Slow Cooker Apple Butter & Apple Butter Pull Apart Bread

November 11, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Hey Y’all! There is something about this time of year that just makes me crave apple everything. Apple Pie, Apple Cider, Apple Turn-Overs, or a crisp granny smith apple. One thing I’ve always wanted to try making is homemade apple butter. Then a couple of weeks ago a video recipe from the Brown Eyed Baker […]

Countdown to Turkey Day: Spiced Sweet Potato Gratin

November 17, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Oh how I love the mighty sweet potato. As a kid one of my favorite Thanksgiving side dishes was the iconic mashed sweet potatoes topped with toasted marshmallow…. Mmm! I mean I was actually allowed to eat marshmallows with a meal, what kid wouldn’t love that? As I got older it became more about the […]

Weekend Fun and Homemade Blueberry Nut Crunch Granola

August 18, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

I hope everyone had a great weekend!!! We’ve got one more week of summer left before we hit the ground running and kickoff the Fall Fundraiser season and to be honest I’m ready. To celebrate the end of our summer the husband surprised me with a fun little weekend trip out to East Texas this […]

My Grandmothers Earthquake Cake…..

February 22, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

When I was a very little girl my parents took me to Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose, Texas to see the Dinosaur tracks in the riverbed. Ever since then I have always loved dinosaurs and studying about the Earths geological history almost to an obsessive level. I had these visions of what the […]

Ooey, Gooey, Pecan Pie Cobbler and Pecan Pie Bars

November 25, 2014.Reading time 9 minutes.

This past weekend I hosted my first ever Friends-Giving. I was cooking the Turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, rolls and a dessert. I made my to do list and I checked it twice. The night before I brined the Turkey, and made the cranberry sauce. For my dessert I decided to make a Pecan Pie […]

It’s the Holiday Season: Chipotle, Cranberry, and Rosemary Roasted Nuts

November 21, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Sugar and Spice and Everything nice that’s what these Holiday Roasted Nuts are made of…. Every year around the holidays I make this addicting sweet, spicy and perfectly savory nut mix by the bucketful. It’s the perfect party snack and it makes a great gift to handout to the neighbors in a little holiday tins. […]

Spiced Sweet Potato Cupcakes With Toasted Marshmallow Fluff….

November 7, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

With all of the delicious pumpkin cakes and pumpkin bread recipes going around I though I would give another shout out to my beloved Sweet Potato. Raise your hand if your childhood Thanksgiving feast was incomplete without Mashed Sweet Potatoes topped with Toasted Marshmallows? I know my hand is raised… My sister and I loved this […]

Mom’s Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake…..

August 11, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

I was just commissioned to bake a cake for an up coming party! I’m pretty excited because this is the first time I’ve ever been paid to make something for someone. I asked the soon to be birthday girl what kind of cake they liked and she said CHOCHOLATE!!! I knew instantly what cake I […]

Early Morning Craving for Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

June 3, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

My eyes flew open and I looked at the clock it was 5:59am and I had an intense craving for Pecan Cinnamon Rolls. I tried to go back to sleep but I couldn’t get the image of these sticky, gooey, sweet, rolls out of my mind. So I dragged my feet into the kitchen, first […]