Baked Chimichangas. Many years ago I worked for a bank. I did not fit in. Every night when the tellers went to their adding machines, my skin would crawl as they clicked away. I was not a good balancer. I am detailed about artsy-fartsy things and relationships but not so much in others. Lord knows […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls. When your kids are as nuts over chocolate chip cookie dough as mine are, maybe you can relate to my thoughts of, “Why even bother baking the cookies?” After years of my kids begging me to not bother, I finally came up with a recipe to their liking – no […]
Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Cookie Bars. It’s amazing what a little snow and the holidays will do for relationships. My kids actually liked each other this week. They must know that Santa is watching. Today’s Christmas Cookie Crunch recipe is one we made up but you might notice a strong resemblance to a certain Seattle-based coffee […]
Would you like to create some extra Lollipop Sugar Cookies this year? Something that will be pretty enough for a centerpiece or a gift? These cookie ideas are full of sugary sparkle and easy peezy to make! That moment. First, “that moment.” The moment that an idea hits you and you have to make sure […]
You’d think most kids might run if you were to mention coconut and walnuts in the same No Bake Coconut Date Ball Cookies; but, when I was little, this was my favorite holiday cookie. I still love making them today because they are as yummy as I remember and easy too! No-Bake Coconut Date Ball […]
This Peanut Butter Balls recipe is the best I’ve tried so far. Rice Krispies Peanut Butter Balls 1 cup crunchy peanut butter 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1 cup powdered sugar 2 cups puffed rice cereal 1 1/2 cups Wilton dipping chocolate Mix peanut butter, butter, and salt together. Carefully and slowly add in powdered sugar […]
White Chocolate Peppermint Bark is a beautiful treat for the holidays. White Chocolate Peppermint Bark 1 pound white chocolate 1 12-ounce package red Wilton candy melts 1 teaspoon peppermint extract 4 regular candy canes, crushed Melt white chocolate in the microwave in a glass bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals and stir in between each interval […]
Almond Roca Bars Cookie. Oh my goodness. So much for baking without sampling. I just made these bars for church and they are Hoops & YoYo delicious. Almond Roca Bars Cookie Preheat oven to 350°F. 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup butter, softened 1 egg yolk 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt Press mixture into […]
Nothing says welcome to winter like a frosty Orange Creamsicle Smoothies. Okay maybe not so much, but I told a lovely guest of ours that I would be posting this recipe and I am a couple of months behind on my promise. Honestly, I’m not big on the idea of liquid pumpkin and gingerbread drinks […]
Taco Quiche. Once upon a time, there was a little girl who was dragged to brunch. Brunch was scary for the little girl because it meant two things. One, it meant that two meal opportunities were condensed down to one meal opportunity. This was not a good thing for the little foodie blogger in the […]
Halloween Treat Ideas. Our community center had a Haunted House and Dotter and I provided a bake sale for the event. Culinary geeks that we are, we overworked ourselves and could hardly keep our eyes open while selling them. Adorable, creative, tired witch. A cookie tombstone cemetery on crushed Oreo dirt. Want to make your […]
A Lovely Cozy Fall Tea. I just love fall! As I write this, the weather is sunshiny with a touch of fall crispiness – perfect! Last weekend we hosted a fall tea at The Old Hen. It was so fun to host for these ladies. They were hilarious. Yes, I do hear what people talk […]
Creativity and Tale of Peter Rabbit Table Setting. I went to the Puyallup (pronounced pew-Al-up) Fairgrounds to enter the table decorating contest there. I filled out a form in July requesting an autumn theme which would have made this blog quite timely but they called me and told me that the category that I had […]
How to Make Marshmallow Fondant. I’ll never forget Dotter’s Sweet 16 Birthday. We’ve thrown some fun shindigs but this one was special. T-shirts were made. Fun was had. And, the cake, well, the cake was pretty darn glorious. Decorating cakes isn’t really my thing but every once in and awhile I like to make sure […]
