Do you remember my gingerbread gym? Here are a couple pictures of it if you forgot: The front The back Well, I finally said farewell to it this week and escorted it to the big dumpster in the sky…I mean […]
Holidays
Butter Pats – It’s All in the Details
I’m starting to get everything ready for my upcoming Christmas dinner so I thought I would share a quick and simple tip for dressing up the butter for your holiday rolls. Whenever I am hosting a special meal I like […]
Ice Cream Pumpkin Pie That’s NOT an Ice Cream Pie
Christmas is just a week away and if you are like me, you are probably in the midst of planning your Christmas menu. I wanted to share with you a pie that has been a holiday tradition in my family […]
Melted Snowman Cookies
I had to share the adorable cookies I made yesterday for our church’s annual cookie exchange. I wish I could take credit for the idea but it was one that I have seen floating around on the internet lately. One […]
The Polar Express: Gingerbread Style
NOTE: Today my guest blogger is my 13-year-old daughter, Faith. She will be telling you about her gingerbread creation based on the movie/book The Polar Express. Her beautiful entry won second place in the teen division of our local gingerbread […]
Doctor Who: Gingerbread Edition
Note: From the time my girls were able to start holding a spoon, I have been placing decorating bags in their hands. Now that they are teenagers I am amazed to see how their talent and creativity has developed. Today […]
Gingerbread Gym
The start of the holiday season always means one thing in my household, gingerbread houses. Every year our local downtown association holds a Christmas Stroll on the first Saturday of December, with one of the features being a gingerbread contest. […]
Candy Corn Cake
If there is one candy that most symbolizes the fall holidays I would have to say it is candy corn. I am not crazy for them myself, but I have a lot of friends who anxiously await this time of […]
Pumpkin Caramel Apples
Walk into any grocery store this time of the year and it is likely that you’ll be greeted by a large stand of granny smith apples next to a bin full of bagged caramels. Yep, it’s caramel apple season. My […]
4th of July Firecracker Cake Push-Ups: An Explosion of Taste
Last week was Independence Day, one of my favorite times of the year. This is always a time of lots of celebration around my home town. In the days leading up, there is an annual parade and rodeo that we […]