Never Miss A Post! Free Email Update When I Share Something New Anyone out there a fan of Outlander, either the series or the books? I’ve found most people fall somewhere between really really loving it or being annoyed by it. I fall somewhere on the spectrum closer to the love side. I recognize it…
Savory French Cheese Puffs (Gougeres)
Gougeres, or French cheese puffs, start with a basic pate a choux dough that bakes into wonderfully light puffs that are given their flavor with a bold cheese – like Swiss or Gruyere – and black pepper. Don’t let the fancy terms scare you away, because pate a choux is a lovely dough that is…
Homemade Bread and Butter
I was brainstorming some ideas for upcoming blog posts and wasn’t coming up with anything particularly creative. Then I decided to put creativity aside for the moment and take it all the way back to the basics, such as baking a delicious loaf of homemade bread. I wanted my bread to have a nice crunchy…
Blueberry Lemon Bread with Crunchy Topping
This tender blueberry lemon bread is loud with the flavors of fresh blueberries, lemon juice, and lemon zest. This is one of those quick bread recipes that tows the line between being a breakfast or a dessert. We served warm slices of this bread for breakfast – either plain, with butter, or with a drizzle…
Overnight Sausage Honey Buns
For those special occasions that call for a super special breakfast, have I got just the recipe for you! These fluffy overnight honey buns are stuffed with a buttery sweet sausage filling and topped with a gooey honey glaze. I adapted this recipe from Southern Living and made a few changes, such as reducing the…
Soft Homemade Pretzels with Beer Cheese Dip
These homemade pretzels use a very simple recipe and result in perfectly soft pretzels with a gorgeous golden crust and a nice salty crunch. If you’ve always relied on purchasing soft pretzels at the mall or heating up the frozen ones, you should really try to make your own. They’re so easy and less expensive…
Peanut Butter Chip Banana Bread
As the temperatures plummet into the teens around here, I found myself longing for a warm loaf of banana bread. I already have a recipe that I love, but part of the fun of being in the kitchen is experimenting, so I went in search of something new. I found this recipe and was encouraged by its…
Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Peanut Butter Mini Muffins + Giveaway
Though we don’t restrict gluten or flour in our household, I think it’s fun to try new baking tricks. These pumpkin spice peanut butter mini muffins impressed both of us. During my research of using egg and pumpkin with baking powder to create the structure of the muffin I admit to being skeptical of the outcome,…
Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Bread with Warm Ganache
It’s holiday time, and that means time to bake! This time ’round, we’re focusing on a quintessential Christmas candy that there is no shortage of this time of year – the candy cane! Somehow I end up with at least a couple of boxes of candy canes sitting around my house and while my husband and I…
Citrus Olive Oil Muffins
Most of you have probably heard of the classic olive oil cake, which is tender and lovely with a prominent olive oil flavor and perhaps a hit of citrus. But did you know that olive oil is an awesome substitute for vegetable oil or melted margarine or butter in many of your baked goods? Using…
