Chocolate Chip Pretzel Blondies

This recipe comes from the January 21, 2011 issue of “All You” magazine.  I made them for some of the girls at church as traveling treats as they are off to Youth Conference today (and I of course saved some for us too!). 2 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 12 … Continue reading

Almond Poppy Seed Muffins

I got a new pan from Pampered Chef!  It’s a brownie pan but it said you could also make muffins and cupcakes in it so I tried some muffins which came out great.  I also made some brownies in it which also came out great and were so yummy because every one was like a … Continue reading

Yogurt Parfait Cupcakes

Another sublime cupcake recipe from Wendy Paul’s “101 Gourmet Cupcakes in 10 Minutes” which are for my young women at church tomorrow (if there are any there since it is Spring Break for them this week!).  Vanilla cupcakes with granola inside and out and topped with a dollop of vanilla buttercream icing and then finished … Continue reading

Stacy’s Mini Chocolate Chip Loaves

I liked this recipe from Anne Byrn’s “Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor” but decided to make cupcakes and some other shapes instead of loaves.  I made regular shaped cupcakes (pictured above) and iced some with my buttercream icing in purple and white and then topped the others with the chocolate frosting from the “Rocky … Continue reading

Orange Poppy Seed Cupcakes

I also made these cupcakes for some Bunco prizes.  I made regular shaped cupcakes (pictured here) and then I made some in the shape of bunnies (pictured at the end of the post).  This recipe comes from Wendy Paul’s “101 Gourmet Cupcakes in 10 Minutes”.  I baked these cupcakes in Easter liners and topped them … Continue reading

Buttermilk Cinnamon Bread

(Sorry about the picture, I had already wrapped the bread up before I took a pic and didn’t want to unwrap it and wrap it up again.)  So for last night’s Bunco prizes, I decided to have a little fun (the way we play Bunco is that everyone goes home with a prize, if you … Continue reading

Chocolate Almond Pastries

I hosted Bunco last night at my house and these were the treats I made to serve for dessert.  The recipe comes from “Martha Stewart Living”, the December 2009 issue.  I felt a little like Martha yesterday as I made these treats and then I made treats for everyone to take home as part of … Continue reading