I am a huge fan of all things salty and sweet… Salted caramel? I can eat it by the spoonful. Chocolate dipped pretzels? I love them! And, I totally understand the bacon cupcake fetish…While I’ve never actually baked one, I can definitely imagine all of the salty sweet goodness. I remember when the Take5 candy…
I have a furry kitchen helper… If you read my blog regularly, you’ve met her before. Her name is Yellowdog, and she’s a yellow lab (real creative, right?). But, she’s not your regular yellow lab… She loves veggies. I grew up in a family that always had dogs – big dogs. Over the years, I…
I love making and canning pickles. But, sometimes I don’t have enough cucumbers for a full batch of my favorite sweet bread and butter pickles. Other times, I just want to experiment with new recipes without having to worry about whether or not the recipe will be safe for canning. Either way, the perfect solution…
Friday has rolled around yet again! So, naturally, it’s time for me to share my Friday Favorites… Before we jump right into the blog posts, though, I want to introduce a few new features that I’ll be including in each week’s favorites post. Instead of just my favorite blog posts, I thought I’d start talking…
You really can’t go wrong when you combine sweet caramel with salty cashews. The caramel corn with cashews would have been perfectly fine and delicious on its own, but I couldn’t leave well enough alone. I am a big fan of peanut butter, so I decided to throw some peanut butter into the mix, too. It couldn’t hurt, right?
The peanut butter and caramel melt together to create a creamy and rich sauce. When you combine it with the popcorn and cashews, you end up with a crunchy snack that will satisfy your salty sweet cravings.
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…
Last week I shared my simple method for making homemade pumpkin puree. So today it only seemed natural that I’d share a quick idea for what to do with all of the pumpkin seeds that you inevitably have left over when you make puree! Almost every set of how-to instructions for pumpkins, whether it’s carving…
When it comes to the kitchen, I find that the more I know, the more I want to learn… I am constantly trying to master new techniques and broaden my kitchen skills. I just can’t get enough! I recently decided that canning would be my next kitchen venture, so I headed off to a local…
Last week, I was craving cinnamon rolls. I saw a few Easter blog posts about cinnamon rolls, and they were driving me absolutely crazy. So, when the weekend rolled around, I just had to make some cinnamon rolls for Saturday morning’s breakfast. I know that I have made cinnamon rolls before… So, you might be…
If you are trying to watch your weight or cut back on sweets, stop reading. I must apologize right off the bat for the fact that this is another Friday Favorites post all about sweets! I’d like to think that preparing for the Food Bloggers Bake Sale is the reason that I have sweets on…
