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
Many people mistakenly believe that they shouldn’t eat anything for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning. That they should “save room” in their stomach for the delicious feast they are going to eat later. I believe this is a mistake. Just like you stretch your muscles before a run, (not that I’d know anything about that)… Continue reading Simple Cinnamon Raisin Scones
Raise your hand if you went to high school for a couple of years in the late nineties and signed everybody’s yearbook with “Have a kick ass summer!” That’s how this pumpkin bread is. Totally kick-ass. No, this blog hasn’t turned into Thug Kitchen, I’m just seriously so in love with this bread that I… Continue reading Kick-Ass Pumpkin Bread
Well all, fall is officially here, and I have been too busy to enjoy it so far (to say the least!) We have been moving to a new home, putting our “old house” on the market, preparing for a trip to Disneyland (in 3 days!) dealing with a sickie poo kiddo, and generally been running around like… Continue reading Caramel Apple Bread Pudding
Whenever you’re making a new recipe from Paula Deen, you know it’s going to be bad. Or good. Or so bad it’s good. Or so good it’s bad. Do you know what I mean? Butter. Eggs. Sugar. Cream Cheese. All the bad things that are also the good things. Fall is here! Fall is here!… Continue reading Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake
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