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Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to make fun crafts and enjoy special treats with your kids. When I think Valentine’s day, I think hearts, cupid, and pink and red. Unfortunately, if you have a child sensitive to red dye, a lot of recipes are out. I wanted to think beyond cookies and cupcakes and [...]
Everyone knows that the holiday season brings lots of parties or entertaining of friends and family. If you are like me and you are looking for a new treat to treat your friends but want to make sure it will taste great, try these new twists on the chocolate chip cookie: Chocolate Chip and Peanut [...]
Last year we wrote about how we attempted to grill a turkey. How did it turn out? It was simply the best turkey I had ever tasted. I mean, I don’t even like turkey and this way of making it has me craving it again this year. For us, hands down, there is only one [...]
Have you noticed a theme to my posts lately? Yeah, I’ve had a few hankerings since being pregnant, and one of them was those awful for you snack cakes! I had a recipe for Faux Hostess Cupcakes, that I had printed years ago and I thought hmmm…aren’t Suzy Qs basically cupcakes in a different form? [...]
This recipe is decadent and delicious, but also very versatile. You control the ingredients, as well as just how “homemade” you want it to be! This will make about 6-8+ “stacks” depending on what you use and how much. It is easily doubled, or make gigantic pancakes to rival a restaurant breakfast! Of course, it’s [...]
Apple crisp is the perfect summer-into-fall dessert. It makes your house smell heavenly! Ingredients: 6-8 medium, firm apples (2 1/2-3 pounds, depending on how apple-y you like your crisp!) 3/4 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 8 T (1 stick) unsalted butter (cold) [...]
This yogurt parfait is an easy to make, good-for-you treat. Make it fun by serving in clear glasses or bowls. It’s extra-impressive in taller, or uniquely shaped dishes! All you need are blueberries, strawberries and plain (or vanilla, if you must) yogurt. Wash the fruit, cut strawberries into bite sized pieces and layer with yogurt. [...]
.. This is truly the BEST applesauce ever, and it’s so easy to make! It was started by my husband’s Grandmother, and passed along as time went by. I’ve made my own tweaks here and there, but the basics are accredited to Grandma Anderson. We love you Grandma! The Recipe: Grandma’s Applesauce .. .. This [...]
For big events and holidays I am always scrambling to come up with a wonderful dessert to share or bring along with us when we are invited to eat with friends or family. Last year my husband’s aunt gave us this recipe – it was exquisite to view and to eat. With its beautiful appearance, [...]
My daughter celebrated her birthday this month, and as usual, I planned to make her a “from scratch” cake. She just turned six, and had never had a Birthday party (other than with family), but I always said if she asked for one, we’d do it. So this year, she asked for one and we had [...]
For me Autumn means pie-baking season, because it’s the only time of year I actually make them! With the holidays coming up this week (that and a few of you were asking about a couple of pies I had alluded to on Twitter), I thought I would post 4 festive pie recipes. DazzleBerry Pie Named [...]
Sometimes I am in the mood for a little something sweet. Being a celiac family (no wheat, rye, barely or oats), we can not just run to the store and grab some Oreos to dip into our milk. Nor can we grab doughnuts for breakfast. In our small town, we can not even safely go [...]
Butternut squash pie is a lot like pumpkin pie. In fact, it tastes almost exactly the same, only better! You can make this using pre-made (canned) butternut squash puree, frozen squash cubes (that you cook and then puree), or you can do what I do and make it from scratch. I don’t make it all [...]
Okay, don’t get alarmed. I know chocolate and salami don’t really go together. This dessert has NO meat, despite the name, is supereasy, and requires no cooking. It looks similar to well, salami, and it seriously tastes good. Sorry I don’t have another name for it – I’ve just called it this all my life (my Portuguese grandmother made it on special occasions), even [...]
I saw this modified version of an apple pie on Food Network from my favorite chef, Giada. I love apple pies but despise all the fuss it takes to make them. It just takes too long. This recipe is a perfect way to get the great taste in a no-fuss and fast way. Photo by [...]
Photo by Stefan / cc by-nc-nd 2.0 If you ever read my family blog‘s “About Us” section, you’d know I’m Brazilian by birth. This tangy exotic dessert, also known as mousse de maracuja, is from my Portuguese grandmother, the one who never measures ingredients or follows a recipe. It was like pulling teeth to [...]
(from Better Homes and Gardens Crockery cookbook) 1/2 cup butter 2 oz unsweetened chocolate 2 eggs 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup seedless red raspberry jam 1 t vanilla 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 t baking powder Optional toppings: vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream topping, fresh raspberries Generously grease two 1 pint straight-sided wide-mouth canning jars. Flour [...]
(from Better Homes and Gardens Crockery cookbook) For the Caramel-Apple portion: 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 T quick-cooking tapioca 1 t ground cinnamon 1.5 cups apple juice or apple cider 2 pounds cooking apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices (6 cups) 1 T butter, cut up 8 oz [...]
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