This Cranberry Lemon Drop Martini is a sweet-tart; bright, delicious and festive holiday cocktail! With easy make-ahead cranberry simple syrup. Easy step-by-step instructions, with make-ahead ingredients so you can focus on spending time with your guests. Cranberry Simple Syrup Let’s start with the crown jewel of this cocktail, Cranberry Simple Syrup! Gang, the colors are…
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Sugared Cranberries | 3 Sugar Varieties
Sugared Cranberries are a fabulous, simple and beautiful holiday garnish and snack!! Fresh cranberries bathed in a quick hot simple syrup bath, then rolled into a variety of sugars. Add a pop of sparkle, color and taste by using sugared cranberries as garnishes in drinks, cakes, pastries, and around the turkey. I did the testing…
Cranberry Simple Syrup
Cranberry simple syrup is the crown jewel of simple syrups. Natural colored and flavored with fresh cranberries, water and all natural cane sugar, this syrup has many uses to add a festive pop to your holiday drinks. Uses for Cranberry Simple Syrup Try this amazing Cranberry Lemon Drop Martini Make a spritzer, add 2 oz…
Gift Ideas for the Entertainer + Giveaway
These are the perfect Gift ideas for the Entertainer in your life, with a variety of price points, encompassing many styles! Read to the end for details on a special giveaway. Welcome to the 12 Days of Holidays Event Welcome to the 5th annual 12 Days of Holiday Ideas event, hosted by Shirley of Intelligent…
The Very Best Holiday Ideas + Giveaway
I AM “that girl”, yup, the one who plays Christmas music in October! By the time November rolls in, I am beyond excited for the holiday season! This year, I am honored to join 55+ amazing bloggers in the 12 Days of Holiday Ideas Blog Hop with over 50 of the Very Best Holiday Ideas….
Easy Baked Spaghetti Pie
Apparently I have been living under a rock! This Easy Baked Spaghetti Pie has been around forever and it IS easy and SO delicious! Layers of meat, cheese, a rich tomato sauce and spaghetti, create this spaghetti dinner in pie form! We invited several of my son’s friends for dinner a few weeks back, they…
The Best Cheesy Bread Spread (aka Liz Bread)
I know that is a big claim, to be the Best Cheesy Bread Spread, but with a surprise ingredient and only 4 total ingredients this spread will become your new favorite too! Cheesy, gooey, golden and bubbly. When you need a quick bread recipe to go with soup, stew, chili or pasta dish — this…
Cheddar Beer Popovers
You read that right, cheddar beer popovers people!! Warm, chewy, quickbread popovers that are ready in less than 30 minutes. A spin on my classic Easy Beer Bread, these popovers will become a family favorite! My boys ask for them regularly, not because they have beer in them, it cooks out leaving the amazing flavor…
Traditional German Pretzels (Laugenbrezel)
Crispy outside with a soft, bagel-like chewiness, delightful little bursts of saltiness, baked to a beautiful brown perfection and gigantic…that is how I would describe these iconic traditional German Pretzels. A long, long, long time ago I was an Au Pair in West Berlin and fell in love with all things German! The people, the…
Traditional Oktoberfest Recipes
An amazing collection of delicious, authentic, tried and true Oktoberfest recipes. Some authentic, some not so much, however, these traditional Oktoberfest recipes are sure to please! Traditional Oktoberfest Recipes From sauerbraten, schnitzel and strudels, to pretzels, red cabbage, spaetzle and kuchens, we have got you covered with these 15 Traditional Oktoberfest Recipes. So grab your…
Chewy Cookie Butter Snickerdoodles
The classic snickerdoodle taken to the next level! These Chewy Cookie Butter Snickerdoodles are made with creamy cookie butter and whole wheat flour! A must add to your fall recipe baking list! I am a sucker for a classic snickerdoodle, but it seems EVERYONE has a recipe for one, so instead, I thought I’d try…
Healthier Snickerdoodle Zucchini Bread
This healthier Snickerdoodle zucchini bread has browned butter, avocado or grapeseed oil, whole grain flours and a ribbon of cinnamon sugar in the middle. The perfect, beautifully balanced mix. I have adapted this recipe from SouthernPlate, probably because I love Snickerdoodles, I mean, what’s not to love; a buttery sugar cookie, rolled in crunchy cinnamon…
