Share Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Cooking Time: 45 minutes plus cooling time Baking Cookies Desserts Make Ahead Isn’t it strange which memories really take root in our minds? I think back on things I should remember vividly, and come up blank. But,... Christine Carlisle September 19, 2018 Like 34 Read More Comment
Share Macadamia Holiday Dream Pie Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 min Baking Desserts Tis the season to bake a pie, right? So, when the good people at Mauna Loa asked me to give their new Dry Roasted Chopped Macadamia Nuts a try, my... Christine Carlisle November 20, 2017 Like 9 Read More Comment
Share Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes Cooking Time: 3 hrs Desserts I’m always looking for a good reason to bake up something sweet, but every year my friends at OXO come up with one of the best reasons. It’s time, once... Christine Carlisle September 6, 2017 Like 26 Read More Comment
Share Strawberry Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake Cooking Time: 3 hr Baking Desserts Entertaining Make Ahead Springtime is a time for new growth. A time when the world starts to green up and bloom again after a long sleep, and despite... Christine Carlisle May 17, 2017 Like 10 Read More Comment
Share Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup: Top Ten Recipes for a Delicious Thanksgiving Appetizers Baking Desserts Dinners Entertaining Healthy Holiday Make Ahead Salads Side Dishes Soups Vegetables Tis the season to start stuffing ourselves, and our turkeys. Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year? I am. And you know what? I love cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Sure, it’s stressful... Christine Carlisle November 11, 2016 Like 9 Read More 1 Comment
Share Mini No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecakes Desserts Entertaining Make Ahead Sauces Vegetarian Outdoor concerts are one of my favorite ways to spend an evening in the summer. We’re very lucky to be surrounded by many different opportunities for musical evenings where we... Christine Carlisle July 29, 2016 Like 1 Read More Comment
Share Simple Raspberry Cream Tart Baking Desserts Make Ahead It’s berry season! Berries are officially my favorite dessert fruit, so when early summer rolls around and bright, beautiful, fresh berries are abundant, I stock... Christine Carlisle May 31, 2016 Like 3 Read More Comment
Share Choco-Nana Bread Baking Breads Breakfast Desserts Entertaining Make Ahead I have notoriously bad luck with banana bread. Every time I try to bake a loaf, it’s either overbaked or raw in the middle. Despite that, I haven’t given up... Christine Carlisle May 17, 2016 Like 1 Read More Comment
Share Easy Lemon Crinkle Cookies Baking Cookies Desserts Sometimes, you just need a little something sweet, and baking up a little something sweet doesn’t get much easier than these little lemon cookies. One of my favorite simple cookie recipes is... Christine Carlisle April 20, 2016 Like 1 Read More Comment
Share Chilled Strawberry Soup Desserts Entertaining Soups My goodness, this Easter has come up quickly. If you’re feeling as holiday crunched as I am, and you’re hosting dinner, then this is the... Christine Carlisle March 23, 2016 Like 1 Read More Comment
Share Double Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies – The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2015 Baking Cookies Desserts Holiday Make Ahead It’s that time of year again! It’s time to announce this year’s contribution to The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap! This is my fifth year participating in this fabulous event,... Christine Carlisle December 16, 2015 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Sour Cream Cranberry-Almond Pound Cake: Mix Up the Holiday with OXO On Baking Desserts Entertaining Holiday Make Ahead A few weeks ago, I was using my hand mixer while baking up something in the kitchen, and I mentioned to my husband that it seemed that the mixer I’d... Christine Carlisle December 9, 2015 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Stuffed Caramel Apple Cupcakes Baking Desserts Entertaining Holiday Make Ahead I know, I know. Thanksgiving is on Thursday and this isn’t a recipe for pie. I hope you’ll forgive my holiday faux pas once we... Christine Carlisle November 24, 2015 Like 1 Read More 2 Comments
Share Pear Streusel Kuchen: Inspired by the New Holiday Film, Love the Coopers Baking Desserts Entertaining Holiday Make Ahead Do you live in the Indianapolis area? Do you love a good holiday movie fix? Well, hang tight, because at the end of this post, you can find out how... Christine Carlisle November 5, 2015 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Chocolate Pots de Creme with Marshmallow Whipped Cream Desserts Entertaining Holiday Make Ahead Doesn’t that look like something you’d want to curl up with after a long day? Pot de Creme is just one of those desserts that, when offered, I can’t resist.... Christine Carlisle October 30, 2015 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Raspberry Cream Cheese Pie Desserts Entertaining What do we do when we buy a bunch of raspberries because they’re on sale? We make pie! I’ve had this recipe in my back... Christine Carlisle October 6, 2015 Like 1 Read More Comment
Share Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream Cake Desserts Entertaining Make Ahead Three ingredients. That’s all is takes to make this incredibly fun, crispy, crunchy, chocolatey, cool dessert. This ice cream cake is so easy to put together, and it knocked the... Christine Carlisle September 8, 2015 Like 1 Read More Comment
Share Top Ten Labor Day Cookout Recipes Appetizers Desserts Dinners Entertaining Gluten Free Grilling Healthy Make Ahead Pasta Salads Side Dishes Vegetables Vegetarian Ah, Labor Day weekend…summer’s last hurrah. A time to gather together, slap on some sunscreen, hang out at the pool one last time, and have a cookout. In honor of... Christine Carlisle September 3, 2015 Like 27 Read More 4 Comments
Share Oatmeal Coconut Raspberry Bars Baking Cookies Desserts Entertaining Make Ahead A couple of weeks ago, I got to cross off something on my bucket list. My dear friend Kristin told us earlier in the summer... Christine Carlisle August 25, 2015 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Rich and Fudgy Zucchini Brownies Baking Cookies Desserts Healthy Vegetables Vegetarian When I was young, my mother had this wonderful little garden on the side of our house. I used to love watching the garden grow each summer, and daily trips... Christine Carlisle July 28, 2015 Like 0 Read More Comment