Today just felt like a cookie day and a good way to send off 2011. This recipe comes from the May 2011 issue of my favorite magazine, “Food Network Magazine”. Zach, Courtney and I just ate about 6 between the 3 of us, yummy! Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2012 is kind to all … Continue reading
Christmas Day dessert! YUM!!! I got this recipe from the lid of a Sticky Toffee Pudding candle that I bought at Bath and Body Works. It says “my candle recipe contest Best Recipe Winner”. The candle smells so tasty and this pudding/cake tastes almost as good as the candle smells. 1 1/2 cups pitted and … Continue reading
I found this recipe on http://www.ezrapoundcake.com where she said that she adapted it from Nigella Lawson’s “How to Be a Domestic Goddess”. They smelled so yummy while baking and tasted great! 1 1/3 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/3 cup sugar freshly grated nutmeg juice of 1 – 2 clementines … Continue reading
These are for Bob’s Christmas work lunch today. The recipe is from Pampered Chef. Looked like a whole pan of gooey goodness! 2 cups quick or old fashioned oats 1 3/4 cups flour, divided 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup butter, melted 1 cup butterscotch or caramel ice cream topping … Continue reading
The last of the persimmons from the Bountiful Basket were finally ripe so I decided to make some muffins with them. I found this recipe on http://www.foodnetwork.com. They smelled really delicious and festive while baking. 2 – 3 very ripe persimmons (or 1 cup smooth applesauce plus 1/4 cup carrot baby food) 1 1/2 cups … 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
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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