I would much rather bake a batch of cookies or a cake than decorate them! For that reason, I make use of what ever I can to help decorate baked goods including toys , hollyhock dolls, and candied flowers. But sometimes piping is still required and that is when I make decorating icing. I think it tastes betterRead More
Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Shrewsbury Cakes
My daughter was a tomboy growing up. She preferred to be Robin Hood rather than Maid Marion. She would rather collect bugs than play dolls and the only reason she agreed to wear dresses is because it meant she only had to put on two articles of clothing in the morning. I was quite pleasedRead More
Mixed Berry Sorbet
My husband loves sorbet, but have you ever checked out how expensive it is at the stores? It is usually about $3.79 for a pint at our local stores. For a pint! This is one of those items that causes me to have an internal war of frugal vs. healthy. Sorbet is much healthier than ice-cream, but itRead More
Granola Bar Pie Crust and Mixed Berry Pie
My daughter’s friend shared the idea of using granola bars to make a pie crust with my daughter. It is an easy alternative to making a graham cracker pie crust or a cookie pie crust and it only uses 2 ingredients: crunchy granola bars and butter. Granola Bar Pie Crust Recipe Yield: 1 – 9in. pieRead More
Mocha Fudge Pudding
A couple weeks ago I made Chai Spiced Pudding which, as odd as it sounds, was a huge hit. I told my family that I was planning on experimenting with more pudding flavors and my daughter asked if I could try making mocha fudge pudding. As a college student she appreciates caffeinated desserts. 🙂 TodayRead More
Chai Spiced Pudding
This evening I had a wild idea to make Chai Spiced Pudding, the only problem was that until tonight I had only made two types of pudding: chocolate and chocolate. I was a little leery of just removing the chocolate from my recipes because I wasn’t sure how much the cocoa or chocolate chips affectedRead More
Pumpkin Pie Fudge
Several years ago, we stopped in a fudge shop when visiting Monterey. Now why we stop in fudge shops I don’t know because my husband and kids pick their favorite flavor, and then complain while eating it that it doesn’t taste like my fudge or my peanut butter fudge. I never buy fudge; I alwaysRead More
Garden Party Cupcakes
When I was at the grocery store my 3 year old pointed out a turtle cake and told me we “needed to get it for my birthday”. As much as I would have liked to indulge my toddler, I couldn’t. Several of us are gluten intolerant, plus grocery store frosting doesn’t taste very good. HoweverRead More
Marshmallow Mixed Berry Pie
This Marshmallow Mixed Berry Pie recipe takes a little bit of time to create, but the effort will be greatly appreciated by your Little Bear! My youngest son formerly spent a large portion of each day pretending to be Little Bear. For many months he even called me Mother Bear instead of mommy. He oftenRead More
Earthquake Cake
I am not a huge fan of cake mixes, but I do occasionally enjoy doctoring cake mixes. This doctored cake mix recipe was passed on to me by a friend. I can’t remember why, but she showed at my house with this cake (perhaps because I frequently tell my friends not to visit unless theyRead More
Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies
The chocolate peanut butter no-bake cookies are one of my childhood favorites! I usually enjoy baking for my family, but today it was 101 degrees and I did not feel like turning on the oven. Even on hot days, my children require a bit of sugar to keep them sweet, so I made these easyRead More
Honey Cake
I have been playing with alternative sweeteners lately. My favorite is brown rice syrup, with honey a close second. Honey is sweeter than brown rice syrup, so you can use less of it in recipes, making it easier to create a balance between your wet and dry ingredients. The other advantage honey has is that IRead More
Everything But The Kitchen Sink Cake
Lemon Poppy Seed just sounded too boring for this cake. I wanted to convey that it didn’t contain refined sugar by calling it Honey Lemon Cake, but my daughter said that sounded like a cough drop. The name was clinched when my two year old pulled up a chair and started throwing things in. Fortunately, mostRead More
Homemade Chewy Granola Bars
My daughter loves granola bars, but I don’t like the expense of buying my daughter’s favorite granola bars. I experimented with ingredients while my daughter acted as taste tester. Although she hoped that I would continue to fail, so I would have to keep whipping up new batches for her to try, I finally foundRead More
Easy Way to Roll Out Shortbread or Sugar Cookies + Shortbread Recipe
The great thing about Shortbread, besides the fact that it is made of pantry staples, is that your children can pretend it is Lembas Bread. The bad thing about shortbread is trying to roll it out! After discussing the problems of rolling out shortbread with a friend, I decided to post pictures of how IRead More
Tomato Soup Cake
This old-fashioned tomato soup cake recipe tastes like a spice cake. You can cook this vintage cake recipe in a loaf pan or in a cake pan. First let me say, this cake tastes much better than it sounds! This recipe originated in the late 1920s or early 1930s. It was enormously popular throughout theRead More
Easy Applesauce Bundt Cake
This semi-homemade applesauce cake is made by doctoring a plain white or yellow cake mix. What do you do when you want to make a cake, but you don’t have a lot of time? make a bundt cake. They are elegant and you can get away from putting a simple glaze on top and callingRead More
Easy Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake
Two weeks ago I gave a dinner party for 15 and on the day of the party we had 80+ wind gusts that did significant damage to my back yard and the pasture fences. Instead of making the elaborate homemade dessert that I had planned for the party, I was being blown about trying to makeRead More
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Baking this batch of cookies was the most fun I have had baking in years! I had help, lots of help from my youngest son. When I started pulling out the ingredients, Rew pulled out the step-stool and asked for a spoon. He stayed with me and helped through the whole process. The funny thingRead More
Frosted Pumpkin Cookies
I posted this recipe as soon as I harvested my first pumpkin of the season, but I wanted to post it again now that I have pictures of the final product. Frosted Pumpkin Cookies 2 cups sugar2 cups shortening 1 – 15 oz. can pumpkin (I used 1 3/4 cups home pureed pumpkin)2 eggs2 teaspoonsRead More
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