I have always struggled with getting caramel apples right. I’ve solved that problem once and for all and want to share all of my tips and tricks with you for making perfect Black Caramel Apples for Halloween! Last week, my friend Heidi gave me a slice of a Black Caramel Apple she purchased . It… Read More
Holiday Cooking
Family Style Chicken Tostadas
Looking for a fun way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and avoid spending a small fortune eating out? Gather everyone in the kitchen and get the fiesta started making Family Style Chicken Tostadas! 5 reasons you’re going to love ABK’s recipe for Family Style Chicken Tostadas: 1. Instant Pot Strikes again -The chicken is cooked… Read More
Overnight Chile Eggs
Overnight Chile Eggs is a simple breakfast dish that’s not just for holidays any more! This recipe is easy to put together and bake for breakfast, or even dinner on weekdays. Not just for special occasions! Once upon a time, overnight breakfast casseroles were saved for special occasions or weekend brunch. Typically made of white… Read More
Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Orange Rosemary Glaze
Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Orange Rosemary Glaze is about to become your new go-to meal! It’s simple enough for a family meal and impressive enough for a special occasion. Easter is coming up soon…If you have guests who aren’t fans of ham, this dish will satisfy even the choosiest eaters! Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin… Read More
Homemade Hot Cross Buns
Homemade Hot Cross Buns originated in England, and are a traditional treat enjoyed at Easter time. I love the hot cross buns sold at a local Salt Lake bakery, Mrs. Backers, and have been on a mission to recreate this classic sweet roll in my kitchen! tradition, tradition The tradition of hot cross buns dates… Read More
Cheesy Baked Artichoke Dip
Cheesy Baked Artichoke Dip has been my recipe archives for about 25+ years. It’s the easiest appetizer recipe on ABK! I know you’re going to fall in love with this cheesy, creamy dip… About 100 years ago, I worked for PacifiCorp in Portland, Oregon. Grant went to school and I worked in a big pink… Read More
Sheet Pan Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
Sheet Pan Sour Cream Sugar Cookies are a busy baker’s dream! All of the goodness of a traditional sugar cookie in one big sheet pan. One bowl, one pan, and you’re in business. Throw on a little buttercream frosting and you can feed a crowd everyone’s favorite holiday cookie without the rolling, cutting out, and… Read More
Baked Hot Wings with Creamy Gorgonzola Dipping Sauce
Hot Wings are the quentessential game day food. This recipe for Baked Hot Wings with Creamy Gorgonzola Dipping Sauce takes your Super Bowl celebration to the next level with spicy, sweet, cool and creamy all in one simple dish! Hot wings are popular appetizer menu items in restaurants and one of the easiest recipes you… Read More
Ham and Melted Swiss Overnight Breakfast Casserole
Is your favorite sandwich Ham and Melted Swiss?? This Ham and Melted Swiss Overnight Breakfast Casserole combines chopped ham, melted Swiss cheese and all of your favorite breakfast casserole ingredients to make one amazing main dish at your next early morning gathering! Our family loves breakfast casseroles on Christmas morning. We have a rotation of… Read More
Christmas Swig Cookies
Are you looking for the perfect cookie to bake for Santa on December 24th? Word has it Santa loves homemade Swig cookies! The Christmas Swig is the classic Almost Swig Sugar Cookie with peppermint candy bits in the dough, topped with ABK’s famous creamy pink frosting and decorated with white sparkling sugar sprinkles. Swig Cookies… Read More
Chocolate Walnut Buttons
Chocolate Walnut Buttons are my new favorite Christmas cookie! Each little cookie is filled with dark chocolate, milk chocolate and enveloped in chopped nuts. They are the cutest chocolate addition to your Christmas baking! Chocolate Christmas cookies are always a bit tricky. I like to bake a cookies for the holidays that look festive and… Read More
Ginger Cake with Lemon Sauce (updated)
Ginger Cake with Lemon Sauce (updated) is EVERYTHING CHRISTMAS! We love this cake during the holidays from Thanksgiving to Christmas. It has just the right amount of ginger and spice to make it festive but not overpowering and the lemon sauce adds just a bit of tangy glaze to keep this cake super moist! What… Read More
Coconut Lime Bars
Every Christmas cookie lineup should include a good bar cookie. Coconut Lime Bars have a buttery crust, a thick layer of nutty-coconut goodness and are topped with a fresh lime glaze that sets this dessert apart from every other bar cookie you have ever eaten! My friend Laurie, who has contributed several recipes on this… Read More
How to Host a Simple, No Stress Christmas Cookie Exchange!
A Christmas cookie exchange is the perfect way to kick off the holiday baking season! I’m going to explain step by step how I host a cookie exchange with my friend Melinda. Our cookie exchange takes the stress out and puts the fun back in a Christmas cookie swap! A few years ago, my friend… Read More
30 Amazing Pies!
Are you still undecided about what pies to make on Thanksgiving? I’ve rounded up 30 Amazing Pie recipes you must try! Some of the pies listed are mine, others are from a few of my favorite bloggers. I know you’re going to love this one-stop pie shop! What’s your favorite pie? If I had to… Read More
Fudge Brownie Pie
If you love brownies as much as I love brownies, you’re going to love this pie. Fudge Brownie Pie is a rich chocolately brownie, baked in a flaky pie crust. Making a pie doesn’t get much easier than ABK’s Fudge Brownie Pie! Last summer I was daydreaming about pie and my thoughts turned to new… Read More
Fresh Cranberry Sauce
Thanksgiving without cranberry sauce is like pie without ice cream! You will never find a dish that is easier to make than Fresh Cranberry Sauce. It consists of boiling water, adding sugar and cranberries…that’s it! What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of cranberry sauce? Congealed stuff, giggling when you… Read More
Salted Caramel Apple Pie with Streusel Topping
Is there anything better than the combination of creamy caramel and tart apples? This Salted Caramel Apple Pie combines sweet creamy caramel, tart apples, flaky pie crust and a toffee-like streusel topping. Grant’s Grandmother Martin was the queen of caramel making! She always packed a bag of caramels for us to take home after she… Read More
ABK Essential Holiday Dinner
Are you feeling overwhelmed at the thought of preparing Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner? That’s how I felt the first time I cooked a holiday meal. I was 20 years old and living three states away from my mom at the time, and I had absolutely no clue how I was going to pull off preparing… Read More
One Pot Butternut Squash Soup
One Pot Butternut Squash Soup can be made in less than thirty minutes and tastes like soup you order in a high end restaurant. The butternut squash is cooked in the pot, along with apples and onions to make this simple soup rich and flavorful and perfect for your holiday table. Do you serve soup… Read More
Fig, Walnut and Goat Cheese Salad with Pumpkin Spice Dressing
Fig, Walnut and Goat Cheese Salad with Pumpkin Spice Dressing is my new favorite fall salad! It’s loaded with textures and flavors and topped with a dressing that will leave your guests asking for the recipe. This salad doesn’t involve candied nuts or complicated instructions. It is simple and straightforward and unbelievable delicious. The bright… Read More
ABK Pumpkin Recipe Roundup!
Finally! ABK’s very best pumpkin recipes rounded up into one post. Everything from Pumpkin Sheet Cake to Pumpkin Spice Hot Cocoa and everything in between. Pumpkin butter, pumpkin spice, pumpkin breads of all varieties. And of course, pumpkin cookies galore… Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins with Maple Cream Glaze are a favorite breakfast choice at our house. … Read More
Fresh Lemon Buns
My favorite meal on Easter Sunday is a combination of ham (of course), egg dishes, salads, rolls and a few sweets! If you’re still looking for something sweet to make for your Easter day celebration, we’ve got you covered with ABK’s Fresh Lemon Buns. This soft dough is easy to handle and mixes up quickly…. Read More
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Mushroom Gravy
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Mushroom Gravy is a dish that looks and tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen, but can be prepared and ready to serve in less than an hour! I love the rich sauce made with mushrooms, cooked until golden with dark balsamic drippings added and all whisked together…. Read More
White Chocolate Dipped Chewy Ginger Cookies
I’ve been making ginger cookies for years. Let’s just say A Bountiful Kitchen has covered more than it’s fair share of ginger cookie testing. I have all varieties on my blog, famous Frosted Gingerbread Cookies with Buttercream Frosting from Cutler’s Bakery in Bountiful (not a copycat, recipe straight from Curt Cutler himself), Gingersnaps, so crisp and… Read More
Raspberry Coconut Bars
I’ve always loved the combination of raspberry and coconut. Raspberry and coconut on top of a buttery crust? Perfection. These Raspberry Coconut Bars will be the darling of your Christmas Cookie tray. They’ll add that bit of color- white and red to your tray that you’ll love. This cookie is chewy and sweet and a… Read More
Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bites
It’s time for Christmas baking again! I love this time of year. The oven is on non-stop and wonderful smells coming out of the kitchen for days. Every Christmas cookie platter should have a cookie (or two, or three) that the kids love. These Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bites are a kid favorite! Because, what’s better… Read More
Christmas Morning Brioche and Tomato Bake
Christmas morning brunch is one of my favorite meals of the year! I love a slow pace on Christmas day. After all the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, a delicious stress free brunch is what I’m all about. This recipe for Christmas Morning Brioche and Tomato Bake is the perfect start to a… Read More
Pumpkin Banana Bread with Orange Glaze
Thanksgiving morning is always a flurry of getting the turkey in the oven and preparing dishes for the big meal. Breakfast is usually an afterthought and ends up being toast or a bowl of cereal. This year, I’m making Pumpkin Banana Bread with Orange Glaze the day before, so we can cut a few slices… Read More
Apple Spice Cranberry Sauce
I have a passion for homemade cranberry sauce. It’s simple. It’s fresh. It’s beautiful. Cranberry sauce is the easiest dish you will ever make. EVER. If you can boil water, you can make homemade cranberry sauce! This cranberry sauce has a little twist on the same-old. Apple Spice Cranberry Sauce will make your kitchen smell… Read More
Thanksgiving Essentials Class
Hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the first time? Did your mother in law ask you to make rolls for Thanksgiving, but the only rolls you’ve made come from the freezer section of the grocery store? Whether you are an experienced host or a beginner cook, this class is for you! We will be making: Perfect… Read More
Chocolate Silk Pie and Harmons Thanksgiving Pie Fest!
Gathering with my Harmons blogger friends is always a treat. It’s especially wonderful when we gather to share dishes we have made. A few weeks ago, we prepared pies and Christmas brunch to get us in the holiday spirit! I’m so excited to share a new recipe with you for the most simple Chocolate Silk… Read More