December is here and I’m officially in holiday mode. Fa la la la laaaaa! — Bring on the flashing lights, excessive eating, the road rage when there is a bit of snow in the air and people forget how to drive, the ice cream! Wait… what? Ya. You heard me. The ice cream! One of…
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Ginger Beer Creamsicles
G-g-g-g-g-ginnnnnner beer popsicles! Seriously, y’all. Sweet and a tiny bit spicy ginger base with layers of smooth vanilla bean ice cream ad fresh raspberries. This super simple recipe requires an entire three ingredients. This is one for the very advanced home chefs. Keep reading for the game plan.
Double Vanilla Sage Biscuits
B-b-b-b-biscuits, y’all! If there is anything sacred here in the South, it’s the biscuits. Every family has their own secret recipe, special way of preparing it, or twist on the classic favorite. Mine is no exception to that standard. A good biscuit can be transformed into a savory side for dinner or even a sweet…
Dipped Marshmallow White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Holy chocolate, Batman! It’s that time of the year when everyone pulls out their favorite cookies recipes, forcing you to completely lose sight of the everything rational, eating every single one. That’s all fine and dandy, but we’re gonna kick thing up a bit. You’ve all seen plenty of cookie recipes, since this whole internet…
Vanilla Bourbon Sipper
Cherry here, cherry there, cherries errrrrywhere! Tis’ the season here in Tennessee. Every single market around town is packed full of rosy, bold, bubbly picks that are just screaming to be transformed into something delicious. I can’t walk by a table without grabbing a bunch. It’s almost like they are just whispering my name like some…
Drunken Pecan Crème Caramel
Crème brûlée, pots de crème, flan, crème caramel. They’re all just perfect. Slightly sweetened, soft-baked cream base, some with the addition of a sugar crunch, some with a warm caramel blanket. Here’s our favorite take– Drunken Pecan Crème Caramel— Artisan pecan liqueur, vanilla-bean cream base with a thin layer of darkened homemade caramel…
Halloween Croquembouche
Oh look, another glorious morning. Makes me SICK! Anyway… Everyone knows that spending hours mending together the perfect halloween costume is made worth it once you get to a good party that has tables full of sweet treats to enjoy. SISTAHSSS! Prepare thyselves. — Halloween Croquembouche {Cream puffs filled with vanilla bean pastry cream, spun…
Vanilla Sugar
SO…. This post will require an immense (none) amount of attention and time to grasp. Prettttty much everything that tastes good has sugar in it, yes? Yes. The answer is yes. When you bake, try substituting some or all of your sugar for vanilla sugar. “Where on earth would I get that???”.. You -make-…