I was recently approached by Brach’s Candy Company and asked to develop a recipe using some of their holiday candies. Since I use their delicious candies every year around the holidays (starting with their Candy Corn at Halloween) of course, I said “yes!” I was delighted to discover that they make a bag of pre-crushed… Continue reading Festive White Peppermint Fudge
I remember back in the day when I thought I didn’t like coconut. Boy, am I glad I’m past that, because I am obsessed- obsessed with coconut macaroons. They are my ultimate throw-together-in-5-minutes dessert when I want to make something yummy but have very little time. To spruce these babies up for the holidays, I… Continue reading Coconut Macaroon Thumbprints
My obsession with Christmas is pretty much 100% my mom’s fault. Christmas has just always been so much fun and so magical for me. She went to great lengths to keep me believing in Santa Claus until she finally had to tell me the truth the summer before I started 7th grade after I got… Continue reading Betty Crocker’s Candy Cane Cookies
You all know I have a love affair with cinnamon rolls. I’m constantly trying to find new and different things to do with them. My go-to is my homemade Clone of a Cinnabon recipe. Honestly, it can’t be beat- but it’s time consuming. It is at least a two hour process. This recipe, however, is… Continue reading Cinnamon Roll Pull Apart
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
Remember these babies? Mothers Iced Molasses Cookies? They were my favorite. I don’t know why they stopped making them, I guess they weren’t a big seller. I sure loved them though, and I set out to duplicate them today. I used parts of a few different recipes, including my own Frosted Molasses Cookie bars, and… Continue reading Iced Molasses Cookies
Rumbly in my Tumbly 