I went to Alma College (Go Scots!), a small liberal arts college smack dab in the middle of Michigan. With just over 1,000 students, it is a residential campus with just one main cafeteria. One of the popular dishes was the tater tot casserole. The chefs would repurpose the left over tots from breakfast and layer them with sausage and cheese and serve it for dinner. During my Junior year the catering company changed hands the old company didn't leave the recipe for their famous tater tot casserole. ... Keep Reading >>
Blueberry Scones
When I entertain I always load up the fridge with homemade goodies so that my guests can help themselves to breakfast and snacks. My inlaws are staying with us this week so I decided to whip up a batch of homemade blueberry scones. What kind of treats do you have around for your company? (I posted this recipe yesterday but somehow it was deleted with the blogger maintenance, bummer!) ... Keep Reading >>
Espresso Pound Cake
My mother in law Pam is the nicest person I know. She always sends us nice notes and packages in the mail and I love it. For some reason she has been getting Bon Appetite magazine and since she hates to cook she sends them to me. The March issue featured recipes that anyone can make as long as they had a stocked pantry and this recipe looked so good I had to try it. I have mentioned before that espresso powder is my new favorite ingredient and this recipe tastes so rich and delicious with it. If you are looking for a tasty ... Keep Reading >>
Pina Colada Breakfast Cupcakes from Joseph’s Grainery
Joseph's Grainery is one of my absolute favorite blogs, you might recognize the name from our weekly Sister Sister parties and from my blog roll. I love it because it is filled with witty writing, gorgeous photos, and tasty recipes. I asked Kelli, the woman behind the blog to share an inspiring recipe to warm us up this winter. I hope you enjoy her guest post and be sure to add Joseph's Grainery to your daily reading list and check out their amazing products for sale (the holiday gift pack is on my list!). ... Keep Reading >>
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
I always keep my pantry stocked with basics so I am whip up recipes like this one for delicious sour cream coffee cake. It was featured in Cooking Light Magazine this month and I thought it would be the perfect breakfast treat this week. It was really simple to put together, here is the recipe so you can try it out yourself. ... Keep Reading >>
2 Ingredients…3 Recipes!
Over the weekend I made 2 of my favorite things, stuffed mushrooms and a festive fruit tart. After I was done I had half a package of puff pastry left and half a bag of spinach left and thought I should try something new. ... Keep Reading >>
Banana Coffee Muffins
My sister is a "guest star" on my blog every other week in a post called "Sister Sister." We write about what we are up to and products and recipes that we love. Last week I asked my readers through the voter poll what they wanted us to write about next. "Recipes" won the vote so we decided we would share out favorite muffin recipes with you this week. ... Keep Reading >>