Holiday Entertaining With Giada

Tweet We all love to be in the kitchen. Julia and I like to bake yummy treats, while Ray and the boys like to create savory dishes. Ray would actually like to spend more time cooking, and I certainly won’t complain. I always look forward to noshing on his dishes. Ray was most excited about [...]

Monkey Bread

Tweet Everyone here in the Young household will agree that Monkey Bread is definitely listed in the “best baked creation ever” category. Made as a special treat, mostly around the holidays, a batch of this gooey goodness is sure to elicit squeals of delight from all. And, with the directions right on the package of [...]

Spreading Christmas Cheer

Tweet All week the kids and I have been baking up a storm. Cookies, cupcakes and candy have been tempting us with their yummy goodness. Today we’ve delivered some of these sweet treats, but tomorrow morning will find us playing a bit of ding dong ditch on unsuspecting (and often grumpy) neighbors! Spreading Christmas cheer [...]

Eggland’s Best Holiday Baking Party

Tweet On Friday some of my best friends and I spent the entire afternoon doing one of our favorite things – baking! Eggland’s Best sponsored this fabulous baking party and we even had door prizes! We made Quiche, Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies and homemade ice cream, all with Eggland’s Best eggs. (See recipes below.) [...]

Homemade Treats Make Great Gifts

Tweet My family and I make lots of goodies during the Holiday season – Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Pumpkin Cake and Fudge are just a few of our favorites. Baked goodies are not only extremely yummy, but they also make great inexpensive gifts for neighbors, family members and friends, especially when packaged up nice [...]

#epicfail Cake-Style

Tweet I had the extreme privilege of attending the fabulous Wilton Mom ReTreat, a couple of months ago, and learned so much from two master cake decorators. I was anxious to put in to practice everything I learned from these ladies, but this pregnancy is kicking my butt, and I just haven’t had the energy [...]

Peach Crisp {A Delicious Summer Treat}

Tweet We simply love peaches. Fresh is best, of course, but we’ll eat them out of a jar, in a cobbler, or even in smoothies. I was jonesin’ for a dish-ful of warm peach crisp yesterday, so I searched for a good recipe. None of my foodie friends seemed to be of much help (I [...]

Sweet Treats {A Wilton Giveaway}

Tweet I know that I’ve mentioned before that I very much dislike to cook, but did you know that I have always loved to make sweet treats? When I was about nine-years-old, my sister and I made cookies and pies that were the talk of the town. Around the holidays we started a little business, [...]

Breakfast with Sandra Lee and Pillsbury

Tweet This morning, over breakfast, I had the chance to chat with Sandra Lee about Pillsbury Rolls and Sunday morning family rituals. What?! You don’t know who Sandra Lee is? That’s okay, neither did I before last week, but I’m sure glad I had a chance to “meet” her. Let me tell you a bit [...]