Bread; it’s what brings our family together when the fresh baked smells are filling the air on a Sunday afternoon. It’s what completes our meal.
Bread baking can be quite the task, but it doesn’t have to be and that’s where Kneadlessly Simple comes in.  It’s a tasty cookbook of no-knead bread recipes; recipes that are [...]

If you haven’t noticed (and I hope you have), I’ve recently started posting only once or twice a week.  This is intentional and it will be how I do things around here from now on.  I’ve had a wonderful year but a busy one.  One that had me so overworked that I couldn’t even remember [...]

Pound cake is one of my favorite desserts. There is something about that buttery taste that just melts in taste buds!  You can also make in a variety of ways guaranteeing satisfaction with just about everyone.  Adding fruit to a pound cake is popular but one of my own favorites is Orange Pound Cake.  Mmmmm, [...]

I said yesterday’s cute Witches Brooms would be my last Halloween food but…syyyyyke.  I couldn’t resist posting these cute mummy dogs!!  Tell me those are not cute, I dare you!  And you could use mustard or ketchup as the eyes.  Okay, this really is the last Halloween post. With all the Halloween sweets I’ve been [...]

One last Halloween treat for you guys!   These Witches Brooms are cute and tasty!  One recommendation would be to use your own peanut butter cookie dough recipe or even the store bought roll.  This one was okay but I’ve had better.  And of course you can make your own orange icing or you can buy [...]

I’ve made Chicken and Dumplings from scratch before but to be honest, it’s not worth the extra time in my opinion. In fact, check out this post on an attempt to make them from scratch and you’ll see exactly why go the quick route!  I learned how to take a shortcut a long time ago [...]

Pizza is like the best ever food invention. You can eat it cold, hot, with meats, vegetables, and even as a dessert.  When I was asked if I wanted to try the new Fleischmann’s Pizza Crust Yeast,  I was like heck yeah! Any excuse to make pizza!  We were supposed to have family night but [...]

The Kitchenaid Stand Mixer is my most favorite small appliance in my kitchen.  It’s been with me a long time and just recently got me through 6 batches of fried pie dough…all within minutes!  Anyone who spends a lot of time in the kitchen needs one.
While the stand mixer seems to be what Kitchenaid is [...]

More Halloween Treats!  Boo babies–Now tell me those aren’t the cutest things ever!  Pretty simple to make too!
INGREDIENTS

1 pkg. Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Cookies
White Chocolate Morsels or
Vanilla candy coating squares
Mini Chocolate Chips
Waxed Paper

DIRECTIONS
Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. Place each cookie in the chocolate and coat both sides. Lift [...]