Cranberry Hootycreeks
I love a good food gift. Several years ago I worked with a very nice man whose family would make big Christmas goody bags that he would pass out to his coworkers. They were wonderful - cookies, candies, cakes, all sorts of homemade treats. Something about getting those bags always made me feel special. Homemade gifts have ...
Chocolate Espresso Cookies
This is a cookie that I made in a baking cooking class at Viking Cooking School. It has a delicious deep dark chocolate flavor with a hint of coffee. Use the best quality chocolate you can find for these since it’s the dominant flavor. Espresso powder can be a little hard to find in some ...
The Week of Cookies – Peanut Butter Temptations
There’s been alot of cookie baking around my house lately and I wanted share a few of my favorites. This has been officially deemed the week of cookies. What are your favorite holiday cookies? I first tasted these years ago at an office potluck. I remember begging our receptionist for the recipe and I still ...
Pumpkin Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
First let me apologize for the lack of updates. My day job has turned unexpectedly hectic over the past two weeks so sadly cooking has fallen by the way side. Plus hubby and I are going to the mountains for a few days so I tried to tie up as many loose ends as I ...
Streusel Topped Apple Bread Pudding
Bread pudding is one of those desserts I came to appreciate as an adult. It was thought to be the red headed step child of pie at my house so it didn’t make it to our table often. Usually it only showed up if someone gave it to us as a gift. The first really good bread pudding I had was in a cooking class 10 years ago and it blew my mind. It was fantastic! It was a summer class so we made it with peaches and drizzled it with a bourbon sauce. That class opened my mind to how flexible and simple bread pudding can be. You really can make it with whatever fruit is in season.
Toffee Walnut Chocolate Chip Bars
Comfort food means different things to different people. If I asked 15 people what was comfort food for them I would get 15 different answers. For my husband, it usually involves fried chicken and mac and cheese – for me it varies by my mood. Sometimes it’s a good southern fried chicken dinner, sometimes it’s ...
Nectarine Blueberry Buttermilk Cobbler
I was trolling through my old pictures and found some of the very first shots I took with my DSLR. I was so excited when I bought this camera. Even though I barely knew how to turn it on, I thought it would magically transform my shots into works of art. Talk about delusional. This is ...
