Such simplicity, yet such complexity. Today you will learn how to make homemade croutons, they are a favorite in our house! Crunchy outsides with the right amount of chewy inside. Four simple ingredients and you are ready to dress up a soup, add crunch to a salad, or nibble on during the day. What are…
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Top 10 Recipes of 2019
I remember thinking when our oldest son was born in 2002 that he’d graduate in 2020! Yikes, we are here! A great way for me to reflect on the year has been doing a little number and stats crunching, I am so grateful for each of YOU, because without you, this blog is not possible. These Top…
Gift Guide for College Guys
Next year, I will need this guide! My oldest will be in college, so I thought I would poll my friends with college boys about what to add to a gift guide for college guys! Something tells me some of these items high schoolers would enjoy as well! Maybe even your teens! In fact, check…
Crème Anglaise
Crème Anglaise is the most amazing vanilla custard sauce, dessert, pouring custard! A luxurious, creamy, rich sauce, that has so many uses. How could milk, cream, eggs, sugar and vanilla taste so amazing!? What IS Crème Anglaise? Crème anglaise (French for “English cream“) is a light pouring custard used as a dessert cream or sauce. It is a mix of sugar, egg yolks, and…
Gift Ideas for College Girls
I have spent hours peppering my friends with questions about what their college (and older) girls want for Christmas. What’s cool, unique, useful and nifty! I hope you enjoy this gift guide for Gift Ideas for College Girls including some great stocking stuffers. P.S. These are also things moms might enjoy too! While you are…
DIY Fresh Mini Christmas Trees
These cute little DIY Fresh Mini Christmas trees are perfect for adding pops of seasonal color to your mantle, Christmas Village scene, texture and height to a holiday vignette, or on your holiday table as a unique place card holder or accent. Welcome to the 5th annual 12 Days of Holiday Ideas event, hosted by…
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….
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 Back in my early 20’s I spend 6 months as an au pair in Berlin, Germany. I tried so many new German foods and fell in…
Homemade Bourbon Vanilla Extract Recipe
Homemade Bourbon Vanilla Extract Recipe | Made with real bourbon whiskey, this is a fun (and easy) made at home holiday gift idea for your friends, co-workers, teachers and family. As we fall into autumn (get what I did there?!), we start thinking about easy gifts from the kitchen and Homemade Bourbon Vanilla extract is…
