I don’t mean to brag, but eh-hem, I’m an award winner. Yep, it’s true. A winner of a blue ribbon. Utah State Fair. 4th grade. Yes, I said a STATE FAIR BLUE RIBBON. For my snickerdoodles recipe. Award winning baker I am. Smudge and I were going through some old boxes ... continue reading... about Snickerdoodles with White Chocolate Chips
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Pull-Apart Cinnamon Pecan Rolls
Store-bought frozen rolls make these super easy but delightfully delicious pull-apart cinnamon pecan rolls easy to make for any weekend or holiday brunch. This post is in partnership with McCormick I am a nut about Christmas traditions. Even today, I still make sure the ... continue reading... about Pull-Apart Cinnamon Pecan Rolls
Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Whiskey Cream Sauce
Skip the traditional pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving and make this decadent pumpkin bread pudding with whiskey cream sauce instead! When it comes to Thanksgiving, my brother-in-law has the right idea. His take on dessert? "You need a little sweetness to take away the fullness." ... continue reading... about Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Whiskey Cream Sauce
Easy Instant Pot Monkey Bread
This easy pull-apart bread starts with frozen dinner rolls that rise overnight and are then baked in the Instant Pot pressure cooker for a sweet and fast cinnamon sugared breakfast or brunch treat. I'm not sure who made up the name for this sweet, sticky pull-apart bread, ... continue reading... about Easy Instant Pot Monkey Bread
Cinnamon Raisin Baked French Toast Cups
Individual servings of french toast are an easy make-ahead breakfast, and this recipe can easily be doubled to feed a crowd! Make-ahead breakfasts are my jam. And we aren't talking jam on toast. We're talking about a lot more than that. So much so that you'll probably find as ... continue reading... about Cinnamon Raisin Baked French Toast Cups
Maple Buttered Sweet Potato Wedges
These wedge-cut sweet potatoes are seasoned with a touch of chili powder, cinnamon, fresh thyme, and a generous drip good maple syrup, and then they get caramelized as they roast in the oven, for a wonderfully sweet and savory side for your Thanksgiving table. Yesterday I was ... continue reading... about Maple Buttered Sweet Potato Wedges
Cranberry Baklava Phyllo Cups
A new year calls for new tips in simplicity, especially in the kitchen. Sometimes I’m a short-cut kinda gal, which makes for some interesting cooking challenges. Because who wants to feel overwhelmed and overwrought at the mere thought of inviting friends over to enjoy ... continue reading... about Cranberry Baklava Phyllo Cups
Currant Cookies and a Cookie Cravings eCookbook Flash Sale
Friendship is a funny thing. You can be the best of friends. Totally inseparable for weeks, months, even years. Then life changes. New friends come into your life, old friends drift away. Often it’s not even a conscious decision, thought or action. It just happens. I was ... continue reading... about Currant Cookies and a Cookie Cravings eCookbook Flash Sale
Dessert Nachos with Strawberry, Mango and Avocado Salsa
This is the thing I like about nachos. If you agree, you’re invited to the party. If you don’t, I’ll be the first to pass along an elementary-style lunch tray to ensure all of your primary food groups stay at arm’s length of one another. Nachos. They’re layers upon layers of ... continue reading... about Dessert Nachos with Strawberry, Mango and Avocado Salsa
Sweet and Spicy Popcorn Recipe
Before making the change to a low-sodium diet, Jess Goldman Foung, the author of the popular blog Sodium Girl, was like a lot of Americans who ate fried chicken and macaroni and cheese, not nearly enough servings of vegetables and rarely strayed from her comfort zone of basic ... continue reading... about Sweet and Spicy Popcorn Recipe
Yummy Yam Souffle
Smudge: "Mama, if you're in a cooking contest, like the Iron Chef on T.V., this is what you should make because you would win." Win? With yams? Let's just say that if I do ever get called into active Iron Chef duty, and the Chairman's chiseled jaw exclaims that the surprise ... continue reading... about Yummy Yam Souffle
Baked Apple Cups
Our neighbor has an apple tree. My daughter covets that tree. Patiently waiting. Waiting since spring, when I cut down our apricot tree that I don't think she's yet forgiven me for. So now that the apples have finally ripened for harvest, we nonchalantly wandered over to check ... continue reading... about Baked Apple Cups
