Christmas Monster Cookies
So it’s the New Year, and you’re stuck with leftover Christmas candy. Maybe you got it in your stocking, or you got it on sale, or you bought it for a party that never happened. So now you can either shove it in your face …
Serving up sweet Southern charm
Dessert
Cranberry Orange Biscotti
Many moons (ok a few) ago, I was doing research for my Buttermilk and Chive Biscuits recipe and ran across the fact that the word “biscuit” comes from Latin “biscotti,” or twice baked. I realized I had never made biscotti, and wanted to give it …
Peppermint Bark
Last week I jumped head-on into peppermint season with a Peppermint Brownie Cake, and I just can’t shake the visions of candy canes dancing through my head. So I decided we needed something simple but delicious this week: peppermint bark. Yes, we’re all staying home …
Peppermint Brownie Cake
Now that the Thanksgiving madness is over, how about some Christmas cheer?? I’ve got just what you need with this peppermint brownie cake. Stand back, pumpkin – it’s peppermint time. I have always been team “the earlier the better” when it comes to the Christmas …
Estonia: Leviasupp
There’s really not a way to preface this for the non-Estonian mind, so I’m just going to put it out there: today, I’m asking you to make dessert soup out of bread. Yup, that’s leviasupp. When I started brainstorming recipes for my #GentGoesGlobal series, I …
Jaffa Cakes
It’s finally time for the final recipe from my honeymoon tour of Europe! We’ve made tapas from Spain, macarons from France, pastéis de nata from Portugal, and döner from Germany. Finally, it’s time for the United Kingdom to shine, with Jaffa cakes! Like I mentioned …
Pumpkin Spice Truffles
It’s November, which means it’s full-on Christmas time in my house! We’re that crazy house with the tree up and the lights out before Halloween’s even over. It comes from years of working retail and feeling like the hectic nature of the season takes away …
Cranberry Orange Banana Bread
Y’all might remember the Great Banana Bread Explosion of 2020, when everyone was bored in their homes with too much time and too little yeast, and wanted to show the internet that they could bake something practically foolproof. And really, that’s the beauty of banana …
Strawberry Basil Cheesecake Bites
Do you ever get hit with an idea, and you’re not sure if it’s a “good” idea per se, but you know you absolutely won’t stop until you see the idea realized? That’s kind of how these strawberry basil cheesecake bites came about. I asked …
Nadiya’s Stovetop Skillet Cookie
Hello hello, how’s your quarantine?? Hopefully someone is reading this in the future past 2020 and is thinking “what quarantine?” In which case, CONGRATULATIONS, you’re not confined to your house for months on end eating skillet cookie after skillet cookie! For those of us suffering …