I never knew before this year how much I loved cranberries. In years past, I equated them to that canned jellied cranberry sauce that got served with Thanksgiving dinner. Yuck. So, you can see how I thought that all cranberry would be equally as disgusting. That was until I made cranberry sauce from scratch for …
Posts from: November 2012
With Thanksgiving over (almost all my Turkey leftovers are gone too!), I find myself day dreaming about how many peppermint goodies I can make this year! So, here are a few of my favorite peppermint recipes I came across this week! Enjoy! PS…. Want more peppermint recipes? Check out my Peppermint Desserts Board on Pinterest! …
Just like the pumpkin pie, apple pie is another family staple in my home at Thanksgiving. A few years back, I found a recipe that included toffee chips and chocolate and I fell in love. Since then, I’ve made dozens of other pies, but I keep coming back to this recipe. It’s simply amazing. Plus, …
I’ve never been a fan of canned cranberries… I guess maybe because I’m a purist when it comes to food. If I can make it myself with fresh ingredients, I’ll do it! Thanksgiving cranberry sauce is no exception. I know, I know… the canned, jellied stuff is a time honored tradition in many homes, but really… once …
I’ve been reading a lot of posts by some of my favorite bloggers where they have been sharing some of their favorite kitchen tools and gadgets and some new items on their must have wish list! I have a lot of great tools in my kitchen already… but I’m always look for new, fun, practical …
This weekend, amongst the madness of just-paid Army wives and Thanksgiving shoppers at the Commissary, I spotted a box of Jell-O Pumpkin Spice Pudding! *SQEEEEEEEEL* I immediately tossed it into my basket and continued on my shopping. Today… my husband is hungover. A bottle of Johnny Walker and half a bottle of Glenlivet between him …
Like many of you already know… these last weeks have been pretty rough for me. But, I’ve found that getting back to what I love, baking and blogging, helps ease the pain of the loss of my daughter. With that said… here’s this weeks list of 10 things I loved! I’ve wanted to make …
Although this post has a recipe at the end… it’s not the usual post you’ll see here on my blog. This is a very personal story of my life in November 2102. A story that has changed me forever… The last three weeks have been the hardest weeks of my life. I’ve been through a …
You know what I realized this weekend? I haven’t posted a basic pumpkin cupcake recipe on my blog yet! How can that be, right? I’ve posted a bazillion other pumpkin recipes, including two other pumpkin cupcakes (but those were fancy), but not one that was just deliciously full of flavor and easy! Enjoy these Spiced …
Layers of yellow, orange and white cake make this Candy Corn Cake the perfect Halloween treat! No no no… this cake doesn’t actually taste like candy corn. If it did… I probably wouldn’t eat it. What this Cake is though… is super duper cute and super simple to make! Since I was more excited about …