Holiday Graham Crackers Your Whole Family Will Enjoy

If your kitchen helper is anything like mine, they love graham crackers, especially scratch made.  In order to keep up with the demand, prepackaged classic graham crackers are always on hand too, but it’s fun to bake them from scratch every now and then.  I have used a few different recipes and wanted to try

This Will Be The Star Of Your Christmas Table: Birch Tree Yule Log

The Yule log, or bûche de Noël, is a traditional Christmastime dessert popular in Belgium, France, Switzerland, and Quebec and dates back to pre-medieval time. They would burn actual logs to celebrate the winter solstice and cleanse the air and it wasn’t until the 19th century that the yule log cake would become popularized and enjoyed for

Cookies For Santa: Maple Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Santa will be very happy when he realizes that these are not your ordinary chocolate chip cookies, but maple bacon chocolate chip cookies.  The maple bacon provides a wonderful sweet and salty balance that everyone can enjoy.  To ensure great maple flavor I made maple bacon and added maple extract to the cookie dough.  I made

A Christmas Party Favor: Chocolate Reindeer Bark

Chocolate bark can be made in so many creative flavors and designs.  Different types of chocolate and toppings to customize to your liking or event.  When creating the Christmas Kids Table design I wanted to incorporate a cute and festive favor (See the table design post here).  Chocolate Reindeer Bark was a perfect match.  Semi-Sweet

Christmas Kids Table: Design Inspiration and Resources

If you are hosting a large group to celebrate Christmas and will be setting up a kids table, this is the post for you.  Just like my Thanksgiving Kids Table post (link) I used materials on-hand and purchased a few items to make the “trees” and “reindeer bark” favors. Using my toddler’s art table, which is

No-Bake Mint Pie with Oreo Crust and Crumble Topping

When I make any of my mom’s classic holiday desserts I’m transported back to sitting at the holiday table in my childhood home.  This mint pie is one of those desserts.  My sister and I share a love of anything mint flavored and is probably why we still enjoy this pie today.  The green color of

A Christmas Morning Tradition: Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

For as long as I can remember my godmother would drop off a homemade coffee cake for my family and I to enjoy on Christmas morning.  It was her way to spread good cheer, although I don’t know how she managed it considering she had five children of her own.  My family was always thrilled

My First Gingerbread House: Simple And Fun

I have always wanted to make my own gingerbread house but was intimidated by the process.  This year was going to be different.  I knew if I kept the design simple I could pull off a cute little gingerbread house for the fireplace mantel.  I also knew that my toddler was going to love the