We want to make sure your holiday cookie tin is the best because you are the best. This is not a competition, but obviously, if we were to momentarily think of this as a competition – you have to win. We’re giving you only the best 12 holiday cookie recipes ensuring instant victory at any…
Hello friends! I am a person who enjoys pointing out that it’s raining when it’s raining. (Is that a midwestern thing? I do it all the time.) It’s the same for the months of the year, so please don’t be mad at me for exclaiming, can you believe it’s December?! As the days get shorter…
It’s that time of year, when the world falls in love! Every song you hear, seems to say, “Get me gift cards.” But, while we may be last minute wrapper paper purchasers, we are not gift card givers. At least… not yet. We still have a few weeks to be our most thoughtful selves and…
Welcome to another sweet Sunday, friends. We have a different offering this Sunday: a few breezy links and my best recipe for sweet potato pancakes. I’m writing this on Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, sitting next to my spiral notebook with all of my Thanksgiving prep notes. Currently scheming how much gravy is too much gravy….
Friends! I’ve been scheming with my friends at Williams Sonoma to bring you this incredible gift guide and giveaway! I created the Better Baker Gift Guide with some of my favorite kitchen items. Baking isn’t all about the gear – we’re driven by our sweet teeth, afterall. BUT the right tools make baking that much…
Three easy Thanksgiving appetizers that are worth ruining your appetite over. I mean… are you really looking forward to turkey? I didn’t think so. :) One of the most under-appreciated aspects of adulthood is SNACKING, grazing, fiddling with the olive jar inside the open refrigerator door. I snack so regularly, I often ruin my appetite…
Hello, friends! What’s your favorite fall album? I think the most quintessential autumn album is Paul McCartney’s Ram. Released in 1971, it was McCartney’s first solo record and was conceived on a farm in Scotland where he’d built a love nest with Linda. All the songs have a cozy, domestically blissful feel. And the song,…
The perfect retro pie made with Jell-O and Cool Whip. Pinky sweet cranberry pie topped with lightly whipped cream and, at the very last minute, chocolate covered pretzels. This sweet lady is this year’s unexpected and delightful Thanksgiving pie. Every Thanksgiving my family is just chasing the high of my grandmother’s cranberry sauce. It’s a…
What’s better than a fresh baked loaf of bread? Making that loaf pull-apart in buttery sheets scented with herbs and laden with butter. This pull apart garlic bread is a contender for any dinner table, but would be especialy impressive instead of store bought rolls this Thanksgiving! Let’s bake! At the Wilson family Thanksgiving table,…
Friends! Hi, hello! Welcome to your Sunday. I realized this week, after chatting about Love Languages with Will that my love language is SANDWICHES. Sandwiches, and if I get to pick two sides they’d be and words of affirmation and physical touch. Shopping for and subsequently crafting an epic sandwich is a devotion I take…
For the past 6 years (save for our pandemic Thanksgiving) I’ve hosted an epic (according to me and the reactions on friend’s faces) Thanksgiving Potluck. I drag rugs outdoors, rent old farm tables, set up a full bar and fill the table to the end caps. It’s always been a bit of a hodgepodge group…
As I write this, it’s not even Halloween, but all I’m thinking about is Thanksgiving. I’m scouring the grocery store aisles for Nov. issues of Bon Appetit and Food & Wine, but they’re not out yet. I want to see tablescapes, read recipes and make lists! I want to plan! Is anyone else feeling like…
We don’t have to talk about Thanksgiving quite yet. I know, according to every single store I’ve ventured into, we’re supposed to be putting up the Christmas tree and hanging the mistletoe at this point, but I’m still working on the last of my candy corn and what’s the rush? We know how Thanksgiving goes. …
Hi friends! I don’t know about you but I am in the middle of Major Life Stuff™ at the moment, and it seems I’m not alone. If I could paint you a picture of what life looks like, I would be in the drivers seat of an earth excavator and I did not listen to…
Today’s offering is meant for your lazy weekend. A weekend that I hope includes a whole pot of coffee, slippers with fur inside, and at least one episode of Love is Blind season 3 (are you on this madness because we really need to talk about it). This pumpkin muffins recipe makes for tender, sweet,…
