I’m always on the lookout for lower calorie muffin recipes as I love to have a muffin for breakfast but don’t want too many calories. This recipe comes from http://www.tasteofhome.com. The muffins are about 134 calories each, which isn’t too bad. I’m eating one as I type this and I don’t think anyone would be … Continue reading
This adorable cupcake vegetable garden is for my friend Anna K who is turning the big 4 0 today! Her husband Kent called and asked if Courtney and I would make a cake for her birthday and so originally we were going to do this same design on a fondant cake but then some things … Continue reading
These are for the neighborhood game night tonight and the recipe is from http://www.marthastewart.com. They are chock full of good stuff so I can’t imagine that they won’t be delicious! 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature 2 1/4 cups flour 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown … Continue reading
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
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
My little great nephew Noah is turning 4 and his mom, my niece Amber, asked if Cort and I would make Muppet cupcakes for his party. The Muppets turned out to be pretty hard to make so we opted to make him a mini bday cake with Kermit on it (his favorite Muppet) and then … Continue reading
Courtney’s 20th birthday was on Thursday and I have been waiting for her to be gone for a long enough time for me to make her birthday cake. She had to go to work on Friday from 4:00 in the afternoon until 2:30 in the morning so I finally had my chance to do it. … Continue reading
Brownies for my friend Julie for her birthday and also for my girls at church. I changed the recipe up a bit since I didn’t have any York Peppermint Patties, I used Junior Mints instead. They tasted great but the Jr Mints seemed to just melt and dissolve in the batter whereas when I’ve used … Continue reading
It is rainy and snowy and sleety and slushy here today so it’s the perfect day to make cookies and stay inside. I went to Target a few days ago and found these Nestle Toll House Dark Chocolate and Mint Limited Edition Morsels on clearance for $1.28 a bag, regularly $2.59 a bag so I … 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
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