Celebrating Life Around The Table
How have I never made snowcap cookies? These cookies are dark, dense and rich. Oh and you try to stop at just one! They are so pretty with the powdered sugar and the dark chocolate cracks in the cookies. I tried a Martha Stewart recipe and I would not change a thing. You start… [read more]
My love of food is rooted in the experiences and relationships. The friends and family gathered around the table. The dinner party where we linger all evening and no one wants to leave. Food is a way we can express how much we care. When words fail, we show up with food. It seems like… [read more]
At the holidays sometimes we can get overloaded with chocolate sweets. Winter is the perfect time to use citrus so when the fun folks at Pillsbury invited me to create desserts with their Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookies these came to mind. Mini Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake Pots. Mini sized is a must for parties. People love bite… [read more]
I am knee deep in holiday baking, how about you? There are cookie exchanges, holiday parties and dinners to enjoy. My friends at Pillsbury invited me to create a new holiday cookie using their Pillsbury ® Refrigerated Sugar Cookie Dough. Of course, I said yes and created White Chocolate Eggnog Tarts topped with sugared cranberries.… [read more]
Doesn’t that Red Velvet Hot Cocoa look amazing? Christmas and the holiday season bring back traditions we share with family and friends each year. It is also an opportunity to create new ones. Today, Rachel from All Kinds of Yumm, is here to share one of her family traditions, which is a bit non traditional… [read more]
The fun folks at Reynold’s invited me to develop a cookie recipe using their Reynolds® Parchment Paper. It was a no brainer for me, because I use it for all of my baking. Parchment paper makes baking a breeze and gives the benefits of a non stick surface. Everything cooks evenly and releases gently from… [read more]
I hope your Christmas was wonderful. Mine was spent with family. Christmas morning is always at my brothers with my niece and nephews. I love seeing Christmas through their eyes. This week I have been reflecting on the past year and looking ahead. Have you heard of one word 2012? Last year I chose a… [read more]
This week I have asked a few bloggers and writers to share their holiday traditions with you. Today Christy is joining us here at Adventures In The Kitchen. Her sons are adorable! She is sharing a few traditions from their family. Christy Anderson is a freelance writer and photographer who happily makes her home in… [read more]
Saturday afternoon my niece and I set out for a cooking adventures with my Aunt Ginny. We were going to learn how to make Fattigman cookies, a norwegian cookie that my Nana Thorsen used to make every Christmas. My great grandmother came through Ellis Island when on her way from Norway to America in the… [read more]
Today is the first of a mini series on sharing Christmas cookie traditions. Trina, from the Dairy Council of California is sharing a tradition she and her boys have, cooking Pizzelles. Aren’t they adorable? These would be great for a Cookie Exchange. Paging through colorful cookie cookbooks is a December ritual that motivates my boys… [read more]
