December 15, 2008 •

Toffee Pine Bark

My friend Kattie brought this delicious holiday treat to our Christmas recipe swap. I could hardly stay out of it. It was so delicious that I decided to make it to go in my Christmas goodie baskets. This comes together quickly and uses ingredients that you keep on hand. Plus you don’t have to use […]

December 11, 2008 •

Cake Pops

My recipe swap party was a huge success. We all had such a great time. One of the desserts I made were the ever popular cake pops from Bakerella. They turned out so cute. I do need to work on my piping skills, however. I had a styrofoam tree left over from a craft project […]

December 10, 2008 •

Rice Krispy Christmas Wreaths

This evening my mom, brother & I made these cute Christmas wreaths out of rice krispies that my mom had found in a Rice Krispies Ad in Family Fun Magazine. No only are these so cute, but they are delicious! The little bit of icing really adds a nice flavor to your traditional rice krispy […]

December 9, 2008 •

Apple Galette

I have had a galette on my baking to do list for a long while now. I don’t know why it just intimidated me and I kept putting it off. Well, not this time. I was determined to make this for Thanksgiving. I have no idea why I was so intimidated, because it was not […]

December 4, 2008 •

Black & White Red Velvet Cookies

Tonight I am having a Christmas Appetizer & Dessert recipe swap at my house with the girls from my Sunday School Class. I racked my brain for what to make for the dessert part, and so many things came to mind. I decided to go to my magazine clippings binder to the holiday baking section […]

December 3, 2008 •

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Pecan Pie

I found this recipe in a Cooking Light magazine last year and made it for dinner with friends. It was such a hit, that I decided to make it for Thanksgiving this year. It doesn’t originally call for chocolate chips but Adam (as always) suggested adding them in. I wasn’t sure at first, but they […]