November 2011

Pecan Toffee Shortbread

November 29, 2011

Our Christmas tree is up, I have some of my holiday shopping done, and I’ve officially baked my first batch of cookies this cookie season. I love this time of year! I wanted to try this recipe last year, but I never got around to it, so I put it first on my cookie baking [...]

Thanksgiving Leftovers Turnovers

November 26, 2011

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We enjoyed eating leftovers yesterday, but today I thought I’d make something different. These Thanksgiving Leftovers Turnovers are great if you’re already tired of eating leftovers. If you have a ton of leftovers still, you could make a big batch of these, freeze them, and then bake them [...]

Healthier Banana Crumb Muffins

November 21, 2011

Since it will be an indulgent week, I wanted to make something on the healthier side. These banana crumb muffins are delicious and will be great to have on hand when my parents get into town tomorrow for Thanksgiving. They are made with white whole wheat flour, agave nectar, and heart healthy canola oil instead [...]

Maple and Sage Cornbread

November 17, 2011

Cornbread and turkey go really well together, so if you don’t have anything cornbread related planned for this year’s feast, I’d reconsider. I usually make a cornbread and sausage stuffing every Thanksgiving. It’s kind of amazing and probably one of the reasons why my husband wanted to be my husband, but I digress…that’s a completely different [...]

Cranberry Clafouti

November 15, 2011

I have 4 bags 3 1/2 bags of cranberries in my fridge right now. I bought them in preparation for Thanksgiving next week and somehow I’ve already started to use them up. If you are looking for a new dessert to try this Thanksgiving, consider making this cranberry clafouti! It’s sweet, tart, creamy, festive, and [...]

Chocolate Coconut Almond Cookies

November 10, 2011

I woke up this morning and realized that there are only two weeks until Thanksgiving! My parents will be coming into town, so I will be hosting Thanksgiving dinner for them for the first time ever (eek)! I spent most of my morning looking up table setting ideas and going through recipes. And now I [...]

Fleur de Sel Caramel Sauce

November 8, 2011

Making caramel is a tricky business, you need a candy thermometer and you have to worry about directions like “Don’t stir— just swirl the pan” and “it will bubble up violently” (like I said… tricky). So when I came across a recipe for caramel sauce that didn’t seem tricky at all, I was pretty skeptical [...]

Apple Dumplings

November 3, 2011

One of the hardest things about loving to bake is actually eating everything and making sure that nothing goes to waste—I absolutely hate throwing food out! With only two people in my house, I usually have to think ahead and ask myself: Is there anyone I can give this to? Can I cut down the [...]