I am typing this as I am suffering from a minor mental breakdown… yep the kitchen is a hot mess, I have more wrapping to do than Santa’s elves and I have yet to shower at 2:00pm! HOT. MESS. I tell ya, but that’s exactly how I operate! I am baking up a storm in …
Just a few more days until Christmas… which means I have been running around like crazy trying to tie up loose ends and getting everyone checked off my list (this has yet to be accomplished). I have started some baking, but I still have the bulk of it to do this week along with an …
Welcome to the Baker’s Dozen Ultimate Cookie Exchange! Today I’ve united with twelve other incredible food bloggers to bring you a holiday cookie celebration so big, it’s being monitored by the North Pole. To see all of the participating bloggers, and to learn more about the valuable giveaways, please visit the Baker’s Dozen home site …
With the holidays quickly approaching, you will definitely be seeing a lot of cookie recipes on my blog in the coming weeks. The first delicious cookie recipe I am posting is for Soft Ginger Cookies. I came across this recipe on allrecipes and was amazed with the number of reviews and although I dislike molasses, …
Although I typically do not post appetizers and main dishes on my blog, this recipe was just too good to keep to myself. If you watch Top Chef, you are probably very familiar with the term “deconstructed” as it is used the culinary world. It seems like someone on that show is always deconstructing something. …
I have quite a few Thanksgiving dishes to post in the next week, but I wanted to start off with an amazing, simple and delicious recipe. Sweets are what I do best, so dessert was an obvious choice when deciding what my Thanksgiving kick-off recipe would be, plus my twitter peeps helped me decide! I …
With fresh cranberries being abundant in grocery stores at this time of year, I had to pick up a few bags to use in my delectable fall baking. When I saw Katy’s recipe for Cranberry Crumb Bars on goodLife {eats}, I knew this would be my very first fresh cranberry endeavor of the season. The …
This month’s challenge is brought to us by the adventurous Hilda from Saffron and Blueberry and Marion from Il en Faut Peu Pour Etre Heureux. They have chosen a French Yule Log by Flore from Florilege Gourmand. Let me start by saying that if you abhor curse words, you may want to step away from …
In my opinion, it is a bit early to start Christmas baking, so I am in a slight baking rut. When this happens I usually browse tastespotting or foodgawker, but sometimes I just do random google searches. Through one of these rut removal searches, I came across a recipe for a Tiramisu Layer Cake. Now, …
While I was walking around Williams Sonoma with a drool covered chin and a five year old, the a friendly sales associate had to make my experience a little more delicious by offering us a sample of their Peppermint Bark. I have tasted this divine holiday treat on numerous occasions, but I still stuffed my …
It seems as though most people either love or hate pumpkin pie, I happen to fall into the middle of that spectrum…I can take it or leave it. Honestly, the only way I can take it is when it’s slathered in Cool Whip! However, since it’s a holiday classic, it usually graces my dinner table …
Although I would love to say that I am a jack of all baking trades, I must make a confession. I stink at pie crusts…I mean really stink! Let me explain…I can totally throw the dough in the food processor and roll it out, it’s the crimping that gets me every time. No matter how …
This week’s TwD recipe, Linzer Sables, is the selection of Noskos from the blog, Living the Life. The recipe can be found by visiting her blog or by flipping to pages 134-135 of Dorie’s book, Baking: From My Home to Yours. In case you do not know, I make wax tarts for personal use in …
Rarely do I feel impressed with myself, but I was super proud of this cheesecake. I made this for Thanksgiving because my little bro, Jared, does not dig anything pumpkin or pecan, but he loves some cheesecake. This recipe was a first for me, but the thought of a turtle cheesecake sounded delicious to me. …