Are you a mint chocolate person? I one hundred percent AM. I love it, and not just around the holidays. Peppermint cheesecake brownies definitely are holiday appropriate but can be enjoyed year round. Mint cookie ice cream is one of my favorite flavors. I love thin mints, and mint Oreos, and my mom always made…
Holidays often mean special meals and special desserts. Cakes and candies and all kinds of treats. If you’re anything like me you could eat a piece of bread or a dinner roll at every meal. But some people prefer to wait for special occasions. This is a roundup of some of the best holiday dinner…
Gingerbread scones are for the holidays. Not that you can’t make them in summer, but gingerbread is very much a winter favorite. Scones are something I feel like you either love or hate. Most of the hate though, in my opinion is undeserved. There’s a lot of bad scones out there. Too sweet, too cakey,…
I made these Valentines rice krispies treats because I love a good rice krispies square. Am I the only adult who genuinely loves them? I don’t like the store bought ones. I did when I was a kid and I don’t know if they changed the ingredients or my palette just got more refined but…
Sugar cookies are often the top pick for a holiday cookie. You can always find those Pillsbury slice and bake ones with holiday designs. People love to bake cut out sugar cookies at Christmas. It’s understandable why, they are easily customizable, and easy to bake. I decided to make these Valentines sugar cookies after my…
You know what makes these raspberries and cream cupcakes easy? They start with a box mix. Yes, even people who bake things from scratch use box mixes sometimes. I used to have people order my doctored up box mix cupcakes from me, knowing they were not completely scratch. Save yourself some time and headache, I…
I love a good Christmas sugar cookie, and these Christmas pinwheel cookies are both beautiful and delicious. I have to admit, rolling out dough is not one of my favorite things to do. I don’t think it’s something I’m good at, therefore I don’t do it often and probably the cycle continues because I don’t…
December is cranberry season because fresh cranberries are harvested in the fall from September-November. What else is in season in the fall to winter? Citrus. So the pairing of orange and cranberry is peak perfect flavor. These cranberry orange sugar cookies are no different. Sugar cookies may evoke slightly different images in someone’s mind when…
There are so many different kinds of Christmas and holiday cookies but these caramel chocolate snowball cookies might become a new favorite for you. Different cultures, different regions, and different tastes dictate what we eat growing up. Then most of us as we age and start our own traditions choose our favorites and add new…
Most people have a nostalgic cookie when they think of Christmas cookies. Maybe it’s sugar cookies that were decorated for Santa, maybe it’s something like Buckeye balls. For me, it’s mint chocolate chip cookies. My mom loves mint chocolate and would always make two batches, one of regular chocolate chip and one of mint chocolate…
Making homemade pumpkin puree is honestly, not that difficult. Personally, I find the hardest part to be slicing open the pumpkin. If you’ve ever cut open a spaghetti squash, you know. The first time I made homemade pumpkin puree I was shocked that the color was so vibrant compared to canned. It’s a beautiful bright…
Does everyone think of the song hot cross buns when they see the name? Maybe just Americans because of elementary school and learning to play that song on the recorder. I actually never learned because of moving schools often but that’s neither here nor there, I digress. You’d think they’d give you the actual baked…
When it came to Easter in my house growing up, we never really had any special treats or traditions other than Easter baskets and a somewhat fancy dinner. I really wanted to create a special bread for the occasion. I did some research to see what other cultures and countries do for the holiday and…
I’m not much for cake. I’m sure you’ve noticed if you have looked around this website. So red velvet cake is just not something I’m going to make. But if you want to make a red dessert, it’s the go to. But cookies? Cookies are always welcome on my plate or dessert menu. So I…
These little cuties are here just in time for Valentine’s Day. Now, could you make cinnamon rolls? Yes. But would these heart shaped raspberry rolls be better? I think so. These rolls are a soft brioche style bread, filled with raspberry jam or preserves and topped with a white chocolate cream cheese glaze. I love…