Recipes

Perhaps we should have named this apple week? While both Cat and I unintentionally made apples the focus for our posts, it does seem timely that we did. With apple season in full swing it is the perfect time to learn new ways in which to use this delicious fruit. …

Hope you aren’t yet sick of seeing apple recipes. Because I’m sure not yet sick of making them! If you are, then I hope these pictures will butter you up a bit so that you can enjoy the soft, sweet bread that this this recipe will give you. I know …

Have you ever tried a recipe for the first time and thought to yourself, where have you been all my life? Well, that was me just this past weekend when I opened up my newest cookbook. If you’re wondering, be sure to hop over to my family blog and find …

It is September already???!! While I am so sad to know that summer will soon be behind us, I’m excited that I can finally turn on my oven without baking myself inside my house while I do it. And of course fall actually is one of my very favorite times …

Some recipes surprise you. The ingredients sound good. You think, yeah, I bet that will be tasty. You take a chance and after it is baked up it looks ok. But when you present it with several desserts it might not be the first picked. It isn’t that it looks …

Fall is definitely my very favorite time of year for baking. Besides having great options like fresh apple and pumpkin to work with, it is also the time when things finally start to cool off and we can enjoy using the oven again. I decided it would be fun to …

My inlaws recently moved from Texas back to Minnesota, and now only live 10 minutes away from us. As an adult, I’ve never had family this close so I’m still getting used to the convenience of more family dinners, and dare I say available child care. (I’m still giddy about …

When I tried cake mix popcorn a couple of months ago, it was a big hit with my boys. I first made it for Valentine’s Day with my Valentine Cake Mix Popcorn. This recipe can easily be adapted for any holiday just by switching up a few ingredients. Sprinkles are …

My mom is an amazing cook who loves to give everyone plenty of options. Since she’s always feeding a crowd of 14, it is hard to please everyone, but she certainly tries.  A holiday dinner just isn’t a holiday dinner at my parent’s house without a jello or fruit salad, usually both. …

If you are like, me, you enjoy something nice and cold to drink on a warm summer day.  And while I love a cold glass of iced tea or lemonade, sometimes it is nice to switch things up a bit. Sparkling water gives you that nice fizz you love about …