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Lentil Soup with Bacon
I first made this soup on a very a cold, cold, cold, cold day a few years back and it’s definitely a hearty soup that will warm you up! On that particular day, I had some lentils, and I found a soup recipe over at MarthaStewart.com that not only had lentils, but bacon, too—and that sounded really good!
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Heirloom Tomato Soup
I like eating soup in the cooler weather—it’s great having a hot bowl of soup on a cold day, isn’t it? It just warms you right up! A friend of mine had shared this Heirloom Tomato Soup recipe with me from Taste of Home a while ago. It’s a really delicious recipe and just about everyone…
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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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