• How To Craft The Perfect Kauffman’s Gift Basket

    My father owned a flower shop for over 20 years, and working in that flower shop was one of my very first jobs. I’d take orders, water plants, sweep up, inflate balloons, and other menial—but necessary—jobs around the store. Gradually I worked my way up to arranging simple bud vases…

  • Holiday Bread Pudding

    This holiday bread pudding is a simple and tasty way to prepare a make-ahead festive dessert during the Christmas season! Coming off Thanksgiving, we’re eating our way through a lot of leftovers. Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and a slew of other trimmings. I also ended up with most of a…

  • Sparkling Cranberry Blackcurrant Lime Cocktails

    These festive sparkling cranberry blackcurrant lime cocktails are a perfect companion to your holiday spread — and good eats and drinks are always one of my favorite things about the season. One year my family decided change up Christmas dinner by creating a themed menu based on popular meals from…

  • Easy Homemade Gravy

    It’s easy to make delicious, savory, smooth homemade gravy in only fifteen minutes! Mashed potatoes and gravy can either be like heaven on a plate, or they can go horribly wrong — think college dining hall or hospital lunch plate, wrong. Generally speaking, if you’re able to find a simple…

  • Simple Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing

    This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PotPiePlease #CollectiveBias As we charge forward into the holiday season, I try to remind myself that holidays are supposed to be enjoyable — not stressful. Easier said than done, right? Well, sometimes. Little things…

  • Roast Turkey

    Nervous about making a roast turkey? Don’t worry — you’ve got this! I’ve made a roast turkey every year for the past I don’t even know how many years. Even if I’m not cooking the bird on the main day, I still find time to roast my own sometime during the…