Mary (The Goodie Godmother)

Before we get to the easy chocolate syrup recipe, it’s time for a quick lesson in food labeling. Did you know that ingredients are listed on a package in order of …

Keep winter breakfast bright with these flavorful fresh cranberry orange scones! Make the dough ahead and freeze, or mix and bake in under an hour. This easy buttermilk scone recipe is a great way to use fresh cranberries!

Every day in our lives is reason for celebration, even the most challenging, because we are blessed to be alive. The closing of one year and beginning of the new …

Chinese five spice is a blend of 5 spices: cinnamon, fennel, cloves, star anise, and Szechuan peppercorns (also called pink peppercorns). It’s common in many Asian dishes, and you can find …

Happy Monday darlings! Today I have a tutorial for you sharing how to decorate an American Girl cake. My friend Sarah at Cook With 5 Kids has a darling little daughter who …

You know the holiday season would not be complete here at Goodie Godmother without a macaron recipe, and this year, I’m sharing my eggnog macarons! First of all because they are …

When you need a party appetizer in a pinch, these easy Italian salad skewers are the perfect recipe! Make a few or make a lot, they’re a handheld version on the classic caprese salad!

Coconut macaroons take me back to childhood! My mother loves coconut, so she bought these frequently, and we could find them everywhere year-round, but especially in the spring around Passover …

Making caramel corn (successfully) is something I only mastered this year. It’s not difficult, but it sat on my “to work on later” list until the idea for a chai …

Hello darlings! This post doesn’t contain a recipe, but it is about a cause I am passionate about and a way I have chosen to give this holiday season and …

One of my favorite things ever is celebrating first birthdays! I love love love love to make smash cakes, and have made no secret of this to all my friends …

You may be asking, “What in the world is a pastelon?” It’s a Puerto Rican dish that’s similar to a lasagna, only the noodles are thinly sliced maduros (fried sweet plantains). …