The classic hot toddy cocktail is easy to make, warm and comforting – which makes it the perfect drink when you’re fighting a cold. Add apple cider for a sweet and spicy variation! Make enough for a crowd with a cozy DIY drink bar alongside Instant Pot Glühwein (Mulled Wine) and Peppermint Hot Chocolate Truffle…
Cranberry Pumpkin Banana Bread
Cranberry pumpkin banana bread combines bananas and canned pumpkin with dried cranberries for a moist, heavenly scented breakfast! It just turned into September, and I’m seeing pumpkin flavored everything, everywhere already. Does anyone else feel like it happens earlier and earlier every year? I’m fully expecting that next year I won’t even get a chance…
Chewy Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
These Mexican hot chocolate cookies are soft and chewy with crisp, crackly tops and a subtle kick of heat – no mixer needed! I have a question for you: Are you Team Soft Cookies or Team Crispy Cookies? I’ve never been a big fan of crispy cookies. Don’t get me wrong, they…
Salted Toffee Crunch Brownie Brittle
If you’re the type who loves the edges of freshly baked brownies, you’ll love this brownie brittle! Thin and crispy brownie bark is topped with sea salt, toffee bits and mini chocolate chips. Before we embark on this brownie brittle journey, I have a few questions for you: Do you find yourself opting for brownie…
Summer Vegetable Spaghetti
This summer vegetable spaghetti dinner is the perfect way to use up all those summer veggies! The base is spaghetti, zucchini, summer squash, corn and tomatoes and it’s all topped with a garlic lemon sauce, fresh basil and creamy burrata. If you ask me, there’s nothing worse than a heavy meal on a hot day….
Easy Instant Pot Corn Chowder
Corn chowder is the ultimate summer soup! It’s light and creamy, and loaded with corn, red potatoes, bacon and fresh thyme. A great way to use up all that summer corn! Includes directions for making in an Instant Pot as well as on your stove top. Corn is my favorite vegetable. Period. I can eat…
Neapolitan Crunch Ice Cream Cake
An easy Neapolitan ice cream cake with creamy layers of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry ice cream and fudgy crushed Oreos! I’ve had “make an ice cream cake” on my recipe to-do list for, oh, I don’t know… five years. Literally five years. Every year I would mean to do it. And then by the time…
Frozen Gin and Tonics
The simple, classic gin and tonic cocktail is turned into a a frozen, refreshing summer slushie! Grab your ice cream maker for a smooth alcoholic slushie, or swap the water for ice and throw it in your blender. Back in May, I went down to Austin, Texas for a week to attend our all company…
Watermelon Agua Fresca
Watermelon agua fresca is a refreshing drink that’s easy to make and only needs three ingredients! The perfect drink for a hot summer day. In light of our upcoming honeymoon, I’ve been trying to lose a few pounds and I’ve taken to counting calories. Not my idea of a good time. BUT… it works. One…