I LOVE pumpkin. Pumpkin anything. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bars, pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin smoothies, you name it. So when I saw this recipe for pumpkin cupcakes I knew I had to make it for Thanksgiving. This recipe comes from the book Cupcakes! by Elinor Klivans. Pumpkin Ginger Cupcakes 12 cupcakes 1 ½ cups unbleached… Continue reading Pumpkin Cupcakes
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Buttermilk Wheat Rolls
For Thanksgiving I told my grandma I would bring homemade rolls. I'd only made homemade rolls once before and they only turned out okay. Since then though I’ve made several loaves of bread and countless pizza crusts so I figured I’d be okay. Or else I'd be running to the store for the heat 'n… Continue reading Buttermilk Wheat Rolls
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Homemade Marshmallows
A few days ago I posted about homemade hot chocolate mix. I love to put marshmallows in my hot chocolate. One big, giant one. That got me thinking, how hard is it to make your own marshmallows? I’ve actually investigated this before briefly. What I found was a Martha Stewart recipe involving candy thermometers. At… Continue reading Homemade Marshmallows
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Cornbread!
It's been awhile but I'm back! Posting everyday was getting a little overwhelming so I may only post every other day for awhile. It's been getting cold in the midwest and that means lots of soups and chili! It also means cornbread, which I love with everything. I always make my cornbread from scratch. It… Continue reading Cornbread!
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O – R – E – O!
I have a fantastic recipe for homemade Oreo cookies. It was given to me by my friend Katie who also gave me the pizza dough recipe and pizza sauce recipe. These cookies taste more like those new Oreo Cakesters cookies than traditional Oreo cookies, but Katie was making this recipe long before those imposters came… Continue reading O – R – E – O!
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It’s Not Delivery, It’s Homemade – Part I: The Dough
My friend Katie once told me that she makes homemade pizza or calzones for her husband and son (soon to be two sons!) every Friday night. At first I thought she was crazy to go to all that trouble every week. Then she passed her pizza dough recipe and pizza sauce recipe on to me… Continue reading It’s Not Delivery, It’s Homemade – Part I: The Dough
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It’s Like Butta-cream Frosting
I’ll be the first to admit to anyone that I have a MAJOR sweet tooth. I rarely meet a sweet that I do not like. Ice cream, cookies, brownies and cake of course. On top of cake is the best part of all in my opinion – the frosting! Once you make your own frosting,… Continue reading It’s Like Butta-cream Frosting
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Who Says Granola Has To Be Expensive?
I’m going to start off this week with some of my favorite recipes. I’ve made homemade granola a few times now and it is fantastic and super easy to make. I started making it myself when I realized how much I was paying for granola at the store! I love it so much that I… Continue reading Who Says Granola Has To Be Expensive?
Everything Is Homemade 