Baking

  • So Easy, So Good Cranberry Apple Bake

    So Easy, So Good Cranberry Apple Bake

    Look no further for your new favorite festive side dish! This cranberry apple bake pairs well with any main dish. It’s not only delicious, it’s pretty to boot, AND it will make your house smell good enough to eat. This is the perfect side for Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s. Make it and get…

  • Best Banana Bread

    Best Banana Bread

    This has been a staple banana bread recipe in our family passed down from my Aunt Ann. It really is the “Best Banana Bread!” The secret ingredient really brings it home. So good!

  • Granny’s Sweet Baked Jiffy Cornbread

    Granny’s Sweet Baked Jiffy Cornbread

    This variation of cornbread is a knock-your-socks-off sweet southern delight! My Granny Austin made this regularly and my daughter Austin (her namesake) loves it and requests it often. Her great-grandmother would be proud. 🥰 This is a great base recipe you could dress up with jalapenos and/or cheese to your liking. The best part…

  • Granny’s Apple Dumplings

    Granny’s Apple Dumplings

    This dish takes me right back to my childhood! These apple dumplings were my favorite dessert that my Granny Austin would make. For some reason I’ve let the idea of peeling and coring apples keep me from cooking with them. No more! I got a super duper easy to use apple peeler/corer (linked here)…

  • Sweet Potato Casserole

    Sweet Potato Casserole

    My mom made this every Thanksgiving and it’s become a staple for me to bring to our family get together. The recipe resides in a thirty-year old cookbook from my childhood church, complete with stains and tears and all the things that make old cookbook recipes just taste better. Recipe credit goes to my…

  • Granny’s Best German Chocolate Cake

    Granny’s Best German Chocolate Cake

    My son wanted German Chocolate cake for his birthday and while I’ve never made one, I knew just the person to teach me. It felt like my Granny was in the kitchen with my daughter and I as we followed her hand-written instructions. I’m fairly certain she got a few laughs up in Heaven,…

  • Breakfast Sausage Casserole

    Breakfast Sausage Casserole

    I’m not a big casserole person, but sometimes a good casserole just fits the bill. I knew this year I wanted something easy, yummy and filling for Christmas morning – that didn’t require me spending an hour in the kitchen in-between the fury of kids unwrapping presents and going to feed livestock. I knew…

  • Blueberry Dump Cake

    Blueberry Dump Cake

    Your go-to easy (and so yummy) dessert in a hurry…

  • Quick and Easy Blackberry Cobbler

    Quick and Easy Blackberry Cobbler

    Nothing says summer like blackberry cobbler…

  • Mama’s Old Fashioned Cheesecake

    Mama’s Old Fashioned Cheesecake

    This cheese cake was a staple around our table growing up. My mom was often asked to make it for family gatherings and we were always happy when she did! Simple, quick, deliciousness. If you’ve never made it, please give it a try! Have fun with toppings. In celebration of our Independence Day, I…