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Breadsticks or Bread

As some of you may know, I love my crockpot  and bread machine.  They have saved a lot of money and a lot of time.  Time better spent writing.  For crockpot recipes I highly recommend Stephanie O’Dea. I love her Make it Fast, Cook it Slow recipe books. You can also find a lot of the recipes in those […]

Chewy Coconut Cookies

I made these yesterday because I was out of chocolate chips and my youngest was dying for some cookies. They turned out really well.  Nice taste.  Like a butter cookie with a little extra. Chewy Coconut Cookies Ingredients 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup butter ½ cup packed brown sugar ½ cup white sugar 1 egg ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ⅓ cups flaked […]

Kimber Sauce

I’ve been promising this recipe for a while now and I finally remembered to ask Kimber if I could share it. This is a family recipe from my good friend and critique partner Kimberly Gardner. My boys fell in love with it and named it Kimber Sauce and it had become a staple in our […]

Lemon Thyme Tea Bread

So I got my garden up and going and among the herbs I planted this year was lemon thyme. It smells awesome! So I got it and then I was like, ok now what do I do with it? Which lead me to searching the internet. I found a lemon thyme tea cake recipe and… […]

Jalapeño Bread

Friday night my bread machine finally decided it had had enough. I’d replaced the pan once already and as my son pointed out, I’ve had it for at least 10 years. After bidding it a final farewell, I bought myself the top of the line bread machine I’d been coveting for a couple of years now. The […]

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Let’s face it there are certain flavors that just go together and mint and chocolate are two of those flavors. It has always been a favorite combination of mine. In fact my favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip.  So when I found this recipe several years ago, it quickly became a favorite. As per […]