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!
These cookies are in the top ten of favorite cookies in our house. I started experimenting with the recipe after a very dear friend started raving about these at a local bakery. Simply mix the ingredients, stir (and stir some more.)… then roll the dough …
I couldn’t help it. We are barely halfway through January and I already missed the familiar smells of the holidays in the kitchen! So to satisfy my olfactory senses, I decided to make a (small) pan of Gingerbread. It was worth it! Gingerbread
I know it is the first Tuesday after New Year’s and everyone is making resolutions, but a little (or a pound!) of guilty pleasure can’t be all that bad if you are sticking to those workout resolutions right? This Pound Cake is light on …
This week I had some extra time to roll out cookies and these Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies caught my eye.