I had some fun yesterday making these octopus cupcakes, and also some shark cupcakes. Gotta find some fun in this quarantine life. I made 3 dozen chocolate cupcakes from this recipe here and some buttercream icing from this recipe here which I colored blue to look like the ocean. The octopus are easy to make, … Continue reading
It was my friend Anna’s birthday yesterday and her husband Kent texted asking if I’d like to drive by and wish her a Happy Birthday, crazy times right? A drive by birthday hello. So I asked if I could make her a birthday cake and Kent said that she’s been wanting sod laid at their … Continue reading
Here is entry #2 in the Quarantine Baking Scone Off. These beat out yesterday’s by a slim margin because there were a little lighter, not quite as dense as yesterday’s entry but they weren’t as quick and easy to make as yesterdays. There will be at least one more entry in the scone off so … Continue reading
More quarantine baking, this time scones! And we’re going to have a scone off. Up first, these babies which were really easy and quick to make and tasted great! There will be a couple more scone recipes to try and then we will declare a winner. It’s the little things in a pandemic people. scones … Continue reading
Seemed like a good dinner to make during these crazy quarantine times and bonus, it was really good. The men in my house in particular really liked it, probably because it was quite hearty. 2 pounds ground beef 5 – 7 potatoes, peeled or unpeeled, sliced thin or cubed 1 onion, sliced thin or chopped … Continue reading
Did you guys know that you can make bread in your crock pot or slow cooker? Neither did I! It is gloriously delicious, especially if you love pesto like me! (More quarantine baking experiments.) 2 1/4 teaspoons or 1 envelope active dry yeast 1 tablespoon sugar 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water, about 105 degrees 3 … Continue reading
If you follow my blog (and if you do, thank you so much!), then you know that I am a huge fan of one pot meals and 30 minute meals. This one is both, as well as tasting delicious, in fact there were no leftovers, always a good sign. I made some changes to the … Continue reading
As you can probably tell, I’ve been on a lemon bar kick lately but I am out of lemons now so I guess I am done. These were really good with a thick, gooey middle and a crunchy top that was delightful. If you’re a lemon bar fan, then you definitely need to try these. … Continue reading
30 Minute Meal – check One Pot Meal – check Yummy – check Quarantine Cooking – check 12 ounces chorizo or pork sausage 2 cups frozen whole kernel corn or 1 can of corn, drained 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained 1 cup uncooked instant rice 1/2 cup water 2 teaspoons chili powder 1/2 … Continue reading
I’ve been skeptical about air fryers so haven’t joined that particular club yet but then Kohls had a huge sale and this Kalorik Smart Fryer was on sale for $60, originally $120, and with a 40% off coupon and another $10 off coupon and free shipping and being quarantined and all, I figured what the … Continue reading
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