Bake, Decorate and Make Merry!

It's that time of year again! Time to bake, decorate and make merry! If making merry means shopping on Black Friday or Cyber Monday - great! Good for you! I personally would rather make merry by staying home and baking cookies, but that's just me.

If you have a notion to do a little holiday baking, why not try one of our delicious recipes? I've included just a sample of possible new recipes to add to your Christmas baking arsenal. So bake away! If you have time do a little decorating and make merry too.

Christmas Apple Muffins

Frosted Marshmallow Brownies

Chocolate Cola Cake

Blueberry Oat Muffins

Cake Balls

However you decide to make merry this holiday season, visit our site's Holiday Recipes section to find some new ways to add to the merriment! Connect with us on Facebook to share your favorite holiday baking recipe or visit Alicia's Recipes for all sorts of Dessert ideas!

Happy Turkey Day!

Although most of your time and energy may be going into that beautiful turkey on Thanksgiving Day, you may still need a few items for nibbling or snacking one while the turkey cooks or if you're headed out to the shops for Black Friday.

I put together a few delicious-looking things to bake...Enjoy!

Apple Rice Pudding

Batter Rolls

Black & White Cookies

Buttermilk Lemon Cake

Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

Whether you have a busy Thanksgiving Day filled with family and friends or a simple holiday meditating on things your grateful for, try one of our delicious recipes to fill your time and your tummy!

Connect with us on Facebook and share your favorite Thanksgiving Day dessert or visit Alicia's Recipes for pages and pages of free dessert recipes, waiting for you to bake!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Breakfast Ideas for Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is one week away and I'm guessing you know exactly what you'll be having for dinner! Potroast! Kidding...Turkey, right? And I'll bet you've got most of the menu ironed out, whether you are staying home or contributing to dinner at a friend or relative's house.

But what are you having for breakfast? Thanksgiving Day was always a busy day at our house growing up. My mom is all about the traditional Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner with all the fixings. Still, she always managed something clever, AND EASY, for breakfast.

I've found some simple breakfast ideas for you to try this Thanksgiving for breakfast. Because so many of us usually eat a pretty big afternoon or evening meal that day, it's probably best to keep breakfast a little on the lighter side.

Spicy Apple Crepes

Bacon Melt

Amish Pumpkin Bread

Egg Muffins

Blackberry Breakfast Bars

Whatever you decide to feed your family on Thanksgiving morning, keep it simple and keep it fun. Enjoy the day with your family and enjoy the food!

Connect with us on Facebook to share your favorite Thanksgiving Day breakfast or visit Alicia's Recipes for a growing list of breakfast recipes and ideas!

Baked Bites You Can Back!

With the holidays looming and most of us doing at least some baking and entertaining, it's easy to get overwhelmed in the kitchen. Before you know it, it's 5:00 PM and little people are running in yelling "I'm hungry!" and "What's for dinner?" at random intervals.

I propose a solution. Keep your head cool and your oven warm. Pull out those casserole dishes and baking implements and bake your dinner. Baking something warm and hearty for dinner insures the family gets fed and you don't get overfed with holiday kitchen worries.

Basic Biscuits

Baked Lemon Chicken

Baked Curried Chicken

Baked Chicken Salad

Baked Barbecue Pork Chops

I put together a short list of baking favorites for you to browse, just to get you started. There are tons of easy, affordable recipes over at Alicia's Recipes to keep you full and fed all season long, without the holiday stress of what to fix for dinner.

Connect with us on Facebook and share your favorite go-to meal when time is short and holidays are imminent!

Pumpkin Love For Your Punkins!

It's that time again! Time feature the wonderful pumpkin in as many recipes and dishes as possible. I am a huge pumpkin and squash lover myself so I always look forward to fall when I can bake up a storm with pumpkins galore!

Though I focused primarily on pumpkin dessert recipes in this blog post, I have tasted some mean pumpkin dishes such as soups, breads, entrees and more! Get a pumpkin and get creative in the kitchen. Make something wonderful for your punkins!

Pumpkin Bars or Cake

Pumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin Cupcakes

Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Pie Squares

Desperate for more pumpkin recipes? No worries! Visit Alicia's Recipes for a full list of all kinds of pumpkin recipes and ideas. Or connect with us on Facebook to share your favorite pumpkin recipe!