17 Friday Sep 2021
Posted in desserts, love to cook
These Easy Salted Caramel Apple Dumplings are mouth-watering and delicious!!
They come together quickly with simple ingredients and are always a favorite apple season treat!
Did I mention that September 17th is National Apple Dumpling Day?!!
18 Sunday Jul 2021
Posted in desserts, love to cook, tips & techniques
Homemade Ice Cream in a Ziploc Bag allows everyone to celebrate National Ice Cream Day! Get shaking!!
Our first attempt at making ice cream in a Ziploc bag was the night I discovered Thin Mints in the freezer. It was late. For some reason we decided we couldn’t have one without the other. The ice cream was a success.
20 Saturday Feb 2021
Posted in breads, breakfast & brunch, gluten free, love to cook, snacks
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apple sauce, apples, applesauce, brown sugar, coconut oil, eggs, gluten free flour, maple syrup, old fashioned oats, vanilla
Happy National Muffin Day! We’re going to celebrate with Dutch Apple Pie Muffins that happen to also be Gluten Free!
I set a calendar reminder for this food holiday because I knew it would be an opportunity to spend some time in the kitchen with Ella, my fun-loving, bright, kind and witty bonus-daughter who can hold her own in the kitchen. She’s 11. She’s a natural. And she makes banana bread like nobody’s business!!
03 Thursday Dec 2015
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook
At a recent family reunion I discovered these luscious Salted Double Dark Chocolate Cookies. They are rich, crispy on the edges yet soft on the inside, with a hint of sea salt. Can you see that molten chunk of chocolate there? It’s the ‘Double’ in this cookie’s name.
Continue reading »31 Monday Aug 2015
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I have this bag of baking supplies that I hide out of sight in the hall coat closet. My logic is questionable since I (1) hid it, and (2) it’s been discovered. It contains everything from Peanut M&M’s to Hershey’s Kisses to Ferrero Rocher, plus assorted other essentials like chocolate chips, shredded coconut, marshmallows, and Heath toffee bits.
Continue reading »18 Wednesday Mar 2015
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook, Share the Love
Just a quick relatively wordless Wednesday post.
Creamy Dreamy Mint Chocolate Fudge. Three ingredients. Easy. Melt in your mouth. This is the first fudge recipe I learned to make back when I was in high school. It has never failed me.
Continue reading »12 Thursday Mar 2015
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles.
Seriously? Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough balls dunked in chocolate? Oh my word. Don’t leave me alone with a tray of these bad boys. No worries raw egg police, these no-bake treats are egg-free.
Continue reading »26 Friday Dec 2014
Posted in desserts, healthy choices, love to cook, snacks
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carrots, cinnamon, dates, flax seed, ginger, hemp seed, nutmeg, rolled oats, unsweetened coconut, vanilla, walnuts
I sent Shelby an innocent birthday text (back on May 28th). It went something like this….what’s your favorite kind of cake? She threw me for a loop with her response.
Continue reading »19 Friday Dec 2014
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Who was my Secret Santa this year? Who stumped me so well that I spent an entire week bragging about my amazing Secret Santa to none other than….my Secret Santa? That would be Bethany. The sneaky lady who made me a batch of this incredible European Cookie Butter Fudge (along with many other fabulous gifts).
Continue reading »14 Saturday Jun 2014
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I logged onto my computer this morning and was greeted by 85 new Facebook friends. Whoa! Those of us who use Facebook to promote our blogs have been feeling a little bewildered lately. Facebook has implemented new algorithms that ultimately reduce the number of people that see our posts (typically only 1%…yikes). The way to fix that, at least in their eyes, is to pay to “Promote” our posts.
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