Celebrating Life Around The Table
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 [...]
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 [...]
I started my Christmas cookie baking the other night. Sadly, I had a bit of a mishap and lost a tray of them to the floor, right out of the oven. My dog was happy! These cookies are the bomb if I do [...]
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 [...]
It is time to start thinking about holiday baking. I have been pulling new recipes to try and experimenting a little bit. Last week I recreated a favorite using Pillsbury refrigerated cookie dough. The Pillsbury® Refrigerate cookie dough made baking these White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies so easy. A group of bloggers were invited by General [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
