Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

I think that December is my favorite month of the year. Not because I love cold weather (I actually cannot stand it), but because I love Christmas foods. Coming right off of Thanksgiving and all things pumpkin, you enter a world of warm spices and candy canes. I love hot chocolate, and well, all things […]

My Favorite Sugar Cookies

This is my favorite sugar cookie recipe, tried and true for several years. I don’t usually make sugar cookies for too many occasions, but I have found myself using this recipe multiple more times this year than usual. I have experimented with royal icing some, but I love a good buttercream that hardens nicely. It’s […]

Soft and Chewy Gingerbread Cookies

‘Tis the season for baking! I absolutely, positively love the warm spices, the candy, the cakes, the cranberries, you name it, that Christmas brings. I’ll eat ’em all! One of the quintessential holiday sweets has to be gingerbread cookies! However, my husband requested that I make a gingerbread that is soft and chewy. So, I […]

Pumpkin Scones

Pumpkin season is in full swing. Though Halloween has come and gone, pumpkin-flavored sweets should be on everyone’s plate throughout the end of the year. Ingredients 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree 1 whole egg 1/4 cup heavy cream 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 […]

Corn Casserole

The holidays are around the corner. Halloween has come and gone, then it’s Thanksgiving later this month, Christmas, and then a new year will be here. One of my favorite parts of the holidays is to be with family, continue traditions for my own family, and well, let’s face it, the food. Holiday food is […]