Category: Baking

  • Dark Chocolate Frosted Donuts {GF, Paleo, Nut Free}

    Dark Chocolate Frosted Donuts {GF, Paleo, Nut Free}

    I love a good donut. I also love dark chocolate and crave it from time to time. So I thought, why not combine the two and make some delicious dark chocolate donuts to satisfy my cravings and please all the other people in my house who love baked goods. It’s a cold day today, so…

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  • Easy Peasant Bread

    Easy Peasant Bread

    Peasant Bread… An easy, and somewhat quicker bread to make for sandwiches, for toast, or just to snack on with butter and jam. When I first baked it, we already downed almost an entire loaf in a day! So, obviously I now like to double my recipe to have enough bread for multiple purposes throughout…

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  • Cranberry Pistachio Dutch Oven Bread

    Cranberry Pistachio Dutch Oven Bread

    I love to bake, especially when I can figure out how to tweak a recipe to make it easier, or one that requires minimal ingredients and work! I have a basic bread recipe that I love to use where I can incorporate different fillers to make it sweet or savory. This bread uses the base…

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  • Tropical Hummingbird Bundt Cake

    Tropical Hummingbird Bundt Cake

    When things go right in the garden, Springtime means an abundance of yummy fresh produce plucked right outside our door. I try to grow a few different varieties of carrots and tend to need different ways to use them up so we don’t get too bored with the same ol’ dishes. Also, my husband likes…

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  • Dandelion Shortbread Cookies

    Dandelion Shortbread Cookies

    The Spring weather brings and abundance of dandelions all across the yard. Instead of mowing them down, enjoy them as they are super beneficial! There are SO many benefits to incorporating dandelions into your diet and skincare… some include: …They Contain Potent Antioxidants …May Help Fight Inflammation …May Aid Blood Sugar Control …May Reduce Cholesterol…

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  • Scrumptious Peanut Butter Pie

    Scrumptious Peanut Butter Pie

    My bestest gal pal Darcy introduced us to this easy, no-bake treat when we celebrated Pi Day together. We’re silly and celebrate fun days like that. When I brought a slice home, my husband immediately requested I make a whole one in the near future! So, I’ve recreated it at home to see if mine…

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  • Garlic Breadsticks

    Garlic Breadsticks

    What’s not to love about a hearty homemade meal? I remember going to potlucks in homes after church and I just loved all the yummy selections of homemade goodness laid out on pop-up picnic tables. I know it’s so cliche, but you really can taste the heart and soul in someone else’s homemade food. That’s…

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  • No eggs? No Problem Rolls

    No eggs? No Problem Rolls

    I was making meatloaf and mashed potatoes and realized I was completely out of eggs to make our dinner rolls. Womp womp. I quickly scoured the internet for egg free bread recipes and combined a few to adapt into these egg free dinner rolls. INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon instant yeast 3 tablespoons white granulated sugar, divided* 1/2 cup warm water, (110-115˚F) 1 cup milk (I used…

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  • Homemade Burger Buns

    Homemade Burger Buns

    Lately, grocery stores have been a game of hide and seek, or a scavenger hunt when it comes to trying to find specific items, especially baked goods. One of the dinners I had planned included burger buns, which happened to be one of the out of stock items, of course! So I searched all over…

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  • Cowboy Cookies

    Cowboy Cookies

    On today’s baking menu… Cowboy Cookies. Delicious little morsels of coconut, oatmeal, dark chocolate and pecans. They’re disappearing fast!  We’ve made them a few times this month already because they are just THAT good! What can I say? This kid lives topless and in pajama pants. Ingredients: + 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temp.…

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