Nov 22

Nov 22 Snickerdoodle Cookies

Snickerdoodles Cookies recipe from the 1963 Betty Crocker Cooky Book. A sweet, cinnamon and sugar cookie that smells perfectly like the holiday season.

Nov 22

Nov 22 Sugar Cookies

Gwen Smith

Dessert

Ethel’s Sugar Cookies from the 1963 Betty Crocker Cooky Book. These soft but sturdy cookies have a great flavor and work really nicely if you want to decorate with frosting.

Nov 22

Spicy sweet molasses cookies just like grandma used to make. This recipe for molasses cookies is dairy free and the dough freezes well. Mix up a batch today for soft, chewy molasses cookies all holiday season long.

Oct 9

Oct 9 Easy Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter

Gwen Smith

Sauces & Dips, Slow Cooker

On October 1st I went to Trader Joe’s looking for pumpkin butter. They were out. Upon asking, they told me they now stock it the day after Labor Day and it never makes it to October… “come and gone” were the words they used. September is way too early for me to get into pumpkin so I had to work on my own recipe. The good news? I figured out how to do it in the slow cooker and making it at home allows you to control how sweet it is. Give this slow cooker pumpkin butter recipe a try and add as much or little sweetener as you’d like!

May 20

May 20 Irish Cream Crème Brûlée

Gwen Smith

Dessert

Crème Brûlée is so versatile and delightfully easy to make. This scaled recipe makes two ramekins of creamy custard with a perfectly crisped caramelized top.

Apr 30

Apr 30 Coffee Crumble Cake by Julia Turshen

Gwen Smith

Dessert

From Julia Turshen’s new cookbook Simply Julia, and re-printed with permission, I’ve cut down this delicious coffee crumb cake recipe to make a perfectly portioned cake for a happy family of 2. Desserts for one or two can be such a challenge, this recipe makes it even easier.

Apr 11

Apr 11 Cheesecake Bites

Gwen Smith

Dessert

Where are my “I’ll just have a bite” dessert people? This one is for you! A delightfully bite-sized mini cheesecake recipe. I love that this only makes about 10 cheesecakes, perfect when cooking for two.

Apr 4

Apr 4 Easter Soup

Gwen Smith

Soups & Stews

This simple, hearty soup is a great way to use up that leftover Easter Ham. Packed with heart healthy pinto beans, kale and cabbage this soup soaks up the smoky delicious flavor of the ham bone and is easy to make on a weeknight.

Mar 5

Mar 5 The Andes Alexander

Gwen Smith

Drinks

My husband’s super power is finding new cocktail recipes to use up all the lost bottles in the back of the cupboard. I asked him to figure out a way to use up the Crème de Menthe that had been floating around for a few years and he found this very popular cocktail from the early 1900s and added his own fun spin to it. Welcome the Andes Alexander a delightfully green cocktail for St. Patrick’s Day, or any day you need a vintage cocktail.

Feb 14

Feb 14 Steamed Shrimp & Cocktail Sauce

Gwen Smith

Sauces & Dips, Essentials

Nothing is as simple, yet also fancy as steamed shrimp with homemade cocktail sauce. A perfect dish for a date night at home this Valentine’s Day.

Dec 11

Dec 11 Chocolate Orange Martini

Gwen Smith

Drinks

Old-Fashioneds are a holiday favorite in our house. My favorite way to make them uses maple syrup, orange bitters, and Luxardo maraschino cherries. They are delicious and rivaled only by my husband’s secret family recipe. Perfect for fire-side sipping, holiday movie watching, and Christmas tree decorating. Cheers!

Dec 3

Dec 3 Maple Old-Fashioned

Gwen Smith

Drinks

Old-Fashioneds are a holiday favorite in our house. My favorite way to make them uses maple syrup, orange bitters, and Luxardo maraschino cherries. They are delicious and rivaled only by my husband’s secret family recipe. Perfect for fire-side sipping, holiday movie watching, and Christmas tree decorating. Cheers!