Jello is alright on it's own, but anytime I make it I jazz it up. I will sometimes just make it according to the package directions and pour it into little Tupperware containers for the kids as an after school snack. Even then I usually put some fruit in it like mandarin oranges or fruit cocktail. With whipped cream on top. See? That's not even basic Jello. I just can't do it. Today I have a favorite Jello recipe that I got from my sister-in-law, Heather. She has some great recipes and I'm … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2011
Easy Cinnamon Rolls with Eggnog Buttercream Frosting
I am in love with this treat. I created it and it's fantastic. If you don't like the flavor of Eggnog (rum), then you can can use milk instead of the eggnog and vanilla extract (or other flavor) in place of the rum extract. The great thing about this recipe (other than the frosting) is that it uses Rhodes frozen bread dough. Just put the loaves in a greased loaf pan, cover with plastic wrap, and stick into the fridge overnight or at least 12 hours to thaw. Then just pull it out and roll out and … [Read more...]
Pillsbury Potluck Part 2
A few weeks ago I asked you what I should make for the Pillsbury Potluck Party. The winners were the Bacon-Cheddar Pinwheels, Easy Slow Cooker Ham, and Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Pizza. So that's what I made. Great choices!I didn't get a picture of the ham (it got too dark), but I did get the others. Simply Scrumptious.I loved trying these new and easy recipes from Pillsbury. Even though they were new to me and I had never tried them before, I had total confidence in making them for … [Read more...]
Totally Tasty Tuesdays
Christmas is this week! I can hardly believe it. We will be leaving for sunny CA on the 28th so this will be the last TTT of the year! It will resume in January, so watch for it. I will show the featured recipes from this link up then. So link lots of recipes up this week! We are surprising our kids (9, 7, and 3) with a trip to Disneyland, Universal Studios, Sea World, and the San Diego Zoo. They don't know about it. We will tell them on Christmas morning and I can't wait to see their … [Read more...]
Crescent Cookies
These Crescent Cookies just scream "Christmas!" to me. My aunt's family is from Germany and she makes these for us all every Christmas. Only her way takes one week. Yes. One whole week. She doesn't use any spoons, mixers, nothing. Just her hands. And she makes a ton of them. Then they have to sit in the dark for a week. I look forward to them every year. She also makes another kind called "Linzer Cookies" They are similar to these Crescent Cookies only they are two layers with a cutout on the … [Read more...]
Totally Tasty Tuesdays
I'm so excited to show you the featured recipes this week. Holiday baking is my favorite kind of baking. When I saw all the goodies this week, my jaw dropped many times. Like with the first feature. I told her she couldn't post stuff like that unless she was coming to share them with me. Just wait and see...Eggnog Trufflesfrom Shugary SweetsI mean, really. She also has some Eggnog French Toast you must see.Snickers Fudge from Somewhere in the MiddleHoly. Smokes.Pinwheel Jello Flowersfrom … [Read more...]
Copycat Almond Roca
Copycat Almond Roca tastes just like the real thing. It's a great treat to make for the goody table at Christmas. I have never made much candy come the holidays. I make baked goods, but not a lot of candy. I have made peanut brittle and peanut clusters and caramel, but that's about it. I wanted to find a recipe for toffee of some sort. So I did a search and came up with this Almond Roca recipe. Oh. goodness. It tastes just like the real thing that you buy in the canister. It was so easy as … [Read more...]
Guest Blogger: Edesia’s Notebook
Hello there, friends. I have another guest here today. She's such a cute gal with great recipes, that I couldn't resist asking her to guest blog for me. So here she is...Hi, I'm Lesa, author of Edesia's Notebook. I am a SAHM to two little girls (ages 1 and 3) and the wife of an awesome guy. I love to cook and I get really bored making the same dishes over and over again (no matter how good they are!), so I have become slightly obsessed with trying new recipes. I am constantly scouring magazines, … [Read more...]
Totally Tasty Tuesdays
This week I'm featuring some cozy goodies, being flippin' freezin' outside and all. Really. If it's gonna be this cold, the least it could do is snow and make it pretty. Enjoy these tasty treasures!Lasagna Soupfrom What's Cooking, Love?Easier Fried Chickenfrom Eat Cake For DinnerEggnog Pancakes with Eggnog Glazefrom Forkful of Comfort … [Read more...]