Posts Tagged ‘baking’

 Organic living:  Make your own whole wheat bread

Organic living: Make your own whole wheat bread

April 3, 2012 |  by  |  No Comments

The other day, my friend Diane showed me a recipe for how to make whole wheat bread at home. Because of her nursing son’s food sensitivities, her diet has been extremely limited. She’s had to rely on a primarily from-scratch meal plan from her family. This is basically my worse

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No-bake cookie balls

No-bake cookie balls

March 22, 2012 |  by  |  No Comments

Cooking with kids is always fun, but with little ones, you are constantly worried about the hot oven or stove. So instead, you can make no-bake treats with your toddlers and preschoolers. Our kids low no-bake cookie balls. No-bake oatmeal cookie balls Ingredients: 2-1/2 cups rolled oats 1/4 cup white sugar 1/2 cup Splenda 3 tablespoons

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Parenting Preschoolers: Baking with kids

Parenting Preschoolers: Baking with kids

March 8, 2012 |  by  |  No Comments

I am a full on kitchen disaster. I'm not exaggerating or being funny. I'm a train wreck. I was born without the magic kitchen chip or whatever it is that makes people good -- or even capable of learning -- to bake or cook. Unfortunately for me, my kids love to

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Sweet Treats: Peanut butter fudge brownies

Sweet Treats: Peanut butter fudge brownies

February 16, 2012 |  by  |  No Comments

We don't eat a lot of cookies, cakes and other treats in our house (except at Christmas time when we go wild). So when I do bake something sweet for our family, I try to make it something special. At Christmas time, I discovered this recipe for peanut butter fudge

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Christmas Cookies: Snickerdoodle Sandwiches

Christmas Cookies: Snickerdoodle Sandwiches

December 20, 2011 |  by  |  No Comments

Snickerdoodles are a holiday favorite. This year, kick them up a notch by creating snickerdoodle sandwiches with a simple, yummy filling of cream cheese, cinnamon, golden raisins and honey. For this recipe, you can cheat and use refrigerated sugar cookie dough. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 (16 1/2 ounce)

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