Happy Happy Tuesday everybody!!! Y’all, and it is soo happy. I recently switched back to full on physical production work (film/TV stuff) and I’m beyond thrilled. For the last 2 years I was working in a very off production job, and honestly I had been wanting out for quite some time.
It had started to affect me in ways I didn’t even realize were spilling over into my personal life and my emotional well being (y’all feel me?). So due to nothing short of Divine intervention, I’m doing the exact job in the exact department I’ve wanted to be in for forever. I have no joke been bounding out of bed (in the very early AM I might add) in the morning because I am actually looking forward to going to work again. The other job had me dreading every single day like whoa, and y’all life is too short and precious to feel like that 😀 I just wanted to express my gratitude out loud because I feel like it’s practically coming out of my eyeballs haha.
This is basically the ultimate Christmas present that couldn’t be bought, I’m just sooo thankful to God, for reals. Anyways, onto the other kind of sweet stuff, this delicious brown sugar and spice Chex Mix. I got this recipe straight off of Chex Mix’s recipe site, and what a great find y’all. This is the easiest Chex Mix I’ve ever made and the perfect mixture of sweet, salty and it’s just so full of flavors from the spices. I totally recommend making this to have on hand for the holidays. Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!!!
Cereal into your bowl…
then your nuts…
then sugars, water and spices into your cup with the melted butter…
mix that up and get it boiling in the microwave, then pour over your nut/chex mix…
mix together and back into the microwave…
then add your yogurt covered cranberries (if you want to)…
mix together and pour onto your tray to let cool…
and enjoy!!! 
- 6 Cups of Vanilla Chex Cereal.
- 1/2 Cup of Lightly Salted Roasted Almonds.
- 1/2 Cup of Lightly Salted Roasted Cashew Halves.
- 2 Tablespoons of Unsalted Butter.
- 1/4 Cup of Brown Sugar, Packed.
- 2 Tablespoons of Granulated Sugar.
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons of Water.
- 2 Teaspoons of Ground Cinnamon.
- 1 Teaspoon of Ground Ginger.
- 1/2 Cup of Yogurt Covered Cranberries (Optional).
- In a large microwave safe bowl, place your Chex cereal and nuts, set aside.
- Place some wax or parchment paper onto a large cookie tray, set aside.
- Now, in a large (at least 2 cup sized) microwave safe measuring cup, melt your butter in it.
- Now stir in your brown sugar, granulated sugar, water and spices into the butter.
- Microwave the butter/brown sugar mixture until just starting to boil, then pour this mixture over your cereal/nut mixture and mix until evenly coated.
- Now place this mixture back into the microwave and cook uncovered on high for 2-3 minutes, taking out and stirring every minute.
- Once finished, stir in your cranberries and spread out evenly onto your cookie sheet to cool.
- I think some mini M&M's would be awesome to substitute for the cranberries if that's not your thing.
I genuinely don’t mean to put it off, it’s more that I just lose track of time. You know, you’re getting ready for Thanksgiving and planning your travel, then boom, you look up and you realize that you should already be done shopping and you’re left standing there going ‘what the heck?’ 
Please excuse my ramble, I’m slightly over caffeinated and lacking in sleep haha. Anyways, moving on…not gonna lie, I am loving all of these Christmas recipes because I get to sit around and think them all up, AKA drool over all of them hehe. 
Gosh, I wish I had thought up this cocktail, because it is so dang cute, clever and obviously waaay delicious, and I saw several different versions of it, so I just tweaked it to my liking and it’s awesome. I don’t know about y’all but I love a good cold winter time cocktail, I don’t know why exactly, but sometimes it’s just a really nice change from all of the warm, cinnamon-esque drinks (which I still love, but you know). Anyways, I hope you get to enjoy this wonderful cocktail soon and thank you so much for stopping by!!!
lime sherbet into each glass…
then sprite…
then vanilla vodka…
and enjoy!!! 
Honestly, since I figured I would be inundating y’all with all things Christmas related I would give you a heads up, you know, in case you dislike stuff like gingerbread, chocolate and pumpkin (pumpkin is totally not just a Fall thing). I have to ask, does anybody else non-stop watch Hallmark channel Christmas movies as soon as November hits too? 
I know, they’re cheesy and pretty predictable but y’all it’s just not the most wonderful time of the year without them 🙂 Anyways, let’s get started with the food shall we? I thought I would ring in the first Blogmas post with a way simple dessert dip to ease everyone into all things decadent, wonderful and Christmas-ey. 
This gingerbread dip is perfection y’all. Super creamy, perfect to dip with graham crackers and soooo much gingerbread flavor. I dare you to stop eating this dip before it’s completely gone, so basically you need to make this stuff ASAP haha. I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far and thank you so much for stopping by! 
whip, whip, whip…
brown sugar, powdered sugar & molasses…
mix, mix, mix…
then your spices…
mix, mix, mix, then the cool whip…
mix, mix, mix…
and enjoy! 
Shortbread was always around the house as a kid come this time of year, and the closer we got to Christmas my mom would let my sisters and I cut out fun shapes and put lots and lots of sprinkles on them 🙂 Honestly the smell of shortbread baking in the kitchen always brings up the best memories. 
Y’all this recipe couldn’t be much simpler; flour, sugar, butter and that’s it (obviously sprinkles too if you want). My recipe came from the tried and true Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook –really, a must have in every Southern kitchen–but I tweaked it just a smidge by adding an additional tablespoon of powdered sugar to the recipe, and they turned out just perfectly. 
I’m usually a bit nervous about baking up any dough that I have to cut the butter into, shape myself, or roll out but seriously this turned out perfect. These cookies are so simple and buttery, really a must make for this time of year. Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!!!
mix, mix, mix and then butter…
mix, mix, mix (at this point I used my hands to squish it together)…
roll into a ball and place onto your floured surface…
press it down into a circular shape 1/2 inch thick…
cut into pieces…
bake, bake, bake…
and enjoy!!! 
I’m a slightly type A chick, so not being completely organized and ahead of schedule makes me feel just a tad bit coo-coo feeling. My apologies, I’m blathering about how stressed I feel when most likely all of you feel precisely the same way haha. Soooo, I’m here today to give you another recipe that shouldn’t cause you any stress to make, because at this hour before Thanksgiving that is exactly what we need, amiright? 
These Easy Pumpkin Pie Bars are a wonderful recipe that I snagged from Pillsbury’s website. I looove pumpkin pie, but as I have mentioned before, pies have a tendency to be my Kryptonite, because of that whole pie crusts never behave for me deal, which is why I knew I had to make these bars because they just looked so easy to make. BTW they totally are easy to make, and let’s not forget it’s pumpkin pie in perfect handheld wonderfulness. 
The only thing that’s really time consuming is waiting for these bars to completely cool before you can cut them up. Anyways, I hope you can add these to your Thanksgiving meal and as always thank you so much for stopping by! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone of you and I hope you have a wonderful time with your loved ones.
then press your crescent dough sheet into your pan…
place all of your ingredients into your bowl…
mix, mix, mix…
then pumpkin mixture into your pan…
bake, bake, bake…
after cooling, take out of the pan…
and enjoy!!!
This cobbler is not fancy by any means (is any cobbler really?), but what it lacks in sophistication it makes up for tenfold in it’s deliciousness. This cobbler has snickerdoodle cookie dough and apple pie filling baked together perfectly, topped off with caramel sauce. 
Now, if you’re feeling extra naughty, a big giant scoopful of ice cream would be amazing on top of this cobbler while it’s still nice and warm, mmmmmm. Just wait and see how long you can wait after this guy comes out of the oven to go to nosh town, because the smells wafting in your kitchen while this cobbler bakes up are just heavenly. 
I believe your family and friends will be thrilled if you decide to add this to your Thanksgiving Day meal, I know I will. Thank you so much for stopping by and hope you get to enjoy this dessert soon! 
mix, mix, mix (a furry someone really wants some)…
place half in spoonfuls into your pan…
some of the cinnamon/sugar mixture on top of the cookie dough…
then the apple pie filling on top of that…
then the rest of the cookie dough…
then more cinnamon/sugar mixture on top of the cookie dough…
then the caramel topping…
bake, bake, bake…
and enjoy!!! 
How To Posts are some of my favorite to write, probably because they’re some of my favorite to read on other food blogger sites haha. I figure with as many apple pie-esque recipes that I either make or my fellow baker friends make this time of year, it might be nice to know how to make an apple pie filling that’s a little bit more fresh and a little less expensive than store bought. 
Seriously, if I had known how easy it was to make apple pie filling I would have already been doing it for years. Did I mention how delicious it was too? I wouldn’t be completely honest if I didn’t admit that I had to stop myself from just eating it right out of the pan before it was all gone, it’s that delicious. I’m saving the rest of it for that winter time apple pie and I’m so excited to see how it turns out. I hope you’re having a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by! 
chopped up and with some lemon juice thrown in…
sugars, cinnamon, cornstarch, nutmeg and salt into your saucepan…
with the heat on, pour your water in…
all mixed in and getting warm…
boiling…
time for the apples to go in…
get this boiling too…
let simmer for a while and all done…
and enjoy!!!
The fact that Thanksgiving is now just a few weeks away got me thinking about some new easy desserts that might go well with your holiday meal. I’ve had this particular Apple Cinnamon Bread hanging around in my ‘to make’ file for months now, but honestly it’s just been too hot this summer to even consider making something like this. Now though, I think it’s just about that perfect time of year to whip out some fresh apples and bake them up in this amazing bread, and I do mean amazing. 
As far as dessert bread recipes go, this one is pretty easy, just layer up your ingredients, bake for a little bit and dunzo! This is such an amazingly moist bread with layers of cinnamon, brown sugar and fresh apples baked up beautifully inside, this may not be the prettiest dessert ever, but it is certainly a tasty one. I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by! 
now for the butter…
mix, mix, now for the sugar…
mix until light and fluffy…
now eggs and vanilla…
mix again, now add the flour & baking powder…
mix again and then about 1/2 into your loaf pan…
then layer your apples & half of the cinnamon/brown sugar…
then the rest of the cake batter & then the apples…
then the rest of the cinnamon/brown sugar…
then bake, bake, bake…
and enjoy!!!
My sister had been raving for months about how great their biscuits were and that their homemade apple butter was just to die for. Not wanting to burst her bubble at my lifelong semi-dislike for apple butter I was all ‘sure, sounds great’ but just figured I would be enjoying a waffle or something else instead. At my sister’s insistence when we got there to try this magical butter, I finally caved, and thank goodness I did because yummm!!! 
It tasted nothing like any pre-packaged grossness apple butter I had had before. This was filled with a delicious fresh apple taste and tons of spices. Obviously I asked if I could buy 
Y’all, this crockpot apple butter I made is un-freaking-believable, like, sitting down and eating this stuff all by itself in a bowl is 100% an option kind of good. I tried this stuff on biscuits, toast and bagels and all are just so freaking delicious and literally Fall in every bite. Also, let’s talk about how awesome your house is going to smell while this stuff cooks up all day, heavenly is really the word that comes to mind. Anyways, I hope you get to enjoy this soon and thank you so much for stopping by!!! 
washed and peeled…
chopped up and into your bowl…
add sugars and spices…
all mixed up…
into your crockpot…
after many hours of cooking…
mix, mix, mix…
perfecto!
and enjoy!!!
Obviously loving this 
I’m still debating what costume I’m going to wear because it’s Orlando which means there is a really big possibility I might end up a big sweaty mess, but whatevs I’ll bring a few options. If y’all didn’t already know, I’m going to let you in on a little secret, Disney World has some of the best Rice Krispy treats ever! I mean come on, Mickey Mouse shaped Rice Krispy treats just taste better (must be all of that magic hehe). 
I kept seeing all of their delectable Halloween treats pop up in my Instagram feed and I knew I was going to need a fix ASAP and that’s where these bad boys come in. These Pumpkin Spice Krispy Treats turned out absolutely perfect!!! I will freely admit that I ate most of these all on my own #noregrets, and if you’re worried that these will taste overly pumpkin spice-ish, don’t, there really is just a hint of pumpkin and spices. I really hope you get a chance to make these soon, I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by! 
now add your pumpkin puree…
once those are mixed together well, add your marshmallows…
all melted and bubbly…
add your spices, vanilla and salt, let cool for a bit and add your Rice Krispies…
all mixed together…
into your pan & I sprinkled some more cinnamon for good measure…
and enjoy!!!
