Comfort Food Feast — Stews, Chicken and Sausage Gumbo & much more
Week 7: I’m excited! The Food Network’s Comfort Food Feast continues! This week food bloggers like me are sharing our favorite recipes for stews! Opening the weekly emails… Read More »
Ginger Cake Squares
This recipe was adapted from a ginger cake recipe in one of my favorite cookbooks, The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook by Cheryl and Griff Day. Every… Read More »
Really Rum Cake
Why call this a “Really” Rum Cake, well because this cake is certainly not for the faint of heart and won’t be enjoyed for breakfast the next day… Read More »
Sweet and Salty White Chocolate Cranberry Oat Cookies
The FN (Food Network) Dish is hosting a Virtual Cookie Swap! Several FN Dish contributors, myself included, are sharing their favorite Christmas cookie recipes this week with everyone…. Read More »
Classic Thumbprint Cookies
Made every year at Christmas, these cookies not only taste great, they are well known around the holidays and stay fresh for a long time. Kept in a… Read More »
Braciole
Flank steak filled with spinach, freshly grated Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs and garlic, simmered in a Italian gravy, has been our family’s Christmas dinner for the last seven… Read More »
New York Style Cheesecake
New York Style Cheesecake After nine years of believing he would not like a “cheese” cake, Alex tried this dessert for the first time. The shocking look on… Read More »
My Best Pumpkin Spice Bread
Walking through the grocery store after Thanksgiving, I saw these adorable Christmas loaf pans. They were a lovely off-white color and made of ceramic. They had a pretty… Read More »
Day 18 Snowball Cookies
Okay, okay…these beautiful cookies are really a Greek cookie called Kourambiedes, but during the Christmas season I like to call them “Snowball Cookies!” Why not right? They look… Read More »
An Unexpected Christmas Cookie
It has been a tradition for our family to watch our all-time favorite Christmas movie, A Christmas Story, every year! One of our favorite parts in the movie… Read More »
Day Fourteen Decadent Chocolate Cheese Ball
I love to serve this delicious snack at my Christmas gatherings or give as a gift. It looks so pretty laid in a Christmas tin lined with parchment… Read More »
Chocolate Christmas Crinkles
These cookies are so delicious and pretty. They just scream Christmas time! Serve to guests, share with someone you love, someone you don’t know or just enjoy with… Read More »
Hello, I’m Elise Johnson and I’m so glad you found your way here! From my own experience, cooking and eating together as a family nurtures and strengthens family relationships quicker and stronger than any other way. Join me as I continue my grandmother’s legacy of
inter-generational cooking by inspiring families and friends to make memories in the kitchen. 