My middle child has been on a baking kick for several months now. As a matter of fact, the last time we went to the library (and he got his own library card) the only book he wanted to check out was one with cookies recipes. He is so my son. 😉 Before we had to…
Let’s Have Brinner!
Oh my gosh, my kids love those words. Do yours? Wait. What’s “Brinner” you ask? Oh, that’s breakfast for dinner, Brinner. At least that is what we call it around here. And it’s a HIT!! Everyone in our house, including the dog, could eat bacon for every meal so that’s a no-brainer and along with…
(not so perfect) Mini Peach Pies
Remember when we used to get recipes from books and magazines? I used to get a SLEW of recipes from magazines. I tucked this one away LONG ago (approximately 2008) in my handy-dandy recipe binder, but just never tried it before. It includes the fruit of the peach, which is one of my most favorite-est fruits ever. (no,…
Disappearing Marshmallow Brownies (and some improvisation)
When I was the age that we would now categorize as a “tween”, my mom found a recipe for Disappearing Marshmallow Brownies. Back then she would have gotten it out of a church cook book, a magazine or the local paper. You know, instead of Pinterest. She made them the first time when my…
Pumpkin Bars!
I have been craving pumpkin anything for a while now. I love to eat and drink pumpkin-flavored things in the Fall but so much of what I like includes loads of sugar, that which I have been trying to avoid. Too much sugar = bigger Elaine. That being said, a little bit is okay. As…
Almond Chocolate Cherry Clusters
I like to eat chocolate. A lot. I also really like things that only take a few ingredients to make. Like these: I actually found this little recipe in a magazine a few years ago and adapted it just a bit. There’s not much you can change on a three-ingredient recipe but I managed it….
Healthy Lunch & Awesome Sauce
I try to keep the kids’ lunches pretty healthy. But I almost always still include some sort of treat. I’m not sure if they eat it first or last, since I am not there to watch them chow down, but all of the food is usually gone so I’m guessing they totally eat the wonderful…
Cookies are Always a good idea
I was feeling a bit of “mom guilt” since the kids and I never got a chance to bake cookies together before Christmas, what with all the traveling and such. So… we made some post-Christmas, Christmas cookies. Which I think was a stellar idea and we may do every year from now on since we…
Peppermint Bark (also known as my “Christmas Crack”)
I decided a few weeks ago that I would make some peppermint bark as part of the kids’ teachers Christmas presents this year. I found some cute jars at Big Lots and thought they would be perfect to contain my favorite Christmas candy. Anyway, I’ve had this stuff on the brain for a while now,…
You Need to Quit Using the Recipe on the Back of the Chocolate Chip Package Anyway…
We had some neighbor friends over for dinner tonight. The guys watched football while us ladies stood in the kitchen and drank wine. And at one point we sat down to dinner with 5 kids and 4 adults. We even had to bring in my craft desk chair so we could all fit around the…