Ultimate Carrot Cake
I love carrot cake! Many years ago a friend that I worked with at the time shared a carrot cake recipe with me with a warning. He said “once you make this recipe it will ruin all other carrot cakes for you. You will never …
Comfort Food Recipes
Comfort food recipes remodeled with better techniques, richer flavor, and clearer steps. These cozy, nostalgic dishes feel familiar but taste even better.
Scottish Shortbread Cookies
Recently a friend of our sent us a box of Heritage Scottish shortbread cookies. We absolutely loved them! We loved them so much that we had to figure out how to make them ourselves. It turns out that traditional Scottish shortbread cookies have only 3 …
Pumpkin Mini-muffins
Before I start let me warn you that these pumpkin mini-muffins are super addicting. There is no eating just one. It’s a good thing we usually only make these in Autumn. You have been warned! A friend of mine made these to bring into work. …
Italian Ricotta Cookies
These Italian ricotta cookies are from an old family recipe. My Aunt would probably kill me for sharing.
Whiskey Brined Roast Chicken
A juicy, crispy roast chicken made with a simple whiskey brine that seasons the meat all the way through. This foolproof roast chicken method delivers shatter‑crisp skin, deep flavor, and perfect results every time — ideal for Sunday dinner or holidays.
Cookies-n-Cream Cupcakes
A fluffy white sponge cake with chunks of crushed Oreo’s topped with a light buttercream frosting flecked with more pulverized Oreo’s give these cupcakes the full cookies-n-cream experience.
Easy Fruit Cobbler
Me: What do you want for dessert? Brenda: I don’t know, something quick and easy. That seems to be a reocurring weekend conversation, and one that led to me stumbling upon this easy fruit cobbler recipe. We have blueberry bushes around the yard, so we …
Super Fresh Lemon Bars
Bright, tart, and simple — the lemon bars recipe that wins over people who think they don’t like lemon There’s a short list of bakes that Brenda and I keep on permanent rotation for events, potlucks, and office carry-ins — and these lemon bars sit …