This year for Thanksgiving, I want to try a few new dishes, just to spice things up, but without adding tons of time or stress. These easy cranberry hand pies take just 18 minutes to bake, and get this—you only need a couple tablespoons of cranberry sauce, which most folks will be making anyways, and […]
Once the weather changes, all I want to do is bake. Holiday flavors are my favorite, because NOTHING smells better than cinnamon as it is cooking. When it comes to easy, festive desserts, crumbles are hands down, the best way to go; they are warm, gooey, and there’s no finicky pie crust needed! This healthy […]
Dessert is a funny thing at Thanksgiving; we tend to make a big deal about it, but when push comes to shove, bellies are too full to enjoy it! I tend to go for a sliver of this, or a bite of that, really just because I don’t want to miss out on anything. This […]
The minute Halloween is over, aka November 1st, I start planning my Thanksgiving menu. My grandma is the reigning queen of dinner rolls on the big day. She makes not one, but THREE different kinds: mini cinnamon, orange glazed, and classic crescents. And while I know that one day I will humbly follow in her […]
I love cooking for holidays; after all, food is what brings friends and family together to reminisce and create new memories. While most of us associate Brussels sprouts with Turkey Day, I found that these sesame Sriracha Brussels sprouts fit in any day of the week. Which is a good thing, as I may have […]
With the oven, stove, and overall kitchen in high demand this week, breakfast becomes somewhat of a pain. Not to mention that entertaining family can add a little extra stress. These banana breakfast muffins are you solution. Imagine baked oatmeal, but more nutritious, plus using muffin tins makes portioning easy. Let your overnight guests help […]
It is common knowledge that my mom is a force to be reckoned with in the kitchen. This morning over breakfast, my boyfriend asked me what she is known for. The two things that popped into my head were Applesauce Cake and soup. My mom is a soup maestro. Growing up, Mondays were soup nights. […]
I feel like the majority of my recipes are quick, easy, and require minimal effort to throw together. But every once in a while I like to do a show stopper, a dish worthy of the Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner table. The garden tart is one of those. It is fiddly, time-consuming, and has many […]