My first experiment of the season will be a new favorite…Gingersnaps with Orange- Ginger Cream Filling
These are formed into balls, rolled in sugar…
…and flattened slightly with a glass bottom.
The baked cookies are spread with this amazing frosting.
On their own, these ginger cookies were great- soft- not the crunchy sort. The filling has a gingery [...]
Here are my 25 Christmas Cookie & Candy favorites of last season… Click picture to find the recipe.
My Top Six favorites of the favorites:(I liked all of them, but here are the tops)#1: Blackberry- Sage Thumbprints#2: Bake & Slice Chocolate Swirls#3: Sparkling Butter Toffee Cookies#4: Cinnamon Fudge#5: Macadamia Nut Butter Toffee#6: Chocolate Mint Wafers
Especially good [...]
We cooked up some turkey a little early this year and came up with a wonderful soup for the leftover turkey meat: Creamy Mexican Turkey Soup.
It starts with a simple saute of carrots, celery, onion & garlic. The veggies are then simmered with chicken (or turkey) broth.
The addition of milk, flour and spices make the [...]
Once in a while my boys deserve a special little treat for breakfast. Usually it’s pancakes or waffles, or more often than not some kind of muffin. This day, I chose Amish Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Caramel Icing. Perfect for downing with a mug of milk before a morning hike.
I started these the night before, [...]
My first foray into a knowingly “vegan” recipe was something that caught my eye and inspired me to pick up Veganomicon on a whim: Butternut Squash & Pumpkin Seed Rice Paper Rolls with Cranberry Chile Dipping Sauce.
I’ve enjoyed many a spring roll, but never had made them myself. They’re incredibly easy- just have all of [...]
Oh, Fresh Cranberries…
I love you.
You’re so seasonally colorful and blogable. You freeze well and make dishes and baked goods worthy of photographing. And although you’re generally tart and inedible on your own, you pair well with sweets to create a blend of sweet-tart that is quite unique and delicious.
I loved you in these: Cranberry Whole-Grain [...]
Still looking for that perfect Thanksgiving dessert? Here’s one that I tested out in this year’s search: Pumpkin Banana Mousse Tart.
From Ms. Barefoot Contessa, a spiced graham cracker crust holds a custardy, pumpkin-banana filling. This can be made into one big tart or several little ones.
Only the crust is baked. The filling is simmered in [...]
My husband was at Starbucks on a business trip recently and ordered a Mocha. When he reached into his pocket to pay, the cashier told him it was taken care of. “Really?” he asked. “By whom?” The cashier pointed to an older lady standing off to the side. My husband approached the woman and thanked [...]
As a former teacher, I’m a natural sucker for cuteness and kids. I’m the Mom that that makes sure that her son has a cute backpack/lunch box (Red Sox, of course), cute haircut (just short enough to spike, if needed), and cute clothes (collared shirts and preppy shorts to school). I’m sure my kid could [...]
Clearly, I have an addiction. I seem to be managing to find numerous recipes that contain my favorite Mexican sweet. My latest find: Dulce de Leche Pumpkin- Toffee Pie.
This recipe came along at just the right time… I’m in need of something new to bring to Thanksgiving at my In-Law’s house. Not being a huge [...]
On a recent apple-picking venture in our local mountains, I found myself coming home laden with more than just apples… apple cider, apple butter and pumpkin butter followed me home too. I found uses for the cider and apple butter within muffins and breads. But the pumpkin butter stumped me. Sure, I could have used [...]
If you’ve not yet had sangria, you’ve been missing out. Fruit combined with wine… sometimes juices or liqueurs too… makes an amazing adult beverage.
I tend to make white sangria recipes in the summer and red wine sangria recipes in the cooler months. That’s just my preference. For a Spanish tapa’s themed party we attended this [...]
I’ve made this Martha Stewart, fall-themed salad twice now… both times to rave reviews: Maple- Roasted Pumpkin Salad.
But whatever you do, don’t tell your dinner mates that you’re making a dinner salad with pumpkin in it. Most people don’t think to eat their pumpkins and only go with canned pumpkin puree for recipes, so the [...]
Count me in as someone who has always been a bit skeptical on whether or not rosemary has any business being in a dessert recipe.
Last year I made a holiday cookie recipe- Rosemary Shortbread Cookies. My husband scoffed and asked me why I was incorporating backyard plants into my cookie recipes. He could never get [...]
I quietly celebrated my birthday recently with a trip to visit my sister in Washington. I always so enjoy traveling to the Northwest in the fall. It reminds me of the East Coast with all of its colorful trees and other seasonal sights like pumpkins on doorsteps and endless piles of leaves.
On a morning walk [...]
Sugar Babies were among my favorite Halloween treats to acquire when I was a young trick-or-treater. You don’t see them around too much anymore. Stores with well-stocked candy sections will carry them, and places like video stores and movie theaters have the super-sized boxes. If you’re lucky, you may find some among your children’s Halloween [...]
Our orthodontist is offering to pay the kids around here $1 for each pound of Halloween candy they’ll fork over. My kiddo is currently frantically digging out the candy that he’s willing to part with so he can make a little cash. My advice for him is to look for the heavy stuff (but keep [...]
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