Did you know you can freeze sugar cookies at any stage? You can freeze the dough, the cut out cookies, the baked and decorated cookies! Ah, the holiday season. So much fun. So much work. Let’s take a little bit of stress out of this holiday season and discuss how to freeze your sugar cookies. By freezing your sugar cookies … Read More
How To Make Easy Cranberry Relish
About 15 minutes and a food processor is all you need to serve this bright, tangy, sweet but not too sweet easy cranberry relish this holiday season! This cranberry relish has been a staple at my family’s Thanksgiving table for as long as I can remember. It’s sweet, it’s tart, it doesn’t require the stove or the oven at all. … Read More
No-Bake Chocolate Coconut Bon Bons
No-bake chocolate coconut bon bons are the perfect holiday treat. You can make them ahead of time and they don’t need to be refrigerated! The other day my little nephew told me that “Almond Joy’s were his favorite candy because they are chocolate and coconut and they have a peanut inside!” Learning nut names is hard. Luckily making these no-bake … Read More
Homemade Dog Treats
Healthy, delicious, homemade dog treats for all your canine friends. With just 5 ingredients, they’re an easy alternative to store bought treats! These homemade dog treats have been a hit for pretty much every dog I’ve made them for. I’ve made them at the holidays and gifted them to co-workers and just last year my friend asked me to make … Read More
Peppermint Chocolate Covered Oreo Cookies
These peppermint chocolate covered Oreo cookies are a quick and easy addition to your holiday cookie plate or just the right thing to wrap up and gift to your neighbors or co-workers! Chocolate and peppermint are one of the classic holiday flavors. Peppermint chocolate covered Oreos require very little actual work to make. Dip a (double stuf, imo) Oreo in … Read More
Homemade Soft Turtle Candy
Soft homemade caramel filled turtle candies are studded with toasted pecans and covered in rich dark chocolate. The ultimate homemade food gift. Valentine’s Day is one of those crazy holidays. I’ve had really romantic ones and sort of mediocre ones. I’ve had at least one where I’ve been really sad and it was that Valentine’s Day where my friends invited … Read More
Soft Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Enjoy these soft, chocolate peppermint cookies with a hot cup of coffee or a tall glass of milk this holiday season. They are easy to whip up and provide nice contrast to your holiday cookie plate. These cookies aren’t “slap you in the face” kind of peppermint. (You know what I’m talking about, the kind that makes you pucker up … Read More
Food Gift Idea: Candied Grapefruit
We all have those people on our Christmas gift list. You know the people. The ones you want to give something special but it’s not in the budget to spend a lot of cash. You could pick up yet another tin of half stale caramel corn at the store. Or, you could make your own homemade food gift. Over the … Read More
Peppermint Bark
Ok, here’s another easy one, because I am all about simplifying this Christmas. Peppermint bark. The hardest thing you have to do is melt chocolate. But we already learned how to do that. Oh, and you get to smash things with your rolling pin, which in my book is always top notch. What you need: 1- 12 ounce bag chocolate … Read More
Rolled Butter Cookies
These cookies are the most delicious and buttery cookie. They are good plain, but I prefer them with the powdered sugar glaze or rolled in sprinkles before baking. What is a pastry blender? Until I started making these cookies, I had never heard of a pastry blender. A pastry blender is a kitchen tool intended to combine fat and … Read More
