Red Velvet Skillet Cookie
Skillet cookies are the perfect dessert for sharing, and red velvet is always a popular choice for Valentine’s Day. This recipe is basically a red velvet cake turned into a skillet cookie. It’s best eaten [...]
White Chocolate Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
Ever since I was a teenager, one of the most exciting things to me about the holidays was seeing the new Christmas Cookies magazine that Better Homes and Gardens releases every year. One of [...]
Bourbon Eggnog Muffins with Brown Sugar Streusel
Most people either love or hate eggnog. Personally I prefer thinner eggnog with extra nutmeg and a strong dose of Wild Turkey bourbon. I’ve tried to capture those holiday flavors in these muffins, with [...]
Maple Bourbon Pecan Caramel Rolls
There is nothing better in the cold months than warm cinnamon rolls straight from the oven. These caramel sticky rolls top that experience, with toasty pecans and thick, maple-bourbon flavored caramel. Though they have a [...]
Chocolate Chili Mini Bundt Cakes
In the colder months, I always want to eat things that are warming - soups, hot chocolate, baked goods that are full of spices. Hot chocolate favored with chili powder and cinnamon is [...]
Irish Coffee Bread Pudding
I made this recipe for St. Patrick’s Day, looking to find a way to combine all of the flavors of an Irish coffee - whiskey, brown sugar, cream, and, of course, coffee - into a bread pudding. [...]
Buckwheat Fruitcake with Cherries, Dates, and Walnuts
While I’ve never been a fan of fruitcake (especially with those red and green cherries,) I am a big fan of buckwheat. Mostly I had it in pancakes and occasionally soba noodles, and I had never really [...]
Hazelnut Coffee Turtle Bars
Half candy and half cookie, these bars have a bottom layer of Kona coffee shortbread, a middle layer of chopped hazelnuts coated in caramel, and a top layer of milk chocolate ganache. When all the layers are [...]
White Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies
Brownies are the first thing I ever learned to bake. My mom’s brownie recipe was also the first recipe I ever memorized, and while I’ve made other brownie recipes, I always go back to the same one. [...]
Chocolate Coconut Crumb Cake with Vegan Option
I’ve noticed that I’ve had a few visitors from Pinterest and Instagram lately, so it doesn’t feel quite as much like a ghost town here anymore! If you’ve come here from social media, thank you so much [...]