This moist pumpkin banana bread is spiced perfectly with ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves and covered in a decadent cinnamon glaze. This recipe has that wow factor that’s perfect for holiday gatherings. My favorite part is the surprise cinnamon and sugar layer in the middle! Because I’m not a fan of bananas, I’ll eat a …
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Why You Won’t See Any Freakin’ Holiday Cookies From Me This Year
Bah humbug? No, quite the opposite. I’m really trying to feel the holiday spirit this year. Puttin’ my best slipper forward. That tingling sensation running up my spine is either the Ghost of Christmas Past showing me the way or a hairy-legged spider. Either way, I’m scared. If you like stalking me on the internet (I know …
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Gifts For Bakers That Won’t Break The Bank
We love our bakers. Your cousin, who makes the best Snickerdoodles and brings them to every gathering, if you ask real nice. Your best friend, who’s learning how to cook and makes you meals for practice. Your mom, who makes the best chocolate cake in the world galaxy universe. These people give us happiness throughout the year …
10 Holiday Salads to Lighten Up Your Feast
Gobble, gobble, ho ho. The holidays are upon us. I’m not ready for them, are you? I usually want to crawl under a rock and peek my head out in early January, but this year I’m going to try to embrace it. Let’s get holiday happy! WHOOO! Are you with me? No? Too early? You …
The Greatest Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Today’s post is going to be quick. In and out. Just as quick as I gobbled down this pie without taking enough pictures. And we’re crazy, right? We’re all running around in a frenzy trying to get everything done before we eat ourselves into a coma. Since there’s no time, I’ll hop right in to telling …
Kicked Up Cranberry Upside Down Cake
This Cranberry Upside Down Cake is full of your favorite holiday spices and fresh cranberries, sweetened with dark brown sugar, and kicked up with tangy orange zest. Perfect for the holidays or anytime cranberries are in season! Up. Down. Kicked around. This Cranberry Upside Down Cake is bouncing all around our kitchen at the moment. …
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
This homemade cranberry sauce is so easy to make. It takes 20 minutes and has the perfect sweet and tart balance with the help of Granny Smith apples and fresh cranberries. A side dish that actually tastes like dessert? Done. Made. Eaten. I had never made homemade cranberry sauce before. That seemed like a task …
Snob In The City – Christmas in New York
With a busy holiday season of shopping, wrapping, decorating, and complaining how fast the holidays are approaching, I have not been in the kitchen much lately (barefoot or wearing my cozy Jessica Simpson slippers). I had plans of making holiday cookies (the cut out, decorated, pain in the butt type) – yeaahhhhh…not happening. It’s been …
How To Make The Christmas Vacation Turkey
Disclamer: Don’t try this at home unless you have a fire extinguisher and a good set of teeth. Sometimes, I’m not sure where my head is. When most people want to do something simple, tried, and true – I have to do it the hard way. Maybe I should change my name to Dee Griswold. …