Several members of my extended family are now trying to stay away from sugar more, so I have been motivated to create sugar-free recipes for them! This is a spin on my regular Chocolate Chip Icebox Cake recipe, just without the sugar! From my family member’s reviews, they loved it, …
One of the biggest reasons I love using my crockpot is that I can literally dump ingredients for dinner in there in the morning, leave it to cook, and then do minimal work to make dinner a success later in the evening. I am always super happy with the time …
My husband and I started a birthday tradition when we were dating: pick two or three flavors and I would make a special birthday cake based on the flavors chosen. We have been doing this every year for at least seven years! Now, my children get to participate too, and …
Freezer jam is a very popular condiment in my household. I don’t remember ever being much of a jam or jelly person growing up, but my husband has always liked putting jam or jelly on his bread and peanut butter sandwiches. And now, that same love of jam has been …
I know it is not apple season (in fact, it’s quite far from it), but I do love the fact that apples seem to be easy to find all year long. My children are huge fans of bananas, as I have mentioned before, but they have also recently decided apples …
I have recently discovered that I love chicken sandwiches. I genuinely don’t know where chicken sandwiches have been my whole life! Now, I am not talking about the fried and grilled chicken sandwiches that are popping up at various fast food joints… although I do enjoy my fair share of …
Don’t you just love cold weather, especially when you can curl up with a good book while a pot of soup slowly cooks on the stove? I certainly do! When I was younger, my mom would make us homemade soups and stews during the colder months. Our combined favorite was …
For as long as I can remember, pies have been my “thing” at Thanksgiving. I don’t know why, but I was drawn to taking over the pies at an early age. I had always helped my dad dress the turkey for the oven, and I always helped my mom with …
I love how colder weather allows cooks and bakers to use any cooking equipment without any judgment. Not sure what I mean? Well, it always seems like turning on the oven or having warm comfort food during the summer results in raised eyebrows. Not so in the fall and winter! …
We love apples in my family. While it is nice that apples are almost always easy to find at the grocery store, they have been in season in recent months. I have fond childhood memories of going to a farm in the mountains outside of town each September to buy …