A cookie with a tall bakery-style muffin — the best of both worlds in one bite. I’m a sucker for Danish butter cookies, especially the iconic Royal Dansk cookies in the signature blue tin. They melt in your mouth with that smooth, buttery texture and slight crunch that’s impossible to resist. Around the holidays, everyone…
Breakfast
Easy Strawberry Chocolate Protein Muffins
Easy Strawberry Chocolate Protein Muffins are moist, fluffy, super chocolatey, and loaded with juicy strawberries and swirls of strawberry jam. They’re the perfect grab-and-go breakfast or afternoon snack when you want something satisfying that still feels like a treat. These strawberry protein muffins are a staple in my house. Mornings are busy, and my kids…
Make Ahead Christmas Morning Casserole
This Make Ahead Christmas Morning Casserole is loaded with cheese, sausage, onions and two types of peppers – red and green – to make your Christmas morning easy and festive. It’s like a delicious cheesy omelet loaded with all of your favorite add-ons, but much easier because it can be made the night before and…
Buttery Cherry Pear Pie Squares
If you love pie, these Buttery Cherry Pear Pie Squares will be your new favorite dessert! Filled with a cinnamon cherry pear filling, a buttery crust, and melt-in-your-mouth crumb topping, these pie squares have all the flavors of a pie wrapped into one scrumptious treat! The Unexpected Fruit Combo That Makes These Bars Irresistible Cherries bring bright, tart juiciness while pears add soft,…
Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Blondies
Super moist and chewy Pumpkin-flavored blondies with gooey brown sugar cinnamon swirls and topped with a creamy cinnamon roll spread and light glaze, these Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Blondies wrap together the best of three flavors into one amazing dessert. I absolutely love Trader Joe’s, and one of my favorite things is finding ingredients that give a delicious…
Peach Marmalade (no pectin)
Fresh Summer local peaches are mixed with ripe oranges, dried cranberries and walnuts, and seasoned with cinnamon and cloves. This peach marmalade recipe doesn’t use pectin…just fruit, spices, nuts and dried cranberries that thicken to the perfect consistency when simmered on the stove. Spread this marmalade on an English muffin, a warm biscuit, scones, toast…






