Baking treats, muffins, quick breads and more just got taken up a notch with this homemade vanilla sugar. This sugar is perfect for adding just a touch of vanilla flavor, and is great for when you don’t have any extract on hand. It’s also great for sweetening tea, coffee, kombucha and other beverages. Vanilla sugar …
In the quest for the perfect cheesecake, I have often come up short. Sure, I tried copycat recipes for Cheesecake factory, or New York Style that were good, but they were so full of sugar! I wanted to find one that didn’t use a lot of sugar and was gluten free. Hubby suggested that I …
I usually make a ton of cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving, and no matter what I tell myself each year, I always make far more than I need. So, I freeze the leftovers for later use. This year, I totally forgot about the leftovers in the freezer until I had to clean it out to make …
Need something ooey, gooey and melt in your mouth chocolatey? This Ultimate Brownie Recipe that were my mother’s specialty will be the best recipe you have ever tried! I love a good pan of brownies. As a matter of fact, I enjoy them so much, I rarely make them, otherwise I would eat them all …
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Ah, soft chewy sugar cookies. With a glass of cold milk, or hot chocolate. Get some delicious hot chocolate recipes to dunk your super soft sugar cookies here. The memories I hold in my heart to soft, chewy sugar cookies is amazing. My mother used to love to make them on a cold, wintery day. The …
My Grandfather was born in Aberdeen, Scotland and therefore, was Scottish. The Scottish are known for their kilts, their bagpipes, and Scottish shortbread cookies. All three played a huge role in my childhood, actually. My mother loved to hear the bagpipes playing and would make us listen to records of songs on bagpipes. My grandfather …
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These taste of fall and the holidays! My family loves to get them from our local bakery, but I thought, “I can do this” and set about trying. A few tips before you start… Don’t make the fritters too large otherwise the center won’t be cooked through.The recipe calls for baking powder and bicarbonate of …
Easy peasy peach cake for the crockpot. I usually start this in the early afternoon, and we are able to enjoy it for dessert that night. The best part of this is that you are able to use pretty much whatever sweetener you want with it. I normally would make this with raw sugar, but …
Ah, the flavor of chocolate meeting sourdough. I can’t imagine there is anything else quiet like it. The sourness of the sourdough is a perfect flavor combination with the chocolate. It creates a light and fluffy cake that my whole family enjoys. I like the fact that since it’s sourdough, it’s easier to digest. Even …
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Making the perfect pumpkin pie begins with a light and flaky crust, and then moves on to the delicious creamy, pumpkiny filling. Bake at the right temps, and you have a golden circle of yumminess that can only be topped by whipped cream! Here’s how to make that perfect pie crust: Start by making your …
