Two favorite fall recipes combined into one delicious bite. Crispy brandy snaps, a simple caramel shell, filled with rich apple pie filling. Finished with a dip in cinnamon sugar, this recipe is possibly my new favorite for the season. Sometimes you finish baking something and just have to step back for a moment and enjoy…
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Classic Apple Turnovers
Fall is in the air with these classic golden puff pastry, Honeycrisp apples make for the perfect apple pie filling in these flaky pastries. Few items invoke as much nostalgia as an apple does during early autumn. It’s when I know that we are heading into my favorite of seasons; the classic combination of in-season…
Banana Pecan Bourbon Dutch Baby
This Dutch baby fluffy pancake is topped with banana slices, powdered sugar, Georgia pecans, and rich bourbon caramel sauce. Perfect brunch recipe! Nightly gathering of all of the kids in the living room. National news, followed by Jeopardy, was always on the TV. The kids were sequestered to the rug and the adults on the…
Cherry Whiskey Sour
Iconic whiskey sour cocktail recipe with a summer cherry kick. Complete with Kentucky bourbon, fresh lemon juice, and a smooth egg white foam finish. It’s always interesting to look back on your likes, dislikes, and how they might change over time. I’ve moved into enjoying the more classic cocktails lately. Don’t get me wrong —…
Whiskey Peach Pop Tarts
Your favorite grab-and-go breakfast pastry gets a sweet southern makeover with these homemade peach-filled, whiskey-glazed pop tarts recipe with my partners at Jackson Morgan Southern Cream. I can remember coming home from school hoping to sneak a snack before dinner. The first bite I would try to grab would be a pop tart. Frosted strawberry…
Red Wine Cherry Glazed Cheesecake
Ahhhhh, cheesecake. Quite possibly my favorite dessert, there is just something marvelous about the tangy, creamy base with a graham crust. If that weren’t enough, I decided to pair a favorite wine with the mix. Since I already had a glass out, I decided to throw in just a splash of this beautiful red blend…
Raspberry Brown Butter Chiffon Cake
Sometimes in life… you just need some cake. This month has been one of those months for me. Two big trips, lots of photography client deadlines, and a move (more on that later) mixed right in the middle of it all. I wondered if baking a cake would distract me enough to simmer down a…
Banana Cream Mousse Tart with NILLA Wafers Crust
This post has been sponsored by NILLA Wafers. All thoughts and opinions are my own. — A tart that will take those banana pudding memories to a whole new level. NILLA Wafers butter crust is topped with malted chocolate ganache and a banana-packed white chocolate mousse. Finished with whipped cream, bananas, and crushed NILLA Wafers….
Blueberry Streusel Kolaches
After finding a bakery within walking distance from my house, I quickly because hooked on kolaches. This recipe is for a sweet yeast roll kolache with fresh blueberry filling, topped with streusel crumbles and pearl sugar. Perfect for brunch or a sweet tooth snack. Kolaches aren’t something that I have grown up with, or probably…
Raspberry Rye Old Fashioned
Oh, the old-fashioned. — I’m not talking about your grandpa that yells at everyone during holiday get-togethers. We’re going for what I consider to be the ultimate cocktail go-to. I can’t help but feel like there is this old-timey, almost Westworld-ish vibes that immediately pop into my mind when I see this on a bar…