Giant Chewy Oatmeal M&M Cookies

December 19, 2013 by 1 Comment

Things have been so quiet around here and I would like to apologize, but since I've been spending my time cuddling the world's cutest baby instead of posting I'm kind of sorry not sorry. One day I hope to be able to better balance baby cuddling time with food blogging time, but until then, can I make it up to you by sharing a picture of the world's cutest baby? Are still trying to decide what kind of cookies to leave out for Santa? Can I make a suggestion? How about these Giant Chewy … [Continue reading...]

Confetti Cake Batter Cookies

December 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Do you know what is no fun at.all. Sick babies. They're a real bummer. I would know because our sweet 3 month old had her very first cold over Thanksgiving. Poor baby. Then Jesse and I both got colds! It was not the best week at the Sunny Side house. Thankfully we are all feeling much better! Usually around this time of year I'm posting a week of Christmas cookies. This year it's been a little harder for me to organize my holiday baking, so I decided not to commit to a full week, instead I'll … [Continue reading...]

Cranberry Relish

November 26, 2013 by 3 Comments

The big week is here! My menu is finalized, most of the groceries have been bought, and I've even started my food prep! One thing I have discovered since hosting my first Thanksgiving 2 years ago is that things can quickly go from calm to chaotic. I don't know if it's just me, but by the time I'm ready to get dinner on the table, all kitchen organization has gone out the window. I'm trying to find the last remaining inches of counter space to carve the turkey, gravy is usually bubbling over on … [Continue reading...]

Rosemary and Olive Oil Mashed Sweet Potatoes

November 18, 2013 by 5 Comments

True story - I used to not like sweet potatoes. Well, I thought I didn't like sweet potatoes. What I discovered in my twenties is that I didn't like sweet sweet potatoes. You know, the ones that look more like dessert on the Thanksgiving table. Then we were invited to a friend's house for dinner and they were serving sweet potatoes. Not wanting to be rude I took a few and much to my surprise - I loved them. Roasted chunks of sweet potato drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt, pepper, … [Continue reading...]