Overnight Vegetable & Sausage Egg Casserole

Egg Casserole

As a person who works with food for a living, it should come as no surprise that one of my favorite parts of the holidays is food traditions.  I simply love the memories food can evoke with one passing sniff or one tasty bite.  Our minds are a powerful tool, and as it turns out, [...]

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Edible Holiday Gifts: Hot Cocoa Mix & Marshmallows

Hot Cocoa Mix with Marshmallows

As soon as I finished tasting today’s edible gift recipe I wished I could invent scratch & sniff-vision for computers.  It seemed unfair for me alone to enjoy the amazing aromas of this hot cocoa.  So let’s all take a minute to pretend I graduated with a computer engineering major and not a marketing one [...]

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Edible Holiday Gifts: Cinnamon Pancake Mix

Cinnamon Pancakes

There is just something about cinnamon that reminds me of the holidays!  I’m not sure if it’s the sweet, savory taste, its amazing aroma, or its uncanny ability to make everything taste delicious, but it makes me want to start singing Christmas carols.  When I decided to feature a giftable pancake mix, I knew it [...]

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Edible Holiday Gifts: Infused Olive Oils

Lemon & Thyme Infused Olive Oil

You know when you go to a restaurant and they serve the warm bread with the flavor infused olive oil?  Well I am a complete sucker for it and I was convinced I needed to figure out a way to make my own for gifting purposes.  Plus, I thought it would be a lovely change [...]

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Edible Holiday Gifts: Pumpkin Bread with Nutella

Pumpkin Bread

I love the taste of homemade bread! The recipe I am sharing today is one of my all time favorites, tweaked especially for the season. Gifted in mini loaf form, muffins, or even a full loaf, this bread is perfect for a holiday hostess gift, your child’s favorite teacher, or a family friend. I professed [...]

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Edible Holiday Gifts: Cookies in a Jar with Home-Made Vanilla Extract

Edible Christmas Gifts

The holiday season is officially upon us, and I  must admit that I love getting in the festive spirit!  Each year I ty to create a theme for my blog that is fitting for the season and this year is no different.  This year I will be celebrating the spirit of giving in true Kate’s [...]

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Oatmeal Cranberry Cupcake with Maple Glaze

Cranberry Oatmeal Cupcakes

Well my Christmas baking extravaganza is slowly coming to a close and I really wanted to go out on a high note.  When I came up with this idea a couple of months ago I knew it would be hard to pick which Christmas cookies I wanted to transform into cupcakes, but this last cupcake [...]

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Peppermint Chocolate Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

Well my endeavor to create cupcakes from classic Christmas cookies continues and I must admit that I was most excited about creating a recipe for today’s cupcake. I have come to love peppermint chocolate cookies around Christmas and the idea of a cupcake equivalent was almost too much excitement for this little foodie. Plus, it [...]

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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cinnamon Frosting

I must admit that gingerbread cookies are not one of my favorite holiday indulgences, but it seemed wrong not to attempt a gingerbread cupcake. All I have to say is that I am so glad I did! In the end, this proved to be one of my absolute favorites. I’m not sure if it was [...]

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Sugar Cookie Cupcakes with Royal Icing

Sugar Cookie Cupcake with Royal Icing

Who doesn’t love the simple sugar cookie around the holidays?  I know many of us have fond memories of decorating the cookies as a family, while others may just remember sampling too much batter (I definitely fall into the latter category…)  I knew when undertaking my cookie-cupcake endeavor that my efforts would not be complete [...]

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