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The only sugar cookie recipe you will ever need again….
Who doesn’t love a delicious, buttery sugar cookie cut into a perfectly shaped heart and frosted with gleaming sugar frosting, topped with the sugary crunch of sprinkles (long sentence, I know)? No one. I have yet to meet ONE person that says, “no thank you. I don’t like sugar cookies.” If they do say that,…
Read MoreOld-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup
It’s that time of year again. Everyone seems to have the sniffles around here! While Lysol wipes and frequent hand washing are a winter routine for our house, so is this amazing chicken noodle soup! Soup is one of those hearty, warms-your-belly, feel-good meals. Coupled with some delicious bread or a salad, and it’s a…
Read MoreCinnamon Pull-Apart Bread
Cinnamon pull-apart bread has been a staple in our house for special occasions, brunches, birthdays, Easter…you name it! It also goes by “monkey bread.” It’s decadent, rich, crunchy, gooey and delicious! I have used the canned biscuits in the past to make this. After making it from scratch, I won’t ever go back to the…
Read MoreBake the world a better place…
Tucked away on a stretch of highway 42, just south of Fish Creek, Wisconsin sits a quaint little white house. From the outside, it’s curb appeal is cottage-like, almost like grandma’s house. Red shutters framing the windows, white curtains hanging on the other side of the glass, absorbing what one can only imagine, would be…
Read MoreRustic Blueberry Scones
Scones have been around for a long time! In fact, they got their start as a Scottish quick bread. Originally they were made with oats and then griddle-baked, today’s version is most often made with flour and baked in the oven. As for the origin of the word “Skone,” some say it comes from the…
Read MoreFlourless Chocolate Torte with German Chocolate Ganache
I was recently at a huge barn sale and found a BRAND NEW Pampered Chef tart pan! Or torte pan to some (I won’t get into technical stuff, it’s a PAN). Whether you’re a tart fan, torte fan or even quiche fan, that was a good find! Of course I had to make something in…
Read MoreGooey Caramel Apple Pecan Cake
Apples, apples everywhere! Cider, juice, sauce, cake, bread, pies…oh my! With breezy leaves starting to change color and drop to the ground, crunchy apples perfect for picking, pumpkins ready to carve, fall is one of our favorite seasons! This recipe is one that I came up with while adapting a very basic base recipe. We love pecans,…
Read MoreLazy Sunday One Pot Chili
Nothing screams Happy Sunday quite like: football, comfy clothes, pumpkin spice candle burning and a big pot of chili simmering on the stove top! I created this recipe through trial and error. Our kids are pretty picky, so I have to choose the ingredients and the amounts of each, accordingly. This recipe is fantastic! It is healthy…
Read MoreThese are a few of my favorite things…
WE ALL AGREE, WE COULD ALL USE A LITTLE REE… Let’s be honest, it is possible that I have a tiny obsession with the Pioneer Woman. With her deft cooking skills, to her emblazoned kitchen wares, I love it all. No one can whip up a casserole or hand pie quite like her, all whilst…
Read MoreReflections…
Nostalgia : a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition; also: something that evokes nostalgia. (Credit: Merriam-Webster Dictionary) So many things evoke a sense of nostalgia to me. Vintage cookbooks. I often find them at thrift stores, estate sales or garage sales. The print is faded…
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