Due to the popularity of our pickled beets and pickled egg post, I thought I would share with you another quick and simple pickling recipe that has been handed down for generations. This one comes from my husband’s side of the family. It is a very quick and simple refrigerator Read more…
This sweet and spiced orange marmalade glaze gives this classic holiday ham a fun and fruity alternative to the standard honey or brown sugar ham. This unique twist creates a beautifully thick and wonderfully tasty sticky glaze that complements the salty elements of the ham without over powering the ham Read more…
When I think of my grandmother’s lessons on spices, one recipe that really stands out is her old fashioned pickled beets! She would take a few simple ingredients and basic foods and produce the most amazing results! Often showing me how to make a batch of pickled eggs by reusing Read more…
Cookies seem to spring up everywhere this time of year. Last week, even the children’s librarian at our local public library was passing out homemade cookies as part of a community wide cookie scavenger hunt! Yet when asking friends and family what type of cookie is the BEST no one Read more…
Keeping with our current theme of late, (favorite traditional holiday recipes made allergen friendly) I decided to redesign a holiday favorite I often enjoyed as a kid when visiting my grandparents: Eggnog! Nothing made Christmas Eve more magical than our trip to grandma’s house! Where I gathered around the fireplace Read more…
As a child, I often looked at the seasonal eggnog cartons in the local grocery store and wondered who first created the recipe and where in the world it came from? After all, carrying on a tradition without knowing “the why” seemed rather pointless. Especially when you really stop and Read more…
Green beans are one of my favorite vegetables, so this classic holiday dish is a must-have for our family Thanksgiving. Keeping things fresh and simple transforms this dish into a show stopper! Easily adjusted to meet dietary needs, this recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free. It also includes options for soy-free, Read more…
This is a simple and fast way to make your own crispy french-fried onions. Whether you need the Gluten-Free option in a pinch and don’t want to make a special trip to the store, or just don’t have the option readily available in your area, these crispy onions are sure Read more…
Grandma’s Cinnamon Oatmeal Coffee Cake With the title of “coffee cake” you would assume this recipe includes coffee, oddly enough it does not. This Victorian classic got its name from being served with coffee for breakfast. “Coffee cake” became a common term around 1879 according to Stuart Berg Flexner in Read more…
Natural Dyed Easter Eggs When dying Easter eggs, I often feel frustrated and stuck in a corner. My choice seems to be between two undesirable options. On one hand, I get bright colors but unappealing and rather unhealthy bleed-through, or on the other hand colors that lack luster and boldness! Read more…
Classic No-Bake Cookies When asking friends, relatives, co-workers, and neighbors for their favorite cookie, No-Bakes come up time and again. They are a timeless classic cookie with many names and even more varieties. Depending on where you live or the time period you are talking about, No-Bakes have had many Read more…
Easy Elegant Chocolate Dessert Cups This is the perfect yummy treat when you need something fast and easy, but packed with elegance. Plus they’re made from CHOCOLATE! These cups are fun to make and use very few ingredients. This is a definite win-win suited to the palate of both kids Read more…
No-Cook Fudge Frosting pairs well with The Ultimate Angel Food Cake This frosting gives a nice, sweet and chocolatey richness to any cake or cookie. It is easy to make and well worth the effort! This is the dream frosting of any true chocolate lover, especially on those chocolate craving Read more…
Grain free, Dairy free, Gluten free, Low sugar + easily made nut free A cake by any other name… As a small child growing up I loved Angel Food Cake, also called Sponge Cake, Strawberry Shortcake and even Daffodil Cake. I still do, for that matter, it was even what Read more…
