I’m not going to lie to you. These homemade bagels are a process. There is yeast involved. Rising, waiting, kneading, boiling, brushing, baking. With all that said, they are still worth it. Why? Because there is nothing, NOTHING like a fresh bagel warm out of the oven, especially if there is cheese involved. I made… Continue reading Homemade Garlic and Cheddar Bagels
Of all the cookbooks I have in life, I love this one the most. My old, worn down allrecipes cookie collection. It’s like fifty cents used on Amazon, and it is AMAZING. It is full of some of my very favorite cookie recipes of all time. Any time I feel like making cookies, I just… Continue reading Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
I really love banana bread. I constantly find myself with overripe bananas and it is kind of the staple thing that I just whip up really quick when I do. My kids love it, which is nice, I can’t stay away from it, which is bad (for my thighs) and it’s just a really delicious… Continue reading Blueberry Banana Bread
Well, y’all, what I like to call “brunch season” is upon us. Easter. Mother’s Day. Father’s Day. Bridal Showers. If you’re like me, and you host a lot of brunches, then you will appreciate this fabulous new scone recipe. These scones are sweet, fluffy yet crunchy, moist, and to top them off, I drizzled them… Continue reading Strawberry Scones
Shopping Mall M&M Sugar Cookies. You all know exactly what I’m talking about. Whether your mall had a Mrs. Fields or an Original Cookie Company, or The Great American Cookie Company, they all had the same thing. And the cookie I always wanted when I was a kid was the sugar cookie with M&M’s stuck… Continue reading Shopping Mall M&M Sugar Cookies
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
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! If you’re here for my Thanksgiving Turkey post, and the pictures look a little different, do not be confused, for I have updated them from the pictures I took in the dark with a camera sitting on a book on my kitchen counter 4 years ago. Remember that scene in National Lampoon’s… Continue reading How to Cook a Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey (with photo directions)
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