Recipes

Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies are a holiday favorite, bound to make an appearance at any Christmas party or cookie exchange. The simple marriage of peanut butter and chocolate is an irresistible classic.  We start with a soft and chewy peanut butter cookie then top each cookie...

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Fresh Apple Cake

Fresh Apple Cake is a cold weather favorite.  This is a simple, no-fuss recipe that comes together very easily with a few basic ingredients.  This is a spice-like cake with a great contrast in texture from the soft-baked apples and walnuts.  Fresh Apple Cake is...

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Sweet Potato Pie, Oh My!

Sweet Potato Pie is a southern staple whenever the holiday season starts to approach.  Much like pumpkin pie, the texture is smooth and the flavor has some spice to it.  I don’t remember a single Thanksgiving without Aunt Gay’s famous Sweet Potato Pie.  I used her...

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Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

These PF Chang’s-inspired lettuce wraps are delicious, healthy, and easy enough for a quick weeknight dinner.  Everything comes together in about 20 minutes in one pan.  More importantly, they are low carb, which means you can gorge on them shame-free! I’m constantly trying to come...

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Banana Bread Muffins

  Y’all, this is the best banana bread recipe I’ve ever tried!  These muffins have a cloud-like texture with just the right balance of banana flavor and sweetness.  My friend Lauren has been a little down lately, so to cheer her up I whipped up a batch...

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Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Bars

      Hey y’all!  It’s been a while, hasn’t it?  Let’s recap on the last few months! For starters, I completed my Master’s Degree in Public Administration at the end of March!  It was a long and painful year and a half, but I finally crossed the...

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Oatmeal Whole Wheat Pancakes

Don’t let the title fool you, these pancakes may be healthier, but they are also packed with flavor and are incredibly fluffy and satisfying! The struggle is real.  After a very gluttonous holiday season it seems like everyone (myself included) is trying to get back...

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Sausage Balls

Greetings from South Carolina, y’all!  Since I flew home, the last few days have been jam-packed with last-minute shopping, hanging out with my niece and cousins, and of course, spending every possible moment in Mama’s kitchen baking holiday treats – both classics and new recipes!...

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Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake

Cheesecake is one of my absolute favorite desserts.  In fact, I have yet to meet a cheesecake I did not instantly fall in love with.  Since fall (now winter) is finally upon us, I wanted to make something festive using seasonal ingredients.  When I think fall...

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Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Growing up, we always had cranberry sauce with our Thanksgiving dinner.  Like many people, our cranberry sauce came straight from can, complete with the memorable ridges from being processed many months prior to the holiday season.  I was completely unaware people actually made cranberry sauce themselves...

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