“A lot of living happens in the kitchen.”

Dessert

Italian Whole Orange Cake

Italian Whole Orange Cake

This Italian whole orange cake is moist and bursting with flavor. What makes it unique is that you use a whole orange to make it, the peel and all! It’s perfect for a light dessert after dinner or pair with your morning cup of coffee. 

Classic Cherry Pie

Classic Cherry Pie

This classic Cherry pie has an unbeatable cherry flavor with a hint of almond. It goes perfectly with a cup of coffee or scoop of ice cream!

Peanut Butter Blossoms

Peanut Butter Blossoms

These cute little cookies are called Peanut Butter Blossoms and are a sweet treat for all your chocolate and peanut butter lovers. They’re also a fun cookie to let the kids help with. What kid (or adult!) doesn’t like to unwrap chocolate kisses? Just try not to eat them all before the cookies come out of the oven!

Chocolate Chip Scones

Chocolate Chip Scones

It’s time to pour yourself a cup of tea and make these flaky chocolate chips scones. Scones are the perfect blend between a cookie and a biscuit. Sweet but not too sweet with a little sugar sprinkled on top.  Why You Should Make These Scones: 

Buckeyes (the best Christmas candy ever!)

Buckeyes (the best Christmas candy ever!)

These delicious little balls of peanut butter, rice crispy cereal, and chocolate that we call Buckeyes are hands down our most favorite Christmas candy ever! Each year, it’s a family affair mixing them up and shaping all the little balls, and then dipping them in 

Sally Ann Cookies

Sally Ann Cookies

One of my favorite cookies to bake at Christmastime are these Sally Ann cookies. I think they’re actually my favorite Christmas cookie! They are kind’ve a cross between biscotti and a cookie. Perfect for dipping in a steaming cup of coffee or hot chocolate.   

White Chocolate Cranberry Scones

White Chocolate Cranberry Scones

These white chocolate cranberry scones are full of chocolate chips and dried cranberries and drizzled with a zesty orange glaze. They are a sweet treat with a cup of coffee, perfect for tea parties, and they make wonderful gifts especially during the Christmas season.  Scones 

Cranberry Apple Pie

Cranberry Apple Pie

This cranberry apple pie is the perfect Christmas pie! Filled with all the quintessential flavors and spices, it’s as beautiful to look at as it tastes in your mouth. Apples, cranberries, orange zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. Mmmm! I look forward to this pie 

Prizewinning Sugar Cookies

Prizewinning Sugar Cookies

This is our family Christmas sugar cookie recipe! We also use it for any other holiday that calls for a cookie. They are soft with a yummy vanilla sugar flavor. They store really well so they can be made in advance.  We decorate the cookies 

Gingerbread Boys and Girls

Gingerbread Boys and Girls

These cute little gingerbread boys and girls taste as delicious as they look! Full of molasses and warm spices, they’re the perfect Christmas cookie for dunking into a cup of hot cocoa. This is a fun cookie to bake with the kids. Rolling out the