Inside my recipe box
I make treats for my kids every Tuesday. The other four school days, I’m a stickler for healthy snacks. On Tuesdays, however a mid-day dessert is waiting when they come home from school. They always walk in the door asking, “What is Treat Tuesday?” and I always keep them guessing by challenging them to identify the treat by smell. The only downside of this tradition is I hear about it if I have a particularly busy Tuesday and don’t get around to making the treat. That rarely happens because I can’t stand the groaning! (OK, and I’m a sucker for their appreciation for TT’s, even into their teen years.) When you see a dessert recipe with a TT next to it, you know it was one of our Tuesday Treats!
My favorite part of the holiday season, filling my cookies jar with treats I grew up on, as well as trying new recipes. This was a new one for me that I had been excited to try. The dough starts with some flour mixed with …
This is a cake that will make your house smell like the holidays! If you have a leftover bag of cranberries from Thanksgiving, you must make this treat. Start with the cranberries, rinsed, drained, and sorted for any that might have stems still on them …
Thanksgiving is next week and while the Turkey is cooking, you are going to need a few snacks around to keep the crowd happy. Enter this delicious snack mix. You can make this a few days in advance and all you have to do is …
Thanksgiving=Pie, however sometimes you just don’t have time to roll out pie crust. These bars are the answer! This tastes just like Chocolate Cream Pie, but you can make a day in advance, cut into bars and place on a platter for everyone to serve …