These edible monster eyes are a fun snack to make for after school or for the kiddo’s next Halloween party. And yes, I’m on an eye kick – it’s Halloween food! These are a great recipe to make with a kid in the kitchen. Work on these after school or make an event of the…
Category: Holiday
Trick or Treat Checklist & Safety Tips
I thought I’d post up a quick Trick or Treat Checklist & Safety Tips for Halloween. I know we’re a ways out, but these are good things to keep in mind as you plan your fun evening. I hope you and your little goblins have a great time this year! CHECKLIST Flashlight & extra batteries…
Rainbow Bean Soup Mix in a Jar
This recipe for Rainbow Bean Soup Mix in a Jar is the easiest recipe to make. When I make it I typically make at least 3 at a time, that way I have multiple of these in the pantry ready to go when I’m either meal planning or if I forgot to plan something and…
Allergy Safe Yule Log
Meet the allergy safe yule log – it is completely dairy, nut and egg free. This is what happens when family members have food allergies and another family member is desperate to cook a Christmas tradition. Many years ago, before I was diagnosed with food allergies, we cooked to accommodate my nephew’s allergies. His mom,…
Christmas Dinner with the Fam
Christmas Dinner with the Fam I just wanted to share with you our typical Christmas dinner with the fam. For our family the Christmas meal normally means roast beef and a turkey breast roast for those family members that don’t eat red meat. With the roasts we also serve sides of pan roast potatoes (there…
Christmas Morning Breakfast Roll
Every year my mom makes a Christmas morning breakfast roll. She makes a slight variation of the roll each year, sometimes going back and re-creating the recipe from a past year… she has notes of all variations of this recipe dating all the way back to 1977. The one pictured features orange honey, orange zest,…
Christmas Punch
Christmas Punch When we were catering we used to cater the monthly luncheons for a local women’s club – the Monday Club of San Luis Obispo. One of the traditions that dates back to the start of the club is to serve punch during the club’s social hour between the meeting and the lunch. We…
Orange Cookie: VIRTUAL COOKIE SWAP
Gotta love how my family loves holiday baking! Here is a recipe for an Orange Cookie from my cousin Win. Hope you all enjoy. ORANGE COOKIE 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. salt 6 oz (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated salt 3 large eggs…
Orange Honey Baklava: Favorite Family Christmas Food
When I was little, every Christmas my Nana would fly out from the East Coast and stay for two weeks. It was always a magical time, and was always bummed when the every other year would hit and she’d stay at my cousin’s house instead of mine when she’d come West for her visit. One…