Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and I’m gearing up to get started of the things we want for the weekend. Yes, it is Friday morning, and our first Thanksgiving dinner is tomorrow, but I was never one to let a little thing like immanency stop me from procrastinating. So, instead of actually staring on…
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the ultimate chicken pot pie
I’m really going to boast here: this is the best chicken pot pie you’re ever going to make. I mean it. Four years ago Bo and I had an obsession with chicken pot pie. I went to town, making version, after version, after version. Every type of crust, every type of filling, seasoning, spices, and…
Marinated Flank (or Skirt) Steak
I’ve been flip-flopping on posting this one, solely because I only have one useable picture, and calling it useable in a stretch. It was a combination of losing the light, and having tasted a lick of the pan sauce that made me want to do nothing but stick a fork in this steak. I decided…
The Best Banana Streusel Muffins
Bananas in bread form are a constant in this house. I buy about double the bananas we usually eat every week, just to watch them turn brown and sugary, ripe for baking. My freezer is always stocked with banana bread for the kids for snacking, or for breakfast on those nights where I know I’m…
Double Chocolate Toffee Cookies
Yesterday Anna and I promised Oliver some homemade cookies to greet him from his first day of senior kindergarten. I wanted to try something new, and after a very quick look around pinterest I found these cookies from Julia’s Album that she had originally adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe. Not being able to leave anything…
Oliver’s Favourite Snickerdoodles
Oliver was having a rough couple of days last week. I’m guessing it was a combination of boredom, lack of sleep, and annoyance from his sisters and I (we can do that some times). I decided it was time to break out his favourite cookie recipe to but that smile I love back on his…
5 Minute Pantry Pineapple Cream Pie
This is a family favourite recipe, one that my Mom made all the time when I was growing up, and that the kids and I still absolutely love. The best part: it literally takes 5 minutes or less to throw together with things you can keep on hand in your pantry. It does need to…
Pumpkin Cake Cookies with Brown Butter Icing
This is a recipe I’ve literally been meaning to get up on the site for years. It’s hands down my favorite holiday recipe, and one that I make every year for Thanksgiving. Except for last year, because last year I couldn’t find where I put the recipe (which is why I really need to get…
Italian Style Sausage and Peppers
I’ve been making this dish for a while now, but it always felt like there was something missing in it. I had gone through a bunch of different recipes, but they were all variations of the same. It wasn’t until I got this great cookbook to review “Lidia’s Favorite Recipes by Lidia Bastianich” that it…
Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
This was always one of my favorite snacks growing up, and now it’s one of my kids. I couldn’t find my Nana’s recipe though when I went to make it this morning, so I hunted around online until I found one that I thought was similar, then just made a couple of changes to it….
Homemade Doughnuts (Cake Style)
I wanted to make something as a treat for the kids today, and something that Bo could take with him in the car. Doughnuts. Doughnuts seemed like the perfect thing. So, off I went looking for doughnut recipes that I could quickly whip up. My first lesson: those soft, squishy, glazed doughnuts are yeast based…
Cheese Triangles
This is hands down my favorite appetizer. My Mom used to make it all the time for holidays, and I asked her to for me for Christmas, but I just didn’t quite get my fill, so I whipped some up for New Years too. You may have already heard of them before, but probably as…
Jam Swirrled Muffins
Alright, back to baking! There is one heck of an explanation to the delay, but I’ll post that to the life section later. For now, on to the muffins! I finally started dipping my toes into the whole canning experience this summer. I am a fan. A fan who didn’t realize just how long it…
Southern Style Corn from the freezer
Now, I don’t actually know if this is southern style corn. In fact, I would guess that it’s not. I just didn’t know what else to call this and southern sounded good (truth be told I was ok with bacon corn, but thought others might find it a little plain sounding…). Please don’t hate me…
Apple Pie Inspired Muffins
I find breakfast to be the hardest meal of the day to figure out. It can be tough to switch things up enough that the kids don’t get board, without just filling a bowl with sugary cereal (though I do that quite frequently as a snack before breakfast, so don’t think I’m preaching here). Muffins, I’ve…
Panzanella (Tomato and Toasted Bread Salad)
I’d like to introduce you all to my new favorite lunch. I haven’t quite convinced Oliver that it’s a lunch (he always side-eyes salad), but if I throw a hot dog on a plate with this beside it, he’s quite happy to pick away. Silly boy. If you already know Panzanella salads, well first off,…