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Soft Chocolate Chip Salted Vanilla Cookies
Soft Chocolate Chip Salted Vanilla Cookies Throughout my adult life, I’ve been on a selfless, never-ending quest for the Holy Grail of chocolate chip cookie recipes. The recipe I’m about to share with...
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A Favorite Cookie Recipe – Coconut Almond Macaroons
Chewy, crunchy, sweet, salty – this cookie recipe has it all, in my humble opinion. I was looking for a way to update my favorite coconut macaroon recipe when I had the idea to add toasted, lightly...
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Eggless Chocolate Cake Recipe
We celebrated my son’s birthday recently, and one of the boys attending his party is allergic to eggs. I’d been planning to make a chocolate cake, and I remembered a recipe we used to make years ago...
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My Favorite Waffle Recipe
This weekend my son had a sleepover and the boys requested waffles. I thought that sounded like a fine idea, and I modified my regular recipe a bit to incorporate some whole wheat flour. We had really...
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Win An Assortment of Bob’s Red Mill Organic Quinoa
I rarely feature products on Happy Simple Living, and when I do it’s for something I’m truly crazy about. You may know that I’m a big quinoa fan, and not just because it’s incredibly nutritious. I...
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My Favorite Oatmeal Chocolate Scotchies Cookie Recipe
It’s autumn, and along with the shifting light and cooler temperatures I find myself returning to the kitchen. This recipe is a variation of one of my favorite classics — oatmeal cookies with...
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Win a Signed Copy of 101 Things To Do With Pumpkin
My newest cookbook has just been released by Gibbs Smith, and I’m so excited to share it with you. 101 Things To Do With Pumpkin is filled with easy recipes featuring one of autumn’s most wonderful...
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Pumpkin Quick Bread Recipe is Easy and So Good
While pumpkins are widely available this week, you may want to buy a pie pumpkin to cook and puree. Pumpkin freezes beautifully and lasts for up to 6 months if it’s tightly wrapped in the freezer, so...
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A Springtime Strawberry Tart
I’m working on a new cookbook this spring that will be all about beautiful BERRIES. I’m having such a good time tasting and testing blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, cranberries, and of course,...
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Pumpkin Caramel Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Photo by Susan Barnson Hayward for Gibbs Smith The flavor of pumpkin spice seems to be everywhere right now, and is even the subject of some good-natured debate; some folks are complaining of Pumpkin...
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Pumpkin Maple Donut Holes Recipe
It’s cool and rainy this morning in Colorado, and I’m dreaming of these cinnamon sugar-y pumpkin maple donut holes I made a few weeks ago. The recipe is from my new cookbook, Pumpkin It Up!, and you...
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Sweet Strawberry Surprise Cupcakes
Perfect for strawberry lovers, these light and airy cupcakes are frosted with a dreamy pink strawberry whipped cream. Take a bite and you’ll discover true berry bliss—a fresh, juicy ripe strawberry...
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Easy Blackberries and Cream Pinwheel Pastries Recipe
These pretty pastries, which are featured in my new cookbook Berries: Sweet and Savory Recipes, only look difficult to make. Flaky puff pastry pinwheels are anchored with a sweet, creamy filling and...
View ArticleWin An Assortment of Bob’s Red Mill Organic Quinoa
I rarely feature products on Happy Simple Living, and when I do it’s for something I’m truly crazy about. You may know that I’m a big quinoa fan, and not just because it’s incredibly nutritious. I...
View ArticleA Favorite Cookie Recipe – Coconut Almond Macaroons
Chewy, crunchy, sweet, salty – this cookie recipe has it all, in my humble opinion. I was looking for a way to update my favorite coconut macaroon recipe when I had the idea to add toasted, lightly...
View ArticleEggless Chocolate Cake Recipe
We celebrated my son’s birthday recently, and one of the boys attending his party is allergic to eggs. I’d been planning to make a chocolate cake, and I remembered a recipe we used to make years ago...
View ArticleSoft Chocolate Chip Salted Vanilla Cookies
Soft Chocolate Chip Salted Vanilla Cookies Throughout my adult life, I’ve been on a selfless, never-ending quest for the Holy Grail of chocolate chip cookie recipes. The recipe I’m about to share with...
View ArticleYour Best Holidays Ever – Week 4 and a Plan for Holiday Meals, Food Gifts and...
Photo: Dan McKay Welcome to the fourth installment of “All Done By December 1,” our group effort to get organized for the holidays early so we can enjoy the month of December and actually experience...
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