It’s a butter-pecan bonanza! The rich delicious flavors of butter pecan in delicious cookies. I don’t recall when I was first introduced to butter pecan. I’m sure it was in ice cream form. It was one of my dad’s favorite flavor when I was growing up. I recall opening the freezer many times and…
Glazed Almond Cookies
If you like almonds you will LOVE these cookies, they didn’t last long and a few barely made it into the cookie jar. Some were eaten off the baking sheets, others were grabbed as soon as they were glazed. I’m lucky I grabbed some for photos! These cookies are slightly crunchy and have a…
Peanut Brittle
One bite of the peanut brittle and memories of being a kid come flooding back FAST! Where I grew up there was a candy store, it was THE candy store. They were FAMOUS for their peanut brittle, I could remember getting a can of it at Christmas almost ever year. They sold giant chocolates,…
Teacher Gift Idea – It’s NUTS how much I learned this year!
I’m sharing a fun and easy teacher gift idea, food gifts always seem to be well received and this is one I would LOVE to get! This is a great gift for thanking the teachers who have helped you or your little one all year long. Any type of peanuts or nuts will…
How to Roast Nuts
This is one posts that if you like nuts, you’ll want to check out my tips on How to Roast Nuts. In this post you will not only learn how to roast nuts, but why Why would you want to roast nuts? The answer is simple, they taste SO delicious. Really freshly roasted nuts brings…
Pecan Pie Cookies
You will want to try these Pecan Pie Cookies, Once you see how easy they are and the bonus is that they aren’t TOO Sweet! I’m going to get it out of the way and say it that I don’t like traditional pecan pie! It’s too sweet, I’ve tried it over the years and I…
Pistachio Cupcakes
Pistachio Cupcakes with Pistachio Frosting It’s NUTTY! I love Pistachio Nuts and can recall shelling them as a kid, especially the red pistachio nuts and getting the color all over my fingers. Now I buy the uncolored pistachios, which makes shelling them WAY less messy. I used to love when my fingers were all red,…
Banana Icing on Banana Walnut Muffins
It’s the “Icing on the Muffin” that matters today! Banana Muffins with Banana Icing. This Banana Icing reminds me of banana popsicles oh a hot summer day or great banana taffy. I bought banana extract a while ago and really hadn’t used it much. Today was certainly the day to get it out. I used…
Date Nut Bites with Cream Cheese Frosting
My mom has made Date Nut Bread for as long as I can remember, and I’ve always loved it. She would bake them in one pound coffee cans and they would look so wonderful topped with icing and sprinkles. I love being the helper and delivering them to neighbors and friends for her. When I…
Baked Brie with Fig and Walnut Glaze
Baked Brie in puff pastry. I love how simple it is to bake Brie in puff pastry. it tastes delicious, and is always a huge hit when I serve it Sometimes I use a pie shaped piece of Brie, and sometimes I use a wheel. I wrap it in thawed puff pastry (I cut hearts out…
Toffee Recipe
There are so many things I just LOVE about toffee, you can change the nuts to your liking if you prefer walnuts, almonds or even pistachios. So many options… You can use milk, dark or semi-sweet chocolate. I like dark or semi-sweet. It does not take a long time to make toffee. I find it’s the…
