Time to make the doughnuts. Does anyone remember that commercial? I saw a photo of a doughnut tree on social media and instantly knew that I had to try to make one for the dessert table at Thanksgiving. It’s a bunch of doughnut holes in the shape of a tree. What’s not to love? I could have bought a few boxes of doughnut holes from the store, but no. Instead, I insisted on making homemade doughnut holes. Maybe it was because I wanted to save money (gosh, they are expensive). Perhaps it was because I knew a homemade version would …
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Top 10 Christmas Cookies
It’s Christmas cookie baking season! I’ve made a bazillion (give or take 😉 ) kinds of cookies over the years and it gets harder and harder to find new ones that are worth sharing here. Don’t worry, I do have new ones in store, so stay tuned. This year I thought I’d kick off the cookie fest with a round up of my top 10 of Christmas cookies from Tina’s Chic Corner (in no particular order). Think of it as a one stop shop for all your cookie recipe needs. Enjoy! I love to bring a huge tray of cookies …
Pumpkin Cheesecake (Redux)
There are only three reasons why I would post a recipe more than once here. One, I’ve modified the ingredients or the directions. Two, it’s something that is worthy of being showcased more than once. Three, my pictures of it sort of sucked. This pumpkin cheesecake fits the first two criteria, so you’re getting a redux. 🙂 I first shared this recipe back in 2017. My husband found it at least 14 years ago and we’ve been making it ever since. We’ve never tried any other pumpkin cheesecake recipe because this one is pure perfection. It tastes amazing. Think about …
Hosting Thanksgiving Tips and Recipes
Are you hosting Thanksgiving? This is the first year that I’m hosting Thanksgiving dinner for 17 of my family members. I hosted Thanksgiving dinner in 2020 for just me and my husband and while there will be many more people this year, a lot of the hosting drill will be the same. My husband and I (aka Team Dave and Tina) have hosted many holiday dinners over the years so we’ve got this down to a science (so to speak). If you’re looking for Thanksgiving hosting tips or recipes or both, then I’ve got you covered here. Top 7 Tips: …
Small Streusel Coffee Cake
This is the most delicious coffee cake I’ve baked in years… or maybe ever?! This streusel coffee cake is exactly what you might imagine. It has a moist vanilla cake with a cinnamon sugar streusel in the middle. It’s topped with a wonderful layer of crumbs and a sprinkling of powdered sugar. There are a variety of streusel coffee cake recipes out there but this one takes the cake. Meaning, all the ingredients are at the perfect ratios and it’s simply amazing. The sun peaked out for a moment to show off this beauty. 🙂 This streusel coffee cake is …