Christmas Baking Ideas
What fun we had in December baking, eating and gifting an assortment of delicious treats. We used some tried and true recipes and made a few new ones as well. I thought I’d share a couple websites that were super…
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My Daughter Makes Pie
My daughter loves pie. She’s 13 and she decided to try make pie from scratch on her own during the Covid lockdown this spring. She used Barefoot Contessa’s blueberry pie recipe. Her first pie turned out really great. Some, since…
Hot Milk Cake and Strawberries
The other day my daughter went picking at a berry farm with her friend and brought home some very ripe strawberries! They’re beautiful, red and so fragrant. One of the first things I think about when looking at a basket…
Chocolate Chip Muffins (no egg, no wheat, no dairy)
also pictured: Banana Pancakes, Chocolate Chip Cookies Wheat Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free Muffin Recipe 2 cups flour (I use various combinations of coconut, brown rice, sorghum and arrowroot flours) 1/2 cup white sugar (not quite a full 1/2 cup…
Banana Pancakes (no egg, no wheat, no dairy)
Boo loves pancakes. He likes pancakes for breakfast and pancakes for snack. So when his diet changed, I tried various packaged mixes along with a number of recipes from online, hoping to find a pancake that wasn’t rock hard. I’m…
Sugar Cookies & Jam Star Cookies
Star Linzer Cookies 3/4 lb butter, room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3 1/2 cups flour 3/4 cup raspberry jam Icing Sugar for dusting Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cream butter and…
Cook With Campbell’s
I had the chance to test out some recipes using the Cook with Campbell’s website last month. Make a recipe, eat the recipe and provide feedback. The campaign didn’t require a blog post however, I thought I’d share some…
Oh, Deer! {a cookie recipe}
These Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies were super easy to make and absolutely adorable. The recipe came from BakerGirl. I had been planning to make them with my children but realized that the nose, eyes and antlers needed to be put…
Little Passports and a Brigadeiro Recipe
We signed up for Little Passports this past summer. I’d read good things about it. My children love to get mail and I was tired of Chirp magazine. Our first box contained a welcome letter from Sam and Sofia, the…
Easy Pickled Beets Recipe
At $1.88 for 6+ quarts of beets, it’s hard to beat beats for price I think. I just love pickled beets and so does my middle man, John. Isaac might too, but he’s never had them because he’s messy and…