Category: Baking

Simple Blackberry Crisp

I should start this post by saying that my husband would like to name this dish, “Mouthwatering Blackberry Crisp”.  He says that the smell of it baking in the oven makes your mouth water, and I have to admit that I agree!  But, as you know, around here I like to keep things…

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Sugar Cookie Cutouts

I love old family recipes.  They mean so much to me, because not only are they the foods that I grew up with, but my family grew up with them as well.  It’s that connection to past generations which makes them all-the-more special.  Growing up, we made sugar cookies for just about every…

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Coffee Cake Muffins

Whenever we had Chicken Noodle Soup growing up, it was usually accompanied by either blueberry muffins or cinnamon muffins.  Now that I have a family of my own, I find myself making the same things together, too.  And this recipe has become my go-to cinnamon muffin recipe.  I always have everything to make…

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Valentine’s Day Ideas

Candy and Valentine’s Day can hardly be separated. Try to imagine a Valentine’s Day without seeing one of those giant heart-shaped boxes full of chocolates…  It’s pretty difficult! However, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to show your loved ones just how special they are to you.  This Valentine’s Day,…

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Fudgy Brownie Bites

Why not a recipe for Fudgy Brownies, you say?  Because these bites are so chocolaty and so rich, all you need is a bite!  The original recipe makes a round torte, which is cut into wedges.  But trust me… all you need is a bite!

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White Chocolate & Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Oatmeal cookies are so versatile.  Plain, with raisins, with butterscotch chips… But my favorite version, with cranberries and white chocolate, is just ever so slightly above butterscotch chips!  The best thing about this recipe, is that you can make all of those different kinds just from this single base recipe.  All you need…

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Homemade Grahams

I got a bug the other day to make homemade graham crackers.  So, I turned to a recipe I’ve made couple times before.  However, I felt like mixing things up a little bit.  Now, these grahams can be either soft, chewy, graham-flavored cookies, or, when you roll the dough a little thinner, they…

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Fruit Squares

Fruit Squares are a versatile dish. They can be breakfast, brunch, a snack, or even dessert! Make them with your favorite fruit pie filling, and I guarantee you’ll fall in love. You will be glad it makes a big pan full, because everyone will be coming back for more.

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Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Growing up, we didn’t have very many peanut butter cookies.  Especially soft peanut butter cookies.  Mostly because they were the exact opposite of everything my dad likes in a cookie.  First of all, he doesn’t like peanut butter.  Second, he loves a crunchy cookie.  However, I have got to say, these are some…

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Oven-Baked Caramel French Toast

This Mother’s Day, treat your mom to a special brunch… Make her this delicious french toast!  Personally, this is a very special Mother’s Day for me, since I am now the proud mother of both a son and a daughter.  My little girl will be 3 weeks old this Saturday, the 7th.  She…

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