apricot brandy pop-tarts - the fresh fridge

An adult twist on a childhood favorite - Homemade Apricot Brandy Pop Tarts.

Breadsticks - The Fresh Fridge

Add some extra crunch to your next salad or pasta with Sesame Salad Crunch Sticks. And make sure you have room for dessert, Vietnamese Cinnamon Sugar Sticks! Yum!

Classic Monkey Bread - The Fresh Fridge

I am sitting here looking at my computer screen in a almost food coma-like state. This morning I woke up and created one of my all time favorite breakfast foods in the world…classic monkey bread (and added some new favorites …orange zest & a Saturday morning pick me up - Rum). Our apartment filled with… [read more]

Pumpkin Pie Spice - The Fresh Fridge

Welcome to my second installment of “HOW TO” Wednesdays! This 4 weeks of “how to” will be on seasonings that you can make straight out of your cupboard to save you a little cooking time or spending money. This week is an essential, Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice. Although this is a little late for the… [read more]

Pumpkin Pie of Awesome - The Fresh Fridge

Ok…so this actually is my mom’s pumpkin pie recipe. But, if you want to take it literally the title holds true (unless, of course, you are my brother reading this). As for the pumpkin pie recipe itself, despite all of its traditional elements, it is the originality of a few components that makes this pie… [read more]

Baked Apple Dumplings - The Fresh Fridge

For me, settling into Fall is generally triggered by three things…leaves changing color, brisk cool air, and an inexplicable craving for apples. So, naturally, I have yet another yummy recipe for apple goodness. As my husband states here there is an “unmistakable briskness that now ever-so-subtly hangs in the air.” Sigh…I don’t even want to… [read more]