Easy Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cake: Less than 5 Minutes!

I love a quick and easy sweet treat that only takes minutes to make. Many years ago, I discovered microwavable cakes. I couldn’t believe I could make a homemade dessert in minutes for one person. Since then, I have made and created so many different versions depending on what I have available in my pantryContinue reading “Easy Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cake: Less than 5 Minutes!”

Easy Moist Skillet Cornbread🌽: Surprisingly Gluten Free & Vegan!

One of my grandma’s was well-known by family and friends for her moist, skillet cornbread. While incredibly rich and tasty, that cornbread recipe has ingredients not everyone can eat. The cornbread recipe in this post tastes like grandma’s but is gluten free and vegan. If you want one bread that many can eat, this isContinue reading “Easy Moist Skillet Cornbread🌽: Surprisingly Gluten Free & Vegan!”

Rustic Chicken Pot Pie: Comfort Food Made Easy

Chicken Pot Pie is a common comfort food in American culture. Chicken, veggies, in a souped-up flavorful suprême sauce (which is a cross between a béchamel and velouté) and baked in a pie crust creates quite the hearty dish. Pot pies can be easy to make. I prefer from-scratch baking and cooking, so this recipeContinue reading “Rustic Chicken Pot Pie: Comfort Food Made Easy”

Easy Poultry Seasoning Blend: Flavor up Your Favorite 🍗Dishes

Poultry seasoning does more than enhance flavor to poultry dishes. The most common ingredients in poultry seasoning are sage and thyme with many variations. Thus, you can imagine the possibilities for flavoring your favorite savory dishes. I love using my homemade poultry seasoning to herb and spice up casseroles, soups, stews, chili, rice, veggies, andContinue reading “Easy Poultry Seasoning Blend: Flavor up Your Favorite 🍗Dishes”

White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Holiday Cookies: Gluten Free & Vegan!

Recently I posted my recipe for White Chocolate, Cranberry, and Orange Holiday Cookies. In that post, I promised a gluten-free, vegan-friendly version for the “same” cookie. Well, here it is! The recipe is obviously not the exact same, but the results look and taste it. Regardless of food allergies and intolerances, we all deserve theContinue reading “White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Holiday Cookies: Gluten Free & Vegan!”

White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Holiday Cookies: Great Gift & Cookie Swap

Homemade cookies during the holiday season fill the house with tantalizing aromas. Cranberries and orange combined with white chocolate in a sugar cookie dough create a baked indulgence worthy of the season. In this post, I’m really excited to share my recipe for White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Holiday Cookies. Check out my gluten-free, vegan-friendly versionContinue reading “White Chocolate Cranberry Orange Holiday Cookies: Great Gift & Cookie Swap”

Gingerbread Spice Blend: Great for Your Favorite Holiday Foods & Drinks

Gingerbread, gingerbread people, or simply gingerbread cookies are all treats made with warm spices mixed with butter, sugar, and flour. I can smell the holidays just thinking about them. Pumpkin pie spice gets all the glory in the United States during the holiday months while apple pie spice follows a long distant second, but whatContinue reading “Gingerbread Spice Blend: Great for Your Favorite Holiday Foods & Drinks”

Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Cookies to Enhance Your Holiday Platter

In all of my years baking, I never thought that my favorite cinnamon raisin oatmeal cookies could be gluten-free and vegan. I created this recipe for those with both gluten and egg intolerances, but they are enjoyed by anyone. To my surprise, my husband, who is not a fan of oatmeal raisin cookies, couldn’t believeContinue reading “Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Cookies to Enhance Your Holiday Platter”

Grandma’s Famous Holiday Cinnamon Rolls & Yeast Rolls: ONE Recipe

My grandma was known in her community for her yeast rolls. Luckily for her family and friends, the recipe was good enough and large enough to make both breakfast and dinner with a single bread-making dough. While I have shared my grandma’s yeast roll recipe before in another blog post, I’m happy to take thoseContinue reading “Grandma’s Famous Holiday Cinnamon Rolls & Yeast Rolls: ONE Recipe”

Simple Apple Pie Spice Blend 🍎 for Your Warm Fall Dishes

Fall is the season for adding warm spice blends to almost everything we eat and drink. Every commercial eatery seems to have something with pumpkin pie spice. But what about apple pie spice? What’s the difference? Actually, there is a slight difference between the two versions. While both have a concentrated cinnamon flavor, apple hasContinue reading “Simple Apple Pie Spice Blend 🍎 for Your Warm Fall Dishes”