With all of the pumpkin overload that happens during the Fall season, it is time to give you a sweet alternative. A sweet potato one! These sweet potato cupcakes with marshmallow buttercream bring sweet potatoes out of that pumpkin shadow for a well deserved moment in the Thanksgiving spotlight. Sweet, lightly spiced, and full of […]
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Tart and sweet evercrisp apples infused with warm baking spices fill a flaky and buttery pie crust to make this holiday spiced apple pie. Once Fall hits St. Louis the apple picking extravaganza begins. This year we even had dibs on a brand new apple, the Evercrisp. The family headed to a local orchard for […]
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*This post contains sponsorship from Asturi Brand Foods. I was given Asturi Brand Bruchettini in exchange for a post featuring their products. This Creamy Spinach Kale Dip Recipe is an appetizer specially created for their Garlic Parsley Bruschettini and Classico Bruschettini. Bruschettini As a blogger, it’s always a fun challenge when I am given a product […]
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My Mom is coming to town for the holidays. Which translates to, I’m a hot mess today! As most grown daughters would sympathize, I start buzzing around trying to prep to impress. I cleaned the house three times over. The couches have been steamed; pillows fluffed. Tilly even bent her “I only wear PJs” rule […]
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Peanut butter cookies are one of my favorite types of cookies! When Fall strikes I start adapting all kinds of fall flavors into my most loved treats. These Peanut Butter Maple Cookies are chewy, thick, with a hint of cinnamon and pure maple. These bakery style peanut butter cookies are baked with a special sugar […]
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It’s Halloween time, and I’m ready for all the ghosts, ghouls, and spooktacular cocktails like this Black Negroni! This Black Negroni is sleek, sexy, mysterious, and downright glamorous. The secret ingredient that transforms this orange Negroni into a Halloween cocktail is squid ink, or cuttlefish ink. This Halloween inspired Negroni is a spooky take on […]
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Buttery, nutty, roasted, and warm in flavor and depth, this butter pecan cake with browned butter cream cheese frosting has all of the elements of butter pecan ice cream in a fluffy and flavorful layer cake.
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The pumpkin pie spice latte came so early this year! Since it is finally chilly in St. Louis, its definitely time to cozy up with Fall treats like this pumpkin pie spice latte with a Chai Spiced Cinnamon Roll! We decided to take the pumpkin spice latte plunge this morning and make our own. We saved […]
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I am so into this chilly Fall weather! It seemed like it came overnight! It’s definitely getting me in the holiday spirit. We have already starting using the fireplace and enjoying Chai Spiced Cinnamon Rolls for weeks now. We are also the crazy light people that put up Halloween decorations and lights, then Thanksgiving lights, then […]
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It’s almost time for Halloween, aka, it’s the time of year when gorging on candy is totally acceptable! While it may shock you since I dedicate my life to dessert, I am not as big into candy. The one candy I do love, however, is Snickers. The mix of textures, caramel, salty peanuts, sweet chocolate… […]
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