I didn’t discover eggnog until I was almost 30, but I now have a deep, deep love and appreciation for all things eggnog (and that’s even without the booze!). I’m not sure why it didn’t occur to me to try eggnog marshmallows until now, but I’m so glad it did because these are yummy. The most amazing part […]

Friends of ours gave me a tin of this popcorn at our end-of-the-year celebration for our homeschool group, and I sent her a message just as soon as I took my first bite because it’s that good! I wouldn’t even call myself a caramel popcorn fan, but I seriously could not stop eating this stuff. It […]

I think royal icing just might be my favorite discovery of 2014. It’s easy to make at home, lasts forever in the fridge (which will be perfect next birthday season, when we have four birthdays in six weeks!) and can be used in so many different ways — to decorate cookies, hold graham cracker houses together, and now…to […]

I feel kind of guilty about these marshmallows. Not because I ate too many (although that’s a possibility as well!), but because I shared our oldest daughter’s struggles with food dyes a few months ago, and I fully intended to avoid any artificial dyes for this year’s series. Then we pulled our old dyes out […]

I love eggnog and I love fudge, but what really makes this recipe great is that it uses just a few simple ingredients and doesn’t require a candy thermometer, so it’s easy to whip together whenever you have a craving for eggnog! This is also a great recipe to make with kids (or to have […]