We have the best New Year’s Eve tradition that we share with my in-laws. We get together deep fry chicken strips, French fries, have all kinds of good food and dessert and then we hang out and play games until midnight, take a break to count down, and play some more games. It’s the perfect…
I was invited to a friend’s cookies exchange a week ago and although I have this huge list of family Christmas cookies I had to choose from, I decided to look for something new to try. (I should say for my second cookie, I also made Holly Wreaths).  To me, mint is one of the…
I don’t know that I can call these cookies, but since they always made an appearance at Aunt ‘Thann’s cookie parties, I’m just going to go with it. Holly Wreaths are basically a rice krispy bar made with cornflakes, shaped into a wreath and garnished with red hot candies. I love how festive these look!…
Is there anything better than sitting next to a bonfire. Maybe, sitting next to a bonfire and roasting s’mores. There are few things that from a culinary perspective say summer to me more than s’mores. And that’s a flavor and a feeling that I wanted to re-create as the Minnesota weather starts turning cooler and…
Apple pies are probably the quintessential pie of fall and winter. It’s apple season and quite frankly what’s better than a slice of warm apple pie with a nice scoop of vanilla (or for a special treat some of Tory’s homemade cinnamon ice-cream) on top?! When I make fruit pies, I like to make a…
My mom makes these cookies that I like to affectionately refer to as ‘funeral cookies’ because she brings them to any of her friends or family members who have lost a loved one. The cookies are chocolate with white chocolate chip, which I really like, but unfortunately my husband doesn’t like really chocolately cookies. So…