Ginger Snaps
My grandmother gave us a tin of homemade cookies every year for Christmas. Inevitably there would be ginger snaps in the mix. It was the only time of year that we ate ginger snaps and it was never a cookie that my mom would buy so I was always so excited for them. That isn’t…
Cinnamon Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Some recipes make me very nostalgic. This is one of them. It makes me miss my mom. Her hand written recipe, memories of winter mornings when she would have a fire going (yes we had an actual wood burning fireplace in South Florida), waking up to the warm cinnamon smell. It will be 19 years…
Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle
I love a good trifle! Why? Because you get three, maybe more depending on the recipe, desserts in one! We were at a friends house in Pennsylvania a few years ago and she served a version of pumpkin trifle. We all loved it so I decided to recreate it on my own. I knew for…
Pumpkin Bread
This is hands down my most requested recipe. Every Christmas I make loaves and loaves of pumpkin bread and we give them to neighbors, friends, family, teachers, bus drivers, garbage men, the mail man, the list goes on. Every year I get at least 3 or 4 requests for the recipe. Really, people, it is…
Pumpkin Spice Cake
Why is it that September arrives and it seems like we can’t get enough pumpkin? Cookies, cakes, milkshakes, pies, lattes (not for me), hot chocolate, truffles. . . The list goes on. I can’t say that I am any exception. With 16 pumpkins decorating my house and 10 more in the garden I am determined…
Chocolate Cake
Andy and I went to a local Italian restaurant the other night and had some chocolate cake for dessert. Andy really enjoyed it because it wasn’t overly sweet. (I have the sweet tooth in this relationship). That cake inspired me to put this recipe together. If you are all about sweet desserts, you might want…
Dirt Cake
Labor Day is coming up. Are you getting together with friends or family? Do you have special treats you make for certain holidays? Of course you do! I think we have all had some version of dirt cake at least once in our lives. Whether it is made to look like actual dirt, you know,…
Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes
School has started so that means apples, right? Fall is just around the corner and what better way to usher in the the school year and coming of fall than with apple cinnamon cupcakes. This recipe was adapted from my mother-in-law’s apple cake, which is equally delicious! It is all that a cupcake should be…
Strawberry Banana Trifle
I like pretty food. Trifles are pretty. I love that you can see all the layers, the more colorful the better. Not only are trifles pretty, but they taste good too. I have never had a trifle that I didn’t like. This Strawberry Banana Trifle is no exception. One key ingredient in any trifle is…
Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies
What? Zucchini in a cookie? We eat it in bread don’t we? Why not a cookie? I have to say, these cookies all but disappear when I make them. They are GOOD! Because zucchini has such a high percentage of water, even after squeezing it out as much as you can, the cookies tend to…
Breakfast Burritos
Breakfast. Some people say it is the most important meal of the day. I am not a nutritionist or anything close so I can’t claim that breakfast is important for scientific reasons. I am human, though, and know that I need fuel for the day. So breakfast, it’s an important meal. It is also important…
Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls
Fall is officially here and I am fully embracing all things pumpkin spice. I love that when the seasons change our food changes too! Isn’t that what we love about the holidays? Food?!? As we transition from flip flops to boots, shorts to jeans, and tank tops to sweaters, our food transitions from burgers to…
Crumb Coffee Cake
It is not too often that I eat cake for breakfast but when I do – I want a crumb coffee cake. My blueberry coffee cake is amazing as well as my cinnamon sour cream coffee cake. However, nostalgia always takes over and this one brings back all the memories. My sister and I were…