I really thought I had posted this recipe before, because it is one of my family favorites. I started making monkey bread for my son when he was probably two or three years old. At that time my mother was still alive, a great cook, and most holiday cooking was prepared by her. I miss those days. I wanted a little tradition between my son and I on Christmas morning, and that is how Monkey Bread started for us. Now I make it for every holiday, or just when he happens to be over in the morning.

Monkey Bread

1/2 to 1 cup of chopped pecans (I use pecan pieces because they are finer)

1/2 cup sugar

2 tablespoons cinnamon (I always just eyeball this because I want a more cinnamon taste)

3 cans (10 ounce each) buttermilk biscuits, cut into quarters

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter (1 stick) melted

Grease bundt pan and sprinkle the pecans evenly in the bottom.

Mix the sugar and cinnamon together. Dip the biscuits into the sugar mixture and layer into bundt pan. (You can put the sugar mixture into a ziploc bag and then just add the biscuits and shake. I really like to roll the biscuits into the sugar mixture one by one because I think it coats them better).

Combine brown sugar and melted butter and pour over the top

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes

Cool ten minutes and invert onto plate.

Paula Deen has a different version of monkey bread she calls gorilla bread. She sticks a little glob on cream cheese into each biscuit. It is MUCH richer. Almost too rich for me. But you might want to try that version also. I’m sure there are several versions of monkey bread out there.  It makes a great breakfast treat.

I love traditions. Please share your family traditions with me in the comments section.

My all time, hands down, favorite tweezer is Tweezerman. I have used Tweezerman for years. I’ve probably tried all the brands you can pick up at the drugstore before finally spending the extra money to buy Tweezerman. What I like the most about them is they are very accurate, don’t pull or tug or rip your skin, and get those pesky little hairs out very painlessly. Tweezerman tweezers come with a lifetime warranty. I used this warranty on my first pair, and while waiting 4-6 weeks for the tweezers to be returned and sharpened, I learned two things 1) I cannot go 4-6 weeks without tweezers, so I ended up buying a new Tweezerman tweezer; and 2) I didn’t think the sharpened one worked as well as the new replacement one. Besides, Tweezerman is always coming up with cute new colors or prints, so why stick with one color?

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We are huge Texas Rangers fans. I recently purchased two of these picture frames for my husband and son. Every year, for as long as I can remember, they have attended Opening Day together. I thought it would be cute to frame their picture that I take every year before they leave for the game, in their matching jerseys, in this adorable MLB ticket collage frame.

Don’t worry, if you happen to be a fan of another team, although for the life of me I can’t understand why you would be, they have every team available. Cute gift for $13.