As you know I'm cookie challenged. If you follow me on Facebook you have been reading about my baking experiences this holiday season. Just this past weekend I dropped a 5 pound bag of flour in the middle of my floor! I have tried sugar cookie cut outs FIVE times and I get the most distorted looking things. My snowflakes look like flowers and my Christmas trees like sun bursts. It's been horrible! … [Read more...]
Recipe for Peanut Butter Cookies Dipped in Vanilla Almond Bark!
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I love making bark but I buy almond bark for several different things this time of year. One of them being for cookies! Melt it in a double boiler or if you don't have one like me you can just put water in a pot and then put a smaller pot inside it. Break it up and it will melt faster. Take Ritz crackers and peanut butter and make sandwiches with them. In the time it takes for the Almond bark … [Read more...]
Wilton Dimensions® 3-D Skull Pan #Tutorial
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So as many of you know through my many posts about Johnny's Halloween Birthday Party I made the Wilton's Dimensions® 3-D Skull Pan as his party cake. I have had this fear as a Wilton Mom my cakes need to rock, and well as a cupcake queen I don't do much more than the handy 1M swirl. When I was showing all the great Halloween party supplies Wilton carries Johnny saw the Dimensions® 3-D Skull Pan. I … [Read more...]
Cranberry Pork Loin Roast Slow Cooker Recipe
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Now that the hot weather is gone and I can start cooking again I'm all over it. One of my favorite tools in the kitchen is my slow cooker! I actually have two crock pots. One small, mainly for meats and another for large meals. If you don't have two I'd recommend it. I love having the different sizes. I hate pulling out the large one if I don't need to but it's great to still have on hand. I love … [Read more...]
Cheat Your Way to a Fancy Dessert!
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When I went to the Wilton Tent Sale I stumbled upon this baking pan. I didn't know what I would do with it but loved the idea behind it. I now use it all the time. My favorite is for when we have our friends over for dinner. I'm usually already struggling making sure dinner and appetizers are running smoothly and by the time dessert rolls around I'm done. Until this pan! I love it with brownies … [Read more...]
Baked Apples with Cranberries & Apricots Recipe
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My boss is always bringing these baked apples to work for breakfast and when she heats them up in the microwave next to my office they smell amazing. I finally asked her how she makes them. She didn't have a written recipe so I kinda had to just test it out on my own but they were so good!First core several apples in a bake safe dish. I used a smaller corningware dish.Add orange juice. Just … [Read more...]
How to Make Breadcrumbs
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Not last Christmas but the Christmas before I just had to have the latest and greatest Cuisinart Food Processor. My most requested meal to make is my yummy Mac & Cheese Recipe and I was sick of the stale tasting breadcrumbs I was putting on my meal each time and wanted to be able to make my own.I always make my breadcrumbs with Pepperidge Farms Bread. I usually buy the Country White but they … [Read more...]
Ham & Cheese Panini’s Recipe
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Since I gave you my review of the The Evolve™ Grill and teased you with my Ham & Cheese Panini's I thought I should probably share it with you guys too! I have actually been doing uite a bit of baking and cooking lately! It's been lots of fun!First you'll need a good loaf bread. I bought mine in the bakery dept. It's a roasted garlic bread with olive oil. Some small ham steaks. I'm fond … [Read more...]
