Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
When a 13 year old boy tells you they taste like Cinnabon and a colleague enters your classroom sniffing the air like a bloodhound, you know the recipe is a keeper. I brought this recipe back this week and had trouble finding it online which left me a bit panicked. What if it disappeared one day? SO . . . here it is to be preserved forever in my notes. From Tasty.co where this is also a video. ½ cup unsalted butter, melted 2 cups whole milk, warm to the touch ½ cup granulated
Blueberry Muffins
Every morning, the boys and I are spoiled to have 35 acres of farmland to walk and run. Every spring, Tuck and Eva's cul-de-sac is lined with blueberries that just don't quit. This recipe is the first one I go to. It's based on a famous recipe, famous hotel, and famous lore. All I know is they're GOOD. 1 stick of softened salted butter 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs at room temperature 1 tsp vanilla 2 tsps baking powder PINCH of salt (since I used salted butter) 2 cups AP flou
Zucchini is Coming
Pretty sure this was the last snow day of the year. . . So this was the weekend. So I tried zucchini fries in the air fryer last week:...
Odd Grouping
But I had to use up the following odd mix: jalapeño peppers from the garden, chives from the garden, a lemon, and sour cream. . . And...
Practically Perfect Pancakes
Maybe it was because the temperature was plummeting that I needed something comforting for dinner: breakfast for dinner! And perhaps my...
Snow Day Bread Machine Brioche
"Do you want to build a snowman? Or ride our bikes around the halls?" For our Nashville snow day, I finally bit the bullet and tested the...
Christmas Biscuits!
Traditions are important, but traditions are made over time. As the "kids" have grown up on Hickory Hill, they are beginning to establish...
Belle Meade Bourbon Apple Cake
Last fall, I found this recipe on the NY Times food blog and had to infuse it with Belle Meade Bourbon to support Charlie Nelson. Good as...
Madeleines
Every year, Jody Mattison has a cookie swap for her friends and co-workers like me. Bringing six dozen means coming home with about 40...
Deep Dish Pizza
When Will Moore came to visit me in Chicago, I signed us up for the cooking classes I thought he would enjoy. It was a win-win; I did...
