Everyone loves Krispy Treats and, as far as sweet treats go, they aren’t the worst thing you could eat. Depending on the size, one of these is about 150 calories. That’s not too bad. Fun sized candies are about 80 calories each, and these are at least a little more substantial. You can even get… [read more]
Creepy Candy Apples
I love Halloween. I always go all out. This month, I’m blogging my menu from last year: Dark and Light Creepy Candy Apples Pumpkin Krispy Treats Jack-o-Lantern Vegetable Tray Bat Cheesy Egg Rolls Pumpkin Ravioli Creepy Sugar Cookies Snake Calzone It’s really hard to come up with healthy and savory items for Halloween, but I… [read more]
S’more Krispie Treats: You Always Want S’more
Happy National S’Mores Day! To me, nothing says summer like s’mores. Whenever I go to the lake, or have a BBQ, I always buy the fixin’s for s’mores. There’s just something about them that says summer. I make lots of variations on the sweet treat. This year, I’ve made ice cream and pudding based… [read more]
Grilling Gone Bananas: Grilled Desserts
I go through periods where I just want to write, and apparently this is one of them. This is my second post in as many days. I’m also trying to be better about scheduling and posting stuff too. We’ll see how long that lasts. Yesterday was American Independence Day, or a good excuse to grill… [read more]
Flour Power: What Flour Should I Use Today?
There are so many flours on store shelves today: rye, wheat, almond, quinoa, bread, pastry, cake…it’s hard to know which one to use for what. The first quality of flour is what substance it’s made from. There are lots of non-wheat flours these days, due to the gluten free craze. However, many flours you’ll find… [read more]
Refrigerated Cookie Dough and Twine
I felt like breaking in my new oven by baking some delicious cookies for a picnic I’m hosting this Saturday. I baked two kinds of cookies: my favorite chocolate chip cookies and some s’mores sandwich cookies I found on Pinterest. I’ll post a preview of the s’mores ones, but they didn’t work quite right, so… [read more]
Get Steamed: Steamed Banana Pudding
I had 2 overripe bananas sitting on my counter, ready to go bad. I didn’t feel like a smoothie (I bought them for that purpose, but it’s too cold). I don’t like eating overripe bananas raw. I hate throwing them away. So, I googled for quick banana recipes. I found a few, but this warm… [read more]
Dual Tone Spooky Cakes: Quick Halloween Idea
I used to make rainbow cupcakes when I was a kid, similar to these. We would get bowls of cake mix and dye them colors and make a big mess, but they’d turn out cute anyway. I was reminded of this the other day when I surfing the web and saw a black and orange… [read more]
Broken Sugar Glass and Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes
One of my guilty pleasures is Martha Stewart’s living. I don’t think I’ve ever done one of her arts and crafts or even made a recipe straight out of there, but I love to look at it anyway. Her Halloween edition has always been one of my faves. This year, I saw her broken glass… [read more]
Eat Like the Animals: Maned Wolf Munchies
This is another in my zoo animal series. It’s a project I did this summer that centers around teaching kids what the animals eat and encouraging healthy eating habits. This treat is designed for a canid. The maned wolf is the largest canid of South America, resembling a large fox with reddish fur. I… [read more]