We can all breathe a collective sigh of relief because the finish line is close. The end of 2016 is drawing near and holiday reverie is slowly slipping from our sticky, candy-cane-stained-grasp.
We can all breathe a collective sigh of relief because the finish line is close. The end of 2016 is drawing near and holiday reverie is slowly slipping from our sticky, candy-cane-stained-grasp.
One of the best things about the holiday season is there are ample opportunities for serving up tasty treats like delicious twists on a cheesecake recipe! It’s not that you can’t make sweets year-round, but having the whole family gather together is a perfect reason to whip up that amazing dessert recipe you’ve been saving. These Caramel Cookie Bars are just that dessert. They’re wonderful for any gathering, and they look (and taste) fantastic. But they’re surprisingly simple and quick, which makes them a lifesaver during the hectic holiday season. Continue reading
A snickerdoodle cookie is one of my favorite holiday cookies. They have the perfect balance of buttery softness and slight crispiness, with a warm cinnamon-sugar aroma that draws me in every time. I share these Cream Cheese Frosting-Filled Snickerdoodle Sandwich Cookies often with family and friends this time of year, which means my oven is almost always pumping out a fresh batch of snickerdoodles. This is especially handy for last-minute guests coming over for dinner and dessert!
Who’s ready for another delicious pumpkin-flavored fall recipe? One of the most fun things about baking with pumpkin is that it complements so many other fall flavors. Pumpkin and cinnamon, pumpkin and cream cheese, pumpkin and gingerbread—you really can’t go wrong! With that in mind, I came up with this delicious Pumpkin Cream Cheese Coffee Cake. It combines some of my very favorite flavors and textures: a tender, moist pumpkin cake topped with a velvety smooth cheesecake layer and a buttery, crisp cinnamon pecan streusel. It’s simple and straightforward to make, and comes out of the oven smelling divine!
This super-creamy Gnocchi with Pumpkin, Bacon and Sage Sauce is ready in under 20 minutes! Create the luxurious pumpkin sauce and pour it over melt-in-your-mouth, soft potato gnocchi, then garnish with Parmesan and fresh sage for a delicious, elegant meal that’s easy enough for weeknights.
I can’t help it, I am so excited about fall! Who’s with me? The leaves are changing, the kids are back in school, and it’s getting darker earlier. We’ve had a cold snap and some rainy weather during the last few days, and it has me craving hearty soup and chili with warm bread on the side. There’s something so wonderful and comforting about hot chili on a cold night—and this savory, hearty Turkey Sausage Sweet Potato Chili recipe does the trick!
A traditional apple pie is a thing of beauty, of course, but it can get a little…predictable. And that’s a quality I just can’t have in my baked goods. I want show-stealers. Eye-poppers. Taste-bud-tinglers. And that’s where these next-level apple recipes come in. Because once you’ve made an apple rose mini tart or an apple pie-baked apple, you’ll never go back. Continue reading