Crazy Cake

This Crazy Cake has no butter, no milk, and no eggs. We have a neighbor that I wanted to make a Christmas treat for but they have a daughter who is allergic to milk and eggs so I did some searching and found this recipe. I’ll be honest with you, it totally sank in the … Continue reading

Cuisinart Buttermilk Waffles

My son got me a new waffle maker for Christmas to add to my collection. I think I have around 9 now. I need a bigger house. It’s pretty cool, you pour the batter in at the top and then let her rip. You can see the little “handle” from the pouring spout in the … Continue reading

Pumpkin Dog Birthday Cake

My daughter’s labs turned 4 on Christmas Day so we celebrated their birthday on the day after Christmas with this little beauty. I have to say that it smelled pretty good while baking and I don’t even like pumpkin. The boys gobbled it down so I’d say it was a success. CAKE 1 1/2 cup … Continue reading

Eggnog Bread

I guess this is it for the holiday baking this year. I had fun, hope you did too following along. We gave this bread away for a gift so I can’t tell you how it tasted but it smelled great! I baked it in my Nordic Ware Loaf Pan and if you look closely you … Continue reading

Cheesy Pesto Crescent Christmas Tree

You know I love the pesto and this did not disappoint! And it’s so cute. If I’d thought of it ahead of time, I would have made “ornaments” out of grape tomatoes. 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup refrigerated basil pesto 2 cans (8 oz each) refrigerated crescent dough sheets (I used crescent roll … Continue reading

Peppermint Mocha Bundt Cake

This is the 4th time I’ve made this cake this month. I gave away the other three and decided that we needed one to try to! It’s a cake recipe that I’ve been working on over the year and I think I’ve got it dialed in. The original recipe is here. This one looks so … Continue reading

Santa’s Trash Cookies

These are so good! I just ate two! The sweet and salty combo is to die for. 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 1/4 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup crushed potato chips 3/4 cup crushed … Continue reading

Christmas Light Cupcakes

Cute right? And pretty easy too. My friend Sondra asked if I would make some cupcakes for her granddaughter’s birthday and these are the ones she chose. Sondra said she thinks it reminded her of “Stranger Things”! 1 box cupcake mix plus ingredients to make cupcakes (I did a batch of chocolate cupcakes and a … Continue reading

Sweet and Salty Holiday Toffee

I’ve heard and read about making toffee with Saltine crackers for years but this year I finally decided to give it a go and it did not disappoint! It was surprisingly good and pretty easy to make. In this picture you can see the Saltine layer at the bottom of the toffee. It soaks up … Continue reading

Chocolate Peppermint Bread

Look at that beauty, who wouldn’t want that for Christmas? It is so yummy and so easy to make. I also made some smaller loaves in my Nordic Ware Mini Holiday Loaf Pan for our annual Book Group book exchange (which we held outside with masks on). I had those cute little trays to put … Continue reading