Buttermilk Scones

It’s so easy.

In under 30 minutes from start to finish, we had warm scones in our hands and ready to be devoured. This super simple recipe takes almost no effort. And, the payoff? Seriously good scones that rival a certain major coffee shop chain in your very […]

Pumpkin Crumble

A crumble topping with oat bran adds a little healthy fiber to the crispy topping.

Pumpkin Crumble makes one deep dish pie (Or, pie-sized baking dish)

1 15 oz can pumpkin 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 […]

Baking Butter

Baking Butter

Brush this on your cake pans for a guaranteed release.

Baking Butter

1 part soft butter, vegetable oil or crisco 1 part flour

Combine soft butter or oil and stir well. Brush any suface of cake tins, […]

Cranberry Nut Bars

Dried Fruit And Nut Bars

Blondie… meet fruit and nuts.

Cranberry Nut Bars makes one 8×8 inch baking dish

1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/2 cup butter, soft 1 cup […]

Sweet Potato Pie

Red Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potato Pie makes 1 pie

2 sweet potatoes, boiled 1 can sweetened condensed milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 Tablespoons butter 1 Tablespoon flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1-2 teaspoon orange […]

Red Sweet Potato Crumble

Before Baking

…And After

This lovely deep dark orange casserole is proof to me that it’s worth the extra pennies to buy red sweet potatoes. This was one of my best sweet potato casseroles… ever. More accurately, this might be called a crustless […]

No Bake Sunflower Butter Bars

Trader Joe’s Sunflower Butter… love it.

But, it’s a little intense and overpowering. So, these bars are perfect. The white chocolate mellows out the nutty bitterness. It’s ok to eat what is essentially candy if you throw some oatmeal in there?

…Right?

No? La […]

Cranberry Jam

For cranberry sauce, I like to use a 1/2 cup of sugar in this recipe. But, for this jam, I deliberately add what I consider to be a lot of sugar. This will create a lovely, chunky jam that you won’t want to stop eating. And, it might just have […]

Gingerbread House

2011 Tin

Full of Lebkuchen (German Gingerbread)

Buying this tin full of gingerbread has become one of our holiday traditions.

Lebkuchen Schmidt

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Cranberry Spice Bread

This is a lovely dense, barely sweet quick bread. We paired this with a cheese platter and a fresh fruit tray for a quick and easy brunch. The tart cranberry sauce adds a great bite of fresh tartness that works well against rich and creamy cheeses.

Cranberry Spice […]