Silky smooth and creamy sweet, this homemade caramel sauce is perfect over apple pie, ice cream, or stirred into hot chocolate! I have to admit that making caramel sauce for the first time was scary for me. I thought, “there are so many ways to mess this up that I shouldn’t even try.” Then, I learned to do something every day that scares you. Every day, try something new and just… Continue Reading
Whipped Butter With Pumpkin
All the flavors of fall, in an easy to make whipped butter! Pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg combined with honey, take this pumpkin butter to a whole new level! Fall is here, and with it, all things pumpkin spice. Seriously, I have seen pumpkin spice coffee creamer, pumpkin spice coffee, pumpkin spice dishsoap and bleach. It’s like the entire world goes nutty with the pumpkin spice! However, you need to… Continue Reading
Whipped Maple Butter
All the goodness of pure maple syrup, whipped with real butter, combines for a delicious sweet spread that goes great on cornbread, homemade artisan bread, pancakes, and more! Who wants butter on all the things? This girl! I love spreading butter on bread, cornbread, and more. This deliciously sweet maple butter is perfect for that and more. One of my favorite things about this maple butter is that it’s so… Continue Reading
DIY Taco Seasoning
Homemade taco seasoning will make all your taco nights quick and easy! Just a few spices and you are on your way to spicy cooking! Taco night happens often around here. Most weeks, it happens multiple times. Tacos are the “go to meal” when everyone is hungry, and no one feels like cooking a lot. For seasoning, we can easily open a package of taco seasoning from the grocery store… Continue Reading
Strawberry Freezer Jam
Enjoy your strawberries all year long with this super easy strawberry freezer jam! Strawberries have so many health benefits. They are loaded with Vitamin C, anti-oxidants, and are very low on the glycemic index. The fiber and potassium are also great for overall heart health. All of this, with only 49 calories, 8.7 net carbs in one cup! Grabbing some strawberries on sale, or at a local farmer’s market is… Continue Reading
Blackberry Butter
Perfect for spreading on bread, bagels, or French toast, this delicious blackberry butter is super simple to make! Bread products like bagels, homemade bread, and French toast are staples for the Frenchman. He loves his carbs, that’s for sure. I wanted a way to dress them up a bit, so the idea came to make a flavored butter for him to spread on there. It eliminates the need for butter… Continue Reading
Homemade Barbeque Sauce
A little tangy, a little sweet, a little spicy, and a little smoky. This easy homemade barbeque sauce has all of that in an easy to make recipe! You’ll never need bottled sauce again! Grilling season is a year round thing in our home. We love the smoky, tangy taste of all things barbeque. Hubby and the boy could almost drink barbeque sauce, they enjoy it so much. The bottled… Continue Reading
Homemade Chocolate Syrup
Thick, rich, and fudgy, this homemade chocolate syrup is perfect for drizzling over ice cream, pancakes, or stirring into beverages! Chocolate. Thick, rich chocolate. Whether it’s in candy form, rich beverages, or drizzled on top of pancakes and ice cream, is there really any better treat other than chocolate? I love chocolate syrup stirred into coffee, milk, or even on yogurt. It’s practically a food group in our home, to… Continue Reading
Homemade Mayo
Got a minute? That’s all you need for simple, easy, healthy, homemade mayo! It’s so easy to walk down the grocery store aisle and grab a jar of mayo, right? Lift, place in cart, ring it up, take it home. Viola! You are done! However, the oils that are in store bought mayo may not be the healthiest for you. Not to mention the preservatives that they put in there… Continue Reading
Easy Cranberry Sauce
This easy cranberry sauce is a healthy holiday recipe can be made as a side dish, or as a naturally sweet dessert. Having a big turkey dinner with all the trimmings usually means a lot of cranberry sauce in my home. When I was growing up, cranberry sauce was slid out from a can and just laid on the plate, looking sad. It was even worse when my mom… Continue Reading