Christmas week is upon us! I hope none of you get stuck at airports or snowed-in in tiny town miles from home. I’ve done both, and neither are much fun. Enjoy the break from work and try not to stress the little things! I’m signing off until the new year! Well, sorta… I’ll still…
Archives for December 2013
Eggnog Pie
The Story: No milk. No cereal. No nothing. This is what Christmas turns into when my brother Paul comes home over break. No matter how often I go to the grocery store or how well stocked our pantry and fridge may be, by the time I venture into the kitchen to get a bowl of…
Easy Cupcake Decorating for Christmas
Ornament Cupcakes using mini M&M’s and Rolos! The Story: My mother always “wins.” There we sit around the sparkly tree in the morning, eyeing the ribbons and bows and dumping out our stockings–My father, mother, brothers, me and the dog. I open a present, then my mother, my brother Paul, then my mother, my brother…
Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate Truffles
The Story: A girl I lived with my Sophomore year of college had 3 addictions–Jason Mraz, Diet Coke and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Four years later, she’s still a fan of Jason’s music, trying desperately to let go of the Diet Coke can but I still find Reese’s Peanut Butter cups in her car whenever…
24 Puppy Chow Recipes
The Story: I was a camp director for 4 years. Four years of walkie talkies, playing tag, glitter and glue, living in STAFF shirts, finding twigs in my hair, camp songs, and insane stories no one would believe. Bees attacking kids on field trips, children running away from camp and chasing them down, getting 108 mosquitoe bites…
Chocolate Banana Cream Pie
The Story: Whipped cream is a separate food group in my family. When we have hot chocolate, it’s about an inch of hot chocolate in the mug and 4 inches of fluffy, sweet, white, heavenly goodness on top. When we have angel food cake… it turns into whipped cream and berries and people tend to…
Reindeer Chow
The Story: Everyone has their own family Christmas traditions. Pajamas on Christmas eve, singing carols, acting out the nativity, white elephant gifts, special dinners… Well my family has a stocking tradition. I thought it was normal for the longest time, turns out it’s quite strange. I always get concerned looks from people when I tell…
Andes Mint Puppy Chow
The Story: I have two older brothers and I can promise you I was the most annoying baby sister anyone could ever have. I always wanted to tag along, I always wanted to play with them and their legos and I always ordered the same thing as them at restaurants. I can still hear my…
Candy Cane Puppy Chow
Use your blender to crush the candy canes! Puppy chow is awesome because you can make a HUGE batch in a few minutes Make sure to check out last week’s post!
Reindeer Cupcakes
The CUTEST Christmas Cupcakes! These Reindeer Cupcakes steal the show at every party and with a red nose they can be Rudolph Cupcakes! Cute Christmas Cupcakes… Rudolph the red nosed cupcake! You’ll notice I made my own candy eyes using M&M’s but you can always just buy candy eyes at the grocery store in the…
The Baker’s Christmas List
Christmas shopping is the best! I love spending money on the people I love and taking time to think about what they would want. But the best part is watching them unwrap it and seeing the look on their face when they realize what it is. I don’t care how much the gift cost, because…
KitchenAid Giveaway
Nothing says “Merry Christmas” quite like a brand new KitchenAid Stand Mixer under the tree! So Eagle Brand is giving a 4.5 qt. silver mixer to one of my lucky readers! I’ve been doing a little baking with the Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk making this Chocolate Swirl Candy Cane Fudge and these Chocolate Mousse Cupcakes that were both…
