This lady loves peppermint and chocolate. This is Julia’s entry for 2018 Christmas Treat #8 – Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookie. Last year Julia surprised my taste buds with a no-bake chocolate peppermint brownie. I was so blown away with the taste, I said yes immediately to this one. Chocolate alone is a treat but add [...]
Every once in a while, I know coz I see it on other sites, a recipe comes up that appeals to you so much that you really don’t mind featuring it again. And while this cookie recipe has been done by me previously, this time we put a slight twist on it. This is Kurt’s [...]
Something that I’m hearing about more and more is gluten intolerance. So when Marissa came up with this recipe I was delighted. It’s gluten free and will make a lovely addition to your sweet table. 2018 Christmas Treat #7 – Gluten Free Chocolate Cinnamon Rugelach. I must commend Marissa for always trying to put a [...]
Multiple posts today. This is Scott’s pick for 2018 Christmas Treat #6 – Pumpkin and Caramel Cookies. Always adventurous with tastes, these are a delightful cookie that brings fall and winter to mind. The addition of pumpkin spice makes the kitchen smell like Christmas, a warm hug, a comfortable sweater – you get the idea. [...]
I’ve been away and didn’t get a chance to post the rest of the cookies. So get your baking trays ready, only 4 days left and 7 more cookies to go. We learned some things about seeds and nuts during this baking session. We learned to tell if seeds or nuts are bad – [...]
Okay, treat #4 and only 13 days left to Christmas!!! So excited, I love this time of year. I think of parents and family members who aren’t here to celebrate with us in person, but somehow they are here with us. The impact they have had on me as a son, brother, nephew, cousin is [...]
Take your pick - round or flat! Nice to have options. Fast and furious – that’s how I am going to have to be to get these all these marvelous recipes out to you! 2018 Christmas Treat #3 – Lime and Lemon Basil Cookies. This is my nephew Richard’s submission. He has become quite the [...]
Oh my oh my! December is flying by as fast as this year has flown by. Time for some more Christmas Treats! This time, the work of one of the millennials in my family. I mentioned in previous posts and at all my classes, that we did a family bake a few weekends back. Here [...]
Pumpkin Spice Latte – I know, it’s been going on for years. I don't drink the stuff but I do like it in baking (I’ve just never liked flavored coffees - just black for me! ). But, in baking, that’s a different issue. Kids (just sounds better than “grown-ups) came over on the weekend. I thought a soup [...]
Don’t you just love learning a new technique!! I was looking for a way to use up some of the mounds of fruits I seem to pick up every time I’m in a grocery store, this was it. This is my new favorite way to make a delicious base for a fruit filled or in [...]
