! This year we decided to add a little …
Cinnamon Shortbread Snowflake Cookies
The holiday season just isn’t complete without at least one batch of cookie-cutter cookies! They’re so much fun for kids and adults, alike, to decorate …
Christmas Snowball Cookies
It’s not really Christmas until you bake a batch of Snowball Cookies! These quintessential holiday cookies, made with finely ground toasted pecans, butter, flour, just …
Reese’s Sea Salt Peanut Butter Cookies
These peanut butter cookies with maple syrup and Reese’s peanut butter cups might just literally be to die for! Especially if you love Reese’s Peanut …
Brown Butter Toffee Cake
Brown butter, whipped cream, toffee, and dark chocolate combine for a delicious twist on ordinary yellow cake. The nutty aroma and rich flavor of brown …
Light & Fluffy Pumpkin Chiffon Pie (with a Gluten-free option)
Thanksgiving isn’t quite the same without some good old-fashioned pumpkin pie, but when it comes to pumpkin pie, we think that pumpkin chiffon is the …
Dark Chocolate Spider Web Caramel Apples
This is a super fun project to make with the kids and you can either take the simpler route of buying caramels and melting them …
Buttermilk Carrot Cake
We love buttermilk carrot cake! In fact, we haven’t ever met a carrot cake that we didn’t love! But, this one is the best yet! …
Baked Apples with Caramelized Raisins, Nuts, Spice & Amaretto
Apples are especially wonderful this time of year with so many different varieties available in the markets. When baked with spices, they make an excellent …