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Book Review: Crazy Sweet Creations
I received a review copy of this book; all opinions expressed are mine. If you enjoy making beautiful desserts, Crazy Sweet Creations (hardcover, Mango Publishing) is the cookbook for you! Authored by Ann Reardon, host of the award-winning You Tube series How to Cook That, this book is filled with tips on how to create…
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3-Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Mini Bundts
I still had a few cans of pumpkin puree in my cupboard, and I used one of them for this super-easy recipe! It’s probably the easiest mini bundt recipe ever! The 3 ingredients are a box of Spice cake mix, a can of pumpkin puree, and a teaspoon of vanilla, maple, or cinnamon extract. There’s…
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Cheesy Ham and Hash Brown Casserole
If you like comfort food for breakfast, this Cheesy Ham and Hash Brown Casserole is a very good recipe to try! It’s every bit as cheesy, creamy, and yummy as I thought it would be! How can you go wrong with ham, cheese, and potatoes?
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Turmeric Golden Milk Tea Latte
Did you know that the month of January is National Hot Tea Month and that January 12 is National Hot Tea Day? If you’re a tea-lover, that’s something to celebrate! And in honor of these events, I found a recipe for a Turmeric Golden Milk Tea Latte over at StashTea.com—it inspired me to make my…
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Cheesy Taters
This is a yummy comfort food recipe from a cookbook I reviewed some years ago, The Meatloaf Bakery Cookbook. It was written by Cynthia Kallile, founder of a bakery in Chicago that specialized in making meatloaf in creative ways (meatloaf cupcakes, little loafies, even meatloaf pastries!). I had tried this Cheesy Taters recipe from the…
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Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Muffins
Gingerbread is one of those treats I love making every winter. Even though it’s great any time of year, I typically think of making it in the late fall or winter. It’s just a habit, I guess. Winter just wouldn’t seem like winter without some gingerbread to enjoy!
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Book Review: Alphabet Love
I received a review copy of this book; all opinions expressed are mine. If you have any little ones in your life—kids, grandkids, nieces, and nephews—who are preschool age or a little older, the age where they’re learning their ABC’s, this fun board book by Rachel Tawil Kenyon, Alphabet Love (WorthyKids), would be a great…
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Cranberry Buttermilk Bread
This is a good basic cranberry bread, filled with chopped fresh cranberries and pecans. It’s good when it’s still warm from the oven, either on its own or spread with butter, cream cheese or jam—or you can cool it completely and serve it the same ways. I like the taste of the mildly tart cranberries…
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White Chocolate Peppermint Scones
If you have any extra candy canes, here’s a recipe you may want to try! These White Chocolate Peppermint Scones have crushed candy canes both in the batter and sprinkled on top. White chocolate chips are mixed into the batter too, and a creamy peppermint glaze is drizzled on top.
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Good News, Great Joy!
Wishing you a joyful, peaceful Christmas as you celebrate the good news of this holiday with those you love! There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the…
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Maple-Cranberry Cornbread
If you’re wanting to make cornbread during the holidays, this Maple-Cranberry Cornbread is perfect for this time of year! It has a light sweetness from the maple syrup and brown sugar mixed into the batter, plus the nice tartness of the fresh cranberries—so you have a combination of lightly-sweet and tart flavors!
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