A pretty picnic on Studio 5

Oh, my… summer is here!! And it’s time to P.A.R.T.Y! So let’s start at the beginning and talk about food. My favorite part. Food. I had a blast with this pretty picnic menu for Studio 5. It has all of my favorite treats rolled into one meal- a meal that your whole family will enjoy.…

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PBB & J Muffins (Peanut Butter, Banana & Jelly)

I’m always on the lookout for great after school snacks for the kiddos. And this one was really fabulous. Tasted like a PB & J- with a little bit of healthy stuff thrown in for good measure. The sweetness of the bananas, allows me to add almost no sugar, and I’m a huge fan of…

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Coconut Cream Pie Sugar Cookies

Oh, yes I did. And I’m finally getting around to publishing the recipe. They are full of coconut flavor, with a creamy frosting and a chewy soft sugar cookie. They way a sugar cookie should be. IMHO. Coconut Cream Pie Sugar Cookies 1 cup softened butter 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup…

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Kalua Pork Tacos on Studio 5

Inspired by my recent trip to Hawaii. I’m combining two of my favorite things. Hawaii, and tacos. Totally legit. Watch the clip below: Kalua Pork Tacos 3-4 lb. pork shoulder or rump roast 2 tbsp. kosher or Hawaiian salt 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1/2 tsp. ground cumin Rub salt, garlic and cumin generously over the…

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Sushi Bowls

This recipe is super easy, and really you can use any ingredients you’d like. What is your favorite sushi? Well, all you have to do is take those ingredients and make a deconstructed sushi bowl. My daughter loves shrimp sushi. So this is what we used.   Shrimp Sushi Bowl For one serving you’ll need…

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*NEW* Chocolate Coconut no bake pie on Studio 5

Some of my favorite things to do is create new recipes. Well shopping is a close second…. and of course spending time with my family.  This time I felt inspired with chocolate and coconut, and for the dessert to be easy. And since it’s well, almost spring around here, why not a no bake dessert!…

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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Yes, this cookies tastes as good as it looks. It’s a copycat version tweaked from a recipe I posted on here a while ago. I only had 2 additions, cocoa and chocolate butter cream. With Valentine’s around the corner I have a feeling we’ll be making these a ton! The recipe can be found here.…

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2016 Food Trend- Home style fried chicken

I love when I can create a new recipe for Studio 5. I’ve done a bunch a research for this new year and found that fried chicken will be a huge hit, popping up on menus all around the country already. And who doesn’t love a piece of really tasty fried chicken? I wanted the…

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Red Velvet Piecaken!!!!

Combining all of my favorite thing into one dessert? Yes, please! A few weeks ago I was watching Kelly & Michael- totally love them, don’t you? Anyway, Kelly was talking about the most amazing dessert concept, Piecaken. You can watch it here. And then I had a light bulb moment. “I’ve done this before….. in…

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Apple Pie Cookie

An easier way to get your apple pie fix, without the fuss of making an apple pie. I haven’t baked in 2 weeks. I was starting to miss it terribly. I had been sick, then out of town. So I thought I’d bake something new, something yummy, and something good. My favorite recipes to come…

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