Easy Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Craving the broccoli and cheese goodness of your favorite restaurant soup? That taste is all too easy to get in your own kitchen. Try our easy broccoli cheese soup recipe on for size! When I’m folding laundry or washing …
Black + Gold Brownie Bars with Vanilla Ice Cream
Okay, maybe I spoke too soon about that spring weather coming in. This week lulled us into a false sense of security. Mid-40s all week until yesterday, and then the cold set in. But that’s how it goes. Winter is …
No Knead Rustic Bread
When it comes to bread, I’m picky. I hate buying bread from the store. Okay, let’s be real, I still buy bread, but there are only a few brands I’ll buy without choking at the price or looking with dread …
Cranberry Orange Scones
Cranberry and orange are one of my absolute favorite flavor combinations lately and they’ve found their way together in this delicious scone recipe. Cut them into wedges or keep them round the way I do, and serve them up for …
Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Carrot cake has been a family favorite for as long as I can remember. But when you live with a bunch of Scandinavians, sooner or later, someone is going to whip up a delicious carrot cake. I don’t think it’s …
Sour Cream Pancakes
As a working mama, I’d advise you to make your kitchen easy and reduce your labor where you can. Bisquick makes a perfectly lovely pancake, as do other mixes, and people who would judge you for using those mixes don’t …
Mom’s Christmas Cinnamon Rolls
Up until last year, Scott and I traveled to visit either his family or mine for Christmas. Last year, between my scary first trimester and everyone else having one health issue or another, we just couldn’t make it work. This …
Soft + Fluffy Frosted Sugar Cookies
What, another cookie recipe, right on the heels of my delicious gingerbread? Why not? It’s cookie baking season, and while I’ve got a ton of good ones to share, these are a particular favorite. They’re my Lofthouse knock-off cookies that ended up …
Classic Christmas Gingerbread Cookies
In this season of frenetic cookie baking, we need a variety of cookies, but we especially need ones that travel well. And if you’re looking for something deliciously seasonal that will survive a trip to faraway friends and relatives, my …
Spice Rubbed Beef Tenderloin with Creole Mustard Sauce
My family has always shared a love of good food, cooking, and gathering together. Even when we’re not together, I love brainstorming ideas with my dad for big family dinners to cook up and serve. It’s been a long time …
Cranberry Macadamia Oatmeal Cookies with White Chocolate
We used to have a hard and fast rule in the house about when the Christmas decorations went up and when the Christmas playlists started playing and all the rest :: no Christmas until the weekend after Thanksgiving. We kept …
Thanksgiving Leftover Panini
Happy Monday, friends – as happy as it can be to try to get back into the daily grind after a holiday weekend which hopefully included a lot of merriment and feasting! Ours included all of that, even though – …