As Thanksgiving nears and the weather here in Texas cools off more and more, I'm all the more in the mood for all things pumpkin; and couldn't be more excited to really get to use my oven again!
Now, as I get older I've started to crave the more salty and savory things when I used to be a sweet fanatic through and through. However, from time to time... all I want and all I crave are warm, fresh-baked, homemade cookies. 'Tis the season, y'all...
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The holiday season is fast approaching, which always means plenty of friends and family coming and going to visit. When this time of year rolls around, there are always two things that I like to have on hand and ready to go; a warm cup of coffee and something sweet to enjoy it with.
There isn't much that reminds me of the holidays and family fun other than a traditional and perfectly tasty sugar cookie. That's probably because my mom and I get together once a year to bake up a cookie storm in my kitchen. We usually each pick two kinds of cookies and bake the day away together. Sugar cookies are always my first choice!...
Read MoreHaven't you ever wondered how pumpkin pie got started? Did the pilgrims really make 'pumpkin pie' for the first Thanksgiving? I guess we'll never know. But, if they did, it probably would have been a lot different from today's standard pumpkin pie. And according to one source, it's thought that it would have been more of a 'pie in a pumpkin'.
This more 'traditional' pumpkin pie is basically made by baking a pie pumpkin and filling it with a delicious lightened up custard mixture that bakes into the whole pumpkin; giving you all the flavors of the pumpkin pie that we all know and love...
Read MorePumpkin, pumpkin everywhere! My pumpkin game is strong today. In years past, I've made pumpkin flavored... almost everything. From mac-n-cheese to chili, and so much more. Today though, with a bit of some sort of light allergies among the household, I decided some noodle soup would be the best way to go.
And what's more comforting than a nice warm bowl of homemade Chicken Noodle Soup? You know the kind of soup. The kind where it's just a handful of ingredients and scratch-made noodles? The big thick hearty noodles that fill you up...
Read MoreI have to admit that baking can sometimes scare me. It's such an exact science that when I go to make my usual adjustments, I sometimes end up with a failure. Baking is not a forgiving medium by any means. Over the years, I've taken my past failures and worked through them as best I could to start building up my baking confidence and knowledge.
Cut-out style sugar cookies have been part of that fear factor for me since they are one of the most simplistic and yet horribly technical cookies out there. However, I think that I've finally cracked the code!...
Read MoreHalloween is coming, y'all! I know it's a little bit early, but I can't hold it in any more!
I'm always excited for Halloween to roll around, but this year even more so. I was a little too late in testing out these cookies last year to have them here in time for Halloween, but this year... I made good and sure they were the first Halloween treat to make the list!
These cookies are soft, sweet and perfectly delicate. Plus, they're super cute and festive for any Halloween gathering...
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