I’m so excited for the cookie baking stage of the holidays to begin. Last year, one of my favorite cookie creations were these Cinnamon Roll Cookies with Vanilla Glaze. How can you not love a cookie with a cinnamon roll twist? So good! When Pillsbury sent a call out to a few bloggers to turn…
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Baking Bread {Recipe: Country White Dinner Rolls for the ABM}
I’ve never been a fan of the huge Thanksgiving feast. I love food, I love gathering together, but “traditional” Thanksgiving food has never been my favorite. One thing I always have loved and looked forward to at Thanksgiving was my mom’s homemade dinner rolls. Buttery, soft and fluffy, I could fill my plate up with…
Breakstone’s Sour Cream Holiday Showdown {Recipe: Salmon with Creamy Herb Sauce}
We are in part two of the Breakstone’s Holiday Showdown and today’s feature is a main dish that will make you forget all about turkey and ham on your holiday table. Try something different and make salmon your new holiday tradition! Salmon is a mild flavored fish that even the pickiest of seafood eaters tend…
KerryGold Softer Irish Butter {Recipe: Bailey’s Irish Cream Butter}
When I was little, I used to get in trouble for eating butter… like straight up, not with anything, butter. Back then I wasn’t even eating good butter. It’s probably fair to say old habits die hard. Not that I’m going around eating butter straight up still, but I have finally found a butter worth…
Breakstone’s Holiday Showdown – Creamy Pumpkin Soup Shooters
Pin It You may remember back in the spring when I did some work creating a tablescape and holiday recipe for Breakstone’s Sour Cream and Better Homes & Gardens. I have joined together with these two great organizations again for a fun, 4 part, holiday showdown. You can find out about this Holiday Showdown event…
Carapelli Olive Oil Tasting {Recipe: Simple Focaccia Bread}
This post brought to you by Carapelli Olive Oil. All opinions are 100% mine. When was the last time you did a taste test with olive oil? You haven’t? Really? Well, to be honest with you I hadn’t either until Carapelli Olive Oil sent me an Olive Oil tasting kit, complete with three Carapelli Olive…
Blame It On Pinterest {Recipe: Millie’s White Cupcakes}
Pin It I’m going to blame it on Pinterest… You know the feeling that what you are doing just isn’t adequate? That feeling. This Halloween, that feeling is thanks to Pinterest. I volunteered to make the snack for my son’s 4th grade Halloween party. I’m a simple gal when it comes to baking and treats….
Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread}
Pin It I can’t think of corn bread without thinking of Tippin’s restaurants. When I was younger, before living in Kansas City, my family would visit Kansas City quite often. Along with those visits usually meant lunch at Tippin’s, a restaurant known for their delicious pies. While everyone else would pour over the menu trying…
Bush’s Beans Culinary Retreat Video and Giveaway
Most of the Bush’s Beans Blogger Partnership Family. Photo courtesy of Crackle Photography This giveaway is now closed. The winner, Kim Barrett, has claimed the prize. Thanks for entering! See below for a giveaway from Bush’s Beans! A couple weeks ago I shared a few pictures from a wonderful trip I had just returned from…
Room to Breathe {Recipe: Red Beans and Rice}
You may have noticed I was a bit grumpy last week. I would share the reason why with you, but it is long and drawn out and involves a 5 year old screaming hysterically all the way to school and to her classroom about a water bottle. That’s how I started my birthday and it…

















