I am a big Christmas lover! I love it so much that I tell people I’m part elf. Once November hits, the Christmas music starts in my house and by mid-November, my halls are decked and full of holiday spirit. Of course, you can’t have holidays without special holiday foods! What are the holidays without cookies? Making a batch of these frosted cutout cookies is a perfect way…
In the summertime when the heat is high, no one wants to be in the kitchen cooking! Here in South Carolina when the temperatures are in the mid to upper 90’s I will not turn on my oven! I don’t even like to use the stovetop if I don’t have to! It just heats up my little house too quickly! So if you’re in need of a great…
I love my mother’s banana bread recipe. Every time I eat that bread, it just brings me right back to my childhood! I don’t get it very often. But it is still a staple for my family at holiday celebrations. But I will admit that now that I’m single, I don’t necessarily like to make a whole loaf anymore. It’s just WAAAAYYY too much for just me. And…
I have a regular recipe using regular or sprouted flour for apple crisp, which I absolutely love! I grew up eating the regular recipe each fall and winter and it is completely comforting food for me! My Mom made it regularly during the cool months and so I have a strong emotional connection to this recipe. I always know when it’s officially autumn when it is cool enough…
When it comes to making recipes, the easier it is, the better it is for me! And these easy no-bake ball cookies are not only easy but really tasty as well! When you make a batch of these, they will not last long! I really made these because I was wanting a little something sweet, but had nothing in the house. I try not to keep candy, ice…
I have a very long and fond history with this recipe for chocolate oatmeal no-bake cookies. You see, when I was in middle school I had to take a home economics class. And remember it very well. In that class, we learned the basics of cooking and sewing and I still have all of the recipes that we created….written in my oh so large, pre-teen handwriting. This recipe…
So I have had a little bit of a craving for chocolate chip cookies lately. Part of it is smelling great cookies baking in the oven, some of it is eating the cookies. But I do have my own series of litmus tests that any cookie recipe must go through before it is accepted in my house. This one definitely passed….and it is definitely far better than the…
This banana bread is an absolute family favorite. It is so loved by my family that not only did my Mom fix it to go with great fall and winter weeknight meals, but it was a must-have for holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter as well. It has been a part of my life since I was able to eat solid food. Of course, it has been cleaned…
Summertime is a great time for nice, cooling desserts. But traditional cheesecake forces you to have to turn on the oven and heat up your kitchen and your house! The great news is that you can make an easy crustless no-bake cheesecake using gelatin, that is quick and simple to make, but won’t heat up your kitchen. And you don’t have to worry about store-bought no-bake cheesecake mixes…
Don’t you just love angel food cake? So light, fluffy, and delicate! It is so different than other baked goods, and delightful to the tastebuds! A favorite warm-weather dessert for my family get gatherings is angel food cake. But this year we needed to do things a little differently. And so I couldn’t make the same angel food cake that I had made in the past. You see,…