A round up 20 recipes for the 4th of July weekend!!
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Rounding up the top recipes for the Valentine’s Day season!
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My top cookie recipes on my blog that are all perfect for the Christmas season!
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A fun homemade playdough!!!!! Perfect for the holidays.
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Three of my holiday cocktail favorites!
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The best cherry pie recipe!
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We have A LOT of candy canes around here, my kids love to hang them on the tree and use in hot cocoa. So this cookie puts a few to use! It’s chocolatey and minty and oh-so good.
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A festive bubbly cocktail, perfect for the holiday season!
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A fun cookie using all of the leftover chocolate Halloween Candy!
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A fun twist on a classic apple dessert. Pie in bar form. Perfect for fall!
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My go-to sugar cookie cut-out recipe that I make every holiday season! It’s just the best!!!!
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A homemade simmering scent recipe that is perfect to package up and gift! Just simmer on the stove with water and your house will smell amazing!
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A fun salt dough recipe, perfect for ornaments. This is a great children’s activity!
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These are a classic cut out sugar cookie, perfect for any holiday or just because!
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Well, I can’t believe it’s almost Thanksgiving! Are you still in need of a dessert? A pie? Well, I have you covered!
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Hello! I haven’t posted on this space in some time. I have some exciting things happening… more on that very soon! ;)
In the meantime, hot chocolate has been a daily occurrence in my life. I was never a huge hot chocolate drinker - I usually just enjoy it a football games or around the holidays - but lately it’s all I crave. It’s rainy & dreary over here today, so you can bet I just made a batch!
Read MoreNeed a last minute dessert to bring to your family on Christmas?
Look no further.
Here are rich truffles with a hint of mint. If you like Thin Mint Girl Scoot Cookies, you'll love the flavor of these! Or, if you don't prefer mint, leave it out! You'll have rich dark chocolate truffles that are so delicious.
Read MoreEaster candy is officially covering store shelves, which means it's one of my favorite times of the year! It's the spring colors that get me excited.
But, I"m not a big fan of the sugar overload and weird ingredients in most candy at the store. Which sadly includes those Reese's eggs. But let's face it, they are so so so delicious that I think everyone deserves to enjoy a peanut butter egg - so it's a good thing they are SO easy to make and with A LOT less ingredients than on the packages eggs ...and no refined sugar!
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If there is one time of year to give someone a gift that you've spent time on in the kitchen, it's the holidays. If you need something for a co-worker, boss, secretary, friend, neighbor.... I have two words for you: edible gifts.
Each holiday season, I drive home with a few jars of candied nuts or cookie-mix-in-a-jar. And my now husband and I infuse olive oils and give to our parents in small bottles. The best part about making something is that one - it's easy. Two - it's thoughtful. And three - when they eat or make what you bring them, they will think of you!
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Last week I went home and helped my mom with a holiday dessert party. It was just her and me in the kitchen one afternoon. I like to think it's where we belong, where I grew up and where I always go back to. Right there in the kitchen with my mom.
You know, when I started this blog almost 7 years ago, I hadn't gone to culinary school. I didn't feel like a master baker or pastry chef. But, I learned most of my baking ways through my mom (that, and religiously watching Martha Stewart and just about every Saturday morning cooking show on the Food Network). It was a hands-on class each time I baked cookies with her or made homemade pies or canned jams. My mom has taught food/cooking classes, so I always felt that she was my teacher of sorts!
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