Month: December 2018

Gluten Free Christmas Cake

Gluten Free Christmas Cake

Is there anything more christmas-y than gingerbread? When we were kids we always made gingerbread cookies. In fact, we still have the original cookie cutter from when we were kids. The recipe my mom had made 4 dozen cookies! So by the time we were 

Southern Pecan Pralines

Southern Pecan Pralines

We didn’t grow up with these Southern Classics. Our mom’s family was from New York. We did, however, beg for them when we visited Savannah on vacation. The recipe is actually pretty easy. It does require a candy thermometer but it is not a super 

Old Fashion Potato Candy

Old Fashion Potato Candy

I love to bake. Candy making however, has always intimidated me. This recipe is a good one to start with. It only requires 3 ingredients and doesn’t require a candy thermometer. Literally if you can make frosting and mashed potatoes, you can make this candy!

Traditional Old Fashion Divinity Candy

Traditional Old Fashion Divinity Candy

I recently started going through my husband’s grandmother’s recipe box. It is chalk full of Old Fashion Cookies, Cakes and Candy’s. Her Fried Chicken recipe was also in there… All of the recipes were written more like reminders to herself vs actual recipes someone else 

Making Holiday Travel into a Vacation

Making Holiday Travel into a Vacation

With my mom in Ohio, my sister (and the other half of The Summers Collective) in Kentucky and my family in Florida we collectively (pun intended) spend a lot of time traveling up and down Interstate 75 to visit each other.  At Thanksgiving it usually 

Peel Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

Peel Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

Eggs are the perfect food. I eat them almost anyway that they can be fixed – fried, scrambled, poached and of course, hard boiled. However, nothing is more frustrating that losing half the eggs when you try to peel them! I have tried every recipe