DONUTS ARE MY LOVE LANGUAGE: APPLE CINNAMON BAKED DONUTS

I am starting a new series, folks. I LOVE donuts. Like really love them. And all kinds too: baked, fried, glazed, yeast, cake, the list could go on. It’s really bad that I live across the street from one of my favorite local donut shops, Five Daughters Bakery, home of the 100 layer donut. And…

Modern Easter Baskets

It’s Easter Time! I love Easter. I usually throw a big Easter Feaster at my house for all my friends and their kids every year which has just gotten larger and larger as our families grow and make new friends. I am also always the one to tell people to join us if they have…

BABY SPRINKLE TIPS

Today is another throwback to when I threw a “come and go” baby shower for my friend. This is her 4th and really only needed baby essentials (diapers, wipes, etc).  We thought come and go would be perfect since we wouldn’t be opening gifts or doing shower games, etc. I still wanted the shower to…

HOMEMADE MARSHMALLOWS

OK. So I promised in a few other blogs that I would show you how to make homemade marshmallows. Don’t get freaked out…they are easier than you think. You do need a couple of special tools, but the actual making of the marshmallows is really quite easy. I make them all year long. I do…

S’MORE’S POPS

Let’s talk party favors. I love to do a party favor. It’s my southern in me, I guess. I like guests to leave my house with a “happy” (as they called it where I am from) or leftovers. Today I am doing another throwback to that Woodland Creature themed baby shower. This shower really turned…

MINI PECAN TOFFEE PIES

Remember back in November when I posted the pumpkin cupcakes I made for the Woodland Creature baby shower? You should check that out here if not. Here is another dessert I made for that shower. I totally had planned to post this before Christmas since it’s a great holiday dessert, but, you know….life. You are…

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: GINGERSNAPS

4 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS! Here is another recipe I have made a few times. I love gingerbread cookies of all kinds at Christmas. It’s just a must in my opinion. It’s one of my favorite flavors and smells and just feels like the perfect holiday treat. This is a recipe I tried a few years…

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: RED VELVET CRINKLE SANDWICH COOKIES

The countdown to Christmas is on! I can’t believe we are 5 DAYS away. I don’t know about y’all, but I do A LOT of baking this time of year. Between work parties, gift baskets, church functions, I am constantly whipping up some kind of holiday themed treat for something in the month of December.…

PUMPKIN CUPCAKES WITH SALTED CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM

Recently, I co-hosted a woodland creature themed baby shower. I made a few fall inspired desserts that I wanted to share with you. These could be great for your Thanksgiving table. The first thing was Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Buttercream. I guess I am just “basic” because I LOVE pumpkin. Give me pumpkin everything…

PUMPKIN SPICE SNICKERDOODLES

Snickerdoodles are one of my favorite types of cookies. I make them every year around the holidays. I’ve made regular snickerdoodles, eggnog snickerdoodles and most recently, pumpkin snickerdoodles! Since it’s still fall and I was craving them (just blame it on the pregnancy), I made these. I used a recipe I found on Pinterest and…