Lightened Up, Kicked up Baked Pasta

If you're like me, a simple pasta dish is always a great meal to have on deck for those busy week nights. But all too often for me, I have hopes of something being delicious and it falls short of my expectations. I adapted this recipe from one I saw on a recipe site that I frequent...a lot. It's probably considered stalking at this point lol. But it looked delicious and easy...

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Bella's Perfectly Chocolate Cupcake with Salted Caramel Buttercream Frosting

It's all in the name!!My amazing and wonderfully smart daughter turns 4 tomorrow! And a few days ago I asked her what kind of cupcakes she would like me to make for her birthday party. I thought that she would give me a shoulder shrug, say "a good one",  or just stare at me like they do in cartoons when they are waiting for the children to answer a question. To my surprise,...

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