• Audra’s Molten Lava Cakes

    Jump to Recipe A Cake to Remember! My niece and I love to bake together, and for the last year or so we have been perfecting this Molten Cake recipe and let me tell you… it is PERFECTION! Break out the Ramekins I don’t know about you but I have a ton of cute little ramekins hanging out in your cabinets… and I desperately want to use them.  But what could I use them for?  Then my niece asked about lava cakes.  HECK YES we can make lave cakes ma’am!  I am 100% in and let’s go!  Oooey Gooey Goodness The beauty of Molten/Lava Cakes is the center.  Is there…

  • Cranberry Maple Sprouts

    Jump to Recipe A MUST Make Holiday Side! Need a quick & easy side dish that is not only delicious but also quick & pretty?  These Cranberry Maple Sprouts are the perfect Holiday side.  Even the guests (or kids) who think they don’t like brussels sprouts will love these.  Oh the Maple & Bacon! I am a BIG, BIG fan of brussels sprouts, but I know not everyone is… until now.  These sprouts are roasted to perfection and then tossed in a maple, bacon and cranberry sauce that takes plain sprouts to a  NEW level.   They are just sweet enough, with hits of salty goodness and then some tartness…

  • Iced Sugar Cookies

    Jump to Recipe Iced Sugar Cookies are a classic Holiday cookie.  They are perfect for all your cookie exchanges, parties, family dinners or guests.  Even better get the kids involved and let them decorate the cookies.  SO MUCH FUN! SOOOO Many Options I am a classic vanilla sugar cookie kinda gal, but a lot of my family are almond flavored sugar cookie peeps and that is why I love this recipe.  You can change it up to make it just what you love.   Use almond extract, just vanilla extract, vanilla bean paste, orange or even peppermint.  This is a staple recipe you can use all year long.  Quick Tip…

  • Cranberry Green Beans

    Jump to Recipe Not Your Everyday Green Beans Green Beans are a staple on most Holiday tables.  You can make a green bean casserole, quick skillet green beans or just roasted green beans… OR you could make these Cranberry Green Beans.   Not only are they Christmas ready but they are also SUPER YUMMY! Holiday Table Ready Holiday sides do not have to be hard to look impressive and taste even better.   These green beans are roasted and the sauce comes together super quick in one saucepan and can be served immediately or reheated.  I love a Holiday side I can make ahead… don’t you?   One quick note……

  • Santa’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Jump to Recipe Santa will Thank You! Christmas will be here before we know it and that means it is time to start thinking about what cookies you are going to be leaving for the Big Guy.  Just so you know I have it on good authority, that these are some of his favorites…. he loves the combo of the chips, sprinkles and M&M’s. Load them UP! Let me be clear these are not your normal Chocolate Chip Cookies.   These cookies are loaded with not just semi-sweet chocolate chunks (or chips) but also white chocolate chips, sprinkles and M&M’s.  You could also throw in some nuts (toasted pecans would…

  • Homemade Spiced Cranberry Sauce

    I love cranberry sauce with my turkey (like this smoked turkey), but I am not a fan of the can.  This Homemade Spiced Cranberry Sauce is SO MUCH better than the can, and so easy!! Let’s talk about the Spiced Cranberry Sauce Are you a fan of cranberry sauce?  I feel like you either are or your not.  There doesn’t seem to be too many people out there that are in the middle of the cranberry debate.  Well, I was not a fan either until I started making my own cranberry sauce from FRESH cranberries…thats right there are no cans in this recipe. It is all about the FRESH Berries Growing…

  • Sausage Dressing – Thanksgiving Must

    Sausage Dressing is hands down our families favorite dressing.  How do I know??  After 4 dressings, a blind taste test and an overwhelming vote… the winner has been named!!  Changing a Texas Girl’s World  Being a good Texas girl I grew up eating cornbread dressing every Thanksgiving.  The very traditional version of cornbread with onions, celery, and cornbread.  My mom would bake the cornbread days in advance and prep anything she could to make her cornbread dressing.   This Texas girls life was changed though a couple of years ago, I was introduced to bread and sausage dressing and it changed my life.  It was full of flavor, the bread…

  • Smoked Turkey

    Turkey Day (aka Thanksgiving) will be here before we know it (like in 2 weeks ) and it is time we talk smoked turkey!  let’s talk SMOKED TURKEY I know most of us will roast or fry our Thanksgiving turkeys but this Smoked Turkey is the only way my family does it now.  My brother and his Father-in-Law have perfected this recipe and it is just amazing!! To be safe you want to have between 3/4 – 1 pound per person (or more for leftovers).  Also make sure you give it enough time to thaw, We thaw our turkey in an ice water bath in a cooler (still in the…

  • Monster Cookies – The Halloween Version

        Monster Cookies are my new favorite Halloween treat.  I mean just how adorable are these little yummies?? SPRINKLES & MORE SPRINKLES I am all about a fun sprinkle for any and all occasion.  I have an entire section in my pantry dedicated to my sprinkle obsession.  My niece and nephew love them as well and want to decorate cookies almost every time they come over just so they can use them. For these cookies I went with a variety.  As seen above a traditional halloween blend of orange, green, black, purple and white and then a pink, green and white version as well for the purple cookies.  I…

  • Boo Bark – It is BOOLICIOUS

    It is Boo Season and this Boo Bark is the perfect Boolicious treat.  It is colorful, loaded with yummy and so darn cute (and maybe a little scary too). BOO BARK FUN! This bark is loaded with everything yummy.  There are Oreo’s, M&M’s, Pretzels, chocolate, sprinkles and more sprinkles.  You can also add in some peanut butter cups, caramel candies, butterscotch chips or candy corn.   Really you can add in almost anything you wanted, the possibilities are endless. EASY PEASY This bark is so easy, all you need are a few ingredients and about 10 minutes and you are good to go. First is all about the stars of…