Gooey, decadent Andes mint chocolate chip brownies use only 5 ingredients! The perfect chocolate addition to holiday dessert platters or cookie boxes. This year I decided to take on an ambitious task for the holidays: making cookie boxes for friends and family. This sounds easy enough unless you're a maniac like me who wants to make every cookie recipe you've ever seen on the interwebs and you ...
DIY Gifts
The Best Holiday Cookie Box
A Holiday Cookie Box is a wonderful DIY gift for the holidays. I've shared all the recipes here so you can make your own for family and friends! For the last few years I've oohed and aahed over the cookie boxes filling my Instagram feed. Who were these baking goddesses with so much time for holiday cookie creation during the busiest time of the year? This year, with no parties to prepare for ...
My Favorite Cut-Out Sugar Cookies & Buttercream
Soft cut-out sugar cookies and buttercream frosting. Is there anything better? Here are my favorite recipes! I've tried a lot of different cut-out cookie recipes and various techniques for cookie decorating. I've been disappointed by cut-out cookies that kept their shape beautifully but were virtually tasteless and ones that tasted great but spread in the oven. I want to share with you a great ...
Easy Blondies (Halloween Edition)
This is the only blondie recipe you'll ever need. These blondies are perfectly chewy and slightly caramel-y. This base recipe can be modified with add-ins like nuts, butterscotch chips, and white chocolate chips (variations included below). As they are, they're the perfect treat with a warm cup of coffee or tea! Halloween is just around the corner, and I'm celebrating with these delicious ...
Food Processor Garlic Basil Oil
Looking for ways to utilize your bountiful basil plant before the summer is over? I've been making this super easy garlic basil oil on repeat this past month. All you need is four ingredients and your food processor! This recipe proves that the best foods are often the simplest. This oil is so fresh and just feels perfect over local summer vegetables, like tomatoes, corn, and ...
DIY Sugar Scrubs
I'm so excited to share this easy DIY gift idea with you! Exfoliating sugar scrubs are super affordable gifts, and you can make them with just a few pantry items and a mason jar. Who doesn't love using a luxurious body scrub or hand scrub? Since I'm partial to both, I decided to share two recipes with you: a lavender brown sugar body scrub and a lemon hand scrub for the kitchen! Both scrubs ...
Asparagus, Bacon + Caramelized Onion Quiche
Since I was little, Mom has baked and gifted quiches for our close family friends every year at Christmas. It’s quite an affair in the kitchen, lasting for several days and involving pounds of freshly grated cheese and chopped ham. The process takes so long, in fact, that a few years ago she decided to bake something more simple. But that Sunday, a week or two before Christmas, she went to ...
Valentine’s Almond Thumbprint Cookies
Our mint thumbprint cookies are one of our most-loved recipes on the blog. For Valentine's Day, I decided to create a new version of the Montgomery, AL classic: almond thumbprint cookies! Just like the originals, these little babes are buttery, crispy crunchy, and just sweet enough. If you haven't read about the mint thumbprint cookies in our previous post, they're a copycat recipe from a ...
Pickled Shrimp
Pickled shrimp are a easy, make ahead appetizer for your next party- especially if you need a last minute idea for this New Years Eve. Make these a day (or two) before to reduce prep time on the actual party day. They also travel well in the jar to take with you if you are attending your NYE party instead of hosting! We chose this recipe found in Saveur magazine inspired by local Georgia ...
Sausage Pinwheels
For this final week leading up to Christmas, we decided to share recipes that are personal for each of us — recipes that remind us of home. As each of you make your journeys home for the holidays, I’m sure you’re thinking of holidays past and special recipes your family makes each year. Maybe you make a big breakfast spread on Christmas morning, or order Chinese on the 25th every year. Or maybe, ...
