These 2 ingredient pumpkin muffins are the easiest treat you’ll make all fall. Feel free to turn them into cupcakes with a little cream cheese frosting! For me, October kicks off the beginning of the holiday baking season. The weather has finally cooled down to a temperature where you can tolerate turning on the oven and cute, cozy recipes are … Read More
Easy Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes
These cherry chocolate cupcakes are moist, dark chocolate cupcakes with cherry pie filling mixed in the batter and topped with a rich chocolate buttercream! Cherry and chocolate go together amazingly well. These cupcakes do not have a strong cherry flavor, so don’t worry if you have cherry phobes in your family like I do. The cherry flavor is subtle, the … Read More
Interesting Things
Here are some interesting things I bookmarked this week: Skillet Flatbreads I still have a bowl full of tomatoes to use up, so these oven roasted tomatoes seem like a good plan. Fig Pistachio Brown Butter-so many good things in one! I have been searching for a homemade spaghetti sauce and once again the Pioneer Woman delivers. Finally, Lemon Poppy … Read More
Cider and Tea
I am fortunate because within a 20 minute drive from me there are at least two apple orchards that sell fresh cider. Last night, I drove past one and got my first of what I hope is many 1/2 gallons this fall. The weather is cool and rainy and the perfect time of year to curl up the a good … Read More
Interesting Things
Here are some interesting things I bookmarked this past week: No Bake Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars-Peanut butter and oatmeal = awesome. Yummy Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese from Annie’s Eats Oh My! Super cute Watermelon Cake Pops.
Interesting Things
Happy Monday! Here are some interesting things I bookmarked this past week: Salad in a jar-so perfect! I hate taking salad in my lunch because it would always get soggy! I always make my pizza crust with yeast, but this St. Louis style pizza crust made with baking soda intrigues me. Zucchini…so tasty…so plentiful. These zucchini bread pancakes just rocketed … Read More
Makes my life easier or at least better smelling-Vanilla Sugar
If you use a vanilla bean, throw the empty pod into your sugar container. The sugar will absorb the scent and flavor of the vanilla bean making your sugar taste and smell amazing.
Soft Italian Bread and Walnut Pesto
Oh my good grief, this pesto is good. I made it for the first time last year and this year I planted six basil plants to ensure that I would have enough basil to make this stuff by the bucketful. It is great on pasta and really good slathered on some soft homemade bread. Rumor has it that pesto can … Read More