Cranberry Sweet Bread with Orange Glaze (Jingle Bell Bread)

I promised I would share some of my favorite holiday dessert recipes with you all. I have a note book dedicated to my baking scribbles stained with vanilla and butter fingerprints from me making constant changes as I go. More sugar here, less flour there. Let’s talk cranberries. I love these little red tart suckers….

Red & Green Velvet Peppermint Chip Cookies

I contemplate daily the type of home cook I am. More so, what type of website and business I am presenting to the public. Is it one of theory or feeling? In cooking both exist. In creation both exist. You can’t have one without the other. The best idea for me is to not choose;…

Taffy Apple Cookies

In the spirit of autumn, apple picking, and farm fairs I am pulling this trick out of the oven. Taffy Apple Cookies bring the goodness of orchards and baked goodness to your home. The caramel, fresh apples, and nuts perfectly capture the essence of a good and sweet taffy apple. They also will give that…

Biscuits & Berries

Coming to you live from my kitchen nook/office space with this warm, tart, and sweet baked good. It screams afternoon coffee, cottage fireplaces, and oversized sweaters. There are a lot of recipes out there that call for biscuits from scratch. While I am usually the first to argue everything is just better when it’s made…

Lemon Yogurt Bundt

I’m not a baker. Consider this a disclaimer. I have stirred my batter with chop sticks because I forgot to start the dishwasher the night before and all my whisks were dirty. EEEK! Baking is legit a science. Baker’s kitchens are sweet magical laboratories with flour made of fairy dust. I do however have a…

Baked Stuffed French Toast with Almonds, Berries & Mascarpone

So, a regular day at the office usually consists of professionals piling into a conference room at some point during the day to talk. Talk and eat in between talking. I ordered lunch and I made the amateur mistake of ordering bread to accompany the smart salads with low fat vinaigrette. BREAD!!! Golden french baguettes…