The weather has been so cold and so blustery here lately that I have been making anything and everything that makes me feel warm and cozy.  For lunch and dinner, it’s mostly been soup.  For breakfast, it’s been warm baked oatmeal!  My whole family loves oatmeal and it’s fun to come up with different flavor combinations with fresh, seasonal ingredients throughout the year.  I still had a few bags of fresh cranberries in my refrigerator, and with Christmas right around the corner, I thought that baked oatmeal with cranberries would not only be festive, but would be pretty darn tasty too.  Along with the slightly tart, lightly sweetened cranberries, I added sliced almonds for a nice crunch and a splash of almond oil because it tastes and smells so wonderful and I absolutely love it:)  This Cranberry Almond Baked Oatmeal can also be made ahead of time.  This would be easy to prepare on Christmas Eve and then just pop it into the oven when you wake up on Christmas morning to bake.  To make it a little more special, you could even sprinkle a few white chocolate chips on top of the warm oatmeal!  Yum!  This oatmeal isn’t just for special occasions though.  Start your morning with this satisfying and delicious breakfast anytime that cranberries are in season!

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I decided to “unplug” from the internet and social media over the Thanksgiving holiday and this past weekend to spend some well needed time with the most important people in my life.  My family.  We got cozy by the fire and enjoyed hot cocoa together while we watched some really nice Christmas Specials (My favorite was The Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie “Christmas In Conway“- make sure you have a box of tissues handy) on TV.  We got the Christmas decorations down from the attic and started to decorate our home too.   With all of the coziness going on at our house, I decided I needed to make a warm, festive breakfast for my family.  I love anything gingerbread, so these delicious Gingerbread Pancakes were a sweet way for me to start the month of December.

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The smell of gingerbread filled my kitchen as these pancakes cooked on the hot griddle and put me into the holiday spirit.  These pancakes have just the right amount of molasses and spices to give your family that wonderful, all natural gingerbread flavor, without overpowering the delicious, simple taste of homemade buttermilk pancakes.  These are best served hot with real maple syrup and go very well with breakfast sausage and eggs for a filling weekend brunch.  If you love gingerbread and are looking for something special to serve your family this season while you are decking the halls, give these Gingerbread Pancakes a try!  My children loved these so much that they have been requested for breakfast Christmas morning.  I love these pancakes so much that I will be making them for weekend breakfasts all year round;)

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