Who and what do you want to welcome into your home? Friends? Family? Peace? Happiness? Love? The entryway of a home is the first thing that guests see and sets the tone for their visit. Welcome the new year with a personalized welcome sign that is a great way to add personality and charm to your home’s entryway. Not only does it make a great first impression, but it is also a fun and easy project to customize and make…
A weekend morning that starts out will this delish pastry will help you begin the day with a smile. These cherry cream cheese drop danishes are so quick and easy to make you won’t be spending hours in the kitchen. But your family will definitely think you did! Question is – will you tell them you didn’t? Today is National Pastry Day so why not celebrate by making these scrumptious and delish cherry cream cheese drop danishes. Cherry Cream Cheese…
This time of year and cranberries go hand in hand. So why not combine cranberries and white chocolate to make a scrumptious delight? Cranberry and White Chocolate Cookies are a perfect treat! Especially today! It’s Cookie Day. Here’s some tasty background on cookies! The word “cookie” comes from the Dutch word “Koekje”. What does koekje mean? It means little cake. Dutch bakers used to test their oven temperatures on small amounts of batter to prevent wasting the entire cake mix…
Today is Lemon Cream Pie Day! Let’s celebrate by making Lemon Cream Pies in a Jar. Here’s the Scoop – Culinary historians believe we have been enjoying lemon flavored custards and desserts since the Middle Ages. Lemons were used to perfume water that was used for cooking. Chefs thought lemon water gave their dishes a refreshing flavor. The lemon cream pie we love today didn’t exist until the 16th century when whipped cream was discovered. It was the combination of…
Today is National Cake Day! The best way to celebrate is to well . . . have cake. Cherry chocolate dump cake to be precise. I enjoy rolling my sleeves up and tackling challenging recipes but sometimes, I just want a quick and easy bake. And this recipe meets that description. This Cherry Chocolate Dump Cake has only four ingredients, takes 10 minutes to prep and a quick 30 minutes to bake. What’s not to like? Plus cherry and chocolate…
Homemade Bread!! Let’s Talk About It!! How fragrant it is as it’s baking. How wonderful a slice of hot fresh baked bread slathered with butter tastes. How fresh baked bread takes us back to a time when life felt “simpler”. My Mommal made fresh bread. She would mix the ingredients, knead the dough, let the dough rise, knead and rise again then bake. It would take almost all day before that fresh baked bread was done. The first bite would…
Today is Vanilla Cupcake Day. Let’s Celebrate with Cupcakes in a Jar! I love cake but baking a whole cake for just me ends up being a waste. I can’t eat a whole cake!! Especially before it goes bad. Which is one reason I love cupcakes. But I still can’t eat twelve cupcakes before they go bad. I’ve read that cakes can be frozen but freezing half a cake still seems wasteful. I know I won’t eat even a half…
Caramel, apples and Fall go hand in hand. After all, Fall is when apple season is in full swing. Today is also National Caramel Apple Day. Let’s celebrate by baking a Caramel Apple Crumb Pie! I love to bake but baking for one can be a challenge. Most recipes are designed for 6+ servings. I don’t know about you but I don’t want to eat the same pie every day for a week. Well . . . if it’s a…
What’s NOT to Like! I love crock-pot recipes. I love chocolate recipes. I love cake. It stands to reason I would really LOVE a recipe that has all three! I’ve baked cakes before. Plenty of cakes. In the oven. Not in a crock-pot. This is definitely new for me. The idea of being able to bake an ooey, gooey, chocolatey cake that is quick and easy to make is just the recipe for me! How awesome is it to be…
Pumpkins are my favorite fall decoration. But real pumpkins only last for so long then have to be thrown away. So to fix that, why not decorate with non-real pumpkins? That’s what I decided to do! Today is National Pumpkin Day!! Let celebrate by making these colorful, fun tributes to one of Fall’s most loved decorations. Stack ‘Em Up! Pumpkins Sitting Pretty! Materials – Steps – Remove the raffia bow and set aside. Paint the pumpkins orange, turquoise and white….