Savory Olive and Rosemary Quickbread Muffins

Have I mentioned like 1,000 times that I’m behind on my Christmas party prep?  Well finally after this weekend I’m a little bit less panicked.  About half of my savory bite-sized items were prepared so now I can breathe a little.  One of the new recipes I came up with…

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Ridiculoulsly Easy Crock Pot Mushroom and Wild Rice Soup

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m still not quite on board with the whole crock pot thing.  I just cannot decide in the morning what I’m going to want for dinner that night.  For instance, I thought this morning that I would definitely want soup for dinner but then I got…

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5-Minute Rocky Road Fudge

Guys, it didn’t occur to me that when I started posting recipes that meant I was going to have to post my SECRET recipes.  This is painful, but this time of year I basically prepare for Christmas and those preparations involve my secret Christmas recipes.  This weekend I made some…

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Super-Fast York Peppermint Brownies

Adding York peppermint patties and Oreos to a plain brownie recipe or mix is an easy way to dress them up!

I’m straight-up shocked that I haven’t posted a brownie on here.  I mean, brownies are my go-to lazy baking item.  Plus, I don’t particularly like chocolate so I can have brownies in the house without being tempted to binge.  Now, mashed potatoes are another story altogether . . . I…

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Rendering Beeswax

As I posted last week, I recently had my first honey harvest.  I spent a couple hours each night of the week bottling the honey, so by the weekend that part of the project was done.  But I still had the crushed beeswax to deal with.  I’m sure a lot…

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