Guest Blogger Series & Maple Cranberry Cornmeal Coffeecake

Happy holidays, friends! Just a quick post to let you know that yours truly is featured over at MJonesStyle! Marsha has been showcasing bloggers and their recipes in a special Kitchen Keeping series. Fun questions and photos of our kitchens, along with an exclusive recipe! My Maple Cranberry Cornmeal Coffee Cake, only…

Cinnamon Oats W/Vanilla & Cream

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BringYourBestBowl #Target #CollectiveBias For me, there are few things that are connected to memories as much as food is. They go hand in hand. Several years ago, my family and I were visiting relatives in…

Peanut Butter Cinnamon Granola

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #StartWithJifPowder #CollectiveBiasI know I have mentioned my obsession love of peanut butter on previous accounts and I have no intention of changing that attitude. At all. My unofficial mantra is ‘All peanut butter, All the time.’…

Mini Meat & Cheese Skewers W/Spicy Maple Mustard

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PairsWellWithHolidays #CollectiveBias Why does food on a stick taste so much better? I have asked my kids this question several times and the answer is always the same: Because its fun! This rings true for adults…

Maple-Almond Granola

As I type this post, I am sitting at my dining room table and gazing out the window.  Now that hurricane Joaquin is gone and the rain has stayed away from South Carolina for a week, we have dried out a bit and the leaves are starting to turn.  I could sit…

Homemade Breakfast Sausage Patties

I have been trying to make really great homemade breakfast sausage for years now, but without success.  Now that I write that sentence, I realize that doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in my culinary abilities… Let me explain. My parents made it all the time when I was a kid, but they can’t…

Blueberry Maple Muffins

I don’t know much in the way of sports jargon, but I will do my best. These muffins came out of left field!  They gave me the one two punch!  They are a perfect 10!  Touchdown!  If I had to give this recipe a score, it would be Love:Love. I can almost…

Cranberry Maple Pudding Cake W/Cream Cheese Ice Cream

At the risk of posting a fall themed recipe in March, I decided to throw caution to the wind and share this with you anyway.  It has become one of my favorite deserts and with Easter coming up, the thought of finishing of a ham and cheesy potato dinner with this pudding…

Banana Sour Cream Pancakes & Hotel Room Service

Quite often, food reminds us of special times in our lives.  Culinary memories, if you will. My Mother-In-Law was telling me over the weekend that the smell of cinnamon rolls makes her think of her Mother.  She used to bake them in the afternoons so that they were fresh and warm for…

Gluten Free Apple Carrot Muffins

Sometimes, recipes just surprise you. I had no idea I was going to love these so much.  I had no idea that I would end up completely redoing these muffins over five different batches.  I had no clue that I would grow kind of addicted to the texture of almond flour.  I…

Maple Glazed Ribs

I barely had time to snap a picture of these beautifully sticky, sweet, smokey ribs before they were devoured.  My guests tucked into them like a pride of lions on a gazelle.  Like bears in a river of salmon.  Like kindergartners with popsicles on a 90 degree day. You get the picture….

Tofu Chocolate Pudding

Mmm.  Just look at that chocolate pudding.  Creamy.  Dreamy.  Rich and decadent.  Don’t you just love tofu? What?  Tofu?  Uh huh!  That’s what I said!  Tofu.  Hard to believe isn’t it?  But there it is.  And yes, it tastes as good as it looks. My history with tofu, a soybean based protein, is…

Maple Orange Cranberry Sauce

Yes.  I know that I have already posted two cranberry sauce recipes and am aware that this makes three.  It is actually kind of weird because cranberries are not even my favorite part of Thanksgiving!  However, while making two different kinds for dinner might be a bit much, when you do one savory,…

Maple Pecan Shortbread

I am particularly excited to share this recipe with you.  Why?  Because it is one of those treats that is super easy, super fast, and very, very, good.  All things that we all like in a recipe, right? Shortbread, it seems to me, is one of those cookies that everyone likes.  It…

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

It is fall. I know! I know!  The 80 degree weather out your door (depending on where you live) is desperately trying to convince you otherwise, but it is upon us and I love it!  And when certain vegetables are in season, we like to cook things that are orange.  Pumpkins, squash,…