I love baking from scratch. There’s so much love poured into the time and effort of a homemade meal. What I’m going to share today is my latest effort to give you a yummy dish made from scratch: homemade biscuits with molasses spread. Who likes the thought of easy homemade biscuits? Me, me, me! I have tried LOTS of recipes. Heck, I’ve still not been able to get a Bisquick biscuit to turn out right. Bisquick and I have always had a rocky relationship. But after some research and a lot of recipe fails, I’ve got it. When I think of a good biscuit I think of buttery, sl ..read more

This warm-ish weather has me dreaming of summer. Among other things, summer reminds me of cool drinks, sand beneath my toes and seasonal fruit. Seasonal fruit reminds me of watermelons, strawberries…and blueberries! And if you give Casey blueberries, she’s going to want butter, sugar, crushed pineapples, cake mix, and pecans to go with it. Some call this dish Blueberry Dump. We call it Blueberry Crunch. (Blueberries are yummy and healthy. Click here to read about all of their awesome benefits.) Once again, this recipe comes from my dad. It’s our family get together go-to ..read more

Hey frens. Marshall and Annabelle here. Mom made cookeez for us. We luv cookeez. Dis time she made chocolate cookies. Hang on Marshall. Before you give the wrong impression, let’s clarify something. They are not chocolate. Chocolate is bad for doggos. Marshall: Chocolate taste goob. ‘Member that giant double chocolate muffin i nabbed off da counter? So yums. Was that vet visit fun? Marshall: No ma’m. don’t want to do dat agin. Annabelle: Ma, why is chocolate bad for me? It has ingredients your body can’t handle and will make you very sick. Read here to find o ..read more

Sweet tooth addicts, we’re going to take a brief pause and head over to my dad’s kitchen for a fabulous appetizer that I know you’re going to love. Folks, if you like salty, garlicky, dill, and cheesy, then you’re going to love his Garlic Trail mix. This recipe is super easy to make and makes a large quantity of trail mix. My dad makes this every year at Christmas and it has become one of those memory maker recipes for the whole family. Even the kids love it! Now that the holidays have passed, you may be looking for an excuse to make a snazzy appetizer and I’ve got the perfect ev ..read more

Can I go off topic here? This post has nothing to do with baking or dogs. I just felt led to share my musical testimony. Testimony: a statement or declaration, evidence in support of a fact or statement, open declaration or profession, as of faith. Music has always been a passion of mine and I love all kinds of music. Growing up, I was a huge fan of Huey Lewis and the News. In fact, it was their music and their drummer that inspired me to get involved. In my latter elementary school years, I took piano lesson from my aunt. I learned how to read music although I stunk at it. St ..read more

Ya’ll know by now how much I love coffee, baked goods, good vibes, and small businesses. I have found THE coffee shop for you to visit that encompasses ALL of these things. Set just off of Highway 17 in Holly Ridge, NC is the ever so charming Sundial Coffee and Tea. Owned by Bridget Leiviska, a fellow homeschool veteran and friend, Sundial is a must. Not only does Sundial offer a variety of coffee, smoothies, flavors, tea, but also locally baked goods and local art. You can’t go wrong here. “It felt really happy in there. It was so clean and cute.” -Reagan C.This past s ..read more

I can smell it now: warm turkey, deviled eggs, stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams, and pumpkin pie. If you think this tastes and smells delicious, your dog agrees. This will be Marshall’s first Thanksgiving and he has no idea the heavenly smells he’s about to encounter at my family’s house. So, I planned ahead and included my 45 pound ball of love into the Thanksgiving festivities. I can’t give him the whole Thanksgiving feast but he will get dessert. Thankfully, the ingredients were already in my kitchen except for one so its not too late to make one for your doggo. I give you: Doggie ..read more

Sweet and sour meatballs with cornbread and homemade applesauce. Man, I love meatballs. Whether they’re on top of spagetti (cue the song we all learned in Kindergarten), by themselves, sweet and sour, savory, or spicy, they taste good pretty much any way you make them. As a kid, my mom made delicious sweet and sour meatballs. It was a real treat when she made them since she didn’t make them often. I remember watching her make them. I don’t remember the details, only that I knew I was in for a treat when she made them. I know there’s a meal from your childhood that you are fond ..read more

All Things in Moderation but for Truth, Adventure, and Goodwill. -Alimentaire Motto This week Noms on the Run is featuring Alimentaire Wholesome Breads, a wholesome and nourishing bakery in my hometown of Tarboro, NC. Tarboro’s History Tarboro, the 9th oldest town in the state, is a growing, quaint town in Eastern North Carolina. Sitting 30 minutes from Greenville, NC, home of the ECU Pirates, Tarboro is rich in history. It holds one of two remaining town commons in the nation. It is home to a 45 block historic district (the largest in the state), a Veterans’ Military Museum, the ..read more

These fluffy blueberry cookies with lemon glaze go perfect with tea or coffee. Do you have a food that you like only when it’s been cooked or baked into something? That’s how I feel about blueberries and lemons. By themselves, I’m not a fan but put them in a cookie, a drink, shoot, a glaze atop my steak and I will devour it. That’s what makes these blueberry lemon cookies so yummy. The fresh fruit is baked right in and sandwhich-ed between soft cookie dough. It’s taken a couple of years to perfect this recipe. First, there was too much flour. Then, the cook time wasn’t right ..read more