Potato soup with roasted garlic, thyme and baby bellas! I took inspiration from a post on thekitchn a couple days ago and ran with it- very good!

I use Martha Stewart's recipe and it is great! If you haven't had homemade, you haven't had eggnog!

This is beautiful!

I've never had a full-sized food processor - what a treat!

If things get a little crazy, have a glass of wine or a Mimosa... after all, it's your holiday too!

I have a silicone cheesecake mold (ceramic bottom, silicone sides), I do not use a water bath. I read that it's over beating the eggs that causes the crack, because eggs trap air (think egg whites ...

These work perfectly for the comment "how did you get all of your cookies the same size?". Love it!

I read too late about shredding it, squeezing out some liquid and freezing them in amounts you might normally use. While I wouldn't be interested in zuke bread in January, I would love to grab a ba...

Chicken Gumbo today! Monday I'll grill sausage and peppers, and make a new baked bean recipe that has apple, pineapple and breakfast sausage!

Great pictures - need more info on the rug in the last one though!

I've made dill pickles, hot pepper relish and zucchini relish so far. I have strawberries/mulberries/black raspberries in the freezer to make a "Backyard Berry" jam for the holidays. I also plan on...

Don't burn them, that will carry the disease in the air.

I have an 8" enameled cast iron skillet that I keep finding more and more uses for. I live alone, and use it for everything - Dutch Baby's in the oven, fried eggs, sauteing/searing on stove, cookin...