Life is as sweet as we bake it!
My sister is known for many things: kind, gentle, sweet, and most importantly, her peanut butter cookies. If you think you've had a good peanut butter cookie, you have no idea. My sister makes the best peanut butter cookie. I don't know entirely what she does, maybe it's the crunchy peanut butter, maybe it's her… Continue reading Almond Butter Cookies
I always have this internal struggle every January. Do I start eating healthy? Or do I keep eating cozy, comfort foods because it's still really cold out? Spoiler alert: it's usually the second one. This year, I worked really hard to find a happy medium between the two! So I landed on this yummy Lemon… Continue reading Lemon Chickpea Orzo soup
Ricotta cookie? What's a ricotta cookie? I had never heard of one until someone asked me to make them! Let me just say, ricotta cookies are must in my household now! They are fluffy, soft, light, wonderful cookies! Honestly, I can't think of enough delicious adjectives to describe them! I didn't really know what to… Continue reading Orange Ricotta cookies
One place that I love to get inspiration from is old family recipes! My sister has a folder where she keeps all the best family recipes and I love being able to flip through the pages and find one I like! It's always fun to find the recipes I loved as a child or even… Continue reading Crockpot Beef Soup
I know, I know, it's January already! I know everyone places New Year's Resolutions for all sorts of things, but a common one is healthy eating. But, it's still winter, and winter demands cozy, warm, delicious desserts! When it's cold outside, I don't want a salad, I want a warm bowl of soup and a… Continue reading Apple Angel Food Cake
If you know me, you know I love a good breakfast pastry! What better way to start a morning than with a cup of coffee/tea and a yummy buttery pastry? As a matter of fact, that's exactly what I'm doing as typing this. Coffee is on the left side and a buttery croissant is on… Continue reading Almond Butter and Jam Toaster Tarts
I am all about easy, comfort food in winter. If I can just throw it in the crockpot, I am a happy girl. When I get to combine easy and comfort food all in the same dish??? Well, that just sounds like heaven to me. This crockpot meal is one that I have been making… Continue reading Crockpot Chicken Pot Pie
'Tis the season for Christmas movies!! Romantic, heart-warming, cozy, cheesy, I love them all! There are a few that I watch on repeat throughout the season, but I love to try and branch out to new ones! It's funny because I'm not really a big rom-com fan. I watch them occasionally throughout the year but… Continue reading White Chocolate Popcorn Crack
I can't think of a better way to wind down Christmas than with a cozy drink and a cuddly blanket. A cup of tea or hot chocolate would definitely do the trick, but tonight, on Christmas, I'm thinking something a little bit more special. That's right! I'm talking about mulled wine. Mulled wine is essentially… Continue reading Mulled Wine
Even though it's no longer pie season, I am still craving the delicious nutty flavors of pecan pie!! But December is cookie season and I'm all about the soft chewy texture of a cookie! This is exactly how these Pecan Pie Cookies were invented! I actually remember my grandma making something very similar to this… Continue reading Pecan Pie cookies
