Peanut butter blossom cookies are a classic Christmas treat and popular choice for cookie exchanges. They are essentially just peanut butter cookies topped with Hershey’s Kisses, so the cookie is the most important part. What sets these peanut butter blossoms apart from the rest? ❄︎ …
We are halfway through the 12 Baking Days of Christmas series! Have you found a favorite yet? Day 7 might be the one: a moist and fluffy spiced cake perfectly complemented by a rich, cinnamon cream cheese frosting. It’s Christmas in cupcake form. These cupcakes are so …
I am not a morning person. (Coffee first is my motto.) I wake up each day rather bleary-eyed and struggling to respond to a raring-to-go (and loud) 4 year old and a darling little girl who wants to throw down on some serious grub the …
The Grinch hated Christmas — the whole Christmas season. Now, please don’t ask why; no one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. Or it could be that his head wasn’t screwed on just right. But I think that …
This Holiday Baked Brie may be my favorite of the 12 Baking Days of Christmas recipes. It is. Just. So. Good. We are a cheese-loving family, so we’ll gladly gobble up a slice of cheese with or without a cracker. But this recipe takes Brie cheese …
Throughout the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, I am working to keep things simple. Especially if things are simply delicious, like this homemade saltine toffee bark. For the third day of the 12 Baking Days of Christmas series, here’s a recipe that requires only five basic …
Welcome back for the second day in The 12 Baking Days of Christmas series! Instead of turtle doves, I give to you another Starbucks copycat dessert (a much better deal, if you ask me). I introduced my version of Pumpkin Scones at the start of autumn, and today I …
‘Tis the season to be baking… and I am super excited to present my holiday gift to you: Starting today, I will share a scrumptious recipe each day for 12 days to get you set for the holidays. I hope you will follow along in …
Woo hoo! It’s the day after Thanksgiving and I can finally start posting about Christmas! As much as I adore the Christmas season, I do try to hold off until Halloween and Thanksgiving have had their turns. But now… I am happy to present my …
After living in Japan for six years with only an itty-bitty concrete front porch, a good-sized backyard was one of our requirements when we were searching for a new house. We wanted a private place to entertain — which led to our DIY pergola — and a …
I have always admired the look of decorated sugar cookies, but they often failed to impress upon my taste buds. They’ve been rather dry and flavorless, dressed up with overly sweet icing in an aesthetic attempt to compensate for being a boring cookie. That is, …
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. It’s in autumn — the best season of all — and it’s just so much fun! The costumes, the trick-or-treating, the candy… what’s not to love?! Here is my crew this past Halloween: Aren’t they sweet? We have a Day of the …
