Pumpkin Cookies from Just Baked’s Pam Turkin
From cupcake queen Pam Turkin, the mind behind Just Baked, comes this recipe for pumpkin cookies. Ingredients 4 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2...
View ArticleMaking Thanksgiving Fun for Kids
Trouble. Sorry. Whoonu. Don’t worry–I’m not expecting any problems on Thanksgiving, other than maybe a little indigestion. These are the games I’m going to bring over to a friend’s house where we’re...
View Article3 Fancy cookies. 10 minutes. No kidding!
Some delectable cookies take days to make. And I love every minute of it. But when you’re crafting your cookies with kids there’s just no way to hold their interest through multiple steps of mixing,...
View ArticleSecrets to Prettier Brownies
Why is it always holiday cookies? Have you noticed that brownies never seem to make it onto the treat-giving trays. Sure, glorified Chex mix studded with chocolate and powdered sugar pops up...
View ArticleQuick Crustless Quiche
Quiche is pretty much a glorified omelet. But you can only have omelets for dinner so many times before it gets dull. I like the standard quiche, but there’s something about the crust that just makes...
View ArticleZingier Cookie Bars
I love holiday baking. Let me repeat I LOVE holiday baking. But I don’t always have time for it. Then my 12-year-old mentions she needs a plate of goodies for choir or I really want to give a baked...
View ArticlePretty mini-quiches
A few weeks ago I tried out crustless quiche on a whim and it was a big hit at my house. I became a fan too–the recipe was so versatile and fast that I could make a meal in under 10 minutes (well,...
View Article3 Ingredient recipes for an easy romantic meal
I think I have more food traditions tied up in Valentine’s Day then any other holiday (Christmas included!). First, I don’t cook–it’s like Mother’s Day. I don’t clean up either (notice a trend?). And...
View ArticleChocolate cake in 3 minutes
My mom sent me this recipe from the newspaper years ago. But I didn’t make it. The recipe was marked “dangerous chocolate mug cake.” The danger was in the ease of making a chocolate cake in 5 minutes–2...
View Article30 minute Italian shrimp
My youngest used to love shrimp but now she’s going through denial. So we’ve been having shrimp a lot lately. Even with our ‘you’ve-got-to-eat-at-least-a-bite’ rule around our house she hasn’t budged...
View ArticleQuick Dark Chocolate Orange Mini Tarts
Have you ever needed to whip up a rave-able dessert but you only have a few minutes? Yeah, I’ve been there, too. I came up with these mini tarts last Thanksgiving. I needed something with dark...
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