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This Brined Boneless Turkey Breast with Maple Glaze is incredibly tender and flavorful. The overnight brine, seasoning, and maple butter glaze when roasting, gives this boneless turkey breast an incredible depth of flavor and just the right balance of slightly sweet and savory. This is an easy, elegant dish for dinner or for a small group for Thanksgiving if you don't want to make a large turkey. This is an overhead shot of the boneless turkey breast placed on a serving platter with sage, thyme, and cranberries. The breast has several slices cut so you can see the interior of the turkey as well.

Brined Boneless Turkey Breast with Maple Glaze

This Maple Pecan Pie without Corn Syrup has the buttery, nutty, gooey filling you expect from pecan pie but with an added depth of flavor from maple syrup. Made with mostly maple syrup, some honey for thickening, and a touch of maple extract, each bite of the pecan pie has a hint of maple which beautifully compliments the roasted, sweetened pecans. Here in the center of the image is a slice of pecan pie with a bite taken out of the front with the pie and an additional slice in the background. Maple syrup and pecans are in the foreground and background as well.

Maple Pecan Pie without Corn Syrup

This Coconut Cream Pie with Coconut Milk, made with part coconut milk and half-and half, is my husband's favorite pie. We have made it for countless birthdays and holidays, and truthfully, it is always a favorite for guests and family. It has a dreamy, creamy custard with coconut flavor that shines through from the coconut milk, sweetened coconut flakes in the custard, and toasted coconut flakes sprinkled on top. Here the pie is in the pan in the center of the image, and has been sliced into to see the creamy filling of the pie. Slices of the pie are in the background.

Coconut Cream Pie with Coconut Milk

This Fall Themed Charcuterie Board is the ultimate autumn centerpiece. Filled with sweet and savory fall desserts and snacks, it's perfect for Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving, or just a fun night at home. The recipes for the pecan tassies, pumpkin cream cheese cookies, apple caramel cake, caramel sauce, and cherry pecan brie are in the blog post, as well as lots of tips for how to create a charcuterie board. This board is easy to customize using your favorite fall eats and treats. Here you see an overhead view of the round board filled with the baked goods mentioned as well as feta cheese stuffed olives, pretzels, sliced baguette, cranberry hazelnut crisps, trail mix, sliced dried oranges, sliced salami, cubed cheddar cheese, grapes, sliced apples and autumn leaf candies.

Fall Themed Charcuterie Board

These Pecan Tassies with Honey have a buttery cream cheese crust and a rich, gooey pecan filling. They are bite-sized treats that taste like mini pecan pies and are a perfect addition to any holiday dessert platter. In this image, the tassies are arranged on a plate in the center of the image with a plate and platter of tassies in the background and some finely chopped pecans in the foreground and background.

Pecan Tassies with Honey

This Halloween Themed Charcuterie Board is as much fun to see as it is to eat. This kid-friendly snack board is filled with sweet and savory Halloween treats, and has a playful mix of spooky, silly, and sweet. The recipes for the cookies, mummy pretzels, and spider web dip are in the blog post as well as lots of tips for how to create a charcuterie board. This board is easy to customize and is a favorite at any Halloween table, party, or gathering. This overhead shot of the board shows Pumpkin Patch Cookies, Chocolate Frosted Cookies, Mummy Pretzels, and a Spider Web dip in each corner of the board. The board is filled with Oreo Spider Cookies, a pimento cheese dip, grapes, cheddar popcorn, dried oranges, Halloween chips, pretzels, pita chips, gummy worms, marshmallow ghosts, candy pumpkins, and candy eyeballs.

Halloween Themed Charcuterie Board

These Pumpkin Patch Cookies are a fun fall favorite. Made with our Chocolate Frosted Cookies, Oreo cookie crumbs, candy pumpkins, and white chocolate vines, they are cute little mini pumpkin patch treats. Kids love both making and eating them, and they are fun to share with friends, classmates, or at Halloween and fall parties. Here the cookies are placed on a cooling rack with additional candy pumpkins next to and behind the cookies.

Pumpkin Patch Cookies

These Chocolate Frosted Cookies have a rich chocolate chocolate chip cookie base and the most creamy, decadent chocolate frosting. We love decorating them with sprinkles depending on the season. These cookies are a chocolate lover's dream and are perfect for the holidays, potlucks, or anytime chocolate cravings. Here the cookies are placed on a small cooling rack placed at a diagonal with a small bowl of sprinkles and a cookie in the background.

Chocolate Frosted Cookies

This Apple Caramel Bundt Cake is one of our favorite Fall desserts. The cinnamon-spiced cake is packed with tender pieces of apples and crisp pecans, and drizzled with a rich, homemade caramel sauce. In this image, a slice of the cake is plated in the center of the image with a fork resting on the plate and the caramel sauce drizzled over the top.

Apple Caramel Bundt Cake

This Easy Bacon Breakfast Casserole has a creamy, cheesy custard base and a topping filled with crisp, smoky bacon, mushrooms, and onion. Easy to assemble, it can be prepared just before serving or made ahead the night before. This casserole is a favorite for weekend brunches, breakfast for dinner, or holiday breakfasts. Here the casserole is shown with a slice on a wooden spatula in the center of the image above the casserole.

Easy Bacon Breakfast Casserole