If your house is anything like mine, then you have a pile of treats from all your sweet neighbors sitting on your counter! Yesterday I knocked out a bunch of yummy Christmas goodies in a short amount of time so I thought I’d share with you guys. First, prepare a box of brownie mix according … Continue reading
We had our annual Christmas Bunco/Potluck dinner this week and of course I signed up to bring dessert so here is a quick, easy and delicious holiday dessert from “i heart nap time”. 1 box brownie mix plus ingredients to make brownies 1 bag milk chocolate chips 1 can sweetened condensed milk Holiday Mint M&Ms … Continue reading
Next up for Hunter, some homemade granola bars. This recipe comes from a blog called “Jo and Sue”. I didn’t try one of these either but I did munch on the crumbs left in the pan after cutting and they were surprisingly good, better than store bought that’s for sure! 2 1/2 cups quick rolled … Continue reading
My nephew Hunter has been here for the weekend visiting us and I wanted to send him back to the dorms with some food so first up are these muffins so he has a breakfast snack. The recipe comes from the “Food Network” website. I haven’t tried one as I’m sending them all home with … Continue reading
And the final dessert, #3, from the Johnson family Thanksgiving of 2013 and this, of course, was my favorite! It is another Martha Stewart recipe and despite how pretty it looks and how delicious it tasted, is still pretty easy to make. 3 tablespoons slivered blanched almonds 6 tablespoons sugar 1 1/4 cups flour 2 … Continue reading
Dessert #1 for the Johnson family feast! This one comes from Martha Stewart. It was really easy to make and Bob liked it a lot which is great because I pretty much made it for him! 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted plus more for pan 1 1/4 cups cranberries, partially thawed if frozen 3/4 cup … Continue reading
Another set of bar cookie for the kids at church and our trip to the museum. These come from a blog called “Inside BruCrew Life” and they are so good! 1/2 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup peanut butter 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 … Continue reading
We took the Young Women and Young Men from church last night to the BYU Museum of Art exhibit entitled “Sacred Gifts”, if you live in the area or close to the area, I urge you to go, it was breathtaking! I made some bar cookies for them to eat on the way to the … Continue reading
Another recipe from “The Cupcake Bible” for another batch of fall flavored cupcakes. Cute liners from “Pick Your Plum”. Also really yummy for not being chocolate! Cupcakes 1/3 cup butter, softened 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 1 egg 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla 1 1/3 cups flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 … Continue reading
I was on a cupcake kick on Tuesday, making lots of Fall flavored cupcakes for the neighbors. This recipe comes from a cookbook called “The Cupcake Bible”. I usually prefer chocolate but these were really yummy. The cute little cupcake liners come from that website that I’m addicted to called “Pick Your Plum”. They have … Continue reading
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