30+ Recipes for Mother’s Day Brunch Mother’s day is fast approaching! If you’re anything like me, your May is absolutely packed with end of the school year activities, programs, tests, field trips, graduations, etc. The list is endless. May sets such a fast pace that it’s hard to keep up with everything. So today I’ve gathered 30+ of the best brunch recipes for Mother’s Day. These are easy, tried and true brunch recipes that are gorgeous to look at and…
The deep and rich flavor of molasses brings a whole new life to a simple boxed yellow cake mix in this Molasses Skillet Cake. Topped with crunchy and buttery crumble topping, this moist and dense cake doesn’t need anything special to go alongside it, but a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream does make an excellent pairing. I wanted to say a mighty fine pairing, but I’m trying to reign myself in from talking too country. You guys…I…
Calico beans. Cowboy beans. Baked beans with beef and bacon. These deliciously easy beans go by many names, but they’re all basically the same thing, a variety of colorful beans slow simmered in a sweet and tangy sauce with ground beef and bacon. As a food blogger, a lot of people ask me questions about food in real life. Things like, what side dishes go well with this main dish? What’s something good to make for a crowd? What’s…
Raspberry coffee cake has tender vanilla cake surrounding juicy fresh raspberries and is topped with a bright lemon glaze. No mixer required and ready in about 45 minutes. I know I just made Raspberry White Chocolate Shortbread Bars not that long ago, but raspberries were on sale the other day and I just couldn’t pass them up. $1.50/pkg is crazy cheap for around here. My kids love them. (They were really mad to hear that I gave away all of…
Fun and fruity! Rainbow Lemon Meringue pie has the fresh sweet citrus flavor of classic lemon meringue with a colorful rainbow surprise hiding inside. I don’t know why, but for years now I have made a rainbow dessert around Easter time. Usually I make rainbow jello, but I haven’t been making that as much since I accidentally caused a steam explosion in my microwave boiling water. Yes, that’s a true story. Once I blew up my microwave by way of…
Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I do. I am a totally a list maker. This year I made a structured reading list divided into genres. I also let my husband and kids add their recommendations to my list, which has been interesting to say the least. This week I finished the first of my husband’s recommendations, The Grace of Enough: Pursuing Less and Living More in a Throwaway Culture. Now this has nothing to do with the book, but…
