I have a strong attraction to mushrooms. I LOVE them! Sauteed, they are the perfect compliment to a well-cooked steak. They shine in pasta. They sing on burgers with melted Swiss, and they elevate any french dip. So naturally, any recipe that features mushrooms is a must-make for me. These Thanksgiving Stuffed Mushrooms are a…
Harry Potter Halloween Party! Part 3
Part 3 of our Harry Potter Halloween Party culminates with a sweet treat! Our Butter Beer Bread Pudding balances out our Pretzel-Rod Wands and Chinese Fireballs with a sweet butterscotch sauce and a cinnamony nutmeg custardy bread pudding. These mini bread puddings are a perfect single serve size. You’ll feel like you’re at the Leaky…
Harry Potter Halloween Party! Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of our Harry Potter Halloween Party! Last Friday we kicked our party off with our Pretzel-Rod “Wands.” Today, we thought we would share with you something a little more substantial. If you’re going to be grinding through some serious Harry Potter viewing, you’re going to need something to fill you up. …
Harry Potter Halloween Party! Part 1
Jeff and I are throwing a Harry Potter Halloween Party! We love the Harry Potter movies and we love marathoning them. This time of year is a special time of year for me, because Halloween is my favorite holiday. So naturally, we combined these two amazing things into one mega party! The key to any…
10 Unique Ways to Use Your Holiday Leftovers
Ah, the holiday season! Is there anything more fun than having family and friends around and cooking entirely too much food and gorging yourself? Probably, but I can’t think of it right now. One of the few things about the season that frustrates me is the amount of food that often goes to waste. I…
19 EASY Holiday Recipes You Can Make in No Time!
Can you believe it? Christmas is 7 days away?! The elves have been scurrying to make sure that we have a great Christmas at the Sykes household. Christmas is less strict than Thanksgiving when it comes to the fare served on your table. If you’re like me, you have a few favorites, but need a…
Sausage Pancakes for Christmas Morning
What are you having for breakfast on Christmas morning? You’ve been busy buying gifts, wrapping said gifts, going to Christmas parties, decorating the house with lights, decorating the inside of your house, putting up the tree, planing Christmas dinner, dressing the dogs in Christmas outfits, and any other preparations you must make in order to have…
Make-Ahead (Preservative Free) Sugar Cookies
The Holiday Spirit is in the air and at the grocery store. You can clearly see it in the pre-packaged foods promising convenience and ease in your Holiday baking. From spiced creamers to pre-made stuffing. This year, instead of picking up sugar a tube of the premade sugar cookies to save yourself some time, why…
Mini Pecan Pies
This is going to sound very sacrilegious, but here goes: I’m not really a pumpkin pie girl. There, I’ve said it. I do have a slice every year on Thanksgiving, but it’s not my favorite pie. Now if you want to talk about pumpkin cheesecake, we have something there. My grandmother makes a mean pecan…
Green Bean Casserole
What happens when you mess with Tradition? This is our second post in our healthier Thanksgiving installment. If you missed last week’s, check it out here: Homemade Cranberry Sauce. Messing with tradition is usually met with a lot of resistance. Let me tell you a story about my family quite a few Thanksgivings ago. My…
