Something special from Mandy's kitchen...
Who doesn’t love apple sauce? There’s an acceptable childish feel to it; it’s just so basic and delicious and comforting. In my opinion, apple sauce should be completely unadulterated. Nothing needs to be added. Even if you start off with apples that are less than …
When you’re in need of a quick dessert, a simple crisp is a great option. Whether it’s with apples, pears, peaches, plums, or whatever berries you have in the fridge, crisps are the much simpler cousin of a pie. No crust, no fuss. Just a …
A few years ago, I stumbled upon a delicious find at my local Sprouts supermarket. I love when my Sprouts has items on “super-sale,” and this item was a bargain jackpot! I quickly grabbed all seven remaining jars, because why not!? A jar that’s normally …
Sourdough seems to be very trendy lately, and while I’m not usually one to hop aboard a fad train, I do actually enjoy sourdough bread. My good friend, who has celiac disease, started making her own gluten free sourdough and has even graciously baked me …
I am always on the hunt for more clean vegan yogurts. Unfortunately, many of the ones I find on the shelves at the grocery store are full of sugar, natural flavors, gums, thickeners, oils, and other unwanted ingredients. And almost all of these yogurts have …
Ever since my flop-of-a-carrot cake birthday cake for my son last year, he’s been asking me to make him a strawberry-banana cake. Interesting flavor combination for a cake right? Well, who can blame a toddler for imagining up some of his favorite fruits into a …
As I mentioned in a previous post, we’ve had two breakfast staples in our house as of late: baked oatmeal and homemade muffins. Depending on what ingredients we have on hand, we make one or the other, and we change our muffin variety all the …
My kids love oatmeal! For breakfast every week we rotate between homemade muffins and baked oatmeal. These are both staples in our house not only because they are simple to make, but also they are easy to eat for little ones, and my kids happen …
My grandmother makes the best pumpkin pie. Her scratch-made pie dough is the perfect flaky crust for her creamy, sweet, and wintery spiced custard. And she bakes her famous pie in a well-seasoned, weathered, almost cracked ceramic pie dish that actually has a pumpkin pie …
Baked pasta dishes are some of those classic comfort foods I grew up with. Mom-mom’s lasagna and Grandpa’s baked ziti were holiday staples. Cheesy, ooey, goodness! In fact, lasagna is a Christmas Eve tradition in our family. Mom-mom always makes three or four trays of …