These Orange Creamsicle Cookies are the perfect combination of vanilla and orange! They’re soft, smell just like Orange Creamsicle ice cream and are topped with a white chocolate drizzle!  This post was created for Dixie Crystals by BigBearsWife, post and words written are 100% mine as always. Want recipes delivered right to your inbox? Sign up
Continue Reading

The post Orange Creamsicle Cookies appeared first on Big Bear's Wife.

When I first started cooking I didn’t really know that there was a difference in real vanilla and imitation vanilla. Vanilla was just something that I grabbed off of the grocery store shelf (normally at the cheapest price possible) and tossed into my buggie without a second thought. I was sure it was the same
Continue Reading

The post Ingredient Feature Friday: Vanilla – Including 10 Delicious Vanilla Recipes appeared first on Big Bear's Wife.

This is going to be a pretty fantastic week. I don’t know if you’ve heard or not but today kicks off #VanillaWeek! That’s right, my friends, an entire week dedicated to vanilla!  #VanillaWeek is hosted by Terri from Love and Confections and she’s invited myself and a handful of other bloggers to join in! Chocolate normally takes
Continue Reading

The post Vanilla Cinnamon Candied Pecans #VanillaWeek appeared first on Big Bear's Wife.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Silk. The opinions and text are all mine. I started buying Silk Milk last year when I set out with the goal of eating (and drinking) things that were better for me. I had always heard of how great Silk Milk was and how
Continue Reading

The post Silk Milk Pudding Pops – Strawberry Banana, Blackberry Chocolate, Blueberry Banana and More! @LoveMySilk #MyBloom #SilkLove appeared first on Big Bear's Wife.

{  Homemade Vanilla Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream }   I have been living under a rock. We’ll not really, but as far as using Vanilla extract, I have indeed been living in a pile of imitation vanilla bottles my entire life. I know right.. *GASP* What was wrong with me? It’s not that I didn’t want to
Continue Reading

The post Homemade Vanilla Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream appeared first on Big Bear's Wife.