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Apple Butter Cookies
Happy Wednesday everyone! Baking these Apple Butter Cookies brought all the falls feels! Browned butter, apple butter, nutmeg, cinnamon, all-spice, brown sugar, maple syrup! What better way to enjoy a rainy day than to bake these cookies…gooey with large chunks of chocolate and so soft like a donut. How to make these perfect fall cookies: Step 1: brown the butter Have you ever made browned...
Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce
Happy Wednesday everyone! This Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce packs a punch! It tastes exactly how it sounds with strong lemon, butter, and garlic flavors and smells incredible. Mr. TAL kept asking what I was making and I couldn’t wait to surprise him. I tossed in some sautéed cherry tomatoes, topped with more cheese and presented a heaping and steaming bowl of angel hair pasta for him to enjoy....
Banana Foster
This is a re-post: I hosted Mother's Day last year and tossed around ideas of what to make for dessert. I decided on this Banana Foster after a trip to the Grand Concourse in Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. TAL and I made reservations for their Sunday Brunch buffet and at one of the food stations, they had homemade waffles with all the toppings including Banana Foster. It was so delicious that I just...
Handmade Tater Tots
Happy Wednesday everyone! I literally just made these Handmade Tater Tots for Mr. TAL and they were delicious. I had a totally different post going out today which was a Bananas Foster recipe but I’ll save that for next week! Shredded potatoes, cream cheese, extra sharp cheddar cheese, scallions, bread crumbs, garlic salt and pepper fried to a golden brown! You simply can’t go wrong with...
Baked Gnocchi With Pomodoro Sauce
Happy Wednesday everyone! This Baked Gnocchi With Pomodoro Sauce is incredibly easy to make with loads of flavor! This simple tomato sauce gets tons of flavor from herbs sautéed in olive oil with pillows of potato gnocchi and topped with mozzarella cheese! Mix in a homemade Alfredo sauce and you’ve got yourself an oh so delicious Pomodoro sauce. This recipe is definitely Mr. TAL approved....
Bacon Wrapped Puff Pastry Twists
Happy Wednesday everyone! These Bacon Wrapped Puff Pastry Twists are incredible! Puff Pastry intertwined with thick salty bacon strips, smothered in egg, cheese, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, garlic powder, then coated with more egg, cheese, and brown sugar. These twists are both salty, cheesy, and sweet plus are a perfect appetizer for any meal! Mr. TAL said they are blog worthy so I’ve got to...
Cream Cheese Christmas Tree
Happy Wednesday everyone! We are day 21 of The 24 Days Before Christmas and we are talking about making this very Cream Cheese Christmas Tree loaded with Philadelphia cream cheese, 4 cheese Mexican cheese, extra sharp cheddar, and mozzarella cheese! Add pecans, fresh parsley, red pepper flakes, and your favorite crackers and chips and this could literally be a meal in itself! I chose to...
Vanilla Espresso Martini
Happy Tuesday everyone! We are day 20 of The 24 Days Before Christmas and this Vanilla Espresso Martini is the best way to kick off the holidays! Sweet, rich, with hints of honey, vanilla, Kahlua, and coffee shaken with ice and poured into a gorgeous stag martini glass from TJMaxx! I found this recipe on Half Baked Harvest and had to make it. Mr. TAL and I followed the instructions and...
How To Make A Meat And Cheese Tray Shaped Into A Christmas Tree
Happy Monday everyone! We are day 19 into The 24 Days Before Christmas and this Meat And Cheese Christmas Tree Board is so fun! It’s honestly adorable and so perfect for your holiday table! I made this using a 17 x 13 inch cheese board from Kirklands (similar HERE) for Mr. TAL and he said it is definitely blog worthy! Mr. TAL and I are having Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at our house....
Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
Happy Friday everyone! We are day 9 into our The 24 Days Before Christmas and this Brown Butter Pecan Cookie recipe is perfect for this time of year. I dipped these Brown Butter Pecan Cookies in melted Nestle milk chocolate morsels, smothered the edges of the cookies in chocolate and topped with a chopped walnut and pecan mixture. This cookie reminds me of a shortbread cookie, biscotti, and...
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