St Patrick’s Pots of Gold Cookies

I have a project coming up, a tv show that is going to keep me busy for all of March and a good chunk of April so I’m trying to get in some baking and holiday baking before it starts. So I made these sugar cookie cups and also . . . these chocolate dipped … Continue reading

Double Chocolate Sourdough Bread

Combining two of my favorite things – chocolate and sourdough! Alas I can’t tell you how it tasted because I took it to my neighbor Chelsea for her birthday. It smelled amazing! Guess I’ll just have to make another loaf! 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup cocoa 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 … Continue reading

Caramel Pecan Bars

These were seriously so good and pretty easy to make. I highly recommend them. 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups flour 1 (4.51 oz) bag Werther’s Original Soft Caramels, unwrapped 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 3/4 cup chopped pecans 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 Preheat oven to 350. … Continue reading

St Patrick’s Lucky Charms Cupcakes

I have lots of work coming up so I’m trying to get some baking in before that happens and also some seasonal treats before I don’t have time for anything! I made these for porch treats and they were gone pretty quickly. (Click here for more info on porch treats.) 1 batch vanilla cupcakes from … Continue reading

Tomato Basil Soup

Just add grilled cheese . . . (This is another Disney recipe from the Pinocchio Village Haus in the Magic Kingdom aka Disney World.) 4 cups diced Roma tomatoes 1/2 medium white onion, peeled and chopped 4 teaspoons minced garlic 2 cups chicken broth 2 tablespoons cold butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 – 2 teaspoons … Continue reading

Chocolate Oreo Bundt Cake

Birthday cake for my neighbor Reed. Bundt cakes are the best. The end. CAKE 1 recipe Damn Good Chocolate cake, found here 12 crumbled Oreo cookies FROSTING 2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon clear vanilla 2 – 4 tablespoons milk 12 more crumbled Oreos 1 For cake, prepare Damn Good Chocolate Cake as per instructions. … Continue reading

Valentine Strawberry Truffle Cupcakes

Made some Valentine cupcakes for porch treats, see this post for details on porch treats. I made 33 cupcakes and they were gone in 30 minutes. I think that’s a record. Valentine themed cupcake liners, I found some cute ones at Michaels a batch of vanilla cupcakes, I used this recipe here one bag Lindt … Continue reading