Happy New Year, everyone! Here were my top recipes from 2013. #10 Hearty Slow Cooker Beef Stew– I am a beef stew lover from way back, but this new recipe I tried this year is one of the greats. Thick and filling, even my soup-hating husband couldn’t complain. #9 Petite Vanilla Bean Scones from Starbucks.… Continue reading Most Popular 10 Recipes for 2013
I wanted to make something yummy for today’s Seahawks game. I wanted to do something with minimal effort that would be quick, easy, and delicious. These cinnamon roll ups come together in 5 minutes. You probably have all the ingredients in your pantry. They taste like the best piece of cinnamon toast you every had,… Continue reading Cinnamon Roll Ups
My sweet cousin Jessica has Celiac disease. This is not your “Oh, gluten makes my tummy hurt” kind of allergy. This is a full on “if you pass a roll over the top of my plate and a crumb falls into my food, I will fall violently ill” kind of sickness. There is so little… Continue reading Gluten Free Coconut Macaroons
Today, we headed out into the winter landscape and selected our Christmas tree. It is a family tradition we have to head out North in our ol’ front wheel drive sleigh and cut one down ourselves. It is a lot of work (for my husband, since he’s the one who has to cut it… Continue reading Eggnog Bars
I have a love-hate relationship with fillo dough. One one hand, I absolutely hate working with it. It’s challenging, at best. It dries out so easily, it rips apart, I spend half the time I’m working with it swearing and “gluing” strips of it together with butter. On the other hand, I freaking LOVE homemade… Continue reading Absolutely Amazing Baklava
Shortest blog post ever, because this is not a recipe. Just an idea I saw on Pinterest. Toast. Cream Cheese or Peanut Butter, or even Nutella. Bananas. Chocolate chips, raisins, or blueberries. My kids had a blast eating these. Thanks, Pinterest! Related: Teddy Bear Bread that you can make with the kiddos. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving Week! I am feeling particularly jolly because Thanksgiving weekend is hands down my favorite 4 days of the year. Christmas Eve is my favorite day of the year, but if we’re going for quantity, it is definitely Thanksgiving weekend. First, there is the night before Thanksgiving, a day that is almost always… Continue reading Apple Slab Pie
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