We’re kicking off the holiday season in our home with warm gingerbread scones, twinkling lights and Christmas music! I hope you all had a wonderful, relaxing, and grateful Thanksgiving. We enjoyed time with family catching up and soaking in the moments together, hence the quiet around here. I am excited to get back in the…
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pumpkin pie oatmeal with maple roasted pecans
Monday, Monday. After a busy, somewhat indulgent weekend, a good breakfast is a necessary way to start the new week. Pumpkin pie oatmeal with maple roasted pecans is filled with nutrients and flavor, with no refined sugars, so you can start your week off on the right fall footing. I don’t even want to look…
pumpkin pop tarts with brown butter maple frosting
How happy would you be if someone handed you a pumpkin pop tarts with brown butter maple frosting as you were running out the door in the morning? They are the perfect cure for the Mondays. My siblings and I only had pop-tarts on vacation and at our grandparent’s house when we were growing up,…
pumpkin coffee cake with cinnamon streusel
The weekend may be over, but this pumpkin coffee cake with cinnamon streusel makes every morning feel like the perfect fall day. Last weekend Will and I went to a pick-your-own pumpkin patch nearby (checking that one off the fall bucket list!). It was the ultimate fall activity, and even though we didn’t have quite…
twice baked croissants: apple and pumpkin pie
I can’t tell you how excited I am to share these apple and pumpkin pie twice baked croissants! They are so so so wonderful and delicious! Don’t be scared, there is no laminated dough or waiting around for days to make croissants. Nope, we’re taking the shortcut here -it is Monday, after all. What’s even…
blueberry bundt cake with streusel and lemon glaze
I interrupt your morning for blueberry bundt cake. But, not just any blueberry bundt cake; blueberry bundt cake with streusel and lemon glaze! The combination is jaw-droppingly delicious and I can’t get enough! This is seriously the best bundt cake I have ever had. The great thing about it is that the streusel makes it like…
national doughnut day recipe roundup
Happy National Doughnut Day! In honor of this fun fabricated holiday, in place of today’s link love, we are doing a doughnut roundup! I have done the difficult research to find lots of delicious doughnut (or donut) recipes for your viewing, and maybe tasting, pleasure. If you’re not into making your own doughnuts, here is…
waffled sweet potato hash browns with smoked gouda pimento cheese
What do you get when you combine southern, North Carolina roots with fond memories of a study abroad semester in the Netherlands? Waffled sweet potato hash browns with smoked Gouda pimento cheese, of course. If you didn’t have brunch plans before, you might want to reconsider. I have mentioned before that North Carolina is the…
brown butter banana bread
Brown butter banana bread – say that five times fast. I’ve been into brown butter lately. If there is butter in my kitchen, it will be browned. The crackling melting butter smell fills the house and the nutty flavor gives depth to and enhances any recipe. Cookies, cakes, bars, roasted vegetables, pasta, even brown butter…
secretly vegan pumpkin bread
I have a slight pumpkin obsession. I started making pumpkin bread the last week of August. It sounds early, but at the time we were so close to fall and nothing pumpkin was out in stores yet. Pumpkin was calling my name and I couldn’t resist. It was like the teaser to the full-on pumpkin…