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Holiday Traditions: Making Fattigman Cookies

December 20, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

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 early 1900′s. I feel fortunate that I was able to spend the time I did with my great grandparents. Nana Thorsen lived to almost 101 years old. I wish I had taken the time ask more questions but I was in elementary school and too [...]

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Italian Pizzelles: One family’s tradition

December 14, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

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 for the holiday baking season. We do not bake often, so this is a very special treat in our house. After paging through the recipes and photos one always rises to the top. It’s not in the photo-heavy cookbook—in fact, it’s not in any cookbook. [...]

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Peppermint Creme Sandwich Cookie

November 28, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

The holidays are here – Cyber Monday craziness has started. I wanted to kick off our holiday cooking with a easy recipe using Pillsbury’s new Peppermint Sugar Cookie Dough. I like to make most of cookies from scratch but this cookie dough is really good and I have already thought of many ways to cook up some treats. These are Peppermint Creme Sandwiches that are rolled in peppermint candies, making them super cute too! They would be cute packaged up for hostess or teacher gifts. There [...]

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This Week On Adventures In The Kitchen – Cookies with Joy Liefeld & Deanna White

November 17, 2011 By admin 1 Comment

This week we are talking about friends and holiday traditions. My sister- in-law Joy Liefeld and her friend Deanna White are joining me on Adventures In The Kitchen radio on KKLA 99.5 As newlyweds they started a day of baking Christmas cookies together each December and along the way they created a fun Christmas Christmas cookie decorating and exchange party. But the party is so much more than the cookies; it is about two friends walking through the ups and downs of life together. They have seen babies born, children adopted, heartbreak, illness and lot’s of laughter. Friendships are a [...]

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Pie Crust Cookies

September 27, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Tomorrow I’ll be back with Chile Rellenos featuring those amazing Hatch chilies I got from Melissa’s Produce. Today I have a fun little recipe, really not even that, you can do with kids. For the last nine years I have been cooking with my niece and nephews. As soon as they could pull up a stool they joined me at the kitchen counter. A few weeks ago my niece was over and I was working on this recipe for Pizza Pot Pie for Pillsbury. Have I shared with you that I recently became a blogger for Betty Crocker and Pillsbury? [...]

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Raspberry Almond Blondies

August 8, 2011 By admin 1 Comment

These Raspberry Almond Bars are so good, you have to try them. They are light, sweet and and a little crunchy. I brought these along with the Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes on a recent trip to the station. I won’t name names but someone ate four of them while recording a commercial for the show. I discovered these Raspberry Almond bars over at Sprinkled with Flour, a delicious blog I recently stumbled upon. There is treat after treat calling out to you. I will be trying a few of those goodies out soon. Don’t forget to enter to win a [...]

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Strawberry White Chocolate Blondies

July 15, 2011 By cheri 2 Comments

These Strawberry White Chocolate Blondies are a new favorite in my family. I kept meaning to post these and I know it has been quiet here but not for long. For the last few months I have been working on a new project and can finally share it with you. Adventures In The Kitchen is becoming a radio show on KKLA 99.5 here in Southern California. It will also be available in podcast form so those outside of the area will be able to hear it. The show is about celebrating life around the table and will focus on food, [...]

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Ruby Meringues

December 23, 2010 By cheri Leave a Comment

Are you ready for Christmas? I just returned from a last minute shopping trip and it was crazy. Cars were angling for spaces and it was a bit ugly. I am done with my shopping and just need to wrap up my gifts. One gift I have not given out is the Tate’s Giveaway. How could I forget? Cynthia was the winner of the Tate’s Bakeshop Cookbook and Cookie gift pack. Her favorite cookie is M & M’s. I loved those as a little girl. Thank you to everyone who participated. A fun new treat I made this Christmas season [...]

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