Hey friends❣️ Bags of fresh berries have officially hit the stores and it's an exciting day for me because it sets off a fun 3 months of revisiting cranberry favorites, playing with new recipes, and stocking the freezer for later. I'll start with a simple batch of cranberry almond muffins, these are reader favorites ~ you guys rave about them. Fresh Cranberry Muffins get the recipe "I love these so much I make a batch every week, at least!" ~SHANDRA Cranberry Shortbread get the recipe "Not...
about 14 hours ago • 2 min read
Hey friends❣️ Here's a fun fall project ~ maple cream is basically a spreadable form of maple syrup. It's one of those old New England ideas that makes perfect sense once you taste it ~ take maple syrup, cook it a little further, and turn it into something you can slather, not drizzle. Now spread that intense cream on my fluffy 3-ingredient biscuits and you've pretty much nailed fall. Maple Cream (Maple Butter) get the recipe Fluffy 3-Ingredient Biscuits get the recipe What you're loving...
3 days ago • 1 min read
Hey friends❣️ September flew by and to be honest, I didn't get on my fall dinner game until now. Pumpkin pancakes ✅. Apple cake ✅. But my dinner rotation has stalled at steak salad, quiche, and tuna melts. So I’ve officially retired the salad spinner and I’m all in. 5 dinners I can't wait to make in October Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Apples get the recipe Readers call the Scandinavian roast chicken with apples "the perfect early fall meal." They comment on the amazing caramelized...
5 days ago • 2 min read
Hey friends❣️ Happy Sunday! I typed this up last night because this morning we're on the road to Door County, Wisconsin for the month. I like to get on the road early with a cup of coffee ~ it seems to make the trip go faster and maybe helps us get out ahead of a few of the truckers. Last week's new pumpkin chocolate chip muffins were awesome ~ I can't believe I haven't posted that recipe before now. But I have to give another special shoutout to this little gem: readers have raved about this...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Hey friends❣️ Shortbread is one of my signature recipes, no question. I first got hooked on it in Los Angeles, of all places, after a thick chocolate chip shortbread cookie at a coffee shop. That was enough to send me down the rabbit hole. For cookie season I’ve gathered 25 of my shortbread recipes in one place. Use them as a starting point for fall baking now, and for holiday cookies later. And to think it all starts with the simplest formula: butter + flour + sugar. One Shortbread Dough -...
10 days ago • 1 min read
Hey friends❣️ I adore soup for dinner and I love to make creative pairings with breads, rolls, and biscuits for complete and satisfying meals. I can almost always stretch soup and bread into two dinners, which makes life easier and more delish. I'm pretty sure you'll find some inspiration here ~ happy fall! 30 Fall Soup + Bread Pairings get all the recipes What you're loving lately 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Pumpkin Crisp "The entire family agrees that it beats pumpkin pie hands down! Delicious!! Topped it with...
12 days ago • 1 min read
Hey friends❣️ Happy Sunday! Next Sunday we're taking the Great Island kitchen on the road ~ we're heading up north to Door County, Wisconsin for a month and renting a house right on Lake Michigan. Door County has such a strong sense of place ~ the lake, the orchards, the supper clubs, the Scandinavian traditions. I can already taste where this is going and I can't wait. What's on my counter... I love the look of pears in a bowl so much that I sometimes let them sit past their prime. I don't...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Hey friends❣️ I’ve recently gotten interested in ultra-processed foods, but I didn’t really know where the line was. So I started digging into the subject and checked my go-to afternoon snack, Jif on crackers. Turns out I’m getting a daily dose of UPF right there, and that’s just the beginning. I pulled together 10 easy homemade swaps for some of the ultra-processed foods we buy all the time. 10 Ultra-Processed Foods I’d Rather Make at Home get all the recipes Dig deeper Ultra-Processed...
15 days ago • 1 min read
Hey friends❣️ Fudge is such an evocative word. And the interesting thing is that it doesn’t necessarily mean chocolate. In candy-making, fudge is really about that rich, soft, creamy-set texture you get from cooked sugar ~ which is exactly what makes Mary Berry’s traybake so good. That icing sets up almost like candy over the soft coffee cake underneath. Mary Berry's Coffee Fudge Traybake get the recipe It got me thinking about other fudgy recipes... Zucchini Blondies with Penuche Frosting...
18 days ago • 1 min read