took some time out of a hectic week to make some ghost cookies. i am sure many of you have seen these before. Nutter Butter Sandwich Cookies dipped in white chocolate with chocolate chip eyes. an easy "semi-homeade" treat to do with the kiddies. wanna make some.... you need white chocolate chips & chocolate chips...
Pumpkin Patch Celery Sticks
Here's a fun and easy Halloween snack idea! Want your kiddies to eat some veggies....just add sprinkles. A new favorite halloween treat, Pumpkin Patch Celery Sticks. Created by me! Simply spread peanut butter or nut butter on a celery stick, add some sprinkles and a candy pumpkin. Probably a lot closer to dessert than to...
Apple puffed pancake.
remember when i posted my all-time favorite breakfast? well i should have said it was my all-time except for the falltime favorite breakfast. because when the fall arrives and it's apple time, this is my favorite beakfast. Apple Puffed Pancake. warm, applelicious, with whipped cream and brown sugar melting over the top. yummy! here is...
Back to School Apple Cupcakes
What have we've been up to....making these apple cupcake cuties! Perfect for a back to school treat. I made them using red cupcake liners, vanilla frosting tinted red, a half of a mini donut to give them shape, a pretzel, red sugar sprinkles, and green melting chocolate for the leaves. (which i just squeezed out...
S'mores Ice Cream Cones
S'mores In A Cone!!! Yep....soooo yummy and just a little bit different than the average s'more. To make a s'more ice cream cone, all you have to do is roast a couple of marshmallows and stuff them into a sugar cone. Next, top with chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, different toppings and sprinkles. These are a...
Oatmeal Cookie S'mores
Next up on our week of s'mores with a twist are these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with roasted marshmallow creme! They're our version of an oatmeal creme pie. Definitely a winner...and double super yummy! All you need is a campfire, marshmallows and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Roast your marshmallows, place them on the cookie and...
Candy Bar S'mores are S'mores with a Twist
Can't go camping without smores. But let's make it interesting. How about making s'mores with a twist! Instead of plain old chocolate, lets use candy bars to make the s'mores. Here are some ideas of ingredients you could use. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Milky Way and Almond Joy bars will make their debut on our...
How to Make Indoor S'mores
Here is a fun idea that you can do if you decide to have a backyard camping experience. No campout is complete without s'mores. So, if you don't have a firepit in your backyard....your gonna have to find a different way to make them. Thank you to my friend Elizabeth, I have this indoor s'more...
Patriotic Pancakes.
We just enjoyed a fun family outing at Huntington Beach. Lunch at Wahoo's and an afternoon on the beach just drained all my energy. While driving home, I kept thinking about what I should make the family for dinner. Not in the mood to cook. Not in the mood for take-out. Then i thought "pancakes!"...
My all-time favorite breakfast. Pancake Puff
and many times dinner. i can not tell you how many times i have made this recipe. it has been my childhood family's favorite and now my family's favorite. there is just something about fresh strawberries and warm puffy pancake that makes my mouth sing! i have served it to friends, had it for special...
The perfect hard boiled egg.
with Easter coming up, we will for sure being dying some eggs. and i am going to share our favorite techniques. but before we dye the eggs, they must be hard boiled. i never seem to get it quite right. my eggs usually end up super hard, or still have a runny center. so i...
Red Hots Jello Recipe
This jello recipe is my mom's specialty. It's just about the only dish she doesn't burn. (sorry mom!). I have been eating this since Red Hots Jello since was a little girl...and we still have it during the holidays. It's been quite awhile since I've made this recipe because Jello isn't something I think of...
cinnamon snails.
with the pouring rain and it being so cold lately, i was in the mood to make an old favorite. Cinnamon Snails. don't let the name fool you. this recipe does not include an creepy crawlers. just ooey gooey yumminess. and i suggest you make some. Cinnamon Snails ingredients 4-6 slices of bread cream cheese,...
The Best Gingerbread cookies
i would have to say that one of my favorite memories of the holidays is making gingerbread cookies. i have been making them since i was very little, and i fondly remember making tiny gingerbread boys, gingerbread girls and don't for get the reindeer. we would then dip them into melted chocolate, giving the boys...
yummy caramel corn.
please, make me stop eating this stuff, it is just sooo good. now i really need to go here. and it's the perfect compliment to a Christmas movie with the kiddies. here is the recipe: Yummy Caramel Corn 1 cup brown sugar ½ stick butter ½ cup Karo light syrup ½ can condensed milk 2...
Yummy Corn Chowder Recipe
With the cold weather slowly arriving here in California, I am getting excited to finally start making homemade soups and chowders. my all-time favorite is Mimi's Cafe's Corn Chowder. so yummy with a slice of crusty bread. a nice mild chowder. Mimi's used to have the recipe up on their site, but not anymore. So...
Summer Fresh Peach Pie Recipe
this super simple recipe has been a family favorite since i can remember. and while shopping at Ralph's yesterday, peaches were on sale for only $.46 per pound. so how could i pass up making this yummy summer pie. this no-bake peach pie recipe is so easy, and so yummy. i love how fresh and...