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!
With all the food overflowing the counters for Thanksgiving, it can be nice to have a simple cookie to enjoy with a glass of milk or a cup of tea. These are also easy to mix and roll. Fill a bowl with granulated sugar, roll …
I am probably the only one who got excited when the weatherman used the words “Polar Vortex” to describe this week! I just can’t help it. After a long, hot summer it is so nice to have the whispers of winter howling outside and I …
It’s November!! We are headed to the holidays and nothing sets the mood better than fresh Gingerbread wafting through the kitchen! I have a few favorite Gingerbread recipes and this is my family’s favorite. It may look kind of boring in the pan, (in fact …
How to celebrate Halloween week?! A Pumpkin Roll! Not just any pumpkin roll, but a wonderfully light cake with delicious cream cheese frosting rolled up inside. The recipe starts with a pumpkin cake filled with cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger that cooks up like a thin …