This simple and easy homemade bread uses only a few ingredients just like the old-fashioned homemade bread like Grandma made. I've included tips for making homemade bread for those of you, like me, ...
Baked Goods
Royal Icing Recipe
When it comes to decorating roll-out sugar cookies, royal icing trumps all other forms of icing for looks, storage, and ease of use. This recipe doesn't use meringue powder, takes very little time to ...
Fool-Proof No-Chill Sugar Cookies (great for a GF option!)
Easy, fool-proof sugar cookies that don't require any chilling time before you roll them out. Best part is that they are tasty tasty tasty! These are great for decorated Christmas Cookies! Use my ...
Santa hat brownies
Note: these Santa Hat Brownies were first posted in 2015 and have been updated November 1, 2019 because they are just so fun and easy! An easy and fun Christmas treat the whole family loves and the ...
How to Make the Best Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Did you grow up on cranberry sauce from the can, like me? Until I was an adult, I thought cranberry sauce came shaped like a tin can and had ridges in it. To be honest, I most likely had homemade ...
Butternut Squash Cake Recipe (naturally sweetened)
WAIT! Before you jump to the recipe for this butternut squash cake be sure to check out the tips for cooking with butternut squash and how you can make this cake even if you don't have a whole squash ...
Baked Coffee Cake Donuts {with Whiskey Frosting}
Baked cake donuts. Baked COFFEE donuts, no less. EASY baked coffee donuts. EASY FAST baked coffee donuts with, wait for it... WHISKEY Frosting. I know, I just can't. Can't go on without these in my ...
Cake Mix Valentine’s Day Cookie Sandwiches
Aren't these Valetine's Day cookie sandwiches precious? These Valentines Day cookie sandwiches are cute as can be, oh so tasty, and incredibly easy to make. They only take a total of four ingredients ...
Cranberry Orange Scones with Rosemary
Is there anyone in the world that doesn't have a love affair with scones? I doubt it. Scones are sweet and buttery and light and flaky all at the same time. Add to that their ability to meld all sorts ...
The Best One Bowl Homemade Pineapple Cake
Oh my gosh guys, this pineapple cake! Like seriously, you guys. This is the cake you'll be making ALL THE TIME and wonder how you lived without this homemade cake recipe. So freaking flavorful, freaky ...
Mini Pumpkin Pecan Pie Bites
To simply call these Pumpkin Pecan Pie bites is so normal and boring. Maybe Itty Bitty Bites of Fall Goodness that Make You Smile would be better suited. I don't know. But, these little mini ...
Dark Chocolate Satin Pie
A decadent, rich Dark Chocolate Satin Pie. Similar to a French Silk Pie but made with dark chocolate resulting in a richer, more decadent filling. So good! You probably aren't watching my Facebook ...
fresh Strawberries and Cream Scones
These fresh strawberry cream scones are easy to make, moist and tender, and a perfect breakfast treat! Loaded up with fresh strawberries and topped with an easy, homemade vanilla glaze...they will be ...
Baked Red Velvet Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting
Levi's 15th birthday was this past week and when I asked him what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday he said "donuts, I want donuts". What?!? I should have known. This is the kid that had a ...
25+ Recipes for your Marshmallow Fluff
I grew up on Marshmallow Fluff (or creme, as some call it) on peanut butter sandwiches, in peanut butter cookies, for quick fudge, and anything else we could talk our mom into putting it on. And we ...
2 Minute Microwave Fudge
Only 3 ingredients, a microwave, and 2 minutes is all you need to make this fudge that is as good as Grandma's. GASP! My Great Grandma made the BEST fudge in the world. As, I'm sure, you'd say ...
Pumpkin Better than Sex Cake
There are loads of easy cake recipes to bring to parties. Some only take 30 minutes, or others only a few simple steps. This Pumpkin Better than Sex cake is not only a few ingredients, but soooo ...
Beer Bread Pudding Recipe
This bread pudding recipe is a classic version with a fun twist...the use of beer. It's easy to make, lighter in calories than most (because of the beer substitute) and will make your comfort food ...
easy Lavender and Lemon Bread recipe
Lavender and lemon are paired together to make this absolutely delightful quick bread that you will have in the oven in under 20 minutes...flat! Because this lemon bread is so easy and delightful, it ...
Baked yogurt donuts with fresh blueberry icing
These baked yogurt donuts with fresh blueberry icing are fast and easy for busy parents! Kids love them because of their sweet and bright blueberry flavor AND fantastic color. You'll love them because ...
microwave brownies in a mug.
This is a quick and easy dessert that serves just one. Perfect for when you are looking for a sweet midnight snack or your kids want an after-school treat. You can make up a microwave brownie-in-a-mug ...
8 fall cookie recipes you can make in 30 minutes flat.
These fall cookie recipes are perfect for celebrating fall. Bonus: They are made in under 30 minutes! (Click photo's for full posts) [soliloquy id="29533"] ...
How to Make Ice Cream Sandwiches
Don't the words homemade ice cream sandwich make you sweat a bit? They sure make me a bit queasy and I consider myself fairly experienced in the kitchen. We sometimes make money from talking about ...
Fresh Mint Chocolate Bars
These are not your child's chocolate bars. No, they are not super sweet or rich or filling in the way that children love. Just a sweet, fresh, tasty, and grown-up treat wonderful for summer picnics ...
Hershey’s Sundae Cake
Grilled fruit & pound cake
easy Pumpkin Chai donuts. (busy mom hack)
Let's talk homemade donuts for a second. Have you ever made them? I wanted to. They look so charming sitting all in a row in the beautiful photos on Pinterest with their glazed tops and crispy ...
Reuben Donuts
Alice, from Dining with Alice, is just being a show-off today! Seriously...Reuben Donuts?! She is the kitchen star for the local Twin Cities Live T.V. show and rightfully so; she is charming, ...
Vegan Birdman Pie
We've teamed up with a handful of other great foodies to share a collection of Oscar themed recipes; head to the bottom of the post for recipes like this Birdman Pie that are based on other great ...
easy chocolate Tuxedo cake with cream cheese filling and chocolate ganache
I just can't take it. Just looking at that cake makes me want to throw out my perfectly good peanut butter toast and coffee breakfast and start baking. Think I can have this whipped up by lunch time? ...
Homemade Pizza Crust 101: all the tips, recipes and more you need!
Any good pizza is only as good as its crust. And oh boy, do we have crusts. Generally, I stick with a traditional crust, but I often like to pull out a whole-wheat or cauliflower pizza for funsies. ...
Homemade Tortillas 101 (tips, tricks, and recipes)
Have you ever tried your hand at making homemade tortillas? In the southern states it is much more common to make homemade tortillas than it is here in frozen MN. Us Norwegians seem to be afraid of ...
Cacao Nib Honey Caramels
We are so very excited to introduce one of three new contributors to NellieBellie. Haley is a fellow Minnesotan, a lovely lovely lady, a talented blogger, and all-around fantastic gal. She will be ...
Best Classic Cakes | Full recipes
We are big fans of the classic cakes and use them often. We have our favorite recipes here in one place to make it easy to find. These are the recipes we use often and they are ever-popular ...
Gingerbread biscotti
If you are a regular reader of ours, you will have noticed we've done quite a few posts about sweets. Gingerbread in particular. That's because we go through phases here. One week we ...
Gingerbread Tree with sugar-free cream cheese frosting
Have you ever made a gingerbread Christmas tree before? Maybe not. I bet you've made a gingerbread house, though. And dealt with the mess, the frustration, and the less-than-satisfactory final ...
