Last week was one of those busy weeks where we had to be somewhere every night of the week. Some people enjoy being busy like that, but I am not one of those people. This week, I was happy to have a bit of down time to get some things done around the house, in the…
Yesterday I promised you a savory recipe using pie dough, so here it is! We grew quite a few butternut squash in our garden this year, so I’ve been dillegently working to make puree and stock my freezer (you can puree butternut squash the same way you would puree pumpkin). The last time I made…
With the holidays coming up (and since this month’s Kitchen Bootcamp theme is pastry doughs and batters), I thought I’d address a bit of a touchy subject for this week’s Works for Me Wednesday post… Pie Dough. I know that a lot of people are intimidated by pie crusts, though… I used to be, too. But,…
I have to admit something… I still bake my cookies on “lightly greased baking sheets.” That’s right. Despite the fact that silpat and silicon liners are all the rage, I usually can’t be bothered to deal with them. I also hate trying to cut sheets of parchment to fit my baking sheets. I grew up…
A few weeks ago, I was happily surprised to receive a package from my lovely friends over at POM Wonderful. They have a new pomegranate juice flavor this fall, and they were kind enough to send a few bottles in my direction so that I could give it a try. The new flavor? Pomegranate Cranberry!…
It’s Friday again, and fall is officially here. We’ve had a rather cool and dreary week this week, and I’m really not complaining. It’s been nice to pull out the sweaters, do some fall baking, and drink hot cider in the evenings! So, as you might have expected, a lot of this week’s favorites have a…
Growing up in Central Pennsylvania, I have been surrounded by my share of Pennsylvania Dutch cooking. One of the dishes that is a popular one for church sales and fire company dinners is chicken corn noodle soup. It’s exactly what it sounds like – chicken noodle soup with corn in it. When the weather turns cool…
For today’s Works for Me Wednesday post, I thought I’d share my favorite new cookie decorating product with you… It’s luster dust! It may not be a big secret to those of you who do lots of cookie decorating and cake decorating, but it’s easy to use and I think it can make a big…
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I spent a few days last week decorating cookies for a bridal shower for my future sister-in-law. In fact, you may have even seen a few of my quick photos (taken with my iPhone) along the way. I had hoped to have more photos of the…
Are you ready for another Kitchen Bootcamp challenge? I hope so… And, I think this is going to be a good one! With the holidays right around the corner, I thought it would be good to flex our baking muscles a bit this month. I always like to test out my holiday recipes ahead of…
