December 5, 2018 by Nicole Collins Ok, so you know how parents aren't supposed to have a favorite child? That's how I feel with my recipes, sometimes. Like, they're all my brain children. So, how could I love one any more than the other? But we are human; and today, on Day 5, I'm declaring that today's recipe might just be my favorite recipe from our whole 12 Days of Appies challenge. See how that was pretty non-committal? I said might, which means you can't hold me to anythi

December 4, 2018 by Nicole Collins It's Day 4, and we're making a party staple with a twist! Today, we're breaking out the slow cooker. So, you already know that means we're not working too hard today! Funny story first. Don't ask me how. Don't ask me why. But, I have 4 slow cookers (and 1 Instant Pot). So, technically 5 slow cookers. Yup, 5. I've haven't always set out to have a gazillion slow cookers. In fact, for YEARS I've only had 2: a 7 qt one (which was my first one, i

December 3, 2018 by Nicole Collins We worked so hard making yesterday's fancy appie (not really), we're taking it super easy today on Day 3! The inspiration for today's recipe came from a food truck meal I had towards the end of the summer. So, the fact that I'm still thinking about that meal should really say something about what we're having today! Over the summer, my work arranged for food trucks to come set up for about a week and a half while we were waiting for our cafe

December 2, 2018 by Nicole Collins We're getting fancy for Day 2 of our 12 Days of Appies Challenge! Today, we're making one of those treats that's a little off the wall, totally eclectic and gorgeous, and takes less than 30 mins in actual prep time. Don't you love those kinds of appetizers? This is one of those recipes that was a million different things in my head before it actually made it on the plate. I went back and forth from savory to sweet to savory to sweet. The onl