Another year in the books, folks. This year seemed endlessly long, am I right? 2016 was definitely quite a year. I know many people who can't wait for the year to be over, and I do understand. We lost many brilliant stars (I am still mourning Prince), this election season was pretty crazy no matter what side of it you were on, and it just seemed so...long. So join me in saying "Sayonara" to 2016 and let's look forward to great things in the coming year. But first, let's take a look at the top 10 … [Read more...]
Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Bean Glaze
A few weeks ago I was on a roll with the cookie recipes. I made these delicious chewy chocolate cookies with coffee glaze as a part of a 25 days of cookies countdown. When I made those I also made these Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Bean Glaze and I didn't know which one I would include in that cookie post. I ended up sharing the chocolate ones because they were ready first, which left me extra time to photograph these pretty babies. On a sidenote, I'm obviously into creating a glaze … [Read more...]
Chewy Chocolate Cookies with Coffee Glaze
It's cookie season! Yes, it's that time of year where baking is at an all time high and people are searching high and low for their favorite cookie recipes, or they're on a mission for a truly unique and one of a kind cookie. Cookies are truly my favorite thing to bake, and I love coming up with fun, new flavors to bring to life. These Chewy Chocolate Cookies with Coffee Glaze are just that kind of cookie. This is the second year I'm joining Houseful of Nicholes in her cookie countdown to … [Read more...]
Mama Harris’ Kitchen’s Top 15 Recipes from 2015!
Wow, guys! Another year has come and (almost) gone. I hope the holiday season was good to you, and you were warm, cozy and loved. We've had a busy time with kids home for the holiday vacation and guests visiting, so I've been on a little bit of a break. I did want to go through all of the recipes I've created throughout the past year and discover what the most popular recipes were. The votes are in (just kidding, I just looked at which recipes received the most traffic) and I see some clear … [Read more...]
Holiday Gingerbread S’Mores
One thing about living in California is that our weather is very different from the rest of the country this time of year. While we might be spoiled and wondering when the "cold front" is going to end (you know, when it's 52 degrees out and the sun is shining but this is like ice weather to us), while the rest of the country is experiencing true winter weather like rain and snow and ICE. I guess that's how I can come up with a dessert for the holiday season that is originally inspired by a … [Read more...]
Holiday Truffles with Pebbles Cereal
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Post Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles. As always, all opinions are mine alone. There's one thing my kids could eat morning, noon and night if I let them. Cereal. They just can't get enough of it. My babiest will continue to pour more cereal into his milk if I don't keep a close eye on it, and if dinner isn't ready early enough he'll beg for a bowl of cereal instead. Needless to say that we always have plenty of cereal in our house. … [Read more...]
Try These Homemade Coffee Creamer Flavors For the Holidays!
Disclosure: I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for McCafé packaged coffee. I received product samples as well as a monetary promotional incentive to thank me for my participation. So, every morning I have this routine. Get up, get ready, get the kids ready, wake up the teenagers and make sure they are ready, get everyone clothed and fed, then off to school. Usually this goes well with only minor hiccups. Sometimes a teenager is late waking up. … [Read more...]
Sunrise Moscato Mimosas
About a year ago I held a fun brunch where a few of my friends joined me for a little cake decorating girls brunch. We had a lot of fun and I learned a thing or two about frosting tips and different ways to decorate and use fondant. During this little brunch I set out a few different snacks and I also had everything on hand for these mimosas. I had first tried this bubbly red moscato a few years ago when I created a variety of wine pairings and I just fell in love with it.Whenever I have little … [Read more...]
White Chip Chocolate Cookies with Peppermint
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ShareTheHoliday #CollectiveBias I've been on a cookie spree lately, but I figure that during this time of year you can never have too many options when it comes to cookies, right? There's also a lot of seasonal flavors this time of year, and sometimes people can be really opinionated about them. Today it'll be chocolate and peppermint and I know people either love the … [Read more...]
Cherry Pecan Thumbprint Cookies
In the past week or two I've been talking about cookies a lot. I can't help it. 'Tis the season and all, right? Here's the thing. Cookies are pretty easy to make as far as baked goods go. They're small, you can make quite a bit, and they're fairly inexpensive. Technically there's butter, sugar, flour, baking soda, powder or both, maybe some spices, some nuts or chips, sometimes some salt. Pretty much all of these are ingredients typically found in an average kitchen. That's precisely … [Read more...]
