Put your leftover Thanksgiving turkey to great use with this tasty twist on a comforting classic that’s full of hearty cornbread dumplings. An easy meal that will keep you warm all winter long! It’s turkey time, y’all! Woo-hoo! I can’t wait! My mom just called to say they’re cooking 24 pounds of turkey this year….
Archives for November 2014
Brown Butter Pecan Pound Cake with Brown Butter Caramel Sauce
A beautiful brown butter pound cake that’s packed with pecans and made extra delicious with a brown butter caramel sauce drizzled all over! Every time I bake or eat cake, I think of the amazing Julia Child’s quote “A party without cake is just a meeting.” So very true! This cake I’m sharing with you…
Garlic Thyme Turkey Gravy
Garlic and thyme make this simple turkey gravy extra flavorful and the perfect accompaniment to your Thanksgiving feast! I can’t believe Thanksgiving is less than a week away. You better believe I’m counting down the days until we get to cook and feast the day away. I love Thanksgiving! Gravy is a given on the…
Pumpkin Cream Pie
A scratch baked pumpkin cream pie that really is as “easy as pie” and would be the perfect ending to your Thanksgiving feast! I have to admit, I might have had a cry or two over this pie! The first being out of frustration because I was so excited about how quick and easy I…
Cookie Dough Frosted Fudge Brownies
Rich fudge brownies topped with a dreamy chocolate chip cookie dough frosting for an outrageous brownie eating experience! Honestly, every time I bake my one bowl fudge brownies, I think…it doesn’t get any better than this! So easy to bake and pure brownie bliss to eat. They just melt in your mouth with all their…
Dinner Rolls
Warm buttery dinner rolls with a crisp outside and soft inside that go great with just about any meal! I love bread! Like really really love it! A meal without bread always feels like it’s missing something for some reason. I grew up with a basket of rolls or a loaf of bread on the…
Sticky Buns
Scratch-baked soft and buttery breakfast buns that are filled with cinnamon sugar and coated in a sweet sticky glaze with pecans all over and throughout. Talk about a terrific way to start your day! I don’t know if I can even put into words how amazing these buns are, y’all! You just have to bake…
Pumpkin Cranberry Dark Chocolate Muffins
Delicious bakery-style pumpkin muffins are made even more fabulous with the addition of crunchy pumpkin seeds, sweet dried cranberries and rich dark chocolate. Perfect for a fall breakfast, a Holiday brunch or a sweet snack all year round! Y’all, I’m so not ready for winter! Are you?! A freeze front just moved through (as we…
Pillsbury Bake Off and A Taste of Nashville
A recap of all the fun and yum I had in Nashville for the 47th Pillsbury Bake Off Contest and exploring Music City with some of my blogging buddies! I was thrilled that Pillsbury invited me to the 47th bake-off in Nashville! It was a dream come true for this home baker/baking blogger and I…
Pumpkin Sheet Cake
Pumpkin and spice and all things nice baked into a moist sheet cake that will serve a crowd and is crowd-pleasing! Happy November! Where has this year gone?! I swear we were just celebrating the New Year and here we are less than a month from Thanksgiving! I’m certainly looking forward to the Holidays, but…