Oddly enough, and usually the case, I have food on my mind while running. I know, the thought of food meandering in my head while working up a sweat to “Eye of the Tiger” does seem unconventional, and well, odd but I just can’t help but think of food, even on a run. Lately more about sweets than savory. Then again, it is December, the unofficial month of sugar, where there is more sugar in my kitchen than usual.
Peanut and Cashew Brittle
If you are looking to give a homemade food gift this year, but don’t have too much time, this is the perfect gift to give. A sweet, slightly salty, buttery nut crunch (yes, all that in one!) that is one of the easiest, and quickest candies to make. Who doesn’t love candy, especially when it’s homemade?
Chanukah Sugar Cookies (gluten free, dairy free, egg free, soy free, vegan)
It’s that time again for the joys of baking and the glorious cookies it brings. The perks of being in the kitchen. So many things to bake this month. We will worry about calories another month … right?!This is a sugar cookie recipe I make every Chanukah. It’s my youngest sons’ favorite cookies, mine too. We both love sugar cookies. Okay, I really haven’t met a cookie I didn’t like, neither have they (!) but for Chanukah, we bake sugar cookies. 🙂
Baked Sweet Potato Doughnuts with Maple Glaze
I will admit proofing dough (twice) then frying for a good long time is not something I look forward to doing after my big batch of latkes earlier in the week, even though it is customary to fry doughnuts for Chanukah. Although, I wouldn’t mind eating them (along with the rest of the gang) if a doughnut fairy (or is it donut?) came to make a batch of course … so with no fairy near, I decided to bake these sweet potato doughnuts – that’s right my friends sweet potato – nothing like you ever had before. Seriously.
Peppermint Bark Marshmallows
It’s December and the holidays are near, which means the legendary flavor of peppermint (and chocolate) is all around us in just about every sweet product. The hard part, with all the wonderful treats I see, is that rarely can I bring home something for my family to enjoy. Every ingredient label reads “contains wheat, dairy, soy, egg”. So when the holidays (and holiday gifts) come around my kitchen goes into overtime mode after the little guys go to bed. Aside from the flavor combination of peppermint and chocolate that we know and love, there is one other important component to the holidays of early winter …
Spiced Pumpkin Bundt Cake
This adapted dessert recipe, from the Williams Sonoma Thanksgiving 2014 Catalog, will leave a lasting impression on you. A cake that has the warm seasonal flavors of fall: pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice.
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Apple Pie
Who doesn’t love apple pie? Apple Pie is a family favorite, so when apple season comes around I’m usually making apple pie. A tedious project, but a fulfilling one with every bite due to our obsession with apple pie. As I was selecting which recipes to adapt while looking through the Williams Sonoma Thanksgiving Catalog (see my first post here, in case you missed it), the apple pie on page 26 was an obvious decision. I have never made one with pretty cutouts before. The catalog inspired me to do so. This is one of the desserts I will be serving this Thanksgiving, with pretty cutouts of course.
Halloween Gingerbread Spiced Spider Doughnuts
Looking to make something fun for Halloween? How about creepy crawler spider doughnuts.
The kids and I had fun making these creepy crawler spider doughnuts over the weekend — my younger boys helped glaze while I webbed them, then they put a plastic spider on top (found those at Target for two bucks) for the extra creepy effect.
Pumpkin Brown Rice Pudding
Tis’ the season for pumpkins. Pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin spice cupcakes, pumpkin cookies, you get the idea, it’s pumpkin palooza time. That includes pumpkin brown rice pudding.
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Blueberry Tartlets
This recipe is from The Golden Door Spa. I had to get the recipe because it is the perfect summer no-bake dessert. I will admit I have been feeling pretty lazy with all the hot days, but not lazy enough to make dessert! First of all it is delicious, second I didn’t even turn on my oven. Raw dessert may be your new thing after you try this refreshingly light dessert. With blueberries at their peak of the season I thought I must try this recipe NOW. A treat you can get the kids to help out with (always good to have some help, right??). The citrus soaked blueberries perfectly balance the sweet almond-date shell. This is definitely a dessert that does not weigh you down. Great dose of antioxidants and fiber from those yummy blueberries. Also protein, and healthy fats, thanks to the almonds. Low calorie (under 250!) and so easy. We need desserts like these on hot summer days…enjoy!