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Halloween Recipes: Creepy Zombie Cookies

Any other time of the year the aforementioned recipes wouldn’t sound very appetizing. But when you are creating a creepy buffet for a Halloween party or a festive pre-trick-or-treating meal then they’re the perfect additions. The first recipe for Creepy Chili is a Cheplic classic. While my mom didn’t create it (someone from Hormel Foods gets the credit) she did make when I was a kid—-only she used homemade breadsticks not the refrigerated kind. You can’t top this dish when it comes to simplicity and creativity. If you struggle to get your excited little ghosts and goblins to eat something … Continue reading →

Cookies for Breakfast

Come on… admit it… you’ve done it once in your life… downed a few cookies during the first meal of the day. Eggs, bacon… and cookies. No? It’s not exactly the breakfast of champions, but what about bacon and eggs in your cookies? I’m not kidding. I’ve baked more cookies this month alone than I have all year and every person I’ve seen on a regular basis knows this as they have been forced to hear me lament about my kitchen failures, and likewise rejoice (and share) in my cooking successes. Last week when I was kvetching about being up … Continue reading →

Spicy Black Pepper Cookies

I almost feel as if I should put a question mark at the end of that title as if it were a whole sentence. Martha Stewart adds cayenne pepper to many of her sweet desserts that feature cinnamon to give it that ‘kick’ so when the recipe for these black pepper cookies came across my desk I wasn’t as skeptical as you’d think. I’m no Martha, but I figure if she can do it, so can I! I like bringing these to a cookie exchange. No one ever believes that they have black pepper in them. But if you try … Continue reading →

Make Holiday Ice Box Cookies With Your Little Ones

Ice Box cookies are great for class parties, gifts to neighbors or even to brighten up a holiday dessert buffet. These are particularly easy because you roll them into a log and then slice them (as opposed to the kind that you might roll out and use a cookie cutter for). What I like about these cookies is that they are great for kids to help make. If you pick up some cookie decorations or colored sugar, you can easily make these with your preschooler. But I must confess that even my 8 year old enjoys whipping up a bunch … Continue reading →

Fall Cookies: Classic Pumpkin Bars & Pumpkin Cookies with Browned Butter Frosting

Canned pumpkin will soon be on sale and I admit that my pantry shelves will be lined with the stuff. Canned pumpkin is more nutritious than fresh although I have to admit that adding cream cheese frosting to a pumpkiny confection laden with almost 2 cups of sugar probably negates any health benefits. For a healthier version of this, try Lisa Pietch’s recipe. This particular recipe comes from a family friend who I’m sure got it from another family friend. . .and so on. Pumpkin Bars You Will Need: 2 c. Flour 1 3/4 c Sugar 1 tsp baking soda … Continue reading →

What Can You Do With Sugar Cookie Dough? A LOT!

If you’re like many households today, you’ve not only seen the prepared cookie dough in the refrigerated section of your grocery store, you’ve bought it—more than once. After all, how could you resist? Your kids wanted cookies NOW…and let’s be honest, so did you. I happen to be a big fan of prepared cookie dough. In most varieties, it’s just as tasty as if I’d made it myself. And the wonderful part about it is that you can add almost anything to make a homemade creation of your own. Try these ideas with your cookie dough: 1.Classic sugar cookies—get out … Continue reading →

Simple Teacher Gifts For Christmas

The carols are blaring and the decorations are out, and I am tempted to put my head under something minty-scented until January. Although I love the giving aspect of the Christmas season, its commercial bent gives me a strong desire to flee. But then there’s the problem of homemade. In this world of busy and this world of “but I don’t know HOW to make things,” how can you create homemade Christmas items for teachers, friends, and family and have them delight in what you have made? Over the next two weeks, I’ll explore some super simple ways to create … Continue reading →

Tasty Halloween Read: It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse!

If you give a mouse a pumpkin… he’s going to make pie? Pancakes? Donuts? Cookies? Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong. Wrong book, right series. The oh-so right collection of If You Give A… books is growing, just in time for Halloween. It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! features the same feisty rodent from the award-winning children’s classic, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie; however, the story doesn’t employ the same trademark circular format used in the popular series. Not that young readers will miss it. The colorful board book has its own Halloween-themed hook that will keep your kids at the … Continue reading →

Christmas Cookie Alternatives

Somewhere around now, I start getting a little “cookied” out. The mixing, the rolling, the baking, the decorating start to become more of a chore than an enjoyment. Still, there are cookie exchanges, cookie gifts, holiday parties, etc., when cookies are required. or, are they? If you are getting fed up with cookies, try one of these alternatives. Mini muffins Get a few mini muffin pans and bake up some goodness. These tiny muffin bites are just the thing to take the place of cookies. They can still be popped in the mouth and enjoyed, and a multitude of varieties … Continue reading →

Last-Minute Thanksgiving Desserts

Turkey. Check. Mashed potatoes. Check. Green bean casserole. Check. Gravy. Check. Dessert… hmmmm… You’ve got a traditional pumpkin pie, but you want to add something a little more to your Thanksgiving buffet this year, but time is not on your side. What do you do? Check out these simple yet fabulous Turkey Day desserts that can be whipped up in jiffy: SIMPLE APPLE DUMPLINGS Ingredients: 2 Granny Smith apples 2 cans crescent rolls 2 sticks butter 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Cinnamon 1 mini can of Sprite Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel … Continue reading →