This recipe comes from http://www.kraftfoods.com and was super simple and quick to put together. It’s pictured here in one of those little take out containers that I got at Target. Yummy little neighbor gift! 1 cup chopped pretzels 1/3 cup chopped toasted pecans, peanuts or walnuts 1 1/2 packages (8 squares each) semisweet chocolate, melted … Continue reading
This recipe comes from the September 23, 2011 (my son Zach’s birthday!) issue of “All You” magazine. Quick, easy and tasty – what more could you ask for? 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 oz pepperoni, finely chopped (didn’t have any so left it out) 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (or … Continue reading
So yesterday I was nominated for the Liebster Blog Award by my new blogging buddy, nocturnefirefay, who had nothing but nice things to say about my blog over on hers, thanks! Here is the link to her blog http://www.nocturnefirefay.wordpress.com And here is a little bit about the Liebster Blog Award: “The Liebster Blog Award is … Continue reading
We had our annual Christmas potluck at Book Group tonight and I was trying to figure out what to bring and my neighbor Karin asked if I was going to make these and at first I said no but then I thought why not? so this is what I took. I found this idea on … Continue reading
This recipe comes from http://www.bettycrocker.com, a 2nd variation on the cookie cup idea, also very tasty! garnish: 3 oz semisweet baking chocolate 1 tablespoon shortening or Christmas sprinkles cookie cups: 1 pouch Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix or chocolate chip cookie mix 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 egg filling: 2 cups dark chocolate chips 3/4 … Continue reading
Target had Betty Crocker cookie mixes on sale for $1.55 this last week and I had a bunch of .40 cents off coupons so they ended up being only $1.15 a pouch so I bought about 6 pouches in various flavors (chocolate chip, peanut butter and sugar cookie) and then decided to experiment so this … Continue reading
Here are the other cupcakes I made today – snowmen! This idea comes from Karen Tack and Alan Richardson’s other cookbook called “Hello, Cupcake!” which I also love. The cupcakes are vanilla using their “Perfect Cake Mix Cupcakes” recipe from the same cookbook; I used a white cake mix and added 1 tablespoon of vanilla … Continue reading
Today was Christmas cupcake day and a good day it was too! These cute little guys come from Karen Tack and Alan Richardson’s “What’s New, Cupcake?” cookbook which is awesome! I highly recommend it! Mine are a little different than theirs as I used pretzels for antlers in order to make it a little easier. … Continue reading
We got some persimmons in our Bountiful Basket this week so I thought I’d experiment with them. I found this recipe on http://www.epicurious.com, “for people who love to eat”, and that’s me so I thought I’d give it a try. Bob liked them and Zach said they were ok, I didn’t really care for them … Continue reading
I signed up to bring a dessert to our Christmas Bunco tonight and this is what I brought. It is from the Pampered Chef cookbook called “Chocolate” which is awesome! And this torte was awesome too! mousse: 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream 8 oz white chocolate, finely chopped (I used my Dove Chocolate Discoveries white … Continue reading
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