Saturday, February 15, 2014

Holy Year Batman! Let's eat cake!

Wow.  It has been one whole year since I last posted. It has been so long that I can't even remember which font I sue for my posts!  Ugh. Que excuses....1st: Baby number 3 began baking and I was soooooooo sick.  Not much cooking happened. 2nd: We moved all the way across the country, then 1 more time in the same state. 3rd: baby made me sick-it's such a good excuse, so I used it twice! And don't worry, everything came out fine in the end.  We have our 3rd baby now, our 2nd little girl, and she is a cute little chunk chicky!  Now onto the cake, I saw this recipe and knew it was what was going to get me back in the swing of things.  It is a chocolate cake!  And an incredibly awesome chocolate cake!  Sooo chocolaty and moist, and just so good.  I made it for Valentine's Day and couldn't say more good things about it.  The frosting is soo good that I could probably sit and eat a whole bowl in 3 minutes.  Or 2.  There is a catch, and unexpected ingredient...Quinoa.  Yup, you heard me, Quinoa.  Not Quinoa flour, but cooked and blended quinoa!  Making this cake Gluten free!!! I found this recipe on Makingthymeforhealth and may have to frequent this site some more!!! Now go make this cake.  Seriously, like now.



Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Sugar Cookies

We made these for Valentine's Day and savored them for a few days before they disappeared   This is the sugar cookie recipe my Mom always used growing up, but we changed the icing.  It is more of a glaze.  Super Yummy!



Friday, December 7, 2012

Nuts and Coco-nuts!

Oh Nuts, has such great quality nuts, and I get excited to use them every year.  This year I was able to get some coconut and some pecans (2 of my favorites, YUM!), and had a few recipes in mind to try out with them.  Both recipes are quick, easy, and festive!  Looking for some nuts or candies or dried fruits this baking season (or any baking season), head on over to Oh Nuts! and pick some up!


Our first recipe comes from Rachel Shultz.  It is a Pumpkin Crisp. I made this just after Thanksgiving, and it was REALLY good.  It has a nice crumb topping that when combined with the pecans, is really fantastic!


Thursday, November 8, 2012

Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies

Umm, wow, it has been 2 months almost since my last post.  Whoops!  Don't think I haven't been cooking!  I have got a bunch of things to post about!  But first off, these little gems.  Who doesn't love the combination of Peanut Butter and Nutella?  I love to eat Peanut Butter and Nutella smeared on a banana.  Seriously divine.  These cookies were yummy and soft!  Very tasty (as my 3 year old would say!)

Found here

Friday, September 14, 2012

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Verde Chicken Mexican Lasagna

Found this one a few months back, and it was a keeper!  (Although, I used medium spice salsa, and that is a big no-no with my other half.  So next time I will sacrifice and use mild :) ).  It was easy-of course, most of the things I try and post about are- and very flavorful!


Found on: LDS Living

Drop Sugar Cookies

 The claim on these was that they tasted like Subway's Sugar cookies.  And since I LOVE all of Subway's cookies, I decided to give it a shot.  The hubs says they tasted similar to a snicker doodle without the cinnamon.  I likes them.  They were quick and easy and tasted good for a few days-until they were all gone!  
found on: CJaneinthekitchen