A couple months ago, long after the Easter Bunny hopped his way through our home, I found that we still had an abundance of candy (namely peanut butter cups) left over. It seemed like a crying shame to throw the treats away, so instead I made a super hooked up version of the traditional brownie. … Read more
This year we switched it up a little when it came to Easter dessert. Instead of serving our traditional fare of brownies, fruit salad, etc, we looked for a couple of new recipes to try. One of those new recipes came from the Spring 2013 issue of Kraft Food and Family Magazine. Our Lemon Poke … Read more
Oh, Bacon! I have such a love-hate relationship with bacon. The Love – tasty, finger lickin’, oh-so-good The Hate – messy, greasy, grease spattering EVERYWHERE, house reeking of bacon for days Probably my biggest pet peeve about bacon is the mess that I get when cooking it and the constant babysitting that comes with cooking. … Read more
My attempt at making hot cocoa spoon stirrers the other day almost ended before it really began. As I melted my first batch of chocolate in the microwave, I quickly became aware that I needed at least three hands to spoon the drippy, melted chocolate into my plastic baggy. It was just NOT happening. Made … Read more
It has been several years since I made Christmas cookies, and on a whim I decided that Lily Bean and I should attempt them this year. I found this simple sugar cookie recipe and we set to work! Makes: 3-5 dozen cookies You will need: 1 cup margarine 1 1/2 cups white sugar 3 eggs … Read more