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!
Valentines! Don’t you remember getting excited about candy hearts and making your shoebox/mailbox, to take to school in hopes that you would get that one great Valentine?! Some might find the “holiday” ridiculous but I think it is a great excuse to have fun in …
A-MAZ-ING. That is the only way to describe these cookies. You know that wonderful smell when you walk into a bakery? The fabulous aromas that hit you as soon as you walk in the door and you can’t wait to choose your treat? These cookies …
Every January the stock show and rodeo comes to town. In the spirit of cowboys and horses I made Tex-Mex Brownies today! The title may sound a little odd, but don’t worry, enchilada sauce and queso were not part of the ingredient list. The batter …
I just can’t quite let the holidays go. Don’t get me wrong, the tree is put up, the lights are down, but I still crave that baking smell in my kitchen that reminds me of all the great holiday foods. I had intended on making …