Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is made with cream cheese to keep it tender and moist. With lots of chocolate chips, this one is a special treat! This Chocolate Chip Banana Bread freezes well so it’s a great make ahead dish for vacation or to keep in the fridge for when you need to deliver a …

Have you ever made granola? Doesn’t that sound like a flower child sort of thing to do? Y’all, I promise—if you make homemade granola you will never want to buy granola from any store ever again! It is so, so easy and it is soooooo good and way better than store-bought. We’ve been eating a …

Do you pack for road trips or do you just plan to make stops along the way, maybe at convenience stores or fast food joints? Have you ever done that and then felt so sluggish and blah at the end of your trip? If you plan ahead and pack healthy food choices, mixing in a …

I was going to title this post, “How to Score Points as a Grandma,” but decided I’d better stick with the sugar cookies so folks would know what this is all about. But really, being a new grandmother is what led me to realize that I’ve got to step up my game in the fun …

This easy Butter Toffee recipe is better than store bought and makes a great holiday food gift! Dear Readers, Thank you. That comes from the bottom of my heart, from the tips of my toes, from the places deep down inside that nobody ever sees or talks to but my imaginary friend. Each time I …

Chocolate crinkles, chocolate snowflakes…these cookies have multiple names. Whatever you call them, they are one of my favorite cookies. Of course, I say that about all the cookies, especially my Chocolate Chip Cookies, Mexican Wedding Cookies, and Ginger Cookies! But these little delights of chocolate…yum. When I was in grade school, my friend Claudia’s mother …

Chocolate Nutella Ganache is easy to make and serves as a perfect compliment to brownies, cookies, cakes, or pies! And it’s a great make-ahead dish! You should make this chocolate nutella ganache today because…well, because it’s Wednesday. Because you will love it and want to put it on everything. Because it just feels like something …

Homemade Chocolate Chip Muffins—better than a mix, moist, and filled with real chocolate chips! These easy chocolate chip muffins are great for breakfast, brunch, afternoon or midnight snack! You know what’s lovely? A summer rain on a July afternoon to cool things off…a screened porch on which to sit and listen to the patter of the …

These easy homemade cinnamon rolls are full of cinnamon, vanilla, and butter and topped with an tasty cream cheese icing—make breakfast special anytime! There are few things better to wake up to than the smell of a fresh pot of coffee and homemade cinnamon rolls in the oven…breakfast comfort food at its best. Everyone in our family …