Thanksgiving is in 8 days. Are you ready? I celebrated Thanksgiving early this year. We had our feast yesterday because we had a friend visiting us from France and we wanted him to share the festivities with us, but he will be gone before the actual holiday. We also invited our friend, Mintu, who lives…
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Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
I had a RARE surprise for my husband this morning. It’s called breakfast. . I am not a morning person, and my husband isn’t a pancake person. He is more of an oatmeal person. So normally he just makes himself a bowl of oatmeal every morning. I am kind of an “eat a piece of…
Halloween Treats: Bloody Eyeballs
It’s the day before Halloween, and most likely you are reading this on Halloween. Perhaps you have a Halloween party to attend. Perhaps you need to bring a treat to this party, but you don’t have a lot of time to make something because you are too busy putting together your last minute costume. Some…
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Apple Cider Glaze and Cream Cheese Frosting
Have I got a recipe for you! Tiny little mini pumpkin cupcakes! They are the perfect size for eating a whole bunch and not feeling like you ate any. They are so little, they don’t count. So go ahead. Have six. Its ok, because they are small. Just kidding. That’s how I sometimes feel…
Halloween Treats: Deviled Egg Eyeballs
I don’t know how I feel about Halloween, honestly. I have a love hate relationship with Halloween. I loved getting tons of candy as a kid, but I didn’t really like wearing sweat pants under my ballerina costume because in Rexburg, Idaho, it snows every Halloween. I love seeing little kids all dressed up, but…
White Chocolate Caramel Apples with Cinnamon Sugar
Today was a good day. In my religion (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), there is a bi-annual worldwide conference broad cast. In April and October, everyone in my church watches talks and messages from the church leaders. There are two 2-hour sessions on both Saturday and Sunday and instead of going…
Mixed Berry Fraisier
Jana of Cherry Tea Cakes was our July Daring Bakers’ host and she challenged us to make Fresh Fraisiers inspired by recipes written by Elisabeth M. Prueitt and Chad Robertson in the beautiful cookbook Tartine. Can you believe that I have never made a layered cake? Ever. Until this month. When I saw the Daring…
Amazing Homemade Brioche Hamburger Buns
What are you doing to celebrate the Fourth of July? I will probably light a couple small fireworks in the parking lot with my husband. But I am sure my family back in Idaho will be having at least one barbeque. It is just kind of a given when it comes to the Fourth. Summer…
Graduation Hat Candies
Hello everyone!!! How are you today? I am doing surprisingly great today! I just packed everything I own except my laptop and my bed into a moving truck. Moving usually exhausts me emotionally and physically, but I am actually doing great! We had awesome neighbors come help us load the truck and we got everything…
Pop Rock Cookies
Do you remember those candies that come in little envelopes that explode once they hit the moisture in your mouth? I used to love those when I was a young, and frankly, I still do! I went to an ice cream shop and they had pop rocks ice cream. I couldn’t resist it! I ordered…