A few years ago, I included Runamok’s Sparkling Maple Syrup in my Festive Finds gift list. I love that stuff – I gave it as gifts and used it at Christmas morning brunch. I also went into a little edible glitter binge, using all sorts of colors in my holiday cocktails, and beyond. I went a little glitter crazy. Recently, in the run up to the holidays, I came across my stash of … [Read more...] about Sparkling Sugar Plum Jam
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Simple Carrot Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
If you have followed me for any amount of time, or read my Southern Sympathy cookbook, then you know I am not much of one for making layered, frosted cakes. I lack the patience or skill to make them look lovely and attractive and I may be thrilled with the taste, but very rarely with the appearance. So I stick to Bundt cakes and sheet cakes, or simple single layers like this. … [Read more...] about Simple Carrot Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
Cranberry Sweet Potato Upside Down Cake
I am not sure anything could be more Thanksgiving than cranberries and sweet potatoes. I have to have both on the table, or it just isn’t Thanksgiving. So as an additional treat, I created this lovely cake that is seasonal, delicious and lovely to look at. Butter and sugar on the bottom of the dish create a lovely caramel coating for the tangy cranberries, which burst creating … [Read more...] about Cranberry Sweet Potato Upside Down Cake
Fresh Peach Whirlygigs
Whirlygigs – such a fun twist to an old-fashioned biscuit cobbler. Sweet summer peaches are topped with biscuit dough cinnamon rolls and baked into a juicy, fruity delight delight. This dish is extra - in season fresh peaches pair so well with cinnamon, and as I love a peach cobbler I just had to take it over the top. Fun to say and fun to eat! I think of this dish … [Read more...] about Fresh Peach Whirlygigs
French Quarter Breakfast Puffs
I like a little silliness in the Mardi Gras season. Lots of sprinkles and glitter and fun. I have taken a classic recipe for what I have always called French puffs (I hear they are now sometimes called duffins for donut/muffin) and added a Mardi Gras twist with colored sanding sugar. The muffin is simple, vanilla scented and not too sweet, but a dip in cinnamon sugar gives a … [Read more...] about French Quarter Breakfast Puffs
