Loaded Baked Potato Soup
All the cheesy creamy savory flavors of your favorite loaded baked potato in a delicious and comforting soup, perfect for cold days and hot mugs. Pull on your fuzzy socks and put up your feet and give this delicious treat …
Baked Cider Donuts
Fall has finally, finally arrived!! We’ve had a string of days where the temperatures have been hovering between the 50s and 60s and I’m pretty sure I caught sight of some leaves turning in the woods next to the house. …
Crispy Garlic Butter Chicken
Let me give you a brief break from all things apples and fall and share a favorite that has a special place in my heart – and is wonderfully warm and comforting on a fall evening! I wish I knew …
Apple Tartlets with Maple + Gorgonzola
Here’s cheers to what will probably be the first of many fall apple recipes around here, especially given how many apples we tend to pick on apple picking excursions – and the number of apples our neighbors, who have a …
Fresh Caprese Sandwiches
I used to never watch TV. Up until my husband came along, I had a small TV, but it’s sole purpose was to play movies in the background while I read or studied. It was a rare occasion that I’d …
Strawberry Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Icing
I’ve been slacking. I keep promising myself I’m going to buckle down and learn how to properly frost cakes and cupcakes. I keep vowing I will learn to pipe icing into lovely rosettes and swirls, garnished with sprinkles and flowers …
Layered Crab Salad
I’m not a food snob, despite what some of my friends think when they find out I have an affinity for gourmet restaurants and I’ve had a food blog {or at least part time food blog} for almost seven years. …
Rustic Strawberry Shortcake
Craving the combination of fresh and ripe summer fruit, homemade whipped cream, and a sweet and savory biscuit to pile it on? Come on over – I’ve got the perfect mixture of spring and summer dessert for you right here …
Scott’s “Demo Day” Breakfast Burritos
The weather this whole year has been teasing us when it comes to getting projects done. February was beautiful and spring-like, March threw us a bomb cyclone that ripped some shingles off the roof, April froze us again, May offered …
Lamb Burgers with Blue Cheese + Caramelized Onions
Some people are organized. For some people, when it’s May, they’re developing and shooting their Fourth of July barbecue recipes and table settings, putting together their patriotic house tours, and getting it all published early enough in June for you …
Old Bay Broiled Lobster Nachos + Queso
Skillet nachos are a summer entertaining staple in our house. At pretty much every gathering, I’ll throw one of these pans, filled with chips, cheese, beans, and various other toppings, out on the table while we’re cooking up the rest …
Red, White, + Blue Chocolate Layer Cake
I never was much of a baker. I could whip together a mean chocolate chip cookie when the mood struck and I do like an occasional sweet, but until lately, I never did a lot of baking. If I did …