I just participated in the 4th Annual Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. It’s an exciting program, hosted by Lindsay of Love and Olive Oil and Julie of The Little Kitchen, that brings together food bloggers from around the world “in celebration of all things scrumptious”. The premise of the program is quite simple: I baked delicious home made cookies and sent a dozen of each to three other assigned food bloggers. In return, I received three dozen cookies from three separate food bloggers. The best part about this program is its … [Read more...]
Sweet and Salty Popcorn Bark
December 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
There’s a “no-gift” policy at my kids’ school. That means, no “official” gifting to the teachers. However, many parents find creative ways to work around that mandate. We’ve always baked some treats (that is apparently school-approved). I like choosing something to bake that’s easy for the kids to equally if not totally participate. Their teachers have the difficult task of teaching so my kids should at least be able to take the lead in our treat making. The past few years we’ve been mastering awesome Peppermint Bark. It’s so simple to … [Read more...]
Crater Pancakes
December 5, 2014 By 2 Comments
Perhaps the BEST (and easiest) pancake recipe ever. Why? While it only contains 3 ingredients, it looks and tastes like it's a gourmet recipe. We enjoyed this pancake recipe for dinner tonight and will eat left overs tomorrow morning. Bake it, add a little lemon juice and confectioner's sugar, and some raspberry jam, and you've got a hit on your hands. You must try this. End of story (and post). … [Read more...]
Cauliflower Soup
December 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
It’s officially starting to feel like the precursor to winter. Snow on Thanksgiving? To adapt, I’m kicking off my winter survival mode in the kitchen. So, beginning this week, the slow cooker will find a permanent place on the counter top as will the blender. Why? Because I slow cook meats and blend tons of soup—two hearty dishes ideal for wintertime. Last night I made a terrific Cauliflower Soup. It wasn’t intentional. I noticed that I had a head of cauliflower in the crisper that needed to be used and, I had been sent a Cauliflower soup … [Read more...]
