It’s beginning to SMELL a lot like Christmas! We’ve got cookies in the oven, a fresh tree in the living room, a fire burning in the fireplace, and mulled drinks on the stove.
Read MoreGluten-Free, Vegan Butterscotch Popcorn
It’s Friday night and that means date night. But after a long week and with the mid-winter chill outside, a movie night on the couch is perfect! And who could watch a movie without popcorn...
Read MoreGlazes
Christmas is right around the corner and if you're like me you'll be turning out baked goods left and right. I love glazes because they are so simple to make yet can take any baked good to the next level. Want to impress friends? Add a glaze. Coverup something ugly? Add a glaze. :)
Read MoreGluten-Free, Dairy-Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
All this is beside the point. We’re here today to celebrate the deliciousness that is chocolate crinkle cookies. Fudgy chocolate cookies with a melted coating of powdered sugar. They’re dang good. DANG GOOD!
Read MoreHot Cocoa Toppings + Add-Ins
Winter weather is better with slippers and a little hot cocoa! But now that we’re adults, let’s update this childhood favorite. Take it up a notch with add-ins and toppings. Happy National Cocoa Day!
Read MoreBake: Candy Cane Syrup
I don’t know about you but I’m not into paying $$$ for steamed almond milk with flavoring from large coffee shops when all the ingredients I need are already in my house for the holidays!
Read MoreGluten-Free, Dairy-Free Sugar-Coated Pecans
If there is one recipe I make over and over, it would definitely be these sugar-coated pecans. Sweet and crunchy, these bites are perfect for countless occasions and always a crowd favorite!
Read MoreGluten-Free, Vegan Mulled Wine
It’s the quintessential winter toddy—a hot brew of wine, citrus, sugar, and spices. Plus booze. Sometimes lots of extra booze. ;)
Read MoreGluten-Free Take5-Inspired Brownies
By now you’ve probably figured out that I love food-related holidays and today is a good one—it’s National Brownie Day! Who wouldn't want to celebrate?
Read MoreGluten-Free, Vegan Chocolate-Covered Raisins + Almonds
It’s the holiday season! Time for party baking and gift giving, just to add another item to your already long end-of-year list—Gluten-Free, Vegan Chocolate-Covered Raisins & Almonds are perfect for everyone!
Read MoreMexican White Bean Chili (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Freee, Vegan Optional)
Is there ever a bad time of year for chili? I don’t think so, but when the weather outside is rainy or cold, a big bowl of warm, inviting chili is just riiiiight!
Read MoreGluten-Free, Vegan No Bake Peanut Butter Balls
You know how the Sonny is cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, while my fiancé is pumped for peanut butter balls! He would eat an entire batch if they were left unattended. Seriously he needs them rationed for him.
Read MoreGluten-Free, Dairy-Free Chicken + Stuffing Casserole
Nothing says easy like a casserole and few things are more delicious. Especially if your my fiancé and the casserole in question is chicken stuffing.
Read MoreFake It Till You Bake It with Hunter Premo: Classic Lattice-Top Apple Pie
I love to bake. And cook. And make. And eat. So when Hunter Premo asked me to assist her with a new series, which we’ve dubbed Fake It Till You Bake It, I jumped at the opportunity to help my newlywed future sister-in-law become more confident in the kitchen. Side note: I would have helped her anyway. :) Our first objective—A crowd-pleasing Thanksgiving dessert. Something impressive, but not overly complicated. The solution—a classic lattice-top apple pie.
Read MoreGluten-Free, Dairy-Free Apple Cider Doughnuts
You guys are the best and make everything amazing. So amazing in fact that I completely forgot it was National Apple Cider Day for which I had prepared these light and fluffy, baked cinnamon-sugar-coated apple cider doughnuts.
Read MoreGluten-Free Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes (Dairy-Free Optional)
Cauliflower has always gotten a bad rap. It’s the last veggie to be eaten off mixed vegetable platters at parties. It gives off an unpleasant sulfur smell when cooked. In general, they are tolerated. BUT NO MORE!
Read MoreGluten-Free Maple + Mustard-Glazed Meatloaf
Don’t you think it’s time to make your Thanksgiving centerpiece something that can stand on its own. Something juicy and bursting with flavor. Another all-American classic—Meatloaf!
Read More#shabraun | Our Engagement Photos In Nashville
Teale and her husband Justin of Teale Photography killed our formal Nashville engagement photographs and we can’t wait to celebrate with them on Maui in August then tear up the dance floor of L.A.Jackson later that month! Let’s I DO this thing!
Read MoreGluten-Free Roasted Broccoli + Almonds (Dairy-Free Optional)
The one thing I usually find lacking at Thanksgiving dinners are the vegetables. I feel like people are preoccupied with the preparing the turkey, stuffing, and potatoes that the vegetables are usually an afterthought.
Read MoreGluten-Free, Vegan Maple Syrup Snow Taffy
Stomping around in the fresh powder and making snowmen then bundling up in our cozy sweaters and comfy socks in front of the fire place with our snow day treats—snow cream and maple syrup snow taffy!
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