My husband and I were supposed to head to Boston for a long weekend, but the weather has nixed our plans… With all of the snowing and blowing outside my window, it’s hard to believe that bake sale season is just around the corner. In fact, as many of you know, planning for the first [...]
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Tags: #SOSFood, bake sale, bars, biscotti, brownies, chocolate, cookies, Food Bloggers Bake Sale, granola, Great American Bake Sale, peanut butter, Share Our Strength
Another week has come and gone, and it’s time for my Friday Favorites! Let’s just get right to it, shall we?
If you have wanted to make croissants but held back because you thought they would be difficult, think again! These homemade Croissants from Tracey’s Culinary Adventures are some of the best I’ve seen. Tracey gives [...]
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Tags: brownies, butternut squash, cheese, chocolate, croissants, Favorites, Great American Bake Sale, macaroni, mushroom, parmesan, pasta, peanut butter, pie, Share Our Strength, Valentine's Day
I don’t know about you, but my holiday baking is now in full swing! For the next week and a half, I will be going nowhere empty handed, so I’ve been baking lots of cookies and making lots of treats so that I always have a wide selection to choose from.
As I was flipping through [...]
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As I’ve mentioned before, two of my favorite things about the holidays are making homemade gifts and the peppermint mocha (in the red cups) from Starbucks. So, this year, when it came time to make some homemade candy for gifts, I used my favorite seasonal hot beverage as inspiration.
These peppermint mocha truffles are pretty quick [...]
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As you probably already know, I’ve been participating in the 12 Days of Sharing to benefit Share Our Strength and the fight against childhood hunger in America. So, I thought it would only be appropriate to pick some of my favorite holiday treats for this week’s Friday Favorites!
I have been thinking about making homemade marshmallows [...]
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Tags: 12 Days of Sharing, baking, Christmas, cookies, fudge, holiday, holiday baking, Hunger, marshmallows, peanut butter, peppermint bark, Share Our Strength, whole grain
Do you have a favorite cookie recipe for the holidays? I have a few classics that I love to bake – sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies are two of my favorites. However, I always have a difficult time picking my “favorite” cookie… There are so many to choose from!
One of the things I really love [...]
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Tags: 12 Days of Sharing, caramel, chocolate, Christmas, cookies, hazelnut, holiday baking, holidays, Milk Duds, nutella, Share Our Strength
Lately I have been talking a lot about how you can share your holiday season and give back. Well, here’s another idea for you…
I am happy to announce that I will be participating in the 12 Days of Sharing virtual cookie swap that is being hosted by In Jennie’s Kitchen. Be sure to check out [...]
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Last week I mentioned my trip to Washington DC and the Share Our Strength Conference of Leaders. In my post, I was talking about making hunger awareness part of my reality. It’s been a shift in the way I think, and I have been trying to do small things to make the fight against hunger [...]
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On Monday, I had the privilege to attend the final day of the Share Our Strength Conference of Leaders. I was invited to attend to be part of a brainstorming session about how to get bloggers more involved with Share Our Strength and build a strong online community. I have been involved with Share Our Strength [...]
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This week, I am going to stray a bit from my usual Friday Favorites post. While I read plenty of wonderful blog posts this past week, I thought that it would be fun to change it up a bit and draw your attention to some great blogs that are supporting one of my favorite causes [...]
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